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Peter Himmelman

Peter Himmelman (born November 23, 1959, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film and television composer from Minnesota, who formerly played in the Minneapolis indie rock band Sussman Lawrence before pursuing an extensive solo career.[1]

Peter Himmelman

(1959-11-23) November 23, 1959
St. Louis Park, Minnesota, U.S.

Rock, folk rock, folk, blues

Singer-songwriter, composer, speaker

Vocals, guitar, piano, bass

1980–present

Himmasongs

peterhimmelman.com www.bigmuse.com

Himmelman is also the founder, CEO and Chief Dream Enabler of Big Muse, a company that helps individuals and organizations unlock their creative potential.[2]

Big Muse[edit]

In 2011 Himmelman began working with organizations and brands such as McDonald's, Gap Inc., and Banana Republic to help them achieve better communication, innovation and leadership with a company he started called Big Muse. The methodology Himmelman created is designed to help organizations increase innovative thinking, team building and leadership ability. Its main metaphor for teaching these skills is songwriting.

Personal life[edit]

Himmelman is married to Maria Dylan, a lawyer and adopted daughter of Bob Dylan.[3] They have four children.


Himmelman identifies as an Orthodox Jew,[4] prays 3 times a day,[5] and will not work on the Jewish sabbath or Jewish holidays.

1986: This Father's Day (reissued 1995)

1987: Gematria

1989: Synesthesia

1991: From Strength to Strength

1992: Flown This Acid World

1994:

Skin

1999: Love Thinketh No Evil

2004: Unstoppable Forces (bonus disc: Himmelvaults, vol. 3)

2005: Imperfect World

2007: Pigeons Couldn't Sleep (bonus DVD: Rock God – originally titled: Mittin Derinin)

2010: The Mystery and the Hum

2014: The Boat That Carries Us

2017: There Is No Calamity

2020: Press On

Filmography[edit]

From 2008 to 2010, Himmelman produced a live Internet show, Furious World, broadcast every Tuesday evening from his home studio. The highly innovative show featured original live music with his band, video segments that ranged from philosophical to comedic, and special guests from the world of technology, music and the arts.


The film Rock God is a documentary about Peter Himmelman directed by Keith Wolf. It is described as "a road epic about the pursuit of an adolescent dream into adult reality that powerfully touches on issues of faith, fame and failure".

(FOX)

Bones

(CBS) – Emmy nominated song "Best Kind of Answer"

Judging Amy

(ABC)

Men in Trees

(CBS)

Ex List

(TNT)

Heartland

(Showtime)

Freshmen Diaries

(FOX)

The American Embassy

(Showtime)

Going to California

(MTV)

Making the Band 4

(Disney)

Bug Juice

– Season 9 – "A Thousand Cranes" (NBC): "Always in Disguise" from the album Flown This Acid World

ER

– Season 3 "Lend Me an Ear" (NBC)

Miami Vice

(Nickelodeon)

How To Rock

TV scoring credits


Film music/scoring credits

ASCAP – Top TV Series: Judging Amy (2000)

ASCAP – Top TV Series: Judging Amy (2003)

ASCAP – Top TV Series: Judging Amy (2004)

ASCAP – Top TV Series: Judging Amy (2005)

Family Channel Seal of Quality – My Best Friend is a Salamander (1997)

Family Channel Seal of Quality -My Fabulous Plum (2003)

Parents Choice – My Best Friend is a Salamander (1997)

Parents Choice – My Fabulous Plum (2003)

Parents Choice – My Green Kite (2007)

Parents Choice – My Trampoline (2009)

National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Award – My Green Kite (2007)

National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Award – My Trampoline (2009)

Minnesota Music Award – Best Male Songwriter (1993)

Award nominations

Visual art and Writing[edit]

Himmelman is also a visual artist and painter whose work appeared on the cover of his 1987 Island release Synesthesia. A collection of his recent art can be found online.[7] Himmelman is also a poet and essayist, making many contributions to Feed Your Head (formerly Beyond Belief, founded by Rabbi Adam Jacobs; *From a daily reader of this site, which is where I discovered Himmelman).