Gongchime Bio
Finished CD's: Garden of Contemplation
Mailing List:
136 Names and growing.
Myspace friends:
2,000
Forwards:
2 Tunes; Kang Ding Love Song and Vietnamese Melody forwarded on Taxi to a Fitness and Yoga Meditation listing.
Awards:
2006-Top 10 on the website Broadjam for the piece Vietnamese Melody in the Asian category for several months.
2006-Top 10 on Broadjam for Champa in the Asian category for several months.
2007-#1 position in the Asian chart on Broadjam for the tune Visiting Shaman.
2007- Top 10 on Broadjam in the World chart for the tune Visiting Shaman.
Reviews:
"A combination of gamelan with varied percussion and what seems like close, multi-colored acoustic arrangements. The feeling completely takes all elements from the east, which makes an unusual vision. A very enjoyable, fresh approach." Gerald Van Waes Psyche Van Het Folk, Eastern Fusion Review.
Performances:
Gave performances every month as both the director of the Northern Arizona University Preparatory School's Jazz Combos I and II and also as the bass player for their Swing Band.
Played in NAU's steel drum ensemble under Steve Hemphill, president of the Arizona Chapter of the percussive arts society.
Featured soloist for the Nevada Classical Guitar Society.
Played in many restuarants and weddings.
Recordings:
20 compositions for the Resplendant Garden of Contemplation/Gongchime Rainforest project with Aparna Panshikar world music vocalist of the year in both Korea and India.
Publications:
Origins of Asian Folk Music Instruments from Indochina, Bali Lau, 2001 http://www.paradisemoon.com/thai_main/Huahin/thai_instruments_intro.htm
List of Works:
Changu percussion ensemble:
Anmaqam (2001) 4 minutes 13 seconds,
Steel drum ensemble:
Trinidad (2001) 5 minutes 2 seconds, Cirque Du Soleil (2001) 3 minutes 20 seconds, Help Your Fellow Man (2001) 3 minutes 35 seconds
Gamelan:
Nada Sutra (2001) 3 minutes 49 secondsRiver of Stars (2002) 4 minutes 27 seconds, Burma (2002) 5 minutes 27 seconds, Sorcerer's Crossing(2002) 3 minutes 22 seconds, Magician's Companion (2002) 6 minutes 35 seconds, Asian Melody (2002) 3 minutes 26 seconds, Buddha Palm (2002) 2 minutes 54 seconds, Vietnam (2002) 3 minutes 23 seconds, Vietnam Revisited (2002) 3 minutes 57 seconds, Traveling Shaman (2002) 4 minutes 58 seconds, Golden Triangle (2002) 4 minutes 37 seconds, Traditional Melody (2002) 3 minutes 21 seconds, Spirit House (2002) 4 minutes 4 seconds, Lotus Dance (2002) 2 minutes 41 seconds, Mukalinda (2002) 2 minutes 8 seconds, Lost Temple (2002) 2 minutes 7 seconds,
Arrangements, Arirang (2002), Kang Ding Love Song (2002), Man Jiang Hong (2002),
30 new compositions have been written and are quickly being recorded.
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