Peter Link is probably best known for his work as a composer/lyricist. His CD, Thru Me, is a compilation of some of his favorite songs that he has written throughout his long and varied career. His Ode To Joy album is a mostly instrumental and personal statement on the joys of life. He has also produced and orchestrated for many of the Watchfire artists: Julia Wade, Mindy Jostyn, Jenny Burton, Tom Tipton, Osceola Davis, and Bobby Stanton, to name a few.     MORE »

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Peter Link is probably best known for his work as a composer/lyricist. His CD, Thru Me, is a compilation of some of his favorite songs that he has written throughout his long and varied career. His Ode To Joy album is a mostly instrumental and personal statement on the joys of life. He has also produced and orchestrated for many of the Watchfire artists: Julia Wade, Mindy Jostyn, Jenny Burton, Tom Tipton, Osceola Davis, and Bobby Stanton, to name a few.     « LESS

Peter Link, composer, lyricist, record producer, orchestrator, is the creative director of WATCHFIRE MUSIC and is now dedicating a great majority of his time and creativity to the development of the Inspirational genre of music production. He also in an artist with the company with a number of CDs to his credit. He directed JOY RIDE, an Inspirational concert of Watchfire Music artists in June of 2006 in New York City.

LINK is best known for his work as a composer. He has won the NY DRAMA DESK AWARD for his work in SALVATION, out of which came his first Gold Record, IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU, THEN WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU? which sold over two million records. He is a two-time Tony Award Nominee both for his musical score of Joseph Papp's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, which was presented at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, on Broadway and also as a CBS Television Special, and for his score for Neil Simon's THE GOOD DOCTOR.

His musical concert, THE RIVER swept the off-Broadway TOR AWARDS as not only Best Musical, but also won for Mr. Link Best Director and Best Composer/Lyricist. Mr. Link also served as Composer-in-Residence at the New York Shakespeare Festival for a number of years where he wrote the score for many shows - some of which include IPHIGENIA, OLDER PEOPLE, THE ORPHAN, COMEDY OF ERRORS, and TRELAWNEY OF THE WELLS at Lincoln Center (Meryl Streep, Michael Tucker, Mandy Patinkin, John Lithgow). His Broadway credits include ULYSSES IN NIGHTTOWN starring Zero Mostel, LYSISTRATA starring Melina Mercouri, THE MIGHTY GENTS starring Morgan Freeman, and KING OF HEARTS.

One of Mr. Link's great loves is his work in the pop music world. As a song writer, record producer, artistic director, and sometimes performer, he keeps his finger on the pulse of the times through many various activities. He wrote and produced Inspirational songs for JULIA WADE’S CD, UPON THE MOUNTAIN, STORY FOR THE AGES and ALABADO SEA DIOS. Also, he produced the studio cast recording of his western musical, SUNDOWN, which has won rave reviews and been named one of the Top Ten Best Theatrical Albums of 2004 - Jonathan Frank, Talking Broadway.

He has also produced the following CDs: COMING HOME, an inspirational album for MINDY JOSTYN, a solo CD for STEVE BLANCHARD, star of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST on Broadway, an inspirational CD for guitarist Bobby Stanton entitled SHEPHERD, a CD of children’s songs entitled FOR KIDS ONLY, OSCEOLA DAVIS’ CLIMBING HIGH MOUNTAINS, JULIA WADE’S CUSTARD THE DRAGON and four new songs for THE BEST OF TOM TIPTON.

He has also been most instrumental in directing the career of JENNY BURTON and composing, producing and directing THE JENNY BURTON EXPERIENCE. This Pop / Inspirational / R&B act has broken all box office records playing to packed houses in their seven year run in New York City. The group swept all the major cabaret awards for BEST VOCAL GROUP including the Backstage Bistro Award, The Critics Choice Award and The MAC Award. He has also written and produced many of the songs for her albums: THE JENNY BURTON EXPERIENCE and I THINK ON THESE THINGS.

He owns Link Recording Studios, NYC.

"Peter Link’s score is brave, courageous, and bold with beautiful ballads to boot" - Peter Filichia, Newark Star-Ledger & TheaterMania

"Written by composer Peter Link (King of Hearts, Salvation) and lyricist Larry Rosler (who, with Joe Bravaco, also wrote the book), the show is more tuneful and emotionally resonant than many shows to hit the Great White Way in recent memory." - By Jonathan Frank, Sound Advice @Talkingbroadway.com

"Peter Link has written a score that mixes to beautiful effect country-western strains with a pop sensibility and even soaring melodic lines reminiscent of opera. What listeners will comment on is the richness and effectiveness of the score..." - By Andy Propst, Americantheatreweb.com

"What the score does offer is a wonderful mix of a country feeling, beautiful ballads, soaring melodies, clever lyrics, a true western atmosphere, and haunting orchestral pieces. The score is very strong and has all the elements a good musical needs, which include a compelling story and a mix of good songs." - Amy Somensky, Monsters and Critics.com

"The Jenny Burton Experience is actually singer Jenny Burton and a nine-person choir in a show composed and directed by Broadway songwriter Peter Link. And what an experience it is!" - Roy Sander, New York City - citysearch.com

"Composer/director/record producer Peter Link is nothing short of genius, and Burton and her group execute his brilliance flawlessly." - Laurie Lawson -- Electronic Journey

"Singing the songs of Peter Link, Burton offers spine-tingling renditions of rousing gospel/rock anthems that are magnificent in scope and structure." - John Hoglund, New York Native

"Burton is indeed a musical wonder, with a voice that soars, and could probably knock down power lines... Her choir is another very good reason to catch this show. For me, though, the real star here is Link’s ambitious, slam-dunk score..." - Bill Ervolino, The Record

"The sheer range of style and excellency of every number demonstrated talents and skills placing Link among our foremost musical craftsmen. By evening’s end any spirit that hasn’t been uplifted should be checked for consciousness." - Carolyn Rollin Albert, Singles Almanac