Sebastian Sidi taking it to the next level
DOWNEY – Self-taught pianist and composer Sebastian Sidi, a’94 Downey High graduate, has for a decade made his living mainly as a street performer. This has meant driving his van on the weekends to such venues as Downtown Disney, The Block at Orange, Irvine Spectrum, Universal City Walk, Shoreline Village, Triangle Square and others to play his brand of music – a blend of classical music and new age rock – to anyone who’d care to listen. Those who like what they hear buy his CDs. He has so far, he says, released six CDs, consisting of instrumental renditions of such timeless classics as “Phantom of the Opera,” “My Heart Will Go On,” “The 5th Symphony,” “Time to Say Goodbye,” “Wind Beneath My Wings,” “Chariots of Fire,” etc., as well as some of his original compositions. I’ve heard his piano-playing style is akin to Yanni’s. Besides becoming a regular sight at local fairs and festivals, Sidi has looked to expand his fan base wherever opportunity took him. Thus his music has even touched audiences as far away as Texas. He has in the meantime of course also held live concerts at the important local venues such as the Downey Civic Theatre, OC Pavilion, and the Brixton Theatre, to name a few. This April 7, Sidi has scheduled a free two-hour documentary/concert special at the Downey Theatre, which will be taped for airing on public television sometime in July (specific TV stations and air time to be announced later). It’s aptly titled “From Street to Center Stage.” The documentary portion, he says, will take the viewer on a “journey through the challenges of an everyday street performer and share with him/her what it takes to make it as a performing artist.” It will include interviews with Sidi himself, friends, fans and family as well as a ride-along with Sidi as “he shows what it’s like on a typical day in the life of a street performer,”—filmed at Shoreline Village in Long Beach.Muisical Village Theatre Irvine - News
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