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About Me

MyGen Profile Generator Linking his classical training and his rock-pop chops, Greg writes small-ensemble and orchestral pieces, scores film and dramatic work, and arranges for recording artists such as Hem, Michael Stipe, James Iha and Carly Simon. He brings to each project an understanding of character and drama along with a broad musical expertise and strong collaborative skills. He performs as a piano/keyboardist with various singers, and is conductor of the Gowanus Radio Orchestra.
Greg’s music is excellent: ethereal, mesmerizing, intensely dramatic, and unlike any other music I know. He has ranged from quiet, lyric musings to the most elegantly harmonic vocal sounds. He is eclectic with power in many forms, flexible, intuitive, and capable of finding just the right music to complement even the most idiosyncratic vision. He brings a keen intelligence and a deep heart to every decision. (Matthew Maguire, director & writer)
I’ve never worked with another arranger who was more in tune with a band’s artistic vision. Not only was he able to realize the far-flung musical goals we set for ourselves, but he always took us one step further than we could have imagined. He understood what we were aiming for, and he was able to express that aim beyond our wildest expectations. (Dan Messe of Hem)

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Member Since: 31/03/2006
Band Website: www.gregpliska.com
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Check out new video...

I've finally uploaded some great live footage of Lina Koutrakos in concert at BB King's, with me at the piano. The song, "Bury Me Deep," includes the lyric for which her new CD/DVD release is named: "...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:22:00 GMT

Two Film Scores...

I'm happy to announce the completion of scores for two short films:1) Diagnosis, written and directed by Coleman Hough, starring Emily Deschanel, James Urbaniak and Lesley Ann Warren. Listen to "Elat...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:27:00 GMT

September Songs a success...

I couldn't be happier with the results on the new CD. All the musicians - Gowanus Radio Orchestra and friends from Hem - did impeccable work in an incredibly short period of time, overcoming all the c...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:47:00 GMT

"September Songs: Music for Film" almost here...

The new CD is almost done...Our schedule was ambitious, but thanks to some of the finest musicians in New York (members of the Gowanus Radio Orchestra along with friends from Hem) and the incomparable...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:53:00 GMT

New Album in the Works

Just wrapped up four days in the studio, tracking and mixing the new CD. I'll upload rough mixes shortly -- check out the fantastic work by the Gowanus Radio Orchestra, featuring some of NYs best musi...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 21:39:00 GMT