After studying jazz, light music and classical guitar at Leeds College of Music and film music at the National Film and Television School, Pete has worked in London as a composer and guitarist, consistently involved with some of the country’s top artists and projects. As a composer, Pete has had writing contracts with KPM (EMI) and NorthStar Music and written and arranged music for his own world music band Acoustic Earth, as well as music for TV, dance, corporate and educational use. As a guitarist, clients such as Lord of The Rings, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Cameron Mackintosh and film composer Richard Harvey, have used his atmospheric acoustic guitar textures.
The sound world of Pete’s band Acoustic Earth is a reflection of the intimate, ethereal nature of his writing: wistful and subtle but with the rhythms of pop, rock, world and jazz never far away from the melodic surface. The beautiful texture of guitar, flute and percussion are at the heart of Acoustic Earth, and this acoustic alchemy has been used in a wide variety of settings, from waltzes in a Strictly Come Dancing style to production music, corporate videos and television programmes around the world.
Praise for the Acoustic Earth CD Travelling Man:
“Absolutely stunning”
“Of the six new tunes (again all by the supremely talented Pete Walton), two tracks particularly stand out – the haunting The Homecoming and the beautiful ocarina led Mist Over The Water.”
Credits
Pete’s music has been used by:
Oprah Winfrey Show
No Going Back
Songs of Praise
BBC 3
BBC 1
Channel 4