What Is peterbuffett.com?

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peterbuffett.com is the official personal website of Peter Buffett, a musician, author, and philanthropist. It serves as a central place to learn about his professional career and creative work, spanning music composition, writing, and philanthropic activity. If you are looking for background on Peter Buffett, his albums, his book, or the projects connected to the NoVo Foundation, this site is the primary source to consult.

Who Peter Buffett Is

Peter Buffett is an American musician and composer whose career began in the early 1980s in San Francisco, where he recorded and produced albums for local talent and composed for commercials. In 1987 he released his first album, The Waiting, with Narada Productions, followed by three more records with the label.

His scoring work includes the Fire Dance scene in the film Dances With Wolves and the CBS eight-hour mini-series 500 Nations. That work led to albums on Epic and Hollywood Records.

What the Site Covers

The site documents several strands of his career:

  • Music — albums, scoring projects, and live performance work, including his theatrical show Spirit – The Seventh Fire, which premiered in 2004 on the National Mall as part of the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian.
  • Writing — his 2010 book Life Is What You Make It, which was translated into 15 languages, as well as essays he began writing after his New York Times Op-Ed "The Charitable Industrial Complex."
  • Live performance — his Concert and Conversation show, which he toured with cellist Michael Kott, including stops in small-town Nebraska and the Forbidden City in Beijing.
  • Philanthropy — his exposure to a wider world through the work of the NoVo Foundation, which also influenced his music.

Who It Is For

The site is useful if you want to:

  • Understand Peter Buffett's career arc across music, writing, and philanthropy
  • Find information about his albums, book, or theatrical and touring shows
  • Learn how his philanthropic work connects to his creative output

It is not a storefront or a general music-industry resource; it is a personal site focused on one artist's body of work and activities.