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### "The acid-banjo god of the cello"
*Steven Bernstein (The Hot 9, Lounge Lizards, Levon Helm Band, Sex Mob)*
### “Singer and unconventional cellist Trevor Exter plucks and whacks at his big instrument and guides it through multiple climaxes.”
*Time Out New York*
### “If you’re expecting a sedate orchestra recital, you’d better think again…. Exter’s crooning voice harkens back to an era of music where men weren’t afraid to wear their hearts on their sleeves.”
*Chris Kocher, Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin*
### “…makes you feel like you found something you didn’t even know you were missing… Trevor Exter nails it.”
*Ethan Kanat, BreakThruRadio.com*
For most of his life, Trevor Exter has been a professional singer and cellist with his own approach to all aspects of composing, songwriting, producing, performing and touring. He’s had a few bands where he got to make a spectacle of himself, and some producers like to use him as a secret weapon.
Extensive classical music training made him deeply sensitive to dynamics in music, but he’s always kept an abiding love for experimental, punk, rock and electronic music, maintaining a presence in those scenes.
First-time listeners were sometimes puzzled when Exter would step on stage with a cello plugged into an amp the way a rocker bears his axe. These days he mainly sports a Telecaster or his fretless Precision bass as he gets ready to record his eighth album. Exter has toured with De La Guarda, Steve Kimock, author James McBride, DJ Tasha Blank and his duo with John Kimock, XVSK. He frequently performs solo.
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Album Releases see: Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify.
Most recent stuff is on my Soundcloud page.
Misc appearances:
Cello: "Building the American Dream" (2020 Doc, PBS, Gil Talmi, composer)
Live original score: Levar Burton Reads: “Goat” (2017 Podcast, Stitcher)
Original score: "Movimento" (2005 Doc, BBC Channel 4)
"Waitress: The Musical" (Broadway, Sara Bareilles): Cello & Guitars
"Villa Villa" (Off-Broadway, De La Guarda): Singer, MD & tech
"Fuerzabruta" (Off-Broadway): Singer & Drums
"The Good Lord Bird" (Int'l book tour with author James McBride): Bass, Cello & Voice
"Basetrack Live" (NY Times Top 10, 2014): Cello & Electronics
"Breaking Surface" (Theater For The New City): Original Score
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