Duncan Sheik And Ebay's Giving Works Offer Personal Lessons

In support of his latest album Whisper House, Duncan Sheik is partnering with Ebay's Giving Works and Amnesty International to offer a personal songwriting lesson** and meet and greet passes for his Spring North American tour. In addition, Duncan will be auctioning off various autographed memorabilia - please see the list below for a complete auction item listing. All proceeds from the auction will benefit Sheik's charity of choice, Amnesty International USA.

Visit Ebay GivingWorks to bid on any of the below items:

Meet N Greet Packages Are Available for the Following Shows:
2/19 - Los Angeles, CA - @ The Vista Theater click here
2/28 - Seattle, WA - @ The Triple Door click here
3/13 - Concert in Boston, MA - @ The Berkeley Performance Center click here
The Meet N Greet Package Will Include:
-Two (2) tickets and backstage passes to the show
-Meet and greet with Duncan Sheik backstage for two people (2), prior to his performance
-Two (2) autographed copies of ‘Whisper House'
-Winners will retrieve packages from will call the night of the event

Personal Songwriting Lesson with Duncan Sheik** click here
**This lesson will take place in New York , NY - the winner should be a resident of the greater New York City area, or be able to provide their own lodging and transportation to and from NYC for the lesson.

-Winner will meet with Duncan in the Sony Music Offices in NYC
-Winner will have one (1) hour Songwriting lesson with Duncan

Additional Auction Items
- Bundle 1: One (1) Signed Whisper House lyric Sheet (Song of your choice) and One (1) signed copy of Whisper House click here
- Bundle 2: One (1) Photographic Print of Whisper House album art and One (1) signed copy of Whisper House click here
- Bundle 3: Three (3) separate packages One (1) signed Tour T-shirt and One (1) signed copy of Whisper House click here
- 10 Signed copies of Whisper House*
*available for individual auction

Whisper House, the new album from the Grammy and Tony award winning composer of Spring Awakening, Duncan Sheik, is in stores and online now.

The collection of songs was written for a forthcoming theatrical piece. Whisper House marks Sheik's first solo album since 2006's critically-acclaimed "White Limousine" and comes on the heels of the success of "Spring Awakening." This month, Sheik just embarked on a nationwide tour featuring original "Spring Awakening" cast member Lauren Pritchard. On "Whisper House," Sheik employs a narrative approach to songwriting, combining elements of the chamber pop that first brought him critical and commercial acclaim. Much like "Spring Awakening," which the New York Times praised as a "deft blend of straight-up rock, folk and melodic pop," Whisper House is just as much a pop record as it is a musical theatre composition. Structured as a melodrama, each of the 10 songs on the album weave together to tell the story of a child's grief and spinster's longing as seen through the eyes of the ghosts that haunt the remote, World War II-era Maine lighthouse where they live. Singer-keyboardist Holly Brooke plays a prominent role alongside Sheik on several of the songs.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA

Founded in London in 1961, Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over 2.2 million members worldwide. Amnesty's members are people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights. Amnesty's purpose is to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied. Amnesty International investigates and exposes abuses, educates and mobilizes the public, and helps transform societies to create a safer, more just world. For more information, please visit: AmnestyUSA.org or MusicForHumanRights.org.