Classical vs Jazz Piano Production, Mastering the Inner Metronome and Building a Sustainable Music Business with Charles Szczepanek

Hailed by American Record Guide, Fanfare Magazine, The Arizona Republic, Piano Addict, Voyage Phoenix Magazine, and SoloPiano.com, Charles Szczepanek is an accomplished classical pianist and prize winner in the Jacob Flier International Piano Competition, the Bosendorfer USASU International Piano Competition, and the Steinway Society's "Most Promising Young Artist" Competition. He has performed on National Public Radio and in concert halls across the United States. Charles is additionally a "Steinway & Sons Educational Partner."

Charles is also a versatile musician, arranger, composer, songwriter, and producer. Work on his own projects and those collaborating with other musicians has been streamed tens of millions of times via YouTube, Spotify, Sirius XM Radio, and other major platforms. A Mason & Hamlin Artist and pioneer, composing and arranging advanced and virtuosic music, Charles is partnered with Musicnotes.com, the internet’s largest sheet music retailer, as a Signature Artist.

In addition to his solo career, Charles has performed with the 3-time Grammy Award winning Phoenix Chorale, has toured the United States as collaborative pianist for celebrated tubist Patrick Sheridan, and has extensively arranged music for notables like Paul Harvey Jr. (creator of The Rest of the Story radio show) and Anna Graceman (finalist on NBC’s America’s Got Talent). He was the Founder and Artistic Director of Arts at Ascension for 7 seasons, a concert series that raised over $120,000 to benefit fine arts education for underprivi… Read More