Peter Kater (born 1958) is a German-born American pianist, composer and

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winner. When he was four, he moved with his family from Germany to New Jersey. He studied classical piano at an early age. In 1977 when he was eighteen, Peter moved to Boulder, Colorado, where he spent thirteen years before moving to Virginia and later Los Angeles, building his own studio, and starting his own record label. His debut album, ''Spirit'' (Silver Wave, 1983), and those that followed reached the Top 20

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chart at ''Billboard'' magazine. These included several collaborations with

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. He has also collaborated with

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and

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. His first Grammy Award nomination was for the album ''Red Moon'' (Silver Wave, 2003) for

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. 13 more nominations followed with his first win coming in 2018 for the album ''

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'' (Point of Light, 2017). Kater has sold millions of records, scored the music of over 100 television and film productions including 11 On & Off-Broadway dramatic plays and is a proud recipient of the Environment Leadership Award from the United Nations. ''Dancing On Water'' debuted at #3 on Billboards New Age Chart, 2017. '' Inner Passion'' (

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, 2016), his collaboration with cellist

, debuted at number four on the ''

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'' New Age Albums chart.

Awards and honors

* Grammy Award Winner for Best New Age Album for "

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" (2020) and "Dancing On Water" (2018). Grammy Award nominations for Best New Age Album – ''Red Moon'' (2004), ''Piano'' (2005), ''Fire'' (2007), ''Faces of the Sun'' (2008), ''Ambrosia'' (2009), ''In a Dream'' (2010), ''Wind Rock Sea & Flame'' (2012), ''Light Body'' (2013), ''Illumination'' (2014), ''Ritual'' (with

) (2015), ''Love'' (2016), ''Inner Passion'' (with

) (2017) * NAIRD Best New Age Album Indie Award, ''Migration'' (1992)

Discography

* 1983 ''Spirit'' (Point of Light) * 1984 ''Coming Home'' (Point of Light) * 1985 ''Two Hearts'' (Point of Light) * 1986 ''Anthem'' (Nebula) * 1987 ''For Christmas'' (Silver Wave) * 1987 ''The Fool & The Hummingbird'' (Silver Wave) * 1988 ''Gateway'' (

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)/(Point of Light) * 1989 ''Moments, Dreams & Visions'' (Silver Wave) * 1990 ''Natives'' (Silver Wave) * 1991 ''Homage'' (Silver Wave) * 1991 ''The Season'' (Silver Wave) * 1991 ''Rooftops'' (Silver Wave) * 1992 ''Migration'' (Silver Wave) * 1993 ''How the West Was Lost'' (Silver Wave) * 1994 ''Pursuit of Happiness'' (Silver Wave) * 1994 ''Honorable Sky'' (Silver Wave) * 1995 ''How the West Was Lost, Vol. 2'' (Silver Wave) * 1996 ''Soul Nature'' (Silver Wave) * 1996 ''Improvisations in Concert'' (Silver Wave) * 1997 ''Essence'' (Earth Sea) * 1998 ''Compassion'' (Source UK) / (Earth Sea) * 1998 ''The Dance of Innocents'' (Compendia/Intersound) * 1999 ''Birds of Prey'' (Intersound) * 1999 ''The Winds of Devotion'' (Earth Sea) * 1999 ''Eco-Challenge: Music from Discovery Channel'' (Earth Sea) * 2001 ''Heart's Desire'' (Source UK) * 2001 ''Through Windows & Walls'' (Silver Wave) * 2002 ''Inner Works: Piano & Strings'' (Source UK) * 2003 ''Red Moon'' Silver World / (Silver Wave) * 2003 ''Xmas Ecstacy'' (Silver Wave) * 2003 ''Piano'' (Point of Light) * 2005 ''Elements Series: Earth'' (Real Music) * 2005 ''Elements Series: Water'' (Real Music) * 2005 ''Elements Series: Fire'' (Real Music) * 2005 ''Elements Series: Air'' (Real Music) * 2006 ''10 Questions for the Dalai Lama'' riginal Score(Silver Wave) * 2007 ''Point of Light'' (Wellness) * 2007 ''Faces of the Sun'' (Silver Wave) * 2009 ''Healing Series, Vol. 4: Walk in Beauty'' (Point of Light) * 2009 ''In a Dream (Point of Light)'' * 2009 ''Healing Series, Vol. 5: Cloud Hands'' (Point of Light) * 2009 ''Healing Series, Vol. 3: Ambrosia'' (Point of Light) * 2009 ''Healing Series, Vol. 2: Compassion'' (Point of Light) * 2009 ''Healing Series, Vol. 1: Essence'' (Point of Light) * 2009 ''Piano Christmas'' (Point of Light) * 2010 ''Call of Love'' (Point of Light) * 2011 ''Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame'' (Point of Light) * 2012 ''Light Body'' (

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) /(Mysterium) * 2013 ''Heart of the Universe'' (Spirit Voyage) * 2013 ''Illumination: A Healing Journey'' (Mysterium) * 2014 ''Civil War: The Untold Story'' riginal TV Soundtrack(Point of Light) * 2014 ''Ritual'' (Mysterium) * 2015 ''Etheria'' (Real Music) * 2015 ''Heart of Silence: Piano and Flute Meditations'' (Sounds True) * 2015 ''Love'' (Mysterium) * 2016 ''Inner Passion'' with

(

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) * 2017 ''

'' (Point of Light) * 2018 ''She'' (Real Music) * 2020 ''

'' * 2022 ''Soul Story''

Filmography

References

External links

Official site
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Awards and honors

Discography

Filmography

See also

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