{{Short description|American guitarist}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2011}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Peter Malick | image = PeterMalickChessvoltStudios.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|11|28}} | birth_place = [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]], Massachusetts, U.S. | genre = [[Blues]], [[rock music|rock]] | occupation = Musician, record producer | instrument = Guitar | years_active = 1967–present | label = [[Capricorn Records|Capricorn]], [[Koch Records|E1]] | website = {{URL|www.petermalick.com}} }}
'''Peter Malick''' (born November 28, 1951) is an American blues guitarist, record producer and entrepreneur. He's currently the CEO of InboundAV.
==Music career== In the late 1960s, Malick was a member of the band [[Listening (band)|Listening]].<ref name="BB68">"[https://books.google.com/books?id=_0QEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Peter+Malick%22&pg=PA34 Album Reviews]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', December 21, 1968, p. 34, retrieved 2011-07-21</ref> Listening was signed by [[Vanguard Records]] in [[New York City]] when Malick was sixteen.
He played guitar with blues pianist [[Otis Spann]], who invited Malick to live with his family in [[Chicago]]. Over the years, Malick backed up and toured with blues musicians such as [[Muddy Waters]], [[Big Mama Thornton]], and [[John Lee Hooker]]. Later, Malick was a [[Conducting|conductor]] and [[music director]] for the national touring company of ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]''. Malick next joined the [[James Montgomery (singer)|James Montgomery Band]], recording ''First Time Out'' and ''High Roller'', both for [[Capricorn Records]].<ref name="Ruhlmann">{{cite web|last1=Ruhlmann|first1=William|title=Peter Malick {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/peter-malick-mn0000844185/biography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=14 October 2016}}</ref>
For the next 20 years, he made money at cards. He returned to music in the 1990s, recording ''Wrong Side of My Life'' (1998) and ''Sons of the Jet Age'' (2000). He won the [[Blues Music Award|W.C. Handy Award]] for historic album of the year in 2001 for the Otis Span album ''Last Call''. Two years later he wrote and produced the album ''[[New York City (The Peter Malick Group album)|New York City]]'' featuring [[Norah Jones]].<ref name="Ruhlmann" />
Malick opened Chessvolt Studios in 2006,{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} a recording studio where he worked with a number of indie artists including Hope Waits, Courtney Jones, and [[Jonathan Norton|Butch Norton]].{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} While running Chessvolt, Malick and his partner ran Luxury Wafers Sessions,{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} which hosted live recording sessions with artists including [[Mother Mother]], [[Gaby Moreno]], [[Father John Misty|J Tillman (Father John Misty)]], [[Langhorne Slim]], [[Dengue Fever (band)|Dengue Fever]], [[Heartless Bastards]], and [[Lissie]].{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
Malick closed Chessvolt Studios in 2009 but continued to make music, including co-writing the album ''Wix n' Lix'' with drummer [[John Wicks (drummer)|John Wicks]] and writing and producing the song "27 Years" with the Korean [[Jung Yong-hwa|Jung Yong Hwa]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-20 |title='어느 멋진 날' 정용화 피터 말릭, 따뜻한 사람…'27 years'는 추억 담긴 곡 |url=https://www.ajunews.com/view/20150119195245530 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=아주경제 |language=ko}}</ref>
==Entrepreneurship and marketing== Malick shifted his professional focus in 2013, becoming CMO of Westlake Pro Audio<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malick |first=Peter |date=2016-01-16 |title=Marketing 101? The accidental CMO. |url=https://medium.com/@petermalick/marketing-101-the-accidental-cmo-7b0f1841ebc7 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref> in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://westlakepro.com/about/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Westlake Pro |language=en-US}}</ref>
In January 2017, Malick left Westlake Pro Audio to pursue his own marketing business, first as co-founder of Lumen Foundry,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lumen Foundry - About {{!}} FlexJobs |url=https://www.flexjobs.com/remote-jobs/company/lumen_foundry |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Flexjobs.com |language=en}}</ref> and later that year, as founder and CEO of InboundAV which he still owns and operates. InboundAV, an inbound marketing agency, initially catered to the professional audio and music industry. Malick has since led InboundAV to expand its reach, acquiring a number of clients outside of the pro audio industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Malick - Founder & CEO at Inbound AV |url=https://theorg.com/org/inbound-av/org-chart/peter-malick |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Theorg.com |language=en}}</ref> Under his leadership, InboundAV became a Platinum HubSpot Solutions Partner and earned HubSpot’s Custom Integration Accreditation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-25 |title=InboundAV Earns HubSpot Custom Integration Accreditation, Showcasing Expertise in Complex CRM Integrations |url=https://fox59.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/646159016/inboundav-earns-hubspot-custom-integration-accreditation-showcasing-expertise-in-complex-crm-integrations/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Fox59.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Talks and presentations== * ''6 Steps to Supercharge Your Email Marketing'' (2017)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malick |first=Peter |date=July 12, 2017 |title=6 Steps to Supercharge Your Email Marketing |url=https://www.namm.org/marketing/6-steps-supercharge-your-email-marketing |website=Namm.org |place=at NAMM Summer Session in Nashville, Tennessee |language=en}}</ref> * ''Adventures in Woo. From Novice to Ninja'' (2017)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malick |first=Peter (April 21, 2017) |date= 21 April 2017|title=Peter Malick: Adventures in Woo. From Novice to Ninja |url=https://wordpress.tv/2017/04/21/peter-malick-adventures-in-woo-from-novice-to-ninja/ |website=WordPress.tv |place=at WordCamp San Diego 2017 |language=en}}</ref> * ''5 Reasons Your Online Marketing Isn’t Working—and How to Fix It'' (January 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malick |first=Peter (January 18, 2018) |title=5 Reasons Your Online Marketing Isn't Working—and How to Fix It |url=https://ww1.namm.org/nammu/5-reasons-your-online-marketing-isn%E2%80%99t-working%E2%80%94and |website=1,namm.org |place=at The NAMM Show in Anaheim, California}}</ref> * ''Website Strategies in the New Normal'' (2020)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malick |first=Peter (April 22, 2020) |title=Website Strategies in the New Normal |url=https://ww1.namm.org/video/nammu/website-strategies-new-normal |access-date= |website=1.namm.org |place=at NAMM Summer Session in Nashville, Tennessee}}</ref> * ''Build Your Million-Dollar E-commerce Marketing Stack on a Shoestring'' (January 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malick |first=Peter (January 18, 2021) |title=Build Your Million-Dollar E-commerce Marketing Stack on a Shoestring |url=https://www.namm.org/marketing-management/build-your-million-dollar-e-commerce-marketing-stack-shoestring |access-date= |website=Namm.org|place=at Believe in Music Week, Virtual. |language=en}}</ref>
==Awards== * [[Blues Music Award|W. C. Handy Award]], ''Last Call'' (2001) * Top Blues Album, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine, ''[[New York City (The Peter Malick Group album)|New York City]]'' (2003)
==Discography== * ''Wrong Side of My Life'' (Mr. Cat, 1998) * ''Sons of the Jet Age'' (Mr. Cat, 2000) * ''[[New York City (The Peter Malick Group album)|New York City]]'' ([[E1 Entertainment|eOne]]/Koch, 2003) * ''Chance & Circumstance'' (eOne/Koch, 2003) * ''New York City: The Remix Album'' (eOne/Koch, 2004) * ''The Chill Album'' (eOne/Koch, 2005)<ref name="AM Discog">{{cite web|title=Peter Malick {{!}} Album Discography {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/peter-malick-mn0000844185/discography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=October 14, 2016}}</ref>
'''with [[James Cotton]] Blues Band''' * ''Cut You Loose'' ([[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]], 1967)
'''with [[Listening (band)|Listening]]''' * ''Listening'' (Vanguard, 1968)
'''with [[James Montgomery (singer)|James Montgomery]] Band''' * ''First Time Out'' ([[Capricorn Records|Capricorn]]/[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]], 1973) * ''High Roller'' (Capricorn/Warner Bros. 1974)
'''with [[Butch Norton]]''' * ''Duets from the Spin Dry Cycle'' (Luxury Wafers, 2010)
'''with [[Jung Yong-hwa]]''' * ''27 Years'' (FNC, 2015) '''with''' [[John Wicks (drummer)|John Wicks]]
* ''Wix n Lix'' (Luxury Wafers, 2015)
==As producer== * ''Otis Spann's Last Call: Live at Boston Tea Party'' (Conqueroot 2001) * ''Nada Bhava'' (Anusara, 2007) * ''Starting Ground'', Josh Blackburn (Mr. Cat 2007) * ''Whiskey'' with Free Dominguez (2006) * ''Transcendence'', Tony Khalife * ''Miles'', JOHNA (2013) * ''Grow'', Spencer Livivngston (2013) * ''Axels and Sockets'', The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project (2014) * ''All The Things That Fall'', Courtney Jones (LuxuryWafers 2013) * ''The Long Way Home'', Johna (2016)
==Movies and television== * ''[[Runaway Jury]]'' (2003) * ''Third Watch'' * ''Lullaby'' (2004) * ''[[Broke Sky]]'' (2007) * ''[[Twisted (TV series)|Twisted]]'' (2013)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://georgegraham.com/reviews/malick.html George Graham Review of The Peter Malick Group: Chance & Circumstance] * [http://www.rambles.net/malick_chance03.html Rambles Magazine Review] * [http://www.punkblowfish.com/Listening.html Boston Sound Review - Neat old images] * [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1117099 NPR:Otis Spann's Last Recording]
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