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Le Boeuf was born in [[Santa Cruz, California]].<ref name="Santa Cruz Sentinel">{{cite news|last1=Baine|first1=Wallace|title=Santa Cruz-born twin brothers Pascal and Remy Le Boeuf still following musical passions|url=http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/article/ZZ/20121219/NEWS/121217497|accessdate=30 November 2020|work=Santa Cruz Sentinel|date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> He studied jazz piano at the [[Manhattan School of Music]] with Kenny Barron (Bachelors in Music in 2007 and Masters in Music in 2010)<ref name="Jazz Speaks">{{cite web|title=Listen: Pascal Le Boeuf – "Home In Strange Places"|url=http://www.jazzspeaks.org/listen-pascal-le-boeuf-home-in-strange-places/|website=Jazz Speaks|accessdate=30 November 2020}}</ref> and music composition at Princeton University with [[Steve Mackey]], [[Dmitri Tymoczko]], [[Rudresh Mahanthappa]], [[Donnacha Dennehy]], and [[Louis Andriessen]].<ref name="Princeton">{{cite web |title=PASCAL LE BOEUF GRADUATE STUDENT: COMPOSITION |url=https://music.princeton.edu/people/pascal-le-boeuf |website=music.princeton.edu |access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref>
Le Boeuf was born in [[Santa Cruz, California]].<ref name="Santa Cruz Sentinel">{{cite news|last1=Baine|first1=Wallace|title=Santa Cruz-born twin brothers Pascal and Remy Le Boeuf still following musical passions|url=http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/article/ZZ/20121219/NEWS/121217497|accessdate=30 November 2020|work=Santa Cruz Sentinel|date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> He studied jazz piano at the [[Manhattan School of Music]] with Kenny Barron (Bachelors in Music in 2007 and Masters in Music in 2010)<ref name="Jazz Speaks">{{cite web|title=Listen: Pascal Le Boeuf – "Home In Strange Places"|url=http://www.jazzspeaks.org/listen-pascal-le-boeuf-home-in-strange-places/|website=Jazz Speaks|accessdate=30 November 2020}}</ref> and music composition at Princeton University with [[Steve Mackey]], [[Dmitri Tymoczko]], [[Rudresh Mahanthappa]], [[Donnacha Dennehy]], and [[Louis Andriessen]].<ref name="Princeton">{{cite web |title=PASCAL LE BOEUF GRADUATE STUDENT: COMPOSITION |url=https://music.princeton.edu/people/pascal-le-boeuf |website=music.princeton.edu |access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref>


In 2004, Pascal and his twin brother Remy formed [[Le Boeuf Brothers]] and together released four albums, mixing jazz, hip hop, electronic and classical styles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Digging and Diving: Le Boeuf Brothers Speak |url=http://www.jazzspeaks.org/digging-and-diving-le-boeuf-brothers-speak/ |website=jazzspeaks.com |access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref>
In 2004, Pascal and his twin brother [[Remy Le Boeuf|Remy]] formed [[Le Boeuf Brothers]] and together released four albums, mixing jazz, hip hop, electronic and classical styles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Digging and Diving: Le Boeuf Brothers Speak |url=http://www.jazzspeaks.org/digging-and-diving-le-boeuf-brothers-speak/ |website=jazzspeaks.com |access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref>
Le Boeuf's solo career includes ''Pascal's Triangle'', the album recorded as a piano trio with bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Justin Brown),<ref name="Jazz Times">{{cite news|last1=Booth|first1=Philip|title=Pascal Le Boeuf Pascal's Triangle|url=http://jazztimes.com/articles/97280-pascal-s-triangle-pascal-le-boeuf|accessdate=14 November 2016|work=Jazz Times|date=August 25, 2013}}</ref> and he composed music for the 2008 [[Emmy Award]]-winning movie ''King Lines''. He played as support for [[D’Angelo]]’s ''[[Second Coming]]'' US tour and the British electronic group [[Clean Bandit]] with Australian pop vocalist [[Meg Mac]].<ref name="issuu" />
Le Boeuf's solo career includes ''Pascal's Triangle'', the album recorded as a piano trio with bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Justin Brown),<ref name="Jazz Times">{{cite news|last1=Booth|first1=Philip|title=Pascal Le Boeuf Pascal's Triangle|url=http://jazztimes.com/articles/97280-pascal-s-triangle-pascal-le-boeuf|accessdate=14 November 2016|work=Jazz Times|date=August 25, 2013}}</ref> and he composed music for the 2008 [[Emmy Award]]-winning movie ''King Lines''. He played as support for [[D’Angelo]]’s ''[[The Second Coming Tour (D'Angelo)|Second Coming]]'' US tour and the British electronic group [[Clean Bandit]] with Australian pop vocalist [[Meg Mac]].<ref name="issuu" />


Since 2015, Le Boeuf's work has focused on collaborations with artists including Bec Plexus and Ian Chang,<ref name="Stereogum">{{cite news |last1=Deville |first1=Chris |title=Bec Plexus & Pascal Le Boeuf – "Mirror Image" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2078012/bec-plexus-pascal-le-boeuf-mirror-image/music/ |access-date=30 November 2020 |work=Stereogum |date=March 25, 2020}}</ref> Alarm Will Sound, Iarla Ŏ Lionáird,<ref name="Princeton 2">{{cite web |title=ALARM WILL SOUND AT PRINCETON SOUND KITCHEN |url=https://music.princeton.edu/events/alarm-will-sound |website=music.princeton.edu |access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref> Hub New Music and Four/Ten Media,<ref name="I Care">{{cite news |title=Video Premiere: Hub New Music performs Media Control (Le Boeuf) |url=https://www.icareifyoulisten.com/2019/05/video-premiere-hub-new-music-performs-media-control-le-boeuf/ |access-date=30 November 2020 |work=I Care If You Listen |date=May 9, 2019}}</ref> Shattered Glass,<ref name="Pioneer">{{cite web |title=Shattered Glass Album Release |url=https://pioneerworks.org/programs/shattered-glass-album-release/ |website=pioneerworks.org |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref> Nick Photinos,<ref name="SF Classical Voice">{{cite news |last1=Farber |first1=Jim |title=Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra Lives up to Its Name |url=https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/kaleidoscope-chamber-orchestra/kaleidoscope-chamber-orchestra-lives-up-to-its-name |access-date=1 December 2020 |work=San Francisco Classical Voice |date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> Sara Caswell, Jessica Meyer and [[Todd Reynolds (musician)|Todd Reynolds]].<ref name="Avant Music News">{{cite news |title=This week in New York |url=https://avantmusicnews.com/2016/06/20/ |access-date=1 December 2020 |work=Avant Music News |date=June 20, 2016}}</ref>
Since 2015, Le Boeuf's work has focused on collaborations with artists including Bec Plexus and [[Ian Chang]],<ref name="Stereogum">{{cite news |last1=Deville |first1=Chris |title=Bec Plexus & Pascal Le Boeuf – "Mirror Image" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2078012/bec-plexus-pascal-le-boeuf-mirror-image/music/ |access-date=30 November 2020 |work=Stereogum |date=March 25, 2020}}</ref> [[Alarm Will Sound]], [[Iarla Ó Lionáird|Iarla Ŏ Lionáird]],<ref name="Princeton 2">{{cite web |title=ALARM WILL SOUND AT PRINCETON SOUND KITCHEN |url=https://music.princeton.edu/events/alarm-will-sound |website=music.princeton.edu |access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref> Hub New Music and Four/Ten Media,<ref name="I Care">{{cite news |title=Video Premiere: Hub New Music performs Media Control (Le Boeuf) |url=https://www.icareifyoulisten.com/2019/05/video-premiere-hub-new-music-performs-media-control-le-boeuf/ |access-date=30 November 2020 |work=I Care If You Listen |date=May 9, 2019}}</ref> Shattered Glass,<ref name="Pioneer">{{cite web |title=Shattered Glass Album Release |url=https://pioneerworks.org/programs/shattered-glass-album-release/ |website=pioneerworks.org |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref> Nick Photinos,<ref name="SF Classical Voice">{{cite news |last1=Farber |first1=Jim |title=Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra Lives up to Its Name |url=https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/kaleidoscope-chamber-orchestra/kaleidoscope-chamber-orchestra-lives-up-to-its-name |access-date=1 December 2020 |work=San Francisco Classical Voice |date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> [[Sara Caswell]], Jessica Meyer and [[Todd Reynolds (musician)|Todd Reynolds]].<ref name="Avant Music News">{{cite news |title=This week in New York |url=https://avantmusicnews.com/2016/06/20/ |access-date=1 December 2020 |work=Avant Music News |date=June 20, 2016}}</ref>


==Accolades==
==Accolades==
Le Boeuf won first place in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition.<ref name="International Songwriting Competition">{{cite web|title=Previous Winners|url=https://www.songwritingcompetition.com/previouswinners|website=International Songwriting Competition|accessdate=14 November 2016}}</ref> He has won multiple Independent Music Awards in Jazz, Eclectic, Electronica, and Music Video categories.<ref name="IMA">{{cite web |title=PAST IMA PROGRAMS |url=https://independentmusicawards.com/artist/past-ima-programs/ |website=independentmusicawards.com |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref>
Le Boeuf won first place in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition.<ref name="International Songwriting Competition">{{cite web|title=Previous Winners|url=https://www.songwritingcompetition.com/previouswinners|website=International Songwriting Competition|accessdate=14 November 2016}}</ref> He has won multiple [[Independent Music Awards (IMAs)|Independent Music Awards]] in Jazz, Eclectic, Electronica, and Music Video categories.<ref name="IMA">{{cite web |title=PAST IMA PROGRAMS |url=https://independentmusicawards.com/artist/past-ima-programs/ |website=independentmusicawards.com |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref>


Le Boeuf received a FROMM Commission from Harvard University in 2015,<ref name="FROMM Music Foundation">{{cite web|title=Pascal Le Boeuf|url=http://frommfoundation.fas.harvard.edu/people/pascal-le-boeuf|website=FROMM Music Foundation|accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref> the 2015 ASCAP Foundation Johnny Mandel Prize,<ref name="ASCAP">{{cite web|title=The ASCAP Foundation Johnny Mandel Prize|url=https://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/foundation/awards/mandel_johnny.aspx|website=ASCAP|accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref> and 2011 and 2015 New Jazz Works Commissions from Chamber Music America in collaboration with JACK Quartet and Le Boeuf Brothers,.<ref name="Chamber Music">{{cite web|title=Chamber Music America Announces $475,000 In Grants For Commissions|url=http://www.chamber-music.org/about/press-room/article/07-13-2015/chamber-music-america-announces-475000-grants-commissions|website=Chamber Music|accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref>
Le Boeuf received a FROMM Commission from Harvard University in 2015,<ref name="FROMM Music Foundation">{{cite web|title=Pascal Le Boeuf|url=http://frommfoundation.fas.harvard.edu/people/pascal-le-boeuf|website=FROMM Music Foundation|accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref> the 2015 ASCAP Foundation Johnny Mandel Prize,<ref name="ASCAP">{{cite web|title=The ASCAP Foundation Johnny Mandel Prize|url=https://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/foundation/awards/mandel_johnny.aspx|website=ASCAP|accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref> and 2011 and 2015 New Jazz Works Commissions from Chamber Music America in collaboration with [[JACK Quartet]] and [[Le Boeuf Brothers]].<ref name="Chamber Music">{{cite web|title=Chamber Music America Announces $475,000 In Grants For Commissions|url=http://www.chamber-music.org/about/press-room/article/07-13-2015/chamber-music-america-announces-475000-grants-commissions|website=Chamber Music|accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref>


In 2017, Le Boeuf was nominated for a Grammy as Best Instrumental Composition for his work "Alkaline" from the album ''Imaginist'' recorded by the Le Boeuf Brothers and the JACK Quartet.<ref name="grammy">{{cite web |title=Neil Portnow Champions MusiCares, Recording Academy Advocacy, GRAMMY Museum 2018 GRAMMYs |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/neil-portnow-champions-musicares-recording-academy-advocacy-grammy-museum-2018-grammys |website=grammy.com |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref>
In 2017, Le Boeuf was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] for his work "Alkaline" from the album ''Imaginist'' recorded by the [[Le Boeuf Brothers]] and the [[JACK Quartet]].<ref name="grammy">{{cite web |title=Neil Portnow Champions MusiCares, Recording Academy Advocacy, GRAMMY Museum 2018 GRAMMYs |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/neil-portnow-champions-musicares-recording-academy-advocacy-grammy-museum-2018-grammys |website=grammy.com |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref>


He is a Ph.D. candidate in Music Composition at Princeton University,<ref name="Monterey County Weekly">{{cite news|last1=Joseph|first1=Adamm|title=Le Boeuf Brothers jazz up Poppy Hills.|url=http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/entertainment/music/le-boeuf-brothers-jazz-up-poppy-hills/article_b8164432-a14f-11e6-9284-d3acb807bf82.html|accessdate=14 November 2016|work=Monterey County Weekly|date=November 3, 2016}}</ref> and was awarded the Harold W. Dodds Honorific Fellowship in 2020.<ref name="Grad School">{{cite web |title=Honorific Fellowship Award Winners |url=https://gradschool.princeton.edu/about/awards |website=gradschool.princeton.edu |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref>
He is a Ph.D. candidate in Music Composition at [[Princeton University]],<ref name="Monterey County Weekly">{{cite news|last1=Joseph|first1=Adamm|title=Le Boeuf Brothers jazz up Poppy Hills.|url=http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/entertainment/music/le-boeuf-brothers-jazz-up-poppy-hills/article_b8164432-a14f-11e6-9284-d3acb807bf82.html|accessdate=14 November 2016|work=Monterey County Weekly|date=November 3, 2016}}</ref> and was awarded the Harold W. Dodds Honorific Fellowship in 2020.<ref name="Grad School">{{cite web |title=Honorific Fellowship Award Winners |url=https://gradschool.princeton.edu/about/awards |website=gradschool.princeton.edu |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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|New Focus Recordings
|New Focus Recordings
|composer, pianist, producer
|composer, pianist, producer
|Le Boeuf Brothers + JACK Quartet: featuring Remy Le Boeuf (alto sax, oboe, bass clarinet), Ben Wendel (tenor sax), Ben Street/Martin Nevin (bass), Justin Brown/Peter Kronreif (drums) with Ari Streisfeld (violin), Christopher Otto (violin), John Pickford Richards (viola), Kevin McFarland (cello)
|[[Le Boeuf Brothers]] + [[JACK Quartet]]: featuring [[Remy Le Boeuf]] (alto sax, oboe, bass clarinet), [[Ben Wendel]] (tenor sax), [[Ben Street]]/Martin Nevin (bass), Justin Brown/Peter Kronreif (drums) with Ari Streisfeld (violin), Christopher Otto (violin), John Pickford Richards (viola), Kevin McFarland (cello)
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
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|Le Boeuf Brothers Music
|Le Boeuf Brothers Music
|songwriter, vocalist, keyboardist, producer
|songwriter, vocalist, keyboardist, producer
|King Pony: featuring Leon Boykins (bass), Jake Goldbas (drums), Adam Levy, Billy Norris, Armand Hirsch (guitars)
|King Pony: featuring Leon Boykins (bass), Jake Goldbas (drums), [[Adam Levy]], Billy Norris, Armand Hirsch (guitars)
|-
|-
|2013
|2013
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|Nineteen-Eight Records
|Nineteen-Eight Records
|composer, pianist, producer
|composer, pianist, producer
|Pascal Le Boeuf: featuring Linda Oh (bass), Justin Brown (drums)
|[[Pascal Le Boeuf]]: featuring [[Linda Oh]] (bass), Justin Brown (drums)
|-
|-
|2013
|2013
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|Nineteen-Eight Records
|Nineteen-Eight Records
|composer, pianist, electronic production and sound design, producer
|composer, pianist, electronic production and sound design, producer
|Le Boeuf Brothers: featuring remixes by Pascal and Remy Le Boeuf Dave Binney Tim Lefebvre, Wolff Parkinson White (Jochen Rueckert) Kissy Girls, Lucky Luke, Armand Hirsch
|[[Le Boeuf Brothers]]: featuring remixes by Pascal and Remy Le Boeuf, [[David Binney|Dave Binney]], [[Tim Lefebvre]], Wolff Parkinson White ([[Jochen Rückert|Jochen Rueckert]]) Kissy Girls, Lucky Luke, Armand Hirsch
|-
|-
|2011
|2011
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|Nineteen-Eight Records
|Nineteen-Eight Records
|composer, pianist, electronic production and sound design, producer
|composer, pianist, electronic production and sound design, producer
|Le Boeuf Brothers: featuring Remy Le Boeuf (alto sax, bass clarinet, tenor sax), Mike Ruby (tenor sax), Linda Oh (bass), Henry Cole (drums), Nir Felder (guitar), Adria Le Boeuf (vocals), and Myth String Quartet: Tallie Brunfelt (violin), Jeremy Blanden (violin), Kim Uwate (viola), Isaac Melamed (cello)
|[[Le Boeuf Brothers]]: featuring [[Remy Le Boeuf]] (alto sax, bass clarinet, tenor sax), Mike Ruby (tenor sax), [[Linda May Han Oh|Linda Oh]] (bass), Henry Cole (drums), [[Nir Felder]] (guitar), Adria Le Boeuf (vocals), and Myth String Quartet: Tallie Brunfelt (violin), Jeremy Blanden (violin), Kim Uwate (viola), Isaac Melamed (cello)
|-
|-
|2009
|2009
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|Le Boeuf Brothers Music
|Le Boeuf Brothers Music
|composer, pianist/keyboardist, producer
|composer, pianist/keyboardist, producer
|Le Boeuf Brothers: featuring Remy Le Boeuf (alto sax, woodwinds), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Marcus Strickland (tenor sax, soprano sax), Matt Brewer (bass) Clarence Penn (drums), Janelle Reichman (tenor sax), Billy Norris (bass), Greg Ritchie (drums)
|[[Le Boeuf Brothers]]: featuring [[Remy Le Boeuf]] (alto sax, woodwinds), [[Ambrose Akinmusire]] (trumpet), [[Marcus Strickland]] (tenor sax, soprano sax), Matt Brewer (bass) [[Clarence Penn]] (drums), Janelle Reichman (tenor sax), Billy Norris (bass), Greg Ritchie (drums)
|}
|}


===Collaborator===
===Collaborator===
*Bec Plexus + JACK Quartet and Ian Chang, “mirror image”, ''StickLip'' (New Amsterdam Records, 2020) – composer, producer, keyboardist
*Bec Plexus + [[JACK Quartet]] and [[Ian Chang]], “mirror image”, ''StickLip'' ([[New Amsterdam Records]], 2020) – composer, producer, keyboardist
*Barbora Kolářová, “Imp in Impulse”, ''Imp in Impulse'' (Furious Artisans, 2020) – composer, producer
*Barbora Kolářová, “Imp in Impulse”, ''Imp in Impulse'' (Furious Artisans, 2020) – composer, producer
*Hub New Music, “Media Control”, ''July 3, 2020: A Benefit Compilation'' (New Amsterdam Records, 2020) – composer, producer
*Hub New Music, “Media Control”, ''July 3, 2020: A Benefit Compilation'' ([[New Amsterdam Records]], 2020) – composer, producer
*Wolff Parkinson White, ''Favours'' (Nonplace, 2020) – vocalist, composer
*[[Jochen Rückert|Wolff Parkinson White]], ''Favours'' (Nonplace, 2020) – vocalist, composer
*Joy On Fire, ''Hymn'' (Procrastination Records, 2020) – pianist
*Joy On Fire, ''Hymn'' (Procrastination Records, 2020) – pianist
*Dmitri Tymoczko, ''Fools for Angels'' (New Focus Recordings, 2019) – pianist
*[[Dmitri Tymoczko]], ''Fools for Angels'' (New Focus Recordings, 2019) – pianist
*Remy Le Boeuf, ''Light as a Word'' (Outside in Music, 2019) – co-producer
*[[Remy Le Boeuf]], ''Light as a Word'' (Outside in Music, 2019) – co-producer
*A New Age for New Age, “Our Kingdom”, ''New Age for a New Age Vol. 1'' (NA4NA, 2019) – composer, producer, keyboardist
*A New Age for New Age, “Our Kingdom”, ''New Age for a New Age Vol. 1'' (NA4NA, 2019) – composer, producer, keyboardist
*Owen Lake and The Tragic Loves, ''The Best of Your Lies'' (Carrier Records, 2018) – keyboardist
*Owen Lake and The Tragic Loves, ''The Best of Your Lies'' (Carrier Records, 2018) – keyboardist
*Nick Photinos (featuring JACK Quartet, Charles Yang, and Jeffrey Zeigler), “Alpha”, ''Petits Artѐfacts'' (New Amsterdam Records, 2017) – composer, producer
*Nick Photinos (featuring JACK Quartet, Charles Yang, and Jeffrey Zeigler), “Alpha”, ''Petits Artѐfacts'' ([[New Amsterdam Records]], 2017) – composer, producer
*Shattered Glass, “Transition Behavior”, ''Shattered Glass'' (Shattered Glass, 2017) – composer
*Shattered Glass, “Transition Behavior”, ''Shattered Glass'' (Shattered Glass, 2017) – composer
*Jesus on the Mainline, ''The Morning Bell'' (Ropeadope Records, 2017) – keyboardist
*Jesus on the Mainline, ''The Morning Bell'' ([[Ropeadope Records]], 2017) – keyboardist
*Empty Promise, ''Empty Promise'' – Single (Empty Promise, 2017) – co-composer, co-producer
*Empty Promise, ''Empty Promise'' – Single (Empty Promise, 2017) – co-composer, co-producer
*Ian Rosenbaum, ''Memory Palace'' (National Sawdust Tracks, 2017) – co-producer
*Ian Rosenbaum, ''Memory Palace'' ([[National Sawdust]] Tracks, 2017) – co-producer
*Allan Harris, ''Nobody’s Gonna Love You Better '' (Love Productions Records/Membran Entertainment, 2016) – pianist, keyboardist, arranger, songwriter
*[[Allan Harris (musician)|Allan Harris]], ''Nobody’s Gonna Love You Better '' (Love Productions Records/Membran Entertainment, 2016) – pianist, keyboardist, arranger, songwriter
*RighteousGIRLS, ''Gathering Blue'' (New Focus Recordings, 2015) - composer, producer
*RighteousGIRLS, ''Gathering Blue'' (New Focus Recordings, 2015) - composer, producer
*Allan Harris, ''Black Bar Jukebox'' (Love Productions/Must Have Jazz, 2015) - pianist, keyboardist, arranger
*[[Allan Harris (musician)|Allan Harris]], ''Black Bar Jukebox'' (Love Productions/Must Have Jazz, 2015) - pianist, keyboardist, arranger
*ROMY, ''Unbound'' (Romy Balvers, 2014) - co-producer, keyboardist, backup vocalist
*ROMY, ''Unbound'' (Romy Balvers, 2014) - co-producer, keyboardist, backup vocalist
*Natalie Cressman & Secret Garden, ''Unfolding'' (Cressman Music, 2012) – pianist
*[[Natalie Cressman]] & Secret Garden, ''Unfolding'' (Cressman Music, 2012) – pianist
*Michael Thomas, ''The Long Way'' (Michael Thomas, 2010) – pianist
*Michael Thomas, ''The Long Way'' (Michael Thomas, 2010) – pianist
*Murray-James Morrison, ''Happy Every Day'' (Murray-James Morrison, 2010) – pianist
*Murray-James Morrison, ''Happy Every Day'' (Murray-James Morrison, 2010) – pianist
*Bastien Weinhold, ''River Styx'' (FrameMusic, 2010) – pianist
*Bastien Weinhold, ''River Styx'' (FrameMusic, 2010) – pianist
*Mike Ruby, ''Play Time'' (Alma/Universal Music, 2007) – pianist, keyboardist
*Mike Ruby, ''Play Time'' (Alma/[[Universal Records|Universal Music]], 2007) – pianist, keyboardist
*Glass Eye Trio, ''Harajuku'' (Glass Eye Trio, 2007) – pianist, keyboardist
*Glass Eye Trio, ''Harajuku'' (Glass Eye Trio, 2007) – pianist, keyboardist
*Colin Stranahan, ''Transfomation'' (Capri Records, 2006) – pianist, composer
*Colin Stranahan, ''Transfomation'' ([[Capri Records (Jazz record label)|Capri Records]], 2006) – pianist, composer


===Film and TV===
===Film and TV===
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|-
|2018
|2018
|Josephine Decker (director), Molly Herron (composer)
|[[Josephine Decker]] (director), Molly Herron (composer)
|''Madeline's Madeline" (film), "The Kamaur" (composition)
|''[[Madeline's Madeline]] (film), "The Kamaur" (composition)''
|Parris Pictures
|Parris Pictures
|Film music
|Film music
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|2011
|2011
|David Schwartz
|David Schwartz
|''The Playboy Club''
|''[[The Playboy Club]]''
|NBC
|NBC
|TV
|TV

Revision as of 17:59, 6 February 2021

Pascal Le Boeuf
Background information
Born (1986-08-03) August 3, 1986 (age 38)
Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
GenresJazz, contemporary classical, electronic
Instrument(s)Piano, keyboards, vocals
Years active2000–present
LabelsNew Amsterdam Records
New Focus Records
Nineteen-Eight Records
Ropeadope Records
Websitewww.pascalmusic.com

Pascal Le Boeuf (born August 3, 1986) is a pianist, composer and producer whose works both solo and with others ranges from modern improvised music to cross-breeding classical with production-based technology.[1]

Le Boeuf was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for the work "Alkaline".

He also co-leads the jazz group Le Boeuf Brothers with his twin brother Remy Le Boeuf.

Career

Le Boeuf was born in Santa Cruz, California.[2] He studied jazz piano at the Manhattan School of Music with Kenny Barron (Bachelors in Music in 2007 and Masters in Music in 2010)[3] and music composition at Princeton University with Steve Mackey, Dmitri Tymoczko, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Donnacha Dennehy, and Louis Andriessen.[4]

In 2004, Pascal and his twin brother Remy formed Le Boeuf Brothers and together released four albums, mixing jazz, hip hop, electronic and classical styles.[5]

Le Boeuf's solo career includes Pascal's Triangle, the album recorded as a piano trio with bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Justin Brown),[6] and he composed music for the 2008 Emmy Award-winning movie King Lines. He played as support for D’Angelo’s Second Coming US tour and the British electronic group Clean Bandit with Australian pop vocalist Meg Mac.[1]

Since 2015, Le Boeuf's work has focused on collaborations with artists including Bec Plexus and Ian Chang,[7] Alarm Will Sound, Iarla Ŏ Lionáird,[8] Hub New Music and Four/Ten Media,[9] Shattered Glass,[10] Nick Photinos,[11] Sara Caswell, Jessica Meyer and Todd Reynolds.[12]

Accolades

Le Boeuf won first place in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition.[13] He has won multiple Independent Music Awards in Jazz, Eclectic, Electronica, and Music Video categories.[14]

Le Boeuf received a FROMM Commission from Harvard University in 2015,[15] the 2015 ASCAP Foundation Johnny Mandel Prize,[16] and 2011 and 2015 New Jazz Works Commissions from Chamber Music America in collaboration with JACK Quartet and Le Boeuf Brothers.[17]

In 2017, Le Boeuf was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for his work "Alkaline" from the album Imaginist recorded by the Le Boeuf Brothers and the JACK Quartet.[18]

He is a Ph.D. candidate in Music Composition at Princeton University,[19] and was awarded the Harold W. Dodds Honorific Fellowship in 2020.[20]

Discography

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Year Title Label Role Personnel
2016 Imaginist New Focus Recordings composer, pianist, producer Le Boeuf Brothers + JACK Quartet: featuring Remy Le Boeuf (alto sax, oboe, bass clarinet), Ben Wendel (tenor sax), Ben Street/Martin Nevin (bass), Justin Brown/Peter Kronreif (drums) with Ari Streisfeld (violin), Christopher Otto (violin), John Pickford Richards (viola), Kevin McFarland (cello)
2016 Kissy Girls Playground Mafia Records songwriter, keyboardist, electronic production and sound design, producer Kissy Girls: featuring Emily Greene (vocals/keyboard)
2014 Jesus On the Mainline EP Converse Rubber Tracks keyboardist Jesus On the Mainline
2014 King Pony Le Boeuf Brothers Music songwriter, vocalist, keyboardist, producer King Pony: featuring Leon Boykins (bass), Jake Goldbas (drums), Adam Levy, Billy Norris, Armand Hirsch (guitars)
2013 Pascal’s Triangle Nineteen-Eight Records composer, pianist, producer Pascal Le Boeuf: featuring Linda Oh (bass), Justin Brown (drums)
2013 Remixed Nineteen-Eight Records composer, pianist, electronic production and sound design, producer Le Boeuf Brothers: featuring remixes by Pascal and Remy Le Boeuf, Dave Binney, Tim Lefebvre, Wolff Parkinson White (Jochen Rueckert) Kissy Girls, Lucky Luke, Armand Hirsch
2011 In Praise of Shadows Nineteen-Eight Records composer, pianist, electronic production and sound design, producer Le Boeuf Brothers: featuring Remy Le Boeuf (alto sax, bass clarinet, tenor sax), Mike Ruby (tenor sax), Linda Oh (bass), Henry Cole (drums), Nir Felder (guitar), Adria Le Boeuf (vocals), and Myth String Quartet: Tallie Brunfelt (violin), Jeremy Blanden (violin), Kim Uwate (viola), Isaac Melamed (cello)
2009 House Without A Door Le Boeuf Brothers Music composer, pianist/keyboardist, producer Le Boeuf Brothers: featuring Remy Le Boeuf (alto sax, woodwinds), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Marcus Strickland (tenor sax, soprano sax), Matt Brewer (bass) Clarence Penn (drums), Janelle Reichman (tenor sax), Billy Norris (bass), Greg Ritchie (drums)

Collaborator

  • Bec Plexus + JACK Quartet and Ian Chang, “mirror image”, StickLip (New Amsterdam Records, 2020) – composer, producer, keyboardist
  • Barbora Kolářová, “Imp in Impulse”, Imp in Impulse (Furious Artisans, 2020) – composer, producer
  • Hub New Music, “Media Control”, July 3, 2020: A Benefit Compilation (New Amsterdam Records, 2020) – composer, producer
  • Wolff Parkinson White, Favours (Nonplace, 2020) – vocalist, composer
  • Joy On Fire, Hymn (Procrastination Records, 2020) – pianist
  • Dmitri Tymoczko, Fools for Angels (New Focus Recordings, 2019) – pianist
  • Remy Le Boeuf, Light as a Word (Outside in Music, 2019) – co-producer
  • A New Age for New Age, “Our Kingdom”, New Age for a New Age Vol. 1 (NA4NA, 2019) – composer, producer, keyboardist
  • Owen Lake and The Tragic Loves, The Best of Your Lies (Carrier Records, 2018) – keyboardist
  • Nick Photinos (featuring JACK Quartet, Charles Yang, and Jeffrey Zeigler), “Alpha”, Petits Artѐfacts (New Amsterdam Records, 2017) – composer, producer
  • Shattered Glass, “Transition Behavior”, Shattered Glass (Shattered Glass, 2017) – composer
  • Jesus on the Mainline, The Morning Bell (Ropeadope Records, 2017) – keyboardist
  • Empty Promise, Empty Promise – Single (Empty Promise, 2017) – co-composer, co-producer
  • Ian Rosenbaum, Memory Palace (National Sawdust Tracks, 2017) – co-producer
  • Allan Harris, Nobody’s Gonna Love You Better (Love Productions Records/Membran Entertainment, 2016) – pianist, keyboardist, arranger, songwriter
  • RighteousGIRLS, Gathering Blue (New Focus Recordings, 2015) - composer, producer
  • Allan Harris, Black Bar Jukebox (Love Productions/Must Have Jazz, 2015) - pianist, keyboardist, arranger
  • ROMY, Unbound (Romy Balvers, 2014) - co-producer, keyboardist, backup vocalist
  • Natalie Cressman & Secret Garden, Unfolding (Cressman Music, 2012) – pianist
  • Michael Thomas, The Long Way (Michael Thomas, 2010) – pianist
  • Murray-James Morrison, Happy Every Day (Murray-James Morrison, 2010) – pianist
  • Bastien Weinhold, River Styx (FrameMusic, 2010) – pianist
  • Mike Ruby, Play Time (Alma/Universal Music, 2007) – pianist, keyboardist
  • Glass Eye Trio, Harajuku (Glass Eye Trio, 2007) – pianist, keyboardist
  • Colin Stranahan, Transfomation (Capri Records, 2006) – pianist, composer

Film and TV

Year Artist Title Studio/Publisher Genre Role
2018 Pascal Le Boeuf with Dave Eggar (cello), Jessica Meyer (viola), Gina Izzo (flute), and Four/Ten Media Into the Anthropocene Pascal Le Boeuf Music Video EP composer, producer
2018 Josephine Decker (director), Molly Herron (composer) Madeline's Madeline (film), "The Kamaur" (composition) Parris Pictures Film music producer
2011 David Schwartz The Playboy Club NBC TV pianist
2008 Ken Koenig Santa Cruz Swings: A history of Jazz in Santa Cruz Roseking Productions Documentary DVD pianist, composer
2008 Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer King Lines Big Up Productions Film soundtrack keyboardist, electronic production and sound design, composer
2000 Jubilee 2000, Vatican Rome Bernstein’s Mass Kultur Films Film score soprano soloist

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