Michael Sackler-Berner
Encyclopedia
Michael Sackler-Berner is an American
songwriter
, recording artist, guitarist
and singer. He has also had small acting roles on television and film.
, New York
. He is the grandson of American psychiatrist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Arthur M. Sackler
. Sackler-Berner began playing guitar and songwriting at the age of 11, playing in numerous bands throughout his teen years.
Sackler-Berner studied Music Technology and Humanistics at McGill University
in Montreal
while founding the band Hearts of Palm. The group had a strong regional following, performing regularly at La Salla Rossa and Le Medley. Their final performance was at Live 8
Montreal
. During their time together the members of Hearts of Palm released an album, an EP, had two major network licenses, and toured the East Coast.
and began performing as a solo artist under his initials, MSB. His music was referred to producer Bob Thiele Jr.
by composer David Mansfield
, of Bob Dylan
's Rolling Thunder Review. Thiele Jr., a former VP of A&R for EMI
, who has produced albums for Ray Charles
, Bonnie Raitt
, and Barrington Levy
, produced MSB, Sacler-Berner's first solo album. Completed in December 2008, the album features Jim Keltner
, David Mansfield
, Reggie McBride, Val McCallum, and John Philip Shenale
. Within weeks of its completion it was licensed on the TV shows Law & Order
and Sons of Anarchy
, and played on Q104.3FM
.
Sackler-Berner has had television roles on Law & Order
and Law and Order: Criminal Intent. He also had small roles in the Disney feature film, Straight Talk
, and HBO film, A Dog Year
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, recording artist, guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and singer. He has also had small acting roles on television and film.
Early life
Sackler-Berner was born in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He is the grandson of American psychiatrist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler was an American psychiatrist, entrepreneur and philanthropist....
. Sackler-Berner began playing guitar and songwriting at the age of 11, playing in numerous bands throughout his teen years.
Sackler-Berner studied Music Technology and Humanistics at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
while founding the band Hearts of Palm. The group had a strong regional following, performing regularly at La Salla Rossa and Le Medley. Their final performance was at Live 8
Live 8
Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6–8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid...
Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. During their time together the members of Hearts of Palm released an album, an EP, had two major network licenses, and toured the East Coast.
Solo career
Following University, Sackler-Berner returned to New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and began performing as a solo artist under his initials, MSB. His music was referred to producer Bob Thiele Jr.
Bob Thiele Jr.
-References:...
by composer David Mansfield
David Mansfield
David Mansfield is an American violinist, mandolin player, guitarist, pedal steel guitar player, and composer....
, of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
's Rolling Thunder Review. Thiele Jr., a former VP of A&R for EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, who has produced albums for Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
, Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter and a renowned slide guitar player. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of acclaimed roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country, but she is perhaps best known for her more commercially...
, and Barrington Levy
Barrington Levy
Barrington Levy is a reggae and dancehall artist from Jamaica.-Career:In 1976, Levy formed a band with his cousin, Everton Dacres, called the Mighty Multitude; the pair released "My Black Girl" in 1977...
, produced MSB, Sacler-Berner's first solo album. Completed in December 2008, the album features Jim Keltner
Jim Keltner
James Lee "Jim" Keltner is an American drummer known primarily for his session work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists...
, David Mansfield
David Mansfield
David Mansfield is an American violinist, mandolin player, guitarist, pedal steel guitar player, and composer....
, Reggie McBride, Val McCallum, and John Philip Shenale
John Philip Shenale
John Philip Shenale is a Canadian composer, arranger, musician and producer based in Los Angeles. He has contributed his talents to over forty Gold and Platinum albums, and over thirty Top 40 singles. His work has also been associated with twenty-one Grammy Award nominations.-Background:Shenale...
. Within weeks of its completion it was licensed on the TV shows Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
and Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy is an American television drama series created by Kurt Sutter about the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in Northern California...
, and played on Q104.3FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
.
Sackler-Berner has had television roles on Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
and Law and Order: Criminal Intent. He also had small roles in the Disney feature film, Straight Talk
Straight Talk
Straight Talk is an 1992 American comedy-film distributed by Hollywood Pictures, directed by Barnet Kellman and starring Dolly Parton and James Woods. Parton did not receive star-billing in any other theatrically-released films until the 2012 film Joyful Noise, alongside Queen Latifah...
, and HBO film, A Dog Year
A Dog Year
A Dog Year is a 2008 film directed by first time director George LaVoo starring Jeff Bridges.The film is based on the memoir by Jon Katz and adapted by LaVoo, the story centers on a man having a midlife crisis whose life is turned upside down when he takes in a border collie crazier than he...
.