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James Murray
Where Edges Meet |
Where Edges Meet AV talks to James Murray James Murray is an electroacoustic sound artist, music
producer and multi-instrumentalist. Other Artist Interviews on Ambient Visions |
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Wanderlust Listen to Jeff Kowal talk about the making of Wanderlust |
AV's LaLa.com Play of the Week If you are familiar with LaLa.com you know that you can listen to any track one time completely through for free so it is the perfect opportunity to find out if you like a particular CD before buying it. AV will be posting CD's in this column that you might like and after a quick sign up with LaLa.com you can listen to the whole CD. Enjoy!
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Scott August
Lost Canyons |
Lost Canyons AV talks with Scott August Native American Music Award winner, and three time nominee, Scott August is a nationally acclaimed composer, producer, keyboardist and Native American flute player know for his forays into World Music. His music has been featured on the nationally syndicated radio shows “Hearts of Space” and “Echoes” as well as receiving airplay on the the digital networks XM, Sirius and DirecTV. One of the nation’s most influential Native American flute players, August was a headline performer at the 2006 and 2007 Zion Canyon Flute Festival and the 2007 Central Coast Flute Festival. He is known for both his award winning music and knowledge of the Native American flute. In July 2005 he opened for Dr. Wayne Dyer at the International New Age Trade Show and he was a musical guest at the 2005 TED conference. Echoes radio says "August has always been a cut or two above most native flute players... He layers guitars, keyboards and all kinds of percussion into his compositions, moving from world fusion to airy ambiences." August has also composed music and sound design for hundreds of films, commercials and video projects, for clients such as NASA, The Discovery Channel, Lexus, Chevrolet, HBO, Nabisco, and Minolta. The Los Angeles Times has called his music "shimmering and luminous." Other AV's CD Focus Features available on Ambient Visions |
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AV's Ambient Video Spotlight Carbon Based Lifeforms - Abiogensis
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Pete Kelly
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AV's State of the Ambient Union 2008 Things have certainly changed from when I started looking
up ambient resources on the web a few years ago, some established sites and
forums have come and gone, but I think the main change is that the ‘ambient
world’ has become wider. Certainly for musicians, MySpace (in
particular) has really opened things up. While it has a lot of rubbish attached
to it, the networking side really does work. The correspondence I've had with
other ambient musicians has been very encouraging (the private messages thing
that goes on behind the scenes), as has been the comments and messages from
fans and 'friends'. I would say that the vast majority of previously unknown
artists' music I've come across recently has been from MySpace and the 'viral'
nature of it leads to a degree of 'cross-pollination' that I don't think exists
anywhere else. I get friend requests from people outside of the ‘ambient world’
and I find this very refreshing. It’s the whole social-networking element,
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A Warning from the Elders
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AV's Spotlight Review A Warning from the Elders by Byron Metcalf AV Spotlight CD Review I have been listening to Byron's music for many years now and I have yet to be disappointed by any of his releases and none of his albums have ever been routine or repetitive in nature. Byron is not only an expert drummer but he is also a transpersonal guide and educator, a shamanic pr9actitioner and holds a master's degree in counseling psychology. Impressive credentials but they would not mean much if he was unable to take his ideas from his imagination and bring them to fruition in the form of a finished audio experience. Never fear because Byron has never had that problem and A Warning from the Elders is proof that yet again he has drawn from the deep well of his spirit and is offering up music to the listener born out of those deep experiences that each of us has but never brings out into the light of day. |
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Chuck van Zyl
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Star's End 30th Anniversary AV talks with Chuck van Zyl STAR'S END is (with the exception of "Music from the
Hearts of Space") the longest running radio program of ambient music in
the world. Since 1976, STAR'S END has been providing the "STAR'S END is a unique listening experience, not just
an exchange of information like most radio shows", says van Zyl. "Due
to the unique presentation and the subtlety of the music, the program really
affects people, often in a profound way". Other AV's Q&A Features available on Ambient Visions |
