"Liz, my friend, is not my lover..."

Whaaaa?? 

I mean, "Billie Jean is not my lover." :-)

Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" provided Liz and me with endless amounts of fun. I know, I know; it sounds like a terrible idea on paper -- "Billie Jean" for a classical piano duo?!? My older brother suggested the idea in 2007, and I tossed it around for a few years before deciding to give it a go. I knew a direct transcription of the original would almost be disrespectful... nothing could ever fully recreate Michael Jackson's legendary performance. Instead, we decided to follow our own artistic path, using Jackson's wonderfully fertile musical material as inspiration.

I'm quite thrilled with the result! It's at once modernist, rhythmic, offbeat, and "classical."

We had a blast conceiving and producing the music video. Anna Whistler, our incomparable camerawoman and friend, turned the stage into a dance floor, and before we knew it, we had fantastic footage of our dancing shadows to splice into the final cut. Ultimately, however, we decided on a more understated tone for the video (in contrast to some of our others)... keeping it classy for MJ. Also, a special shout out to Smith College and Yale alumniVentures for helping to make the music video possible.
 

Comments

[Danilo]

My gooooooooooooooooodness!!! This arrangement of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean is simply great!! Astonishing!!! Amazing!!!! It's wonderful to hear your new arrangements and watch to all your video clips... we all need these reinventions in music, when we think that all possibilities are already done and thorougly worked, there comes something that surpass all our expectations! Is this score already available? How can I get it?
Congratulations!

[Ricelli]

great! congratulations! :)

[Scott Clemons]

Fantastic arrangement and performance. Is this going to be available to buy?? Please!!!

Thanks,
T. Scott

[beggingpianist]

Please, please, please, sell the score, I beg you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[陳孜旻]

This arrangement is very good!!! I love it so much!!!!!
When can I buy it?

[June]

Yes! Yes! I want a score!!!!
I can't stop hearing it in my head!
Love it!

[Beggingmusician]

oh please... pretty please. how can i buy the score for this AWESOME arrangement of Billie Jean????

[Mewzikman]

Just absolutely fantastic - as a 73 year-old performing pianist in Washington D.C. you have inspired me to do a similar solo transcription which I have now finished after a month. The results are certainly not in your catagory level of playing but none the less bringing joy to patrons in the various restaurants I play at. Thank you, thank you, thank you. What a genius creativity you are blessed with.

[Taiwanese]

It is pretty well
How can I buy this ?
Please I want the download link :(
This composer are best in the world
I can't wait your answer , exciting now !

[Samantha]

i would really love to buy this score !!!! please!! email me at iil0ve_Me@yahoo.com immediately !