Michael Sempert
musical artist
Michael Sempert (born 1981), also known as Mike Sempert, is an American singer-songwriter and film/tv music composer based in Los Angeles, California. He was signed to the record label Velvet Blue Music in 2014 and released his first solo album, Mid Dream, the same year. Sempert has composed music or written songs for multiple films and television shows including Grey's Anatomy, Bloodline, A Room Full of Nothing and Bixler High Private Eye. He is the founder of the San Francisco-based band Birds & Batteries. Sempert's original compositions have been licensed by ABC, Netflix, NBC and others for use in their television shows.
Biography
Early life and education
Sempert was born in 1981, in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended and graduated from Brookline High School in 1999. Sempert studied jazz and classical piano throughout his childhood. In 2004, he graduated from Tufts University as well as New England Conservatory of Music where he majored in Peace and Justice Studies and Jazz Composition, respectively. During his early years, Sempert was influenced by the music of Talking Heads, Stevie Wonder Thomas Mapfumo, Tom Petty, Squeeze and Weather Report.
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