Will Shore is a composer, producer, and vibraphonist based in Brooklyn. He DJ’s a monthly show on the Lot Radio, and released his debut solo EP A hundred times on Mister Saturday Night Records in 2017.
Shore has played vibraphone for Nels Cline’s LOVERS, Arto Lindsay’s Noise Quartet, The Dave Harrington Group, and the Nublu Orchestra conducted by Butch Morris. He also contributed his characteristic layered vibraphone parts to Francis Harris’ Minor Forms EP and full-length, Trivial Occupations.
He often plays solo vibraphone with electronics for the Planetarium series at Nowadays, and as a solo performer he’s opened for Laraaji as well as The Comet is Coming (Shabaka Hutchings). He is one half of the electronic pop duo TMBOY, and a member of Uzupis— a percussion ensemble with Kenny Wollesen (Bill Frisell, John Zorn, Tom Waits) and Dalius Naujo. His music has been covered by Resident Advisor, XlR8R, Stereogum, Buzzfeed, Interview Magazine, Brooklyn Vegan, and more.
As a large-ensemble bandleader, Shore has conducted various groups in NYC at venues such as The Stone, Nublu, and H0L0. As well, he recently traveled to conduct at Silent Green Kulturquartier in Berlin, and The Peronas Jazz Festival in Lithuania.
As a composer, he’s written and produced music for shows on NBC, History Channel, Bravo, Netflix, and more. He has won 4 ASCAP Awards for the music he has written for television.
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“The three tracks on the EP masterfully balance Shore's stunning instrumentation with club sensibilities for an EP of mind-bending brilliance.” - XLR8R
“Equal parts weekend-fever house and Wednesday-at-MoMA minimalism, A hundred times is the groove-packed debut EP from Shore.” - Tiny Mix Tapes
Selected Links
Stereogum - The Best New Jazz of March 2019
Brooklyn Vegan - Mercury Lounge Show
Tiny Mix Tapes - Shore announce debut EP, A Hundred Times, on Mister Saturday Night
photo taken by Steph Smith