Background
Sackler-Berner was born in New York City, New New York He is the grandson of American psychiatrist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Arthur M. Sackler.
Sackler-Berner was born in New York City, New New York He is the grandson of American psychiatrist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Arthur M. Sackler.
Sackler-Berner studied Music Technology and Humanistics at McGill University in Montreal while founding the band Hearts of Palm.
He has also had small acting roles on television and film. Sackler-Berner began playing guitar and songwriting at the age of 11, playing in numerous bands throughout his teen years. The group had a strong regional following, performing regularly at Louisiana Salla Rossa and Le Medley.
Their final performance was at Live 8 Montreal.
Following University, Sackler-Berner returned to New York City and began performing as a solo artist under his initials, MSB. His music was referred to producer Bob Thiele Junior. by composer David Mansfield, of Bob Dylan"s Rolling Thunder Review. Thiele Junior., a former VP of A&R for Electric and Music Industries, who has produced albums for Ray Charles, Bonnie Raitt, and Barrington Levy, produced MSB, Sacler-Berner"s first solo album.
Completed in December 2008, the album features Jim Keltner, David Mansfield, Reggie McBride, Val McCallum, and John Philip Shenale. Sackler-Berner has had television roles on Law & Order and Law and Order: Criminal Intent.
He also had small roles in the Disney feature film, Straight Talk, and Home Box Office film, A Dog Year.
During their time together the members of Hearts of Palm released an album, an European Parliament, had two major network licenses, and toured the East Coast.