Neal Peterson

Neal Calvin Peterson is an artist, designer, and musician—but not necessarily by a singular title. His work alone best illustrates the daunting, multidisciplinary approach he takes to expressing his visions and concepts.

2011, coupled with careful reflections on the past, brings Peterson’s newest exploit—The Persistence of Tides. The Peresistence of Tides is a return to the memorable acoustic landscapes of previous albums mixed with classical inspirations and his self-described “folktronica.”

Peterson began his musical exploits at age 16 in his home state of North Dakota (he now resides in Minneapolis, MN). Armed with a guitar, a 4-track recorder, and an early diet of The Beatles, his experiments progressed year by year. Throughout college, while studying art and design, he played bass guitar and wrote songs in the alternative rock band Curious Yello. After the successful production of their debut albumWish (2001) (with the help of Grammy nominee David Swenson), a sponsorship by a National brewery, and countless live performances, Peterson embarked on a solo career releasing a collection of bedroom demos titled Songs for the Whiskey Convention (2003). Four years later, upon completing his Master’s degree in Fine Art, he released the progressive, acoustically-driven album Riot in Luxury (2007). Continually experimenting, his next release was a “rocktronica” EP titled Chaos Theory, Explained (2009) which would eventually transition his sound to what we hear today on The Persistence of Tides (2011).