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Gavin Greenaway is a British Emmy ® award-winning pianist, composer and conductor with an extensive catalogue of achievements: conducting over 100 feature film and television soundtracks, composing for major entertainment and cultural events, and producing and songwriting with chart-topping artists.

His career in the music industry began at Sir George Martin’s iconic Air Studios on Oxford Street where he assisted on a variety of projects including Elvis Costello’s seminal ‘Shipbuilding’ with the legendary Chet Baker. Following studies at Trinity College of Music, he quickly established himself as an in-demand composer for theatre, film and television.

Commissioned to compose ‘something incredible’ to accompany the nightly firework display at Disney World’s EPCOT, Florida he created the symphonic Reflections of Earth which played there every night for 20 years and went on to win an Emmy® Award. Greenaway contributed music to numerous movies as well as writing and producing songs with Bryan Adams, Trevor Horn as well as his long term collaboration with Hans Zimmer as studio and live conductor..

Incorporating styles from classical to minimalism alongside more filmic influences, Greenaway’s first solo release ‘Il Falco Bianco’ was widely acclaimed and saw him make his debut in the classical charts as a composer and pianist. Greenaway’s second album ‘woven’ was released in February 2019 entered the UK classical artist album charts at number 20.