FAQ for Brooklyn Duo. 1 Through its creative arrangements and live video performances, the piano and cello duo has garnered a huge following, with over 850,000 YouTube subscribers and, over 150 million streams annually on platforms such as Spotify and Pandora Radio.
Recent highlights include a country-wide music education bus tour, a sold-out tour of Alaska, and direct support for the rock group "Cake". Songs Sort by: Bestselling.
Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations From an early age, Patrick was interested in exploring the fusion of classical and rock music.
We're married and we make music videos on piano and cello. In 2015, the members of Break of Reality were appointed music ambassadors by the U.S. State Department as part of the American Music Abroad program.
Brooklyn Duo: Marnie Laird, piano Patrick Laird, cello
Most notably she was awarded the Gold Medal for the highest mark in Canada on the A.R.C.T. Recent performances have taken her to Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, and Lincoln Center. "With Brooklyn Duo, Patrick and his wife have cultivated a world-wide audience with their many viral covers of popular music.
She is also on staff as a collaborative pianist at The Juilliard School, the Special Music School and the Lucy Moses School, and maintains a private teaching studio. Since then, they have toured over ten countries across South America, Asia and Central Asia, performing concerts and working with thousands of music students.
In 2012, he wrote his first major composition in classical form, a "Concerto for 3 Cellos, Percussion & Orchestra", which Break of Reality premiered in the U.S. with the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra and in South America with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra.Patrick is also a prominent voice in the commercial music world, with articles featured in many online and print outlets including Billboard and Resolution Magazine. Since their first video performance on YouTube in 2014, they've grown to create a following of over one million subscribers on YouTube and 400,000 followers on Facebook. 6
We've been busy recording tons of new stuff and we're excited to share it all with you very soon! Throughout his extensive musical education, he found himself grounded in the structure, beauty and expanse of the classical arts, yet drawn to the energy, dynamic range and avant-garde nature of popular music.As a performer with Break of Reality, he has given concerts in over 40 states across the U.S. in major performing arts centers, rock clubs, concert halls, and colleges. In 2012, Patrick wrote his first major composition in classical form, a "Concerto for 3 Cellos, Percussion & Orchestra", which Break of Reality premiered in the U.S. with the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra, and in South America with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra.A strong advocate of music education, Patrick is also a prominent voice in the commercial music world, having written articles featured in many online and print outlets, including Billboard Magazine and Resolution Magazine.
He has been interviewed for a number of publications, including Forbes Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Strings Magazine. Patrick is also a prominent voice in the commercial music world, with articles featured in many online and print outlets, including Billboard and Resolution Magazine. Recent highlights include a country-wide music education tour, a sold-out tour of Alaska, and direct support for the rock group "Cake”.An avid composer and arranger, Patrick has written music for all three of Break of Reality's original albums, as well as arrangements for the band’s “Covers” album. May 3, 2015 - Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do Cover (Cello/Piano) - Brooklyn Duo