"Everybody always wants to be there not here – it’s the law of humanity. But it’s nice to be here and I like to be here. I don’t want to look out too far because otherwise I will lose what I have here. I guess it’s step by step and we’ll see what the future brings."

(Michael Pärt, Source, ENG version)

Michael Pärt has gained renown in the music and film communities by working closely with Oscar- and Grammy-winning artists, and with Icelandic megastar Björk, film director Francis Ford Coppola, composer Howard Shore, and film director and Prince of Thailand Chatrichalerm Yukol among others. He has contributed to award-winning projects such as the BAFTA-winning LazyTown and the Grammy-nominated albums Volta by Björk and Neon Bible by Arcade Fire. Away from production he has exhibited a music installation at the Stanley Picker Gallery, and his most recent project was establishing the International Arvo Pärt Centre, a foundation to preserve his father’s heritage. [Biography] [Career highlights]