Sammy Peralta

Sammy Peralta loves music. That pure and simple fact comes through strikingly clear as he sits at his piano tinkering with half-written tunes stored in the rack-mounted computerized studio he’s diligently put together in his spacious New York City apartment. Peralta’s music, much like his personality, exudes good-spirited warmth and energy. “I have to be careful,” he laughs, “because I can get so lost in the music sometimes.” Sammy Peralta, a native of New York, began developing his broad musical range when, as an elementary school student, attended a classical music concert. “I knew right then that I wanted to be a musician,” he now says. At that point, young Sammy was not focused on any particular musical style. He had discovered the language of music and knew simply, that it was one he had to learn to speak. “There was something about hearing the music live that touched my soul. That probably sounds corny, but it’s the truth.” Sammy was so awe-struck by the emotional depths music could tap into, that as early as junior high school he became an “outsider” when he opted for carrying his saxophone to school everyday instead of a football or basketball. By the age of fourteen, he was performing with the Manhattan Borough-Wide Orchestra in such places as Carnegie Hall and receiving the type of stellar accolades normally reserved for someone well beyond his years. It wasn’t until he entered New York University, however, that he began to realize his potential. Peralta’s apprenticeship at NYU led to associations with some of the most respected musicians in different genres on, and behind the scene. Peralta’s refreshingly wholesome approach to life is reflected in the collection of songs he has written and produced thus far on various projects for other well known and recognized artists, and now, finally for his own venture.