Sammy Peralta

Sammy Peralta loves music. That pure and simple fact comes through strikingly clear as he sits at his piano tinkering with half-written tunes stored in the rack-mounted computerized studio he’s diligently put together in his spacious New York City apartment. Peralta’s music, much like his personality, exudes good-spirited warmth and energy. “I have to be careful,” he laughs, “because I can get so lost in the music sometimes.” Sammy Peralta, a native of New York, began developing his broad musical range when, as an elementary school student, attended a classical music concert. “I knew right then that I wanted to be a musician,” he now says. At that point, young Sammy was not focused on any particular musical style. He had discovered the language of music and knew simply, that it