Peter Breinholt

Peter Breinholtis a recording artist in the Salt Lake City, Utah local music scene.

Peter Breinholt
Peter Breinholt performing in 2019
Peter Breinholt performing in 2019
Background information
Born (1969-03-31) March 31, 1969
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States
GenresFolk, rock, pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, producer, performer
Instrumentsguitar, piano, drums, ukulele, banjo, bass
Years active1993–present
Websitepeterbreinholt.com

Breinholt spent the first ten years of his life in Devon, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, where his father Robert H. Breinholt taught at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the brother of Jeffrey Breinholt. [1] He has three other siblings.

Career

While he was a student at the University of Utah, a homemade tape of Breinhot's songs began circulating around campus which led to a professional recording in a Salt Lake City recording studio in June 1993. That recording, called "Songs About the Great Divide",[2] became the best-selling, independently released CD ever in the state of Utah, almost entirely by word-of-mouth.[1] It was described by Salt Lake Magazine as "an underground classic on college campuses". Breinholt's concerts began selling out local theaters and concert halls, including Kingsbury Hall, Capitol Theatre, Tuacahn, the de Jong Concert Hall, Ellen Eccles Theatre, Sundance Resort Amphitheater, Sandy Amphitheater and the Thanksgiving Point Waterfall Amphitheater.

In 1999, Breinholt's music was used to demo and market computer company iOmega's PocketZip, a technological predecessor to the iPod.

In 2000, Breinholt testified at a United States congressional hearing on the topic of digital file sharing.[3]

In November 2016, Utah Governor Gary Herbert awarded Breinholt the Utah Governor's Mansion Artist Award for the Performing Arts.[4]

In March 2019, Peter gave a TEDx talk in Provo, Utah, entitled "What Makes You Come Alive?".[5][6]

Personal life

Peter is married to Rebecca Pulsipher Breinholt and they have four children. They live in the Avenues areas of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Recordings
  • Songs about the Great Divide (1993)
  • Heartland (1996)
  • Deep Summer (1999)
  • Live September (2001)
  • Noel (2002)
  • All the Color Green (2006)
  • The Best of Peter Breinholt (May 2008)
  • The Counting of Nothing (2018)

References
  1. "Peter Breinholt — Just plain folk". Deseret News. April 27, 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. "Songs About the Great Divide by Peter Breinholt". iTunes. January 1993.
  3. "Senate Hears Napster at BYU".
  4. "Local artist receives prestigious Utah Governor's Mansion Artist award | Visual Arts | heraldextra.com". Archived from the original on January 12, 2017.
  5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: What Makes You Come Alive? | Peter Breinholt | TEDxBYU. YouTube.
  6. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Songs by Peter Breinholt | Peter Breinholt | TEDxBYU. YouTube.
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