(Left to right) Jon Schmidt, Paul Anderson, Steven Sharp Nelson, and Al van der Beek
Background information
Origin
St. George, Utah, U.S.
Genres
Classical crossover
orchestral pop
Instrumental rock
Years active
2010–present
Labels
Sony Masterworks[1]
Members
Jon Schmidt
Steven Sharp Nelson
Paul Anderson
Al van der Beek
Past members
Tel Stewart
Website
www.thepianoguys.com
YouTube information
Also known as
The Piano Guys
Channel
ThePianoGuys
Years active
2008–present
Genre
Music
Subscribers
7 million[2]
Total views
2.3 billion[2]
Creator Awards
100,000 subscribers
2011
1,000,000 subscribers
2012
Last updated: 29 December 2023
The Piano Guys is an American musical group consisting of pianist Jon Schmidt, cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, videographer Paul Anderson, and music producer Al van der Beek. Originating in Utah, they gained popularity through YouTube, where in 2011 they began posting piano and cello compositions combining classical, pop, film score and original music, showcased through elaborate or cinematic videos. As of March 2020[update] the group had surpassed 2 billion views on their YouTube channel and had 6.7 million subscribers.[3][4] Their first eight major-label studio albums, The Piano Guys, The Piano Guys 2, A Family Christmas, Wonders, Uncharted, Christmas Together, Limitless, and 10, each reached number one on Billboard Classical Albums or New Age Albums charts.[5][6][7]
^"The Piano Guys". Sony Masterworks. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
^ ab"About ThePianoGuys". YouTube.
^Hudy, Stan (August 8, 2018). "Review: A mesmerizing evening with The Piano Guys". The Record. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
^Sekili, Amy; Waukegan, Bravo (December 2, 2019). "Waukegan student violinists receive unique music opportunity". Chicago Daily Herald. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^"Billboard New Age Albums Chart History: The Piano Guys". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
^"Billboard Classical Albums Chart History: The Piano Guys". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
^"Chart History The Piano Guys". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
ThePianoGuys is an American musical group consisting of pianist Jon Schmidt, cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, videographer Paul Anderson, and music producer...
an American cellist. He is best known as "The Cello Guy" of the classical new-age musical group ThePianoGuys, with whom he has released eight number-one...
released eight solo albums and seven piano books containing original scores. Since 2010 he has been a member of ThePianoGuys musical group, performing on their...
ThePianoGuys 2 is the third studio album by the American musical group ThePianoGuys. It was released on May 7, 2013, by Portrait (a division of Sony...
2017 solo tour, as well as his 2021 solo tour. Many artists including thePianoGuys, Boyce Avenue, and Enhypen have covered "What Makes You Beautiful"....
a part of the soundtrack for the video game Bully: Scholarship Edition, in 2008. 2011: ThePianoGuys published a cello arrangement of the song on YouTube...
engineer "Wonders" (song), a 2011 song by The Sound of Arrows Wonders (album), a 2014 album by ThePianoGuys Wonder (disambiguation) Wondering (disambiguation)...
ThePianoGuys Steven Sharp Nelson – Cello Guy Jon Schmidt – PianoGuy Al van der Beek – Music Guy Paul Anderson – "The" Guy Tel Stewart – Video Guy Shaye...
None the Richer on The Song That Changed My Life; and Shawn Bradley, The PianoGuys, and Mates of State on Studio C. Major athletes like Steve Young, Ty Detmer...
(or its title song) Limitless (Tonight Alive album), 2016 Limitless (ThePianoGuys album), 2018 Limitless, a 2020 album by Richard Marx "Limitless (Burns...
album), a compilation album by The Wildhearts 10 (Hunter album), 2010 10 (John Anderson album), 1988 10 (ThePianoGuys album), 2020 10 (Nikos Oikonomopoulos...
Together, a 2017 album by The Tenors Christmas Together (ThePianoGuys album), a 2017 album by ThePianoGuys John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together...
light Africanized tribal cover of the song, featuring the One Voice Children's Choir and Lexi Walker as Elsa. ThePianoGuys' cover version mixes parts of...
Ho), French ("The Scientist" by Diane Tell), and Hindi ("Paradise" by Anmol Malik), while distinct genres can be found in thePianoGuys, and Mark Ronson...
vocals, piano Robert Voseign – mastering Ryan Walter – artwork design Ali Gavillet – photography ‹See Tfd› ThePianoGuys covered the song in a piano and...
December 12, 2017, he was a guest on ThePianoGuys live stream called 'Light The World Christmas Concert with ThePianoGuys and Friends', in which he made...
Cliff Richard (1999). The Miracle CD 1 of 2 (CD). UK: EMI. Peter Wolf (1999). Progression (CD). Austria: Groove Works. ThePianoGuys (2 June 2017). So Far...
its first artists ThePianoGuys on the newly relaunched imprint, and subsequently transferring Jackie Evancho to Portrait from the Columbia label. Burton...
Global Information
