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 […]
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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 – Original Soundtrack Released
Available The FIlm The immersive score Dreaming of Whales by Christel Veraart, commissioned by ILLUMINATE Film Festival’s curatorial team, was originally meant as a stand-alone meditative soundscape. However, just three weeks prior to the festival when director Sebastian Jobst first heard and was overwhelmed by Veraart’s Dreaming of Whales score, he immediately set out to create a second film […]
Pleiades Nominated Best Ambient Album of the Year
Pleiades is nominated Best Ambient Album of the Year in the 17th Annual Zone Music Reporter (ZMR) Music Awards. ZMR is the industry source for New Age, World, Ambient, and many other genres of music. ““Pleiades” by Christel Veraart is a phenomenal ambient album! It is highly meditative and there is a lot of variation in […]
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 […]
Musings with a Marine Biologist on Whales
Being married to a marine biologist has opened worlds that weren’t known to me before. Among many other intriguing wonders of the ocean world he introduced me to Velella Velella, or as they are known in layman speak, “by the wind sailors”. These intriguing creatures, so I learned, have a small rigid sail that projects […]
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 […]
Lotus Dreams reaches 100 K Spins on Soundcloud
Lotus Dreams reached 100,000 spins today on Soundcloud. This title track, and one of 9 tracks from the album Lotus Dreams was released in Indonesia in 2019 and echoes the soaring harmonies of Christel Veraart’s imagination. The erhu — a bowed, two-stringed Chinese fiddle — sings its soulful song throughout. Alternating between tender, sonorous, and […]
A Thin Place
My latest single, entitled A Thin Place, is according to a New Age, Celtic belief, an invisible membrane that separates the conscious world from that of the spirit, where connections are made and spiritual awakening occurs. Through messages of respect and recognition, it shows us the larger world in which mind and spirit dwell, and […]