NEW YORK TIMES: "QUARTER POUNDER WITH KEYS"

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PERFORMING SONGWRITER: INVISIBLE DAYS

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THE VILLAGE VOICE: "BEST OF NEW YORK"

"Best Classical Pianist at a Fast-Food Restaurant"

"In between shouts of "May I help the next customer please?" the Wall Street McDonald's occasionally features the lulling piano of ANDREW SHAPIRO. For over a year now, this one-time Philip Glass intern has entertained curious tourists with his own ambient compositions, played on a small platform over the entrance. He's understandably grateful to move hundreds of his CDs there, and he gets his Value Meals for free." --Jason Gross

 

 

 

 

THE NEW YORKER

"SITES AND SOUNDS: Filling in the New-Music Map"

"There's an interesting subgroup of composers who sing their own songs, blending aspects of art song and pop...Andrew Shapiro is a notable practitioner." --Alex Ross (April 2007)

 

CNN HEADLINE NEWS: NEWS TO ME

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NEW MUSIC BOX

"The slick gloss of Quiet Kissing is defined by Shapiro's bell-toned synthesizer and a wistful lyrical violin accompaniment, courtesy of Meg Okura. Shapiro's creation is dreamy...the slowly rocking tempo and overlapping, whispery vocal tracks lull the ear and the mind into a contemplative state I previously thought could only be experienced by actors in independent films." --Molly Sheridan (2006)

"Characteristic of much of the music being created in Williamsburg, Andrew Shapiro blends the minimalist influence of Philip Glass with the moody pop sensibility of '80s New Wave. Using acoustic instruments, breathy vocals, and pulsating synthesizers, the four tracks on [Invisible Days] float through a nebulous soundscape singing of love and art." --Amanda MacBlane (2002)

 

21ST CENTURY MUSIC MAGAZINE

"Andrew Shapiro is on whatever path he chooses to take in "Invisible Days" (Airbox Music). He's got the minimalist licks- or, wait, are those pop riffs? Doesn't matter. The music is full of intelligence and very engaging. Beautiful and spiritual, too. The vernacular vocals are sensuous and beguiling, attractively whispering on the edge. Philip Glass's Songs from Liquid Days comes to mind, but Shapiro is an update, and one seemingly equally poised for the concert hall, movie soundtrack, or club date. Put this on, and all's right for the future of music, in whatever direction you're heading." --Mark Alburger

Click here to read 21st Century Music Magazine's review of Andrew Shapiro's piece "Soundesign (Ambient/Electronic)."

 

HUDSON VALLEY MAGAZINE: "THE BEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF KEYING"

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