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Local Musician Takes Trauma and Makes Music With Manic Music Makers
/New to Peterborough, musician Panicky Pete channels and processes negative experiences in his new album ‘Trauma’ coming out on Oct. 28 and will continue making music locally with his own label ‘Manic Music Makers’.
Image courtesy of Peter Steinke.
‘Panicky Pete’, otherwise known as Peter Steinke, has always loved music. He says the popular rock band Linkin Park is to blame for his love of guitar and rock music.
As a musician, Steinke and his guitar were once inseparable. In the past he was a music teacher, and played in a band with his friends.
It wasn’t until health complications took over, and he was unable to play the guitar, that Panicky Pete and Manic Music Makers were born.
“I had to stop the guitar, so I started focusing on building a home studio,” said Steinke. “I wanted to be able to do stuff with my friends that I used to play music with. It started out of wanting to be able to make music with other people again.”
When his health deteriorated, and he was unable to do the things he loved, Steinke’s mental health deteriorated too.
“The name Manic Music Makers and Panicky Pete, it’s all about mental health and honest communications through art.” he said. “Music is my most comfortable way of expressing myself, so I try to use it to express the things I can’t or won’t say because of anxiety and such. I feel strongly that it can be a tool for healing. I wanted to create a space that people could express any type of suffering and try to get that out.
Photo courtesy of Peter Steinke.
Initially Steinke played in folk and reggae bands, when he could no longer play the guitar but still wanted to make music, he turned to hip hop.
“I started playing synth and piano and started producing instead,” he said. “I discovered lo-fi hop hop and that’s the most emotionally connected I’ve felt to a music genre in a long time so I took that opportunity to express what was going on at the time. It was right after a major surgery that I had complications with, I literally couldn’t play the guitar anymore which was very confusing and was a very identity questioning experience. I tried to use music as a way to prosses those things.”
Every song on the album ‘Trauma’ is either a cause of trauma in Steinke’s life, or an outcome of trauma.
He plans on his next album to be called ‘Therapy’ to promote the goal of healing.
Now, Steinke is able to play the guitar some days for short periods of time.
‘Trauma’ comes out on Oct. 18. Those interested can pre-save it now on Spotify, Apple Music and all other streaming service, here.
Visit Manic Music Makers or Panicky Pete on Intagram to view music videos and for more information.
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