Contemporary Piano
Recorded in 2000, these contemporary piano performances were licensed and sold through John’s business at the time: The UniqueTracks Production Music Library. They were recorded as background soundtracks and showcased multiple piano styles, including Contemporary Classical, Pop, Gospel, and New Age. UniqueTracks was a stock music library that licensed music to media companies and corporations. These tracks, originally part of an album titled Pianoscapes, became some of the most popular selections in the UniqueTracks library and have been featured in hundreds of productions.
The tracks were subsequently released as Heartland under the Simple Harmonic Motion label.
Home is where the heart is. John Bickerton tells us a life story that is like a mirror to each of us. The piano sounds in this neoclassical album work wonders. Heartland is a cinematic solo piano story with a hidden nostalgic tension, like a character in a movie who moves away from problems to a new life remembering their past and what they had pass through. ”Nagamag.com
Heartland
Eighteen engaging solo piano pieces in a variety of styles – jazz, blues, gospel, contemporary classical, ambient, and soundtrack. Composed and performed by John Bickerton.
Simple Harmonic Motion Records, 2020
Purchase $8
$8 digital download, $10 CD.
Track Listing
01. Daybreak
02. This I Know
03. Fields of Heather
04. Quiet Journey
05. Leaving Today
06. Turnabout
07. One Fine Day
08. From the Past
09. Just Fine Thanks
10. Midnight Meeting
11. Amour Ce Soir
12. N’est ce pas?
13. Mysterious Passage
14. Today’s the Day
15. Fond Remembrance
16. From the Shadows
17. Poignant Visatas
18. Something You Said
All songs composed and performed by John Bickerton, Loud Neighbors Music, BMI
Recorded at Hillside Sound Studios, Englewood, NJ in 2000. Recording Engineer – Dave Kowalski.
A Bosendorfer 7′ 4″ Grand Piano was used for this recording.