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Neil Patton is a pianist/keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and performer working in Eugene, Oregon. He is a featured artist on the popular Whisperings Solo Piano Radio broadcast (www.solopianoradio.com). His 2015 CD, Between Shadow and Light, was named Album of the Year at MainlyPiano.com, and has been nominated for other awards, as well. His 2012 release, Hammer & Wire was nominated for multiple awards. His single Water of Life (from his debut album, Impromptu) reached the #23 spot .Whisperings top 100 in 2012, and was one of 16 tracks included in the Whisperings Vol I: Music to Quiet Your World CD sampler released in 2011. Clockwork, the duet he composed and recorded with legendary pianist David Nevue, was released on Nevue’s critically acclaimed album, Winding Down in 2015.Neil studied classical piano from the age of five through college. Graduating with honors from the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance in 1994, he has since maintained his residence in his birthplace, Eugene, Oregon. In 1996 Neil began to work full-time as a musician in various capacities. He opened a private piano teaching studio in 1997, and now teaches 30 students in his home office and at New Hope Christian College in Eugene. He also serves as Pastor of Worship Arts at Emerald Bible Fellowship. While also composing and arranging, and sometimes helping to arrange and produce music for other local artists. Neil performs regularly with his wife, Cathy, an accomplished flutist. They have been married since 1996 and have two children.His first CD of original vocal music, Horizon, was released in 1998. Neil returned to the studio in 2007 to release Impromptu, a collection of solo piano pieces. His second solo piano collection, Hammer & Wire, was released in May of 2012. Between Shadow and Light, his third solo piano offering, was released in October, 2015.