ABOUT
Jacquelyn Schreiber is a Los Angeles–based composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist whose music lives at the intersection of cinematic storytelling and modern indie pop. A Berklee College of Music graduate, Schreiber is known for a rare level of technical mastery—notably performing fluently on two keyboards simultaneously or playing piano upside down. This boundary-pushing virtuosity has earned her a reputation as a "supremely gifted" artist (BroadwayWorld) with the "versatility of five different musicians" (TheaterMania). For Schreiber, however, virtuosity is never the destination—it is simply a vehicle for emotional connection.
Her career moves fluidly between stage, screen, and studio.
Screen credits include appearing in more than 100 episodes as the on-screen pianist for Noches Con Platanito (EstrellaTV) and contributing to projects for NBC and Ava DuVernay’s Cherish the Day (OWN). Onstage, Schreiber has served as musical director, arranger, pianist, and background vocalist for Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young across a series of performances, including his acclaimed 2023 residency at New York City’s Café Carlyle. Her work with Young drew particular praise from TheaterMania, which highlighted her arrangements and described a reimagining of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides, Now” woven together with David Bowie’s “Blackstar” as sounding “as if it were arranged by Philip Glass and Claude Debussy in some sort of time-traveling collaboration,” while noting that the arrangement “fit Young’s voice like a glove.”
Most recently, Schreiber performed as pianist/keyboardist in Jodie Landau’s Performance of Self at REDCAT as part of OperaFest LA, a Beth Morrison Projects commission demanding equal parts virtuosic musicianship, acting, and comedy. NewClassic.LA noted that the musicians were “not only expected to be fantastic players but active performers and actors,” and that they met the production’s unique demands “wonderfully.”
As both performer and producer, Schreiber brings that same emotional focus to her original music. Her 2024 album Flown explores transformation, resilience, and artistic rediscovery through a cinematic indie-pop lens. The album’s title track was recently selected for the ASMAC (American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers) Piano Splash Concert, where Schreiber premiered a new solo piano-and-vocal arrangement, showcasing her work alongside contemporary composers in a program dedicated to new music for piano. Her new single, “Weightless,” builds on that artistic vision, evolving from a spontaneous piano-and-vocal improvisation into a dark, cinematic indie soundscape that has drawn comparisons to Kate Bush, Beach House, and Eurythmics.
Schreiber wrote, performed, recorded, and produced the track entirely from her apartment studio, performing the vocals, synths, electronic drums, and synth bass herself. After spending months developing an alternate version featuring a live rhythm section, she ultimately returned to the original electronic foundation, realizing those first performances already carried the emotional truth of the song. The final record was mixed with Will Kennedy at Studio Delux at Sound City in both stereo and Dolby Atmos, with stereo mastering by Jett Galindo. The result captures the liberating moment of shedding old versions of the self and becoming truly weightless. She is currently in pre-production on a new album that continues her exploration of immersive sound and spatial audio.
Whether leading her own projects or collaborating on ambitious contemporary works, Schreiber is driven by a singular focus: creating music where emotional depth, technical virtuosity, and sonic craftsmanship exist in equal measure, always in service of human connection.