Michael Pärt
Michael Pärt (sometimes spelled Michael Paert, , born 17 August 1977) is an Estonian music producer and music editor. Since 2010 he is chairman of the board of the Arvo Pärt Centre. He also owns a music editing company Michael Pärt Musik. Biography. Michael Pärt was born as a younger son of classical composer Arvo Pärt and his wife Nora. In 1980 the family had to leave the Soviet Union on political reasons. Michael Pärt spent his childhood and youth in Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom before returning to Estonia in 2008. He holds a Master's degree  in Music for Composing for Film and TV with distinction from Kingston University in London. Film music. He has worked together with several notable people of music and film, including Icelandic singer Björk, composers Danny Elfman, Alexandre Desplat, and Howard Shore, and film directors Peter Jackson, Francis Ford Coppola, and Tom Hooper. His most recent film projects as music editor were Tom Hooper's "The Danish Girl" (2015) and Justin Chadwick's "Tulip Fever" (2017). Additionally, he contributed to award-winning projects such as the BAFTA-winning LazyTown and the Grammy-nominated albums Volta and Vulnicura by Björk and Neon  Bible by Arcade Fire. Arvo Pärt Centre. In 2008 Michael Pärt returned to Estonia to establish the Arvo Pärt Centre which he chairs. The foundation preserves Arvo Pärt's creative contribution to the arts for future generations.