“Music is a wondrous art form whose invisible sound waves mystically travel through the air, carrying the intent and emotion of the artist.”
- Kathryn Toyama, composer and pianist

LAURA BUSHNELL is an author, gifted mystic, psychic healer, public speaker, and transformational clairvoyant from Los Angeles, California. Her book "Life Magic: The Renowned Psychic Healer Shares Her 7 Keys To Finding Your Power And Living Your Purpose" (2007) is available from Miramax Books. Laura Bushnell combines ancient alchemy, magic, and rituals in her Magick Lady™ Programs and workshops. Articles on her work have been published in Glamour, People, LA Magazine, In Style, and many other magazines. Website: www.magicklady.com
Interview: April 7th 2009 Los Angeles, California, United States
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“I feel music is a soul's highest calling. Bless the music.” - Laura Bushnell, author of "Life Magic: The Renowned Psychic Healer Shares Her 7 Keys To Finding Your Power And Living Your Purpose"

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FRANCESCA DE GRANDIS is an author, shaman, songwriter, and vocalist living in Meadville, Pennsylvania. "Goddess Initiation: A Practical Celtic Program For Soul-Healing, Self- Fulfillment & Wild Wisdom" (2001) is available from HarperOne, "The Modern Goddess' Guide To Life: How To Be Absolutely Divine On A Daily Basis" (2004) is available from Sourcebooks, Inc., and "Be A Teen Goddess!: Magical Charms, Spells, And Wiccan Wisdom For The Wild Ride Of Life" (2005) is available from Citadel Books. Her album of original songs "Pick The Apple From The Tree" is available from OutlawBunny.com. She offers pastoral counseling, shamanic healing, and wiccan wisdom. Francesca De Grandis is also the creator of Another Step, a transformative curriculum for mystics of all faiths. Website: www.outlawbunny.com
Interview: April 11th 2009 Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States
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“Music creates connection, within and without, which helps us better respect self and others.” - Francesca De Grandis, author of "Goddess Initiation: A Practical Celtic Program For Soul-Healing, Self-Fulfillment & Wild Wisdom"

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DAVID MERRILL is an author, researcher, and graduate of the Fluid Interfaces Group at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has co-authored several scientific research publications including "Siftables: Towards Sensor Network User Interfaces" (2007), "JamiOki-PureJoy: A Game Engine And Instrument For Electronically-Mediated Musical Improvisation" (2007), "AudioPint: A Robust Open-Source Hardware Platform For Musical Invention" (2007), and "The Sound Of Touch: Physical Manipulation Of Digital Sound" (2008). David Merrill is also co-inventor of Siftables, a networked physical user interface system designed for collaborative gaming and education. He received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree from Stanford University, where he studied human-computer interaction and created new instruments for electronic music. David's work has produced novel interaction techniques for digital sound that leverage people’s existing knowledge and expressive gestures, and systems for mobile, attention-sensitive information browsing. David has lectured in computer science at Stanford and led music controller design workshops at MIT. Website: http://web.media.mit.edu/~dmerrill/
Interview: December 17th 2008 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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“Music finds its true spiritual significance in its potential to remind us that we are all part of the same human tribe.” - David Merrill, author, researcher, and graduate of the MIT Media Lab

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LEW PAXTON PRICE is an author, flautist, and flute artisan from Garden Valley, California. His books "Astrology: The Music Of Life" (1984), "Native North American Flutes" (1990), "Secrets Of The Flute" (1991), "Dimensions In Astrology" (1992 & 1986), "The Oldest Magic" (1995), "More Secrets Of The Flute" (1997), books series "Creating And Using" (1994-1998), and "Behind Light's Illusion" (1999-2001) are all independently released, with some available online at OregonFluteStore.com and Lew Paxton Price's website: www.lewpaxtonprice.us
Interview: April 10th 2009 Garden Valley, California, United States
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“If the music were to stop the universe would cease to exist.” - Lew Paxton Price, author of "Astrology: The Music Of Life"

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MIKE MCCARTHY is a Christian singer-songwriter from Avoca Beach, Australia. "Wisdom Is Delight" (2001), "Fire Flood Freedom" (2003), "Shelter And The Sea [EP]" (2004), "Calm Wind" (2006), and "The Harrowing Account Of John William Tate" (2008) are all independently released and available online. Mike McCarthy has toured extensively throughout Australia, Japan and the United States, supporting musicians such as Eric Bibb, Mia Dyson, Jeff Lang, and Tex Perkins. Mike has contributed music to documentaries and films, and also collaborates and performs with Birdlife, M. Carney, and Sons Of Korah. Website: www.mikemccarthy.com.au
Interview: April 6th 2009 Avoca Beach, Australia
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“Music is an incredible gift that can move us and even lead us closer to an understanding of truth.” - Mike McCarthy, singer-songwriter

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STELLAR KART are a Christian pop-punk band from Phoenix, Arizona. "All Gas. No Brake." (2005), "We Can't Stand Sitting Down" (2006), "Expect The Impossible" (2008), and "Life Is Good: The Best Of Stellar Kart" (2009) are all available from Word Records. Stellar Kart has also toured with Kutless, Newsboys, Remedy Drive, and Superchick. Their song "Me and Jesus" hit No. 1 for seven weeks on the Hot Christian Songs chart, and won the 2007 Dove Award for "Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song". Website: www.stellarkart.com
Interview: April 1st 2009 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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“I believe that music somehow opens a supernatural spiritual door to the core of out being.” - Cody Pellerin, guitarist in Stellar Kart

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KRABATHOR are a death-metal band from Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic. "Only Our Death Is Welcome..." (1992), "Cool Mortification" (1993), "The Rise Of Brutality [7"EP]" (1995), "Lies" (1995), "Mortal Memories" (1997), "Orthodox" (1998), "First Alben [2CD]" (1999), "Unfortunately Dead" (2000), "Dissuade Truth" (2003), and "20 Years Of Madness [2CD]" (2005) are all available from Morbid Records. Krabathor's name is inspired by Krabat, the main character of a German fairy tale called "The Satanic Mill". MySpace: www.myspace.com/krabathormetal and Website: www.krabathor.tk
Interview: April 14th 2009 Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic
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“Music or any art is the way of expression... Art and music can be your way to say something.” - Petr "Christopher" Krystof, guitarist and vocalist in Krabathor

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MARC ENFROY is a composer and pianist from South Lyon, Michigan. "Unbounded" (2008), and "Awakening" (2009) are both independently released and available from Enfroy Music. Marc's debut album "Unbounded" was the winner of the 2008 Best Neo-Classical Album in the New Age Reporter 2008 Lifestyle Awards, where Marc Enfroy also received a nomination for Best New Artist. "Unbounded" also appeared in the Top Ten on the New Age Reporter Album Chart during August and September 2008. Website: www.marcenfroy.com
Interview: April 1st 2009 South Lyon, Michigan, United States
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“There is a special place within each of us that only MUSIC can reach, and when it takes hold that experience is SPIRITUAL.” - Marc Enfroy, composer and pianist

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BOBB FANTAUZZO is composer and flautist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bobb Fantauzzo's "Sirocco: Winds Of Passion" (2003), and JazZen's "Explorations" (2008) were both independently released and are available from Bobb Fantauzzo and CD Baby. Bobb is passionate about blending the soul of the Native American flute with the spirit of jazz. His music influences include Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, R. Carlos Nakai, and Kenny Werner. Bobb Fantauzzo is also a member of the International Native American Flute Association (INAFA), and acts as facilitator for the Ten Thousand Lakes Flute Circle. Website: www.bobbfantauzzo.com
Interview: April 9th 2009 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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“Music is the deepest and most profound expression of the spirit. It has the power to transcend time and space in a single breath.” - Bobb Fantauzzo, composer and flautist

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FIONA JOY HAWKINS is a composer and pianist from Newcastle, Australia. "Portrait Of A Waterfall" (2005), "Angel Above My Piano" (2006), "ICE: Piano Slightly Chilled" (2008), and "Blue Dream" (2008) are all available from Little Hartley Music. Fiona Joy Hawkins has achieved international acclaim and awards worldwide have included No. 1 on the World New Age Radio Charts across nine countries, Best Piano Album 2006 and Best Dance/Club/Dub Album 2008 in the NAR Lifestyle Music Awards, winner of the Classical/Jazz category in the MusicOZ Awards 2008, and successful holder of a Piano Heaven Award. Website: www.fionajoyhawkins.com
Interview: April 10th 2009 Newcastle, Australia
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“Music is a gift that can heighten the spiritual awareness of both ourselves and the world around us... if we let it!” - Fiona Joy Hawkins, composer and pianist

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SHARON KNIGHT is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist from Oakland, California. "Incantation" (1997) is available from Trance Jam Records, First Of May's "For Earth And Her People" (2001) is available from Flowinglass Music, Pandemonaeon's "Pandemonaeon (Self-Titled)" (2001), Sharon Knight and Pandemonaeon's "Temple Of Dreams - Live!" (2003), "Song Of The Sea" (2004) , Sharon Knight and T. Thorn Coyle's "Songs For The Waning Year" (2008), and "Songs For The Strengthening Sun" (2009) are all available from Trance Jam Records. Her main influences are Celtic, Middle Eastern, and Scandinavian traditional music. Sharon Knight's music embraces Pagan spirituality with songs that are "tales of myth and magick, fierce passion and epic love, and are characterized by rich poetic imagery". She is a founding member of the band Pandemonaeon, the alternative record label Trance Jam Records, and production company El Mundo Bueno Studios. Websites: www.sharonknight.net and www.pandemonaeon.net
Interview: April 13th 2009 Oakland, California, United States
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“We yearn to evolve into our full potential, and both music and spirituality help us to expand into these places.” - Sharon Knight, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist

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JOHN KULIAS is a composer, flautist, and flute artisan from Lakewood, Colorado. He first heard the sound of the Native American Style Flute in Canyon De Chelly, Arizona, and was drawn to the voice and spirit of that first flute song. John is a ceramic flute specialist who creates both Woodlands and Plains style flutes, and tunes them to the pentatonic scale, Mode 1 and 4. He is one of the few Native American Style flute makers who creates from clay using an ancient technique called pit firing, which gives each flute it's own coloring pattern and unique voice. Website: www.meadowlarkflutes.com
Interview: April 11th 2009 Lakewood, Colorado, United States
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“Happiness, joy, love: they all come out of my spirit as music.” - John Kulias, composer and flautist

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MARS LASAR is a composer, music producer, and sound designer from Montrose, California. "Olympus" (1993), "The Eleventh Hour" (1994), "Escape" (1995), "BabyScapes: Safe In Sound/New Born" (1996), "The Music Of Olympic National Park" (1996), "Sapphire Dreams: A Romantic Interlude" (1998), "Song Of The Manatee" (1998), "11.02" (1998), "When World Collide" (2000), "Karma" (2003), "Panorama 11.04" (2004), "Yosemite: Valley Of The Giants" (2006), "11.22 Arrival" (2007), "A Star Is Born" (2007), "Christmas From Mars" (2007), "Nocturnal Diaries" (2007), "Final Frontier" (2007), "Baby Escapes: Vol. 5-8" (2007), "MindScapes Vol. 1: Fields Of Gold [Re-Released]" (2007), "MindScapes Vol. 2: Moonlight [Re-Released]" (2007), "MindScapes Vol. 3: Satin Skies [Re-Released]" (2007), "Vertical Velocity [Re-Released]" (2007), "Blue Maze" (2007), "Big Box [Re-Released]" (2007), "Baby Escapes: Vol. 1-4" (2008), "11.05 Revival" (2008), "At The End Of The Day" (2008), "MindScapes Vol. 4: Divine Spark" (2008), "MindScapes Vol. 5: Eterna" (2008), "MindScapes Vol. 6: Presence" (2008), "MindScapes Vol. 7: Transformation" (2008), "MindScapes Vol. 8: Inner Purpose" (2009), and Cadence Spalding's "Save The World [CD & DVD]" (2009) produced by Mars Lasar are all independently released and available from Sound Manipulations Inc. Website: www.marslasar.com
Interview: February 9th 2009 Montrose, California, United States
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“Music provides a significant portal into the conscious and subconscious mind. It has the ability instantly re-wire your emotions and bring to the surface hidden wellness.” - Mars Lasar, composer, music producer, and sound designer

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LLEWELLYN & JULIANA are New Age composers and multi-instrumentalists from Tring, England. Llewellyn's "Ghosts" (1999), "Celtic Legend" (1999), "Shiatsu" (2000), "Reiki" (2000), "Crystals" (2000), "Aromatherapy" (2000), "Healing Massage" (2000), "Indian Head Massage" (2000), "Tai Chi, Vol. 2" (2000), "Tantric Sexuality" (2000), "Body Control Pilates" (2001), "Colour Healing" (2001), "Pure Peace" (2001), "Pure Relaxation" (2001), "Moonlore" (2001), "Reiki Healing Journey, Vol.1" (2002), "Journey To The Angels" (2003), "Journey To The Faeries" (2003), "Journey To The Temple" (2003), Llewellyn and Juliana's "Earth Angel" (2004), "Mysts Of Avalon" (2004), "Crystal Angels" (2005), Llewellyn and Juliana's "Crystal Child" (2005), "Reiki Gold" (2005), "FaerieLore" (2006), "Music For Reiki Attunement" (2006), "Natural Sounds Gold" (2006), "Shiatsu Gold" (2006), "Sleep Gold" (2006), Llewellyn and Chris Conway's "Celtic Reiki" (2008), "Reiki Sleep" (2008), and "Sacred Circles" (2008) are all available from New World Music and Paradise Music. Llewellyn and Juliana's award-winning spiritually-themed relaxation albums have sold over one million copies worldwide. Website: www.llewellynandjuliana.com
Interview: April 15th 2009 Tring, England, United Kingdom
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“Music connects us with people all over the world with a same passion and belief. It can bring joy, pain, sorrow or peace. Music is a vibration that is more than just sound.” - Llewellyn & Juliana, composers and multi-instrumentalists

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ROGER MCGEE is a composer, flautist, and flute artisan from Enterprise, Oregon. "The Storyteller" (2005), and "Echoes Of Joseph Canyon" (2008) are both independently released and available from Wind Dancer Flutes. Roger shares his knowledge of the Native American flute by giving talks at schools, social events, and provides annual performances for the World Music Class at Walla Walla University, and flute-making workshops at the Grand Ronde Reservation in Grand Ronde, Oregon. Website: www.wind-dancer-flutes.com
Interview: April 3rd 2009 Enterprise, Oregon, United States
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“We all begin life listening to the rhythm of the heart beat, the ebb and flow of life's blood, the song of our mother's womb.” - Roger McGee, composer and flautist

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REBECCA OSWALD is a composer and pianist from Eugene, Oregon. "October Wind" (2005) was independently released and is available from CD Baby and iTunes. Rebecca Oswald is an award-winning composer of chamber music, choral and vocal works, music for media, orchestral works, pop music recordings, and solo-instrument compositions. Rebecca also wrote and produced the music for two CD-ROM strategy games, "Heroes In The Time Of The Three Kingdoms (I & II)" (1997/1998) for OdinSoft Co., Ltd., and the soundtrack for a video-documentary series "A History Of The University Of Oregon" (2001, 2007). Website: www.rebeccaoswald.com
Interview: April 10th 2009 Eugene, Oregon, United States
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“Beautiful music is a temporal fragment of the orderly universe in which we live; it is a resonant fractal of eternity.” - Rebecca Oswald, composer and pianist

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TANTRIC are a hard-rock post-grunge band from Louisville, Kentucky. "Tantric (Self-Titled)" (2001), and "After We Go" (2004) are both available from Maverick Records, "The End Begins" (2008), and "Mind Control" (2009) are both available from Silent Majority Group. MySpace: www.myspace.com/tantric
Interview: April 7th 2009 Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Photo: Tantric / Silent Majority Group

“Music in my opinion has a direct connection to our spiritual life. It has been used by all cultures in some way to connect to God.” - Hugo Ferreira, vocalist in Tantric

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JENNIFER THOMAS is a composer, pianist, and violinist from Seattle, Washington. "Key Of Sea" (2006) was independently released and is available from Tickled Ivory Music, "Best Of The Swan Lake: Moving Image & Music Award" (2007), and "Music In Motion: Best Of The Swan Lake: Moving Image & Music Award" (2008) are both available from NewAgePiano.net, Carolyn Southworth & Jennifer Thomas' "The Lullaby Album" (2009), and "Portraits" (2010) will be available from Tickled Ivory Music. Jennifer Thomas' music has been featured in several independent films, and her live tours have included performing with award-winning artist Jace Vek, and composer and pianist Michele McLaughlin. Website: www.jenniferthomasmusic.com
Interview: April 6th 2009 Seattle, Washington, United States
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“Music touches our soul, it penetrates deep under our exteriors and speaks a language that our spirits recognize.” - Jennifer Thomas, composer, pianist, and violinist

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KATHRYN TOYAMA is a composer and pianist from Los Angeles, California. Her debut album "Hope For Harmony" (2007) was independently released and is available from CDBaby.com. Proceeds from her album sales are donated to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. "Hope For Harmony" debuted at No. 5 on the NAR World Radio Chart in May 2007, and many of her compositions have been selected for regular rotation on internet radio stations including XM Satellite Radio. Website: www.hopeforharmony.com
Interview: March 27th 2009 Los Angeles, California, United States
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“Music is a wondrous art form whose invisible sound waves mystically travel through the air, carrying the intent and emotion of the artist.” - Kathryn Toyama, composer and pianist

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VALARIEN is a composer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, performer, and producer based in Pacific Palisades, California. "In Paradise" (2002), "Live At Joshua Tree [2CD]" (2008), "WaveSpell" (2009), and "The Voyage Of Earendil" (2009) are all available from Valarien Productions. Valarien specializes in high vibrational music that transcends boundaries, inspires the universal, and evokes the spiritual. Valarien's new age music is used in healing, yoga, spa, and meditation centers throughout the United States and has contributed to the seminars and retreats of wealth and success leader Christopher Howard and Shaktipat Master Steven Sadlier. He is also a founding member of the California based progressive rock and metal power-trio Valarien, Elohymn, and T-Bone, an ecstatic dance DJ, and a music industry expert having worked with multi-million dollar music companies and Grammy nominated artists. Website: www.valarien.com
Interview: March 31st 2009 Pacific Palisades, California, United States
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“Music, like a tuning fork, vibrationally tunes us in, harmonizing our inner truth with outer experience.” - Valarien, composer, guitarist, and producer

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