Calvin Limuel Artist Statement Artistry, Creativity, Inquiry Prof.

. Jeff Classen Part of the reason why Im a musician is because I love music and I want to make the most out of the talent that God has put in me. But that is also because of my mothers dream and prayer, since I wasnt even born, to be a musician. I remember in my childhood, my mother used to let me listen to classical music and gospel music, took me to piano courses, pushed me to practicing, and she supported all my musical interest. Now that she has passed away 6 years ago, my moms prayer of me traveling around the world playing music still lives in me, and makes me who I am today. Trained piano and violin in classical tradition, also learned drums, bass and guitar by myself, I am capable to embrace other styles of music more easily despite being confined at sonatas and partitas. First time of hearing jazz keyboardist Chick Corea, I instantly fell in love with jazz. Drawing influence from other great pianist such as Robert Glasper and Vijay Iyer, also imitating phrases used on other instruments like guitarist Frank Gambale and bassist Avishai Cohen, my taste in music especially in improvising and composing evolves over time. Aside of my current interest in fusion and neo-bop/avant-garde, listening to wide scope of music especially pop and rock has made my music richer. As a musician, I use music, the universal language, not only to please myself, but to share what I have inside of me, to communicate my thinking and emotions, to make life more enjoyable, nevertheless to appreciate all of the goodness of the Lord. So whether its gospel music, jazz, rock or techno music, whether I play the piano, drums or sing, or even if Im just the arranger or the producer, I hope my music may touch and bless the people hearing it.

3rd Person version Part of the reason that brings Calvin to be a musician is because his love for music and his desire to make the most out of the talent that God has put in him, all thanks to his mothers dream and prayer to be a musician. Back in his childhood, his mother would let him listen to classical music and gospel music, took him to piano courses, pushed him to practicing, bottom line she supported all of his musical interests. It has been 6 years since his mother passed away, but his mothers prayer of him traveling around the world playing music still lives in him, and makes him who he is today. Trained his piano and violin in classical tradition, also learned drums, bass and guitar by himself, Calvin is capable to embrace other styles of music more easily despite being confined at sonatas and partitas. First time of hearing jazz keyboardist Chick Corea, he instantly fell in love with jazz. Drawing influence from other great pianist such as Robert Glasper and Vijay Iyer, also imitating phrases used on other instruments like guitarist Frank Gambale and bassist Avishai Cohen, his taste in music especially in improvising, and composing evolves over time. Aside of his current interest in fusion and neo-bop/avant-garde, listening to wide scope of music especially pop and rock has made his music richer. As a musician, Calvin use music, the universal language, not only to please himself, but to share what he has inside of him, to communicate his thinking and emotions, to make life more enjoyable, nevertheless to appreciate all of the goodness of the Lord. So whether its gospel music, jazz, rock or techno music, whether he plays the piano, drums, or sing, or even hes just the arranger or the producer behind the studio panel, his hope is that his music may touch and bless all the people hearing it.