Editing Duncan Sheik (section)

==Career==
Early in his musical career, Sheik played guitar for other artists, including [[Liz and Lisa]] (with [[Elizabeth Mitchell (musician)|Elizabeth Mitchell]] and [[Lisa Loeb]]). Sheik also played on [[His Boy Elroy]]'s 1993 album through his connections from a fellow Brown alum, [[Tracee Ellis Ross]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Price|first=Betsy|date=5 May 2015|title=Duncan Sheik talks about composing for 'Winn-Dixie'|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/entertainment/theater/2015/05/07/duncan-sheik-talks-composing-winn-dixie/26937837/|website=delawareonline}}</ref>

===Singer-songwriter===
In 1996, Sheik released his self-titled [[Duncan Sheik (album)|debut album]], which was certified gold.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=duncan+sheik#search_section|access-date=22 January 2021|website=RIAA}}</ref> The album featured the hit single "[[Barely Breathing]]", which peaked at number 16<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/duncan-sheik|title=Duncan Sheik Barely Breathing Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and remained on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for 55 consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite web|last=Boskamp|first=Elsie|title=Update: East End Favorites Expected To Rock Out During Inaugural Hamptons Music Festival – The Arts – Live Music View|url=https://www.hamptons.com/The-Arts/Live-Music-View/20081/Update-East-End-Favorites-Expected-To-Rock-Out.html#.XQx-jI97lPY|website=www.hamptons.com|date=October 15, 2014 }}</ref> "Barely Breathing" also enjoyed Top 20 success on Adult Contemporary radio,<ref name="billboard.com"/> reached No. 2 on the Adult Top 40 charts,<ref name="billboard.com"/> and garnered Sheik a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Best Male Pop Vocal Performance]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Iwasaki|first=Scott|date=February 1, 2008|title=New awakening spurs 2nd Grammy bid for Sheik|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/695248795/New-awakening-spurs-2nd-Grammy-bid-for-Sheik.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621065747/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/695248795/New-awakening-spurs-2nd-Grammy-bid-for-Sheik.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 21, 2019|website=DeseretNews.com}}</ref>

In 1998, Sheik recorded "Embraceable You" for ''[[Red Hot + Rhapsody]]'', a [[George Gershwin]] tribute to increase AIDS awareness, and also recorded "Songbird" for another tribute, ''Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} Also in 1998, Sheik released ''[[Humming (album)|Humming]]'', an experimental follow-up with string arrangements.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

Sheik sang a duet with singer [[Howard Jones (British musician)|Howard Jones]] on Jones' 2000 single entitled ''Someone You Need''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Iwasaki|first=Scott|date=July 7, 1999|title=The people have their say: Hojo rocks|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/706201/The-people-have-their-say-Hojo-rocks.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925181207/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/706201/The-people-have-their-say-Hojo-rocks.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2018|website=DeseretNews.com}}</ref>

Sheik released ''[[Phantom Moon]]'', a [[Nick Drake]]-influenced album on which he collaborated with poet and writer [[Steven Sater]], in 2001.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} The following year, Sheik released ''[[Daylight (Duncan Sheik album)|Daylight]]'', a brighter, more modern-sounding album which included the singles, "[[On A High]]" and "Half-Life".{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} After a four-year recording break, Sheik released ''[[White Limousine]]'' (2006), an album which included companion software on a [[DVD-ROM]] to remix individual tracks.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} In 2008, Sheik was a judge at the 7th annual Independent Music Awards.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

In 2009 he released ''[[Whisper House]]'', a concept album which provided the score for the musical of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=8 January 2009|title=Track List Announced for Sheik's 'Whisper House'; Concert Dates Added|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/track-list-announced-for-sheiks-whisper-house-concert-dates-added-com-156748|access-date=23 January 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref> The stage musical premiered at [[Old Globe Theatre|The Old Globe Theatre]] in San Diego in January 2010, after a workshop at [[Vassar College]], produced by [[New York Stage and Film]] in 2009.<ref>Jones, Kenneth (May 3, 2009). [http://www.playbill.com/article/old-globe-will-premiere-duncan-sheiks-whisper-house-and-bricusses-sammy-davis-jr-musical-com-160544# "Old Globe Will Premiere Duncan Sheik's ''Whisper House'' and Bricusse's Sammy Davis Jr. Musical"]. ''Playbill''.</ref><ref name="whisper">Rothstein, Mervyn (January 20, 2010). [http://www.playbill.com/article/a-ghostly-awakening-duncan-sheiks-whisper-house-com-165092# "A Ghostly Awakening: Duncan Sheik's ''Whisper House''"]. ''Playbill''.</ref>

In 2011, Sheik released ''[[Covers 80's]]'', an album including covers of popular 1980s songs. Concert dates in support of the album were later canceled due to Sheik seeking treatment for alcohol addiction.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Michael H.|date=8 June 2011|title=Duncan Sheik Cancels Tour Dates to Deal with Alcohol-Related Addiction|newspaper=Observer.com|url=https://observer.com/2011/06/duncan-sheik-cancels-tour-dates-to-deal-with-alcohol-related-addiction/|access-date=February 16, 2012}}</ref> A remixed version of the album was released the following year.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kevin Thomas |url=http://www.dallasvoice.com/duncan-chic-10132949.html |title=Duncan, chic |website=Dallasvoice.com |date=November 30, 2012 |access-date=December 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071424/http://www.dallasvoice.com/duncan-chic-10132949.html |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sheik released a new studio album entitled ''[[Legerdemain (album)|Legerdemain]]'' in October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|author=Powers|first=Ann|date=October 16, 2014|title=Hear Two Songs From Duncan Sheik's Next Album : The Record|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2014/10/16/356464328/hear-two-songs-from-duncan-sheiks-next-album|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=NPR}}</ref>

===Composer===
In addition to being a singer-songwriter, Sheik has also composed music for plays, musicals, and movie soundtracks. He composed original music for the 2002 [[New York Shakespeare Festival]] production of ''[[Twelfth Night]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02EEDA1631F931A35754C0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink | work=The New York Times | first=Robin | last=Finn | title=PUBLIC LIVES; Decisions, Decisions. Name Recognition or Nirvana? | date=July 2, 2002}}</ref>

In 2004, he composed the score for the film ''[[A Home at the End of the World (film)|A Home at the End of the World]]''. The ''AllMusic'' reviewer wrote: "...takes the sensitivity and tension of the film's plot and crafts incidental music and new songs that complement the movie well."<ref>Theakston, Rob. [https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-home-at-the-end-of-the-world-mw0000211409 "''A Home at the End of the World'' Original Soundtrack"] allmusic.com, retrieved July 24, 2019</ref> He composed the score for the 2005 film ''[[Through the Fire (2005 film)|Through the Fire]]'' with Pete Miser.<ref>Catsoulis, Jeanette. [http://movies2.nytimes.com/2006/02/10/movies/10telf.html "Review. ''Through the Fire''. The Golden Road to a Basketball Dream"] ''The New York Times'', February 10, 2006</ref><ref>Scheib, Ronnie (July 14, 2005). [https://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/through-the-fire-1200524487/ "Review. ''Through the Fire''"]. ''Variety''.</ref>

Sheik wrote the music for ''[[Spring Awakening (Musical)|Spring Awakening]]'' (2006) in collaboration with [[Steven Sater]]. Written over a period of eight years, the musical, which premiered off-Broadway during the summer, opened on Broadway to critical acclaim later in the fall. The musical was based on the controversial German [[expressionism|expressionist]] play ''[[Spring Awakening (play)|The Awakening of Spring]]'', written by [[Frank Wedekind]]. Sheik won the 2006 [[Tony Award for Best Orchestrations]] for his work on ''Spring Awakening'',<ref>{{cite web|date=29 April 2011|title=Duncan Sheik In Concert|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/04/29/135808694/live-today-duncan-sheik-in-concert|website=NPR}}</ref> and he and Sater won a [[Tony Award for Best Original Score]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|date=October 18, 2018|title=''Spring Awakening'' Writers Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater at Work on ''Twelfth Night''-Inspired Amazon Musical Series|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/spring-awakening-writers-duncan-sheik-and-steven-sater-at-work-on-twelfth-night-inspired-amazon-musical-series|website=Playbill}}</ref> In addition, ''Spring Awakening'' won the [[Tony Award for Best Musical]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Wallenberg|first=Christopher|date=December 10, 2018|title=From the Archives: Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, and John Gallagher Jr. of ''Spring Awakening'' Reflect on 'Surreal' Success|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/from-the-archives-jonathan-groff-lea-michele-and-john-gallagher-jr-of-spring-awakening-reflect-on-surreal-success-com-361392|website=Playbill}}</ref> and a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Musical Show Album.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=February 10, 2008|title=''Spring Awakening'' Wins 2008 Best Musical Show Album Grammy; Krieger and Dale Also Win|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/spring-awakening-wins-2008-best-musical-show-album-grammy-krieger-and-dale-also-win-com-147531|website=Playbill}}</ref> The guitar that Sheik used to compose songs for ''Spring Awakening'' was displayed at the [[New York Public Library]] for the Performing Arts at [[Lincoln Center]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Anthony|first=Ellen|title=Hidden Broadway Treasures Revealed|url=http://www.broadway.tv/broadway-features-reviews/Hidden-Broadway-Treasures-Revealed|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923164730/http://www.broadway.tv/broadway-features-reviews/Hidden-Broadway-Treasures-Revealed|archive-date=September 23, 2011|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=Broadway.TV}}</ref> As of 2012, Sheik was composing music for a feature-film adaptation of ''Spring Awakening'', an adaptation almost a decade in the making.<ref>{{cite web|author=Cerasaro|first=Pat|date=16 November 2012|title=BWW EXCLUSIVE SCOOP: Duncan Sheik Teases SPRING AWAKENING Movie; Filming in Spring 2013 & New Cast?|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-EXCLUSIVE-SCOOP-Duncan-Sheik-Teases-SPRING-AWAKENING-Movie-Filming-in-Spring-2013-20121116|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref>

In 2012, Sheik wrote ''[[Alice by Heart|Alice By Heart]]'', an adaptation of [[Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', along with collaborator Sater. Directed by [[Jessie Nelson (filmmaker)|Jessie Nelson]] with musical direction by Lance Horne, the musical was workshopped at the [[Royal National Theatre]] and commissioned by the [[National Theatre Connections]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=24 May 2011|title=EXCLUSIVE: Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik Workshopping New 'Alice' Musical at London's National Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/exclusive-steven-sater-and-duncan-sheik-workshopping-new-alice-musical-at-londons-national-theatre-com-179442|access-date=23 January 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref>

Sheik wrote the music and lyrics to the 2013 musical adaptation of ''[[American Psycho (musical)|American Psycho]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Cox|first=Gordon|date=February 2, 2010|title='American Psycho' musical takes shape|url=https://variety.com/2010/legit/news/american-psycho-musical-takes-shape-1118014592|magazine=Variety|access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref> which opened at the [[Almeida Theatre]] in London, and was later staged on Broadway in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Simonson|first=Robert|date=July 17, 2015|title=In Case You Missed It: Duncan Sheik Is Having a Busy Season and Do Critics Have Faith in ''Amazing Grace''?|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/in-case-you-missed-it-duncan-sheik-is-having-a-busy-season-and-do-critics-have-faith-in-amazing-grace-com-353485|access-date=August 2, 2022|website=Playbill}}</ref>

In 2013, Sheik wrote the music for the musical adaptation of the novel ''[[Because of Winn-Dixie]]'', which premiered at the [[Arkansas Repertory Theatre]].<ref name="dog">{{cite web|last=Purcell|first=Carey|date=July 18, 2013|title=''Because of Winn Dixie'', New Musical by Duncan Sheik and Nell Benjamin, Will Premiere in Arkansas; John Tartaglia Directs|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/because-of-winn-dixie-new-musical-by-duncan-sheik-and-nell-benjamin-will-premiere-in-arkansas-john-tartaglia-directs-com-207660|access-date=August 2, 2022|website=Playbill}}</ref> ''Dixie'' was a collaboration with then-director [[John Tartaglia]] and [[Nell Benjamin]], who wrote the book and lyrics.<ref name="dog" /> The musical ran at the [[Goodspeed Opera House]], East Haddam, Connecticut from July 2019 to September 2019, directed by [[John Rando]].<ref>Verini, Bob (July 22, 2019). [http://nystagereview.com/2019/07/22/from-connecticut-because-of-winn-dixie-is-not-arf-bad/ "From Connecticut: ''Because of Winn Dixie'' is Not Arf Bad"]. ''New York Stage Review''.</ref>

In 2015, Sheik wrote the musical thriller ''Noir'' with [[Kyle Jarrow]]. It premiered as part of New York Stage and Film's season in July to August 2015 at the [[Powerhouse Theater]] at Vassar College. Inspired by live radio plays and classic film noir, the musical was directed by Rachel Chavkin.<ref>{{cite web|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|date=July 22, 2015|title=Exclusive: Duncan Sheik on His New Show Noir, American Psycho Casting & Spring Awakening Film's Delay|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/181549/exclusive-duncan-sheik-on-his-new-show-noir-american-psycho-casting-spring-awakening-films-delay/|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=Broadway.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=''Noir''|url=https://powerhouse.vassar.edu/season/2015/musicals/noir.html|access-date=July 24, 2019|website=powerhouse.vassar.edu}}</ref><ref>Viagas, Robert (July 6, 2015). [http://www.playbill.com/article/namt-flash-busy-duncan-sheik-has-another-new-musical-in-the-pipeline-com-352678# "NAMT Flash: Busy Duncan Sheik Has Another New Musical in the Pipeline"]. ''Playbill''.</ref>

In 2016 he prepared the music for the [[Shakespeare Theatre Company]] (Washington, D.C.) production of ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', described in ''The Washington Post'' as "an assortment of preexisting songs by singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik".<ref name="marks">Marks, Peter (May 25, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/shakespeares-shrew-an-all-male-muddle/2016/05/25/8eb57fc2-227e-11e6-8690-f14ca9de2972_story.html "Shakespeare Theatre Company’s ‘Shrew’: An all-male muddle"]. ''Washington Post''.</ref>

===Other work===
Sheik produced singer-songwriter Micah Green's 2000 debut album<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/micah-green/1195802 |title=The Top 100 Artists on ARTISTdirect – Pop, Rock & Hip Hop Music Styles – Free Music Download, Music Video, MP3 music and Music CD |website=Artistdirect.com |access-date=December 4, 2015}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2019}} as well as his 2012 follow-up.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 28, 2012|title=Duncan Sheik produced Micah Green's latest album I Know, I Know, I Know, due out Tuesday August 28th via MRI/Sneaky Records « Duncan Sheik Duncan Sheik – Official Website|url=http://www.duncansheik.com/duncan-sheik-produced-micah-greens-latest-album-i-know-i-know-i-know-due-out-tuesday-august-28th-via-mrisneaky-records|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014003738/http://www.duncansheik.com/duncan-sheik-produced-micah-greens-latest-album-i-know-i-know-i-know-due-out-tuesday-august-28th-via-mrisneaky-records|archive-date=14 October 2012|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=DuncanSheik.com}}</ref><ref>Farber, Jim (September 2, 2012). [https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/top-10-cd-picks-week-sept-2-2012-article-1.1147034 "The top 10 CD picks for the week of Sept. 2, 2012"]. ''New York Daily News''.</ref><ref>[https://www.last.fm/music/Micah+Green/+wiki "Micah Green Biography"] ''last.fm''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2019}}

In 2000, Sheik wrote the foreword to ''The Way of Youth: Buddhist Common Sense for Handling Life's Questions'', by [[Soka Gakkai International]] leader [[Daisaku Ikeda]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

In 2006, Sheik recorded the song "A Purple Trail" for ''Other Songs and Dances, Vol. 1''. In 2008, Sheik participated in ''[[Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace]]'', an initiative to support [[Tibet]], [[Dalai Lama]], and [[Tenzin Gyatso]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Finn|first1=Natalie|date=July 22, 2008|title=Sting, Matthews, Mayer Gamer for Tibet Than Beijing|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/3342/sting-matthews-mayer-gamer-for-tibet-than-beijing|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724212652/http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b147502_sting_matthews_mayer_gamer_tibet_beijing.html|archive-date=24 July 2008|access-date=December 5, 2019|website=E! Online}}</ref>