More Radiance

Tuesday I was in the recording studio again, and we now have three tracks of the total album complete: Walking Lightly on the Earth, Compassion, and Call To Joy. The fun thing about creating an album is the unpredictability of the process. The music that was "Walking Lightly on the Earth" last week is now "Call To Joy" this week, and there is entirely new music for the present "Walking Lightly on the Earth". Compassion is mostly new music, but the first part had been composed last week and I thought it would be the radiance track. Not so!

Jamie Rieger has been commissioned to create the artwork for the cover of the new Radiance album. This photo is of one of his other commissioned pieces. I can't wait to see what he does with this new commission.

My website was updated by Vern this week, and Earth Essence is back up as a free download because I intend to add to it.
So watch for that soon!

Don't forget that you probably have to reset your server (for me, Safari had to be reset) in order to get the latest updates on my website. I used to assume that what I saw on my screen was what was really in the system. Not true! You will have an old memory of my website, instead of the latest updates.

In order to release another new album, I had to look at what I have already composed, recorded and released. There is so much music that the question was: why would you want to release another album? The answer: because the music is there and wants to be released.

My music is music for the world. People listen to it for pleasure, inspiration, energy....it is in the homes of people who are friends and family, and people who don't know me.....in retail stores...retreat centers....hospitals....cars.....used for conferences of all kinds...and throughout the world. At this time my digital sales are truly growing faster than my CD sales and I feel that is a sign of the times. The truth is that regular people like me are those who are listening to my music and loving it. Remember the person from New York City who ordered one CD a few months ago and e-mailed me that she has my entire collection and loves them....I had no idea because I really don't know most of the people who have my music. After 20 years, more than 20,000 CDs have been sold. That means that at least 100 times that many people have listened to my music. The amount of digital music purchased and streaming music listened to is simply an unknown quantity to me.

Yesterday I made a list of the tracks that have been released to the world: Mayan Dream/Dancers of the Flame Awakening, Dance, Indwelling, Dancers of the Flame
The Beloved The Beloved, The Watchers, Stille Pointe, Chilam, Walking the Labyrinth, Mayan Portal
The Journey of Joy Dance to the Center, In The Presence, Journey, Dancing the Three Stone Place, Joy
Heart of Sky/Heart of Earth Primordial Sea, Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth, Dawn, Life Dance
Emergence Rainbow Shower, Beauty, Song She Who Walks the Fields, New Sprout, Moon Power, Nature Spirits, Awakened, Emergence
Healing Music for the 21st Century Heart Love, Compassionate Fire, Healing Warmth, Embrace, Deepbody Love, Creative Fire, Vision, Cradled in the Sacred, Heart Rest
Mystical Rose: From the Heart of Everything Love Unfolding, Held in Joy, Laughter, From the Heart of Everything, Creating from the Heart of Everything, Life Unfolding
Ancient/Future Symphony
Velvet Blackness, Wisdom’s Heart, Carried on the Back of the Deer, ONE, Within Maria’s Mantle
VIDA Woven in Love, Vida, Profound Love, Joyful Breath, Tree of Life
Atitlan Fire Lake of the Unknown, Fire Dance, Volcano Spirit, Wind brings us through the mouth of the vision serpent into…. Red/Orange Celebration
Earth Essence Birds of the Morning, Jaguar, Knower of the Unseen, Soaring High, Dusk, Spider Woman, Deep Snowy Night, Dance of Light, Tree of Light
Living the Possible (four tracks)
Deep Snowy Night Joy To The World, Begotten From Love, Angels Song, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, The First Noel, Dance, Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming, Silent Night, Deep Snowy Night

This is 79 tracks of music over 20+ years, plus another album which co-ordinated musicians from the Fort Wayne area, plus 40+ Soul/Deepbody music albums, and one album of music for a Yoga Instructor to use with high school students.

AND....the tap has not been turned off yet since Radiance is on its way. There are also more Soul/Deepbody music commissions.

Why am I sharing all of this? As creative people we don't know how much music, art, etc there is inside of us. We just have to start and I remind myself of this every time that I go into the recording studio. This music emerged a little at a time over a long period of time. Each time I had to say yes without really knowing why. Each time I had to open up to a new physical body, deal with financial issues, and become a different person in order to create different music. Sometimes it was difficult but that was usually the most breakthrough moment for new music. It's also important to know that I work full time for St. John the Baptist Church in Fort Wayne as Music Director while I continue to create my own music. One does not deny the other.
Family and friends are also of primary importance, so time is taken for grown children and our grandchildren, my own parent who needs care, and to nurture friendships.

The summer sale is over...Autumn is here! We are finally experiencing cooler temperatures and had rain for the first time in weeks.

Cheers!