new age

1) Danny Wright's destiny began to unfold at age four when he reached up and played the theme from Dr. Zhivago on the piano in the family's living room. Recognizing an exceptional gift, his parents arranged for study under the respected professor, Dr. Harris Cavender. Since that time, Danny's life has consisted of his love of music, the piano and his desire to share his gift with others. His warm, outgoing personality combined with extraordinary talent has enabled him to touch millions of listeners through his recordings and concerts.

Stars of the Lid are a band specializing in drone-based ambient music. They list among their influences minimalist and electronic composers such as Arvo Pärt, Zbigniew Preisner, Gavin Bryars, and Henryk Górecki, as well as Talk Talk (both bands have tracks named "Taphead"), post-rock artists Labradford, and ambient innovator Brian Eno. Their music largely consists of beatless soundscapes, composed of droning, effects-treated guitars along with piano, strings, and horns; volume swells and feedback fill the gap of rhythmic instruments, providing dynamic movement within the songs.

There are three artists sharing the name "Queenie": (1) Queenie (Kimberly Steele) is a half-Japanese, ethereal, gothic singer/songwriter from Chicago. Her voice is often likened to Enya, with a colorful fullness and incredible pitch and octave extension. She plays classical guitar and piano; her songs are acoustic new age, with a hint of Enya's style, and tasteful, touching, original songwriting. For more info see www.queeniemusic.com.

Stephan Whitlan, who hails from Ireland, began playing piano at the age of 5. By his early teens he had realized that the sounds he was hearing from his radio of 70's pop & prog music came from altogether different instruments. It was the start of a quest, which got him to his first synthesizer, a Korg MS-20, in his final years at school.
Whilst studying architecture at Sheffield University during the ‘80’s, many more instruments joined the Korg, including a Mini-Moog.