'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:
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.
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.
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.