Today is a day for romance and love, a day when lovers and friends around the world exchange letters and gifts to honor the patron Saint Valentine. Patron saints are saints who in the Catholic, Anglican and Eastern Orthodox faith are regarded as heavenly advocates of a nation, place, craft, clan, family, or person. Is is […]
Category: Composition
Wolves Regain Protection
It is a lucky coincidence to have my release of My Wolf and I coincide with today’s news that gray wolves will once more be protected in most of the US. The New York Times reports that “Gray wolves will regain federal protection across most of the lower 48 United States following a court ruling […]
Hired by Google
Last month I was hired by Google through the Max Steiner Agency to create the music, sound design and effects for their Celebrating Pizza Google Doodle that will launch on December 6. Google Doodles are special, temporary alterations of Google’s homepage logo’s intended to commemorate holidays, events, achievements, and notable historical figures of particular countries. […]
All Souls Rest in Peace
All Souls’ Day, a day of prayer and remembrance for the souls of those who have died, is commemorated on November 2. Intended as a series of invocations for all the souls that left this world, Georg Jacobi wrote the words and Schubert immortalized the music in his Litany for the Feast of All Souls (original: Litanei […]
Sunrise Featured on Insight Timer
Once again, Sunrise, one of twelve relaxing solo piano meditations from my album Arctic Aquarelles, will be featured on the popular meditation platform Insight Timer. Carefully selected by their team, Sunrise will feature for the next 24 hours on their app’s Music Featured List. With almost 50,000 spins to date, Sunrise captures the icy landscapes […]
Interview Musings with Kerani on OWMR Radio
During my recent visit to the Netherlands I had the pleasure to sit down with Kerani, host of radio program Musings with Kerani. In her program, Kerani allows musicians to express in their own words how the essence of their work connects with their listeners. Previous interviews hosted by her include Andreas Vollenweide and Eric […]
Lotus Dreams Hits 250K Spins
The title track Lotus Dreams, from the album with the same name, echoes the soaring harmonies of one’s imagination where the erhu — a bowed, two-stringed Chinese fiddle — sings its soulful song throughout. This week this track surpassed 250 K spins on the popular streaming platform soundcloud. Alternating between tender, sonorous, and stirring, this […]
Peaceful Radio Special with Christel Veraart
On the last day of my stay in the Netherlands, I had the pleasure to sit down with Benno Veugen, radio host of Peaceful Radio in his studio in Heemstede. Specialized in New Age Music, this radio program is a follow-up to the successful radio program Tep Zeppi, that broadcasted for many years on local […]
Windhorses featured on Hypnagogue Podcast
Hypnagogue made its debut in 2009. Presenting the best ambient, electronic, and contemporary instrumental music, this podcast guides listeners through 90-minute trips into these musical styles. Each new episode offers an engaging blend of styles and artists, its music ranging from electronic to acoustic, light to dark, accessible to experimental, beat-filled to quietly drifting, and […]
Home Away from Home
At some point in our lives we all ask ourselves: “Where is home?” Many people that move to a new country find themselves adjusting to their new environments while, at the same time, being nostalgic for their home lands. Our memories of what “home” feels like tends to be tied to nostalgia and is connected only to the […]