Michael Hoppé
Michael Hoppé is an English musician, composer, and record producer. In the early 1980s, he was head of A&R for PolyGram Records and signed new-age artists including Vangelis, Jean Michel Jarre, and Kitaro as well as resigning ABBA and the Who. Biography. Hoppé lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. He is the grandson of Emil Otto Hoppé, and many of his albums feature Emil's photography. In 1984, Hoppé left PolyGram to focus on composing, published by his company Chordially Yours Music, and working as a music consultant for InterConnection Resources in Los Angeles. His discography  contains more than 30 new age and classical albums. Hoppe says his music is best described as heart music and is often used for healing and meditation. In 2003, his album "Solace" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album. His music has been featured in film and television such as "The Sopranos", "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "Misunderstood" starring Gene Hackman, Michael Moore's "Sicko", and the multi award-winning short film "Nous Deux Encore", featured on his album "Tapestry". Hoppe's next release "Grace" (2013) featured work by his daughter, the photographer Rebecca Hoppe. She also  designed the cover for "Serenity" (2014), a collection of improvisations for viola, performed by Harold Moses, and keyboards. "Nightingale" (2015) features the Italian folk singer Giuditta Scorcelletti and her husband producer/guitarist Alessandro Boingi, with lyrics by David George. "AMISTAD" (2018) featured performances by musician friends he met mostly in his new home in Mexico. They are Pedro Cartas (violin), Joe Powers (harmonica), Dan Nicholas (guitar), Billy White (guitar)and David Mendoza-Diaz (guitar), and Alfredo Muro (guitar) In 2019, Triope, a classical trio in Korea released "The Most Beloved Melodies of Michael Hoppe" CD arranged by Sehwan Park, and performed  by Jiyoung Yun (violin) and Youngmin Kim (cello) with Sehwan Park (piano).