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 […]
Category: Reviews
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 […]
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 […]
Dreaming of Whales – Review by Yoga, Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher Doris Iding
Doris Iding is a yoga, meditation and mindfulness teacher based in Munich, Germany. Below she captured her first impressions on my Dreaming of Whales, a sixteen minute long composition inspired by whales that subsequently inspired German director Sebastian Jobst (also Munich based) to create a movie with the same title. Dreaming of Whales will premiere […]
Review of Christel Veraart’s New Single: Dreaming of Whales by Vivek Kumar
More Reviews Vivek is a music enthusiast from India. He works as a writer and translator. Passionate about good and meaningful music, he loves to explore and learn about new inspirations that make the artists to create new compositions. He writes his views about music on his New Music Alert blog. Contact Vivek Kumar
Dreaming of Whales – Elevating Music and Film from Entertainment to Art by Conductor/Lecturer Russell Fox
RUSSELL LAWRENCE FOX, conductor and music director of the internationally broadcast Hollywood Bowl Easter Sunrise Service 1983-2006, was Founder/Director of Performing Arts for International Relief, Conductor of the Bel Canto Symphony and Master Symphony, Los Angeles, as well as Conductor of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra. Having served as Board President of the Northern League […]
Interview with Karoline Stevens
Life coach Karoline Stevens helps ambitious entrepreneurs achieve their greatest potential, offers strategies for breakthrough transformation by removing inner blocks, up-leveling mindset, and building a clear vision for success in areas of wealth, health, relationships & lifestyle. In her interview series “Dreamers and Doers”, she features weekly interviews with women who live their dreams. Last […]
Pleiades Nominated in Star’s End Top 30
Star’s End, WXPN’s renowned radio program of spacemusic and dreamscapes has nominated Pleiades to their November 2020 Top 30 Releases. Presented by veteran radio host Chuck van Zyl, Star’s End is the longest running ambient radio program (except for Hearts of Space) in the world. In his low-key announcing style that gently informs listeners of […]
Review of Christel Veraart’s New Album: Pleiades by Vivek Kumar
If you ever wanted to verify the power of sound in its tonality and vibration, this is where you can feel it–like a scoop of an earth-moving crane, Christel’s vocals carry you and transport to the starry worlds, where mysteries become mystical and unknown becomes the most cherished companion… …The Pleiades, or the famous ‘seven sisters’ of the constellation, has been a subject of history, science, and folklore. Christel offers seven songs in the […]
Lotus Dreams on Hearts of Space
Despite the fact that many of us are hunkered down in quarantine, you can still book a flight on this week’s transmission Ambient Traveler 2 on radio program Hearts of Space for “an ambient fan yearning for travel to exotic cultures” (thank you Stephen Hill). Music from my album Lotus Dreams, as well as music from artists Atomic Skunk, David Parsons, Chronotope Project, Loren Nerell, Alio Die & Lorenzo Montana, and Richard Bone will […]
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