Classical New Age ♦
Folk ♦ Prog
'Hopeful Bliss' received Oneness Award,
representing hope for global harmony & peace
"...filled with passion and a positive intent and virtually guaranteed to be a huge success on its musical journey into our hearts..."
Steve Sheppard, One World Music (UK)
Listen to audio-reel here:
'The Reverie Suite' album
February
'The Reverie Suite' (Americana meets prog), an album where I had the privilege to play piano/organ on, has been receiving positive reviews and articles from magazines such as Background Magazine in The Netherlands, DPRP (9/10) , Neoprog France (4.5/5), Profil Prog FM Canada (8.6/10), Fireworks UK, Prog-Sphere and more, with radioplay on Progrock.com, various Progzilla shows and FM radio stations. The project was founded by guitarvirtuoso Hoyt Binder, Saskia Binder on vocals and includes former 'Seal/Andrea Bocelli' harmonicist Tollak Ollestad and 'Redemption' drummer Chris Quirarte. Mixed by engineer Smiley Sean and mastered by renowned engineer Howie Weinberg.
Nominated at InterContinental Music Awards
July
The classical piece 'Song of the Violin', a collaboration with Prapad Kwanpradub, was nominated at the InterContinental Music Awards in Los Angeles. Check out the nominees or listen to the piece here.
'Minnen: Ett Svunnet Hantverk' - soundtrack excerpts are up on SoundCloud. The project showcases the personal life and history of the veterans of the Swedish fur-industries.
'Momentum Figures' (Imaginations) was used in the short documentary, 'Asylum of Art', a 'Svenska Institutet' project, interviewing various Turkish artist women on life in Sweden. Financial supporters included Region Jönköpings Län.
'Mist at Dawn' video release:
A video for 'Mist at Dawn' from the 2013 album 'Tale of Dreams' has been released. You can check it out here. The song also entered at #4 on New Age Music Guide's monthly chart.