| The heart-pounding music of SLC piano man Paul Cardall Paul Cardall doesn't want to talk about his heart. From popular piano instructor Craig Kaelin, he learned about scales and chords, and how to write the musical charts used by studio musicians. I could really hear what I was feeling through those notes. He loved music, though, and listened to it constantly as he grew up in Salt Lake City. Cardall, who is also a lecturer and travel specialist, didn't take well to piano lessons as a child. He soon found gigs playing in restaurants, then at Nordstrom department store. 1 Billboard New Age album in 2011 and remained in the top five for 30 weeks. "For the first time in my life, I hit a couple of notes that spoke to me like I knew them," he said. He will be performing some of his favorite selections on June 16 at Sandy Amphitheater with the Lyceum Philharmonic youth orchestra. Through music, Cardall had found a way to plumb the depths of his emotions - and because he was living with a life-threatening congenital heart condition, there were many to explore. He began spending several daily hours at the piano picking out popular songs and composing music inspired by his favorite New Age artists: David Lanz, Yanni, Jim Brickman and George Winston. Meanwhile, Cardall took college classes in marketing and business, learning to sell and package music and manage the intricacies of royalties and publishing. A contract with the Narada music label followed in 1999, after which Cardall created his own label, Stone Angel, for inspirational music. The album was the musical culmination of Cardall's 385-day wait for a healthy new heart, detailed in a blog that attracted more than 1 million followers. |
Friday, 8 June 2012
The heart-pounding music of SLC piano man Paul Cardall
