It's been a long time since I've written here. I've got several exciting things going on right now. I'm just in the process of releasing 3 new albums in my Healing Series. They are AMBROSIA, WALK IN BEAUTY and CLOUD HANDS. They are Volumes 3, 4 and 5 of the series that ESSENCE is VOl. 1 and COMPASSION is VOl. 2. I'm very excited about this frankly because these are really great albums. Plus the packaging of these new CDs is just gorgeous! Really happy with how they all turned out. Please read about them on CD Baby and Amazon.com for now. In a few weeks I'm going to have my new website up and it will have ALL the info on those records including just TONS of other things. My new site will have lots of VIDEOS to watch, MP3's to listen to, contests to win free CD's, free MP3 downloads, photos and LOTS more. I'm VERY excited about it. You'll have to check back in the next few weeks to see when it's up.
Lately I've been tuning back into Mother Earth in a big way. She's kind of hard to ignore actually . . . But I'm experiencing a renewed surge of attention towards the preservation and protection of our earth. I'm giving a percentage of net proceeds from my new albums to environmental organizations. The CD's are all packaged in recycled paper digipaks. No plastic!! And I'm looking for Environmental groups to hook up with to do some good work together. Not sure what form it'll take but I'm looking and thinking about it. I'm very interested in the natural state of our environment and of our Selves. How do we get back there?
ALSO, my record with DOMINIC MILLER is almost ready. It's being manufactured right now and will be released in October. It's an enhanced CD with two videos, photos and other STUFF. My friend Kenny Loggins layed down some wonderful vocal pads on 4 songs and my new friend, Jaques Morelenbaum from Brazil played some really inspired cello on several of the songs. I LOVE THIS RECORD!!! You'll see and here all about it when my new website is up in a few weeks. Plus I'll write more about it in my next blog.
I'm going to keep this blog kind of short because I'm going to write another one for the GRAND OPENING of my new website very soon that'll have all my latest news. In the meantime, I just wanted to say that there are some great things to come.
Stay tuned . . .
All the best,
Peter
Friday, September 5, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Feb. 28th, 2008
It's been about 2 weeks since the Grammys. Seems like a lot longer. Congratulations to Paul Winter for taking home the Grammy for Best New Age album. His Crestone album is a beautiful piece of music. All the nominees this year put out great records. I guess my year is yet to come. That's fine. I'm a very patient man.
I've been very busy in the studio working with all kinds of great musicians. In the last few weeks I've had Richard Hardy here playing some exotic flutes and wind instruments. Joseph Firecrow was just here playing Native American flue on some tracks for me for a project I'm doing for a German record label. Mike Hamilton was here playing guitar with Joseph Firecrow and I for a special "Home Concert" feature for Echoes, the syndicated radio show that goes out to over 150 radio stations around the United States. We recorded three songs "live" from the Sacred Earth "Wind of the East" album and had an extensive interview session with John Diliberto (famed radio show host and music critic) . This should be aired in the next few months. Sacred Earth is a project that I'm spear heading. Our first series of CD's is on the Four Directions based in Native American tradition. Red Feather records, a division of Four Winds, is putting them out. Bill Miller, Grammy winning Native American vocalist was featured on Wind of the West; Kevin Locke and Rita Coolidge are featured on Wind of the North and Joseph Firecrow and Arvel Bird are featured on Wind of the East. I haven't gotten to Wind of the South yet. But I will soon. I should have some info up on my website about this sometime soon.
Dominic Miller, legendary guitarist for Sting (17 years) and Phil Collins and many others, was here for a whole week recording tracks with me for a new record we're doing. I won't go into much more about that record right now because we're still working on it. I'm very excited about this project. I've been a huge fan of Dominic's playing for many many years and those of you that know me also know what a huge Sting fan I am. We've got a couple awesome guest artists coming in and playing on this record as well. This is an all acoustic album that's awesomely spacious, beautiful and soulful. Alright, I already said too much.
Anyway, as overly busy as I am and as tough as the music business has become over the last 10 years, I still feel grateful and honored to have so many talented people to work with and to have my life's work be all about making beautiful music. It's a gift and a privilege. And receiving all the emails and letters from the people that listen and appreciate my work really goes a long way. Thank you for taking the time to let me know that you're listening and "getting" it. Take care!!
I've been very busy in the studio working with all kinds of great musicians. In the last few weeks I've had Richard Hardy here playing some exotic flutes and wind instruments. Joseph Firecrow was just here playing Native American flue on some tracks for me for a project I'm doing for a German record label. Mike Hamilton was here playing guitar with Joseph Firecrow and I for a special "Home Concert" feature for Echoes, the syndicated radio show that goes out to over 150 radio stations around the United States. We recorded three songs "live" from the Sacred Earth "Wind of the East" album and had an extensive interview session with John Diliberto (famed radio show host and music critic) . This should be aired in the next few months. Sacred Earth is a project that I'm spear heading. Our first series of CD's is on the Four Directions based in Native American tradition. Red Feather records, a division of Four Winds, is putting them out. Bill Miller, Grammy winning Native American vocalist was featured on Wind of the West; Kevin Locke and Rita Coolidge are featured on Wind of the North and Joseph Firecrow and Arvel Bird are featured on Wind of the East. I haven't gotten to Wind of the South yet. But I will soon. I should have some info up on my website about this sometime soon.
Dominic Miller, legendary guitarist for Sting (17 years) and Phil Collins and many others, was here for a whole week recording tracks with me for a new record we're doing. I won't go into much more about that record right now because we're still working on it. I'm very excited about this project. I've been a huge fan of Dominic's playing for many many years and those of you that know me also know what a huge Sting fan I am. We've got a couple awesome guest artists coming in and playing on this record as well. This is an all acoustic album that's awesomely spacious, beautiful and soulful. Alright, I already said too much.
Anyway, as overly busy as I am and as tough as the music business has become over the last 10 years, I still feel grateful and honored to have so many talented people to work with and to have my life's work be all about making beautiful music. It's a gift and a privilege. And receiving all the emails and letters from the people that listen and appreciate my work really goes a long way. Thank you for taking the time to let me know that you're listening and "getting" it. Take care!!
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Dec. 19th, 2007
It's only been about 2 weeks since the announcements were made that my FACES OF THE SUN cd received a Grammy Nomination for Best New Age album. It's my 4th nomination in the last 5 years. Finding out you got nominated for a Grammy never gets "casual". It's always a big damn deal. In the music business it's pretty way up there with honor and acknowledgement of your work and, in my case, perserverence. Last week I was pretty certain that Paul Winter would win and didn't really think I had a chance, but it's starting to shift a little, and now I'm thinking, ya know, ya never know. Winning would be a major rush. And you know, Paul (Winter), I've told you so many times how much I admire your work and our talent and how much you were a part of major inspiration for me back in the late 70's and 80's and always, but . . . do you think maybe you could let me win the Grammy this year? Afterall, you've already got a few and I don't have any!
Oh well,enough of that. Really what I wanted to write here (in my first blog ever), is . . . just as the Grammy nomination is an immense honor and what an incredible amount of fun the two months between the nominations and the actual Celebration . . . what really makes me feel that my work has been worthwhile is when I'm out performing or playing somewhere and someone comes up to me and says, "I don't know what happened but you started to play and I just started to cry I felt so moved" or "My Mother was in Hospice for the last month and she played your music everday saying how she felt so comforted" or "Had cancer and your music was a major part of my healing process" and "we played your music at our wedding" , or "funeral" or "birth of our child" etc. That's what really makes my day, week, month etc. That's why I'm here. I've always thought that music belongs in places of worship, in the most intimate and sacred of experiences and places and relationships. I was never much for "happy hour" music or "party" music. So I'm so happy and thankful that my music has indeed found it's way into peoples hearts and most sacred spaces. Thanks for letting it in!!! And thanks for inviting me to the 50th Anniversary Grammy Celebration as a Nominee on Feb. 10th, 2008. How cool is that?
Oh well,enough of that. Really what I wanted to write here (in my first blog ever), is . . . just as the Grammy nomination is an immense honor and what an incredible amount of fun the two months between the nominations and the actual Celebration . . . what really makes me feel that my work has been worthwhile is when I'm out performing or playing somewhere and someone comes up to me and says, "I don't know what happened but you started to play and I just started to cry I felt so moved" or "My Mother was in Hospice for the last month and she played your music everday saying how she felt so comforted" or "Had cancer and your music was a major part of my healing process" and "we played your music at our wedding" , or "funeral" or "birth of our child" etc. That's what really makes my day, week, month etc. That's why I'm here. I've always thought that music belongs in places of worship, in the most intimate and sacred of experiences and places and relationships. I was never much for "happy hour" music or "party" music. So I'm so happy and thankful that my music has indeed found it's way into peoples hearts and most sacred spaces. Thanks for letting it in!!! And thanks for inviting me to the 50th Anniversary Grammy Celebration as a Nominee on Feb. 10th, 2008. How cool is that?
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