ATP launches artist series with glimpse at generating an album

Alpine Theatre Task is launching a new artist fee collection entitled “The Artist Challenge.”

The series commences with an intimate appear at the development of a new pop album on April 23- 24 at ATP’s new headquarters in the old Mountain Cinemas in Whitefish.

Slipping By Space: A Cosmic Journey into Songwriting, conceived and carried out by Broadway actor and recording artist, Eric Krop, will acquire the audience on a journey into the minds and hearts of three artists as they wrestle with appreciate, daily life, and our position in the universe all though producing new songs for an forthcoming album. It will give audiences a unusual, intimate appear into the process of songwriting from the seed of an thought all the way by means of the final brain-blowing efficiency of new songs created by Krop and his songwriting collaborators, Selda Sahin, and Derek Gregor, both equally of whom will be carrying out with Krop.

Eric Krop recently created his Tv set debut on Fox’s demonstrate “I Can See Your Voice” with recording artist Jessie McCartney. He built his Broadway debut in the revival of Godspell in 2012, and moved to Los Angeles, exactly where he swiftly broke into the audio scene supplying vocals for James Corden in the movie “Peter Rabbit” and operating with Grammy winning pop producer Greg Kurstin. Krop moved to Whitefish in 2019 to continue on tunes manufacturing and recording remotely though teaching and carrying out with Alpine Theatre Task and other artists.

“Eric is without having a doubt one particular of the most proficient singers you will ever listen to in your existence,” suggests ATP Inventive Director, Betsi Morrison. “He’s also a outstanding songwriter and music producer. This live performance will give our audience a truly special seem into what it’s like to do what he does. It is as if ‘Inside the Actors Studio’ made the decision to be a dance occasion.”

ATP has designed “The Artist Challenge” this calendar year as a way to give area qualified artists options to maintain building in the confront of continued problems in the accomplishing arts. ATP Artistic Director Betsi Morrison chose local expert artists to create work that issues most to them appropriate now. Provided 6 months and a confined budget, these artists will current their perform at public performances in the course of the 12 months, which includes live shows, readings, album creations, and entirely-staged musicals. Other artists in the Obstacle consist of Tracy McDowell, Dustin Brayley, Meredith Patterson, Erica Von Kleist, Jeremy Reinbolt, Nick Spear and Susan O’Dea.

“Communities need the arts extra than ever,” Morrison states. “Yet the carrying out arts local community has been decimated by the pandemic. ATP has spent the previous calendar year discovering modern methods to this obstacle. The Artist Problem was a way to additional this effort and hard work by investing immediately in our amazing and resilient community artists.”

Falling Via Area: A Cosmic Journey into Songwriting starring Eric Krop will be held April 23 -24 at 7 p.m. at Alpine Theatre Project’s new headquarters in the Mountain Centre in Whitefish, 6475 Hwy 93 South. Constrained, cabaret seating at tables and solitary seats is available, like on-stage seating.

Call ATP at 406-862-7469 or visit atpwhitefish.org for a lot more data and to order tickets.