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The 12 Months in a calendar year can easily be described as having twelve lunar cycles annually, but some pretty complex mathematical problems arise when translating into precise calendar months since each month is technically 29.53 days long. It is even more perplexing when calculating a yearly calendar since an astronomer’s calendar legend declares 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds, or 365.242199 days in the twelve lunar cycles.

 David Mauk has provided everyone with a more desirable solution to resolving this complex calendar problem by introducing his 2008, 12 Months album on Thera Records label.

The twelve songs on this album describe the time period and seasonal change for each month as musical recollections David experienced during his personal childhood growing up on his grandparents farm in rural Ohio, in a location where the yearly seasons are well defined and pronounced when it comes to changes in weather.

The 12 Months album is David’s first New Age, Ambient, Electronica release, offering a relaxing and tranquil repertoire where each of the musical months and seasons are likewise distinct.

Everything balances together nicely by a well defined mood and a serene transition of atmospheric changes in his musical adaptation also featuring individual song notations for monthly related weather events.

David Mauk has made an impressive introduction into the New Age market with his classic ambient descriptions of the yearly seasons.  The 12 months album supports a fine balance of well defined movements in ambient phrasing that is composed with a beautiful recollection for each month.   

April subtitled as Rain is a lively synthesized tune where an opportunity for rain seems present by the string instrument background, but the rhythmic flute tone melody portrays a positive upbeat feeling from his perspective since the temperature is pleasant, a cool breeze can be felt, and the aroma of rain in the air delivers a promise of renewal and growth which naturally occurs in that month.

October subtitled as Change is a slower paced celestial song with piano strokes echoing like bell tones, with the required time adjustments given as major and minor key changes. This piece also gives an acceptable answer for the 23.45 degree tilt of our planets rotational axis, since that is what causes our seasonal changes, only his description is shown as ambient moments in musical time with an equally natural and steady transition.

December subtitled as Snow is a great time of year having an anthem like quality by a classic beginning of single key piano strokes, then build into a full cord melody with far reaching synthesized overtones, and light percussion presence.  The nine remaining months also support a fine balance of seasonally defined movements, mirroring a beautifully composed mixture of ambient instrumentation that is generously light, reflective, and relaxing to the listener throughout the year.

David is also credited for composing the official music for the National Geographic King Tutankhamun, Golden Age of the Pharaohs, and Real Pirates museum exhibits, and his music has been heard by over an estimated 7 million people in several international museums, art galleries, and other televised venues around the world.

Currently he lives in Las Vegas Nevada composing music, and writing a Broadway styled musical, while performing as a musician at the Paris Hotel and Casino.

David Mauk has given his first project an impressive introduction into the New Age music market by personal ambient descriptions of the months and seasons nicely composed with a classic touch.

If you find your yearly schedule is becoming too complex by not having enough time in your day, discover this more desirable solution to great yearly planning and visit davidmauk.com to sample / purchase then read his biography page and visit his Myspace.com page.

Would you like to travel the entire world someday ?   When traveling as a tourist do you enjoy visualizing the new new cultures, sounds, and experiences ?

For persons who are not frequent globetrotters having neither time nor opportunity to travel the world firsthand, an excursion awaits you by listening to many distant exotic lands through a musical journey that will fit your schedule and budget.

The international flavors of performer, composer, and conductor Colin O’Donohoe is your ticket for real world influenced music.  His most recent album Songs of the Saints released in 2007 on the Ocean Media label, is inspired by music native to Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and also includes musical varieties of North and South America, making your itinerary complete.

The ensemble of instruments and vocals used in the Songs of the Saints album is as diverse as the music itself, exploring many geographical destinations in each of the 10 individual songs.  One explanation for Colin O’Donohoe’s choice of using foreign influences might be his self described inspiration being drawn from reading a Chinese book of poetry titled Shi Jing.  Another explanation could be his current position as Artistic Director of the Pangean Orchestra or other held positions as director of the New Moon Orchestra, and Phoenix Chinese Orchestra.

Colin openly admits that his sound and technique is challenging for some people to embrace, by offering such a wide range of influences that almost creates a new music genre, which I did find correct, but appreciative by his blending of pleasant vocals, chorals, and harmony of music spanning the globe, having genres ranging from international, jazz, easy listening, light rock, and slight touches of rap and hip hop, even having a light jazz title track version of Amazing Grace.

While visiting the Pangeanorchestra.com website to learn more about Colin O ‘Donohoe, I did learn he is committed to this unique style of music, and being a kindred soul, his mission in life is to unite and bring people of the world closer together through the common bond of music, something that friendly and peaceful tourists around the world will appreciate.

Visit the pangeanorchestra.com website to find out more or at Colin’s official donohoemusic.com website and may sample at his CDBaby.com page.