{"id":988,"date":"2021-07-01T17:27:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T17:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/225liveevents.com\/Blog\/?p=988"},"modified":"2021-11-04T17:05:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T17:05:07","slug":"what-baton-rouge-musician-is-a-two-time-emmy-winning-composer-grammy-winning-arranger-producer-and-performing-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/225liveevents.com\/Blog\/2021\/07\/01\/what-baton-rouge-musician-is-a-two-time-emmy-winning-composer-grammy-winning-arranger-producer-and-performing-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Baton Rouge’s Mike Esneault, a two time Emmy winning composer, Grammy winning arranger, producer and performing artist?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\" \"\" \"\"As a composer, arranger, he has established a prolific career working in many mediums including television, motion\u00a0pictures, radio, live concerts and audio recordings. \u00a0He has scored over 40 films for PBS. Additional\u00a0commercial clients include Exxon, McDonald\u2019s, Blue Cross, McDonald’s and many more.<\/p>\n

He has also worked closely with 5 time Grammy winner and Oscar nominated film composer Terence Blanchard on\u00a0numerous films including \u201cOriginal Sin\u201d (Angelina Jolie\/Antonio Banderas), \u201cCaveman\u2019s Valentine\u201d(Samuel Jackson),\u00a0“People I Know”(Al Pacino).<\/p>\n

His arrangements have been performed at Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl,Lincoln Center and by orchestras including\u00a0the Prague Symphony Orchestra, London Studio Orchestra, Seattle Studio Orchestra, the Grammy award winning New\u00a0Orleans Jazz Orchestra(NOJO) as well as numerous others.<\/p>\n

He has arranged for many notable artists including PJ Morton, Cyrille Aimee, Mary Mary,The Clarke Sisters, Kurt Elling,\u00a0Le’Andria Johnson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Neena Freelorn, Dianne Reeves, Allen Touissant, Elvis Costello, Dr. John,\u00a0Lou Rawls, Haley Rienhart, Terence Blanchard and many others.<\/p>\n

His orchestral arrangements and conducting were also part of the 2020 Grammy winning “Best Gospel Album “Gospel\u00a0According to PJ” by PJ Morton.<\/p>\n

He has received numerous awards as a composer including a Henry Mancini Fellowship and a 2008 Louisiana Division\u00a0of the Arts Fellowship for composition. \u00a0In addition, he received a \u00a02008 Emmy award for his score to \u201cAtchafalaya\u00a0Houseboat” as well as a 2017 Emmy for his score to the film “Deeply Rooted”. his music has been used on\u00a0programs\/networks such as NCIS:New Orleans, American Idol, FOX Sports, NFL 360, Comedy Central, \u00a0Lifetime\u00a0Channel, Netflix, Bravo, etc.<\/p>\n

As a pianist he has performed and\/or recorded with artists such as Wynton Marsalis,\u00a0Don Vappie, Terence\u00a0Blanchard, Peter Erskine, Nicholas Payton, Frank Morgan, Brian Blade,\u00a0Kurt Elling, Vanessa Rubin, Pete Fountain and\u00a0many more. He has performed at venues such as\u00a0The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and all around the world\u00a0including festivals in\u00a0Canada, Brazil, England, Switzerland, Italy, Virgin Islands, India. etc.<\/p>\n

He is also very active as a clinician and teacher. In November\u00a02017 he was inducted into the Louisiana Association of\u00a0Jazz\u00a0Educators (LAJE) Hall of Fame. He has given master classes\u00a0throughout the US and is also an instructor in the\u00a0East Baton\u00a0Rouge Gifted and Talented Program where he has taught since\u00a01998. Within this program he focuses on\u00a0many different areas\u00a0of music with very gifted young students including composition,\u00a0jazz improvisation, arranging and\u00a0music technology. \u00a0He has\u00a0also served as a Professional Artist in Residence at Louisiana State University where he\u00a0taught\u00a0jazz piano and improvisation.<\/p>\n

Former students of his include Jon Batiste (Stephen Cobert Show), Sullivan Fortner (Roy Hargrove Band), Troy\u00a0“Trombone Shorty Andrews, Simon Lott, Seth Finch and many more. \u00a0Influential teachers his musical\u00a0development include Alvin Batiste, Dr. Bert Braud, Lawrence\u00a0Siebert, Mike Pellera, Dr. Willis Delony and Dr. Bill Grimes\u00a0and J.R. Miller. He has also studied with many others\u00a0including Johnny Mandel, Patrick Williams, John Clayton, Alf\u00a0Clausen, Dave Grusin and more.<\/p>\n

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