Vincent Schiela

I believe in the power of music to take listeners to places they might not otherwise go. I draw on life's journey and reflect it back, in music. I hope to inspire contemplation, thoughtfulness, and dreams.

The music? On one side - ambient instrumentals, modern classical and chamber, and piano solos, evoking beauty, sadness, regret, and hope. In style and texture, my instrumental compositions have been compared with Max Richter, and Erik Satie. My piano solo work has been heard on BBC television as well as European internet radio.
On the other side... I also write, record and perform as a singer-songwriter - Americana-ish-folkie-tinged pop-flavored sometimes retro songs with ambient lyrical sprinkles and the expected singer-songwriter angst and introspection, delivered with an authentic indie vocal style.
I've performed with bands and artists in the Philadelphia and New York City area, but am currently focused on writing and producing in-studio, with occasional solo appearances in friendly listening rooms around the Philadelphia area.
My most recent ambient/modern chamber release, "The Passage", is available at: https://vincentschiela.bandcamp.com/
I am a published composer with 10Miles, music library and label focusing on music of the Mediterranean and MidEast. My recordings of three compositions - piano solos - were released on 10Miles "SoloPiano - Mideast Mediterranea 3" in March 2020: "Balkan Moon Dance", "Walking with Ismail", and "Elira is Dreaming" - available at https://www.universalproductionmusic.com/en-lae/discover/albums/23094/solopiano-mideast-mediterranea-3.

A variety of my compositions are also available for listening on my Soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/vincentschiela and also at www.vincentschielamusic.com.
Taxi Forwards: "If Hearts Broke Like Clouds", ambient piano solo, Y180506MP, 2018; "Remember, I Will", ambient piano solo, Y180506MP, 2018; "Half of Me", piano solo, Y181122SP, 2018; "La Panchina, Vacante" Mediterranean piano instrumental D190321MI 2019; "This Time", Singer-Songwriter songs, S210411SS 2021; "The Passage", Piano/String Instrumental, S210623MN 2021; "Silence, Like Glass" Sad Piano/String Instrumental Cues 2022; "Crescent", Heartfelt Piano-based New Age Artists and Composers S230316PF 2023
Copyright notices:
"Sail With the Wind" copyright 2012 Vincent Schiela
"Hey Josephine" copyright 2013 Vincent Schiela
"I'll Drive" copyright 2015 Vincent Schiela
"If Hearts Broke Like Clouds" copyright 2012 Vincent Schiela

"Just a Lullaby" copyright 2014 Vincent Schiela
"Qingsong" copyright 2015 Vincent Schiela
"Remember, I Will", "Christmas Star", "Half of Me" copyright 2018 Vincent Schiela
"Here We come A-Caroling", "Angels We Have Heard On High" - arrangement copyright 2019 Vincent Schiela
"Nuit Obscure" "This Time", "La Panchina Vacante", "The Bridge","Sweet Christmas Dreams", "The Wonder" copyright 2019 Vincent Schiela
"Our Last Goodbye", "Christmas Peace Carol" copyright 2020 Vincent Schiela
"Consideration", "Silence, Like Glass", "Hije (Shadows, and Mist)" and "The Passage" copyright 2021 Vincent Schiela
"Remember", "Remembering", "Ombre", "A Precious Moment" and "Song for Art" copyright 2022 Vincent Schiela
"Crescent", "What Remains" and "Souvenir (Remember)" copyright 2023 Vincent Schiela