PT Walkley
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PT Walkley is regarded by many as one of the top truly independent artists of his time. Based in New York City, he is a composer for film and TV, and his live band has opened for Coldplay
Coldplay
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 and Weezer
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 and played top-tier festivals like All Points West. His latest LP, Mr. Macy Wakes Alone was co-produced by Mary Wood and Scott Hollingsworth, and includes contributions from: guitarist Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan, Levon Helm), trumpeter Steven Bernstein
Steven Bernstein
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 (Sex Mob, Rufus Wainwright), string arranger David Campbell (Beck, Johnny Cash), mixer Trina Shoemaker (Sheryl Crow, Queens of the Stone Age) and Sean Lennon, who plays guitar and piano on several tracks.

Walkley has since released 2 EPs "Whats What" and "The Ghost of Chivalry", as well as a full length motion picture soundtrack for Ed Burns' "Nice Guy Johnny".

In addition to his music side projects The Blue Jackets and PT Walkley and the Adventures of Track Rabbit, Walkley has scored and written songs for several major motion pictures. The films include Ed Burns’ Looking For Kitty (2004), The Groomsmen (2006) and Purple Violets (2007), NGJ (2010) as well as Paul S. Myers’ Southern Belles (2005), which starred Anna Faris and Judah Friedlander. Walkley has also licensed and composed music for numerous national advertising campaigns including for MasterCard, Dewars, GE and more.

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