Duncan Sheik
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. No cleanup reason has been specified. Please help improve this article if you can. (November 2011) Duncan Sheik Background information Birth name Duncan Sheik Born (1969-11-18) November 18, 1969 (age 45) Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. Genres Rock, pop, alternative rock, acoustic rock Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, composer Instruments Guitar, piano, voice, electronics Years active 1996—present Labels Atlantic, Nonesuch, Elektra, Zoë, Rounder, Universal, Rhino Entertainment Website www.duncansheik.com Awards Grammy Awards 2008 Best Musical Show Album Spring Awakening Tony Awards 2007 Best Orchestrations Spring Awakening 2007 Best Original Score Spring Awakening Duncan Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Initially finding success as a singer, most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing", he later expanded to compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, such as the successful musical, Spring Awakening. Sheik practices Nichiren Buddhism and is a member of the US branch of the worldwide Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International.