Okay, it is time to handle the concept that Shaman Strings refers to as ‘New Music.’ (Note the songs are created “new” each performance). First, this idea of creating music ‘in the moment’ is “likely” as ancient as music itself.  An individual and individuals in a group feel something and use music to explore and the depths and breadths of feelings. (Get us high… Let us soar!) Yes music can open us up, sometimes (albeit symbolically) bringing us distortions from hell, routes through purgatory, and heights from heaven.

Neuroscience teaches us that writing is a human creation, yet language and song are indigenous. I love writing and spent 7 years handwriting at least one full page every day. (I have notebooks stacked higher than my waist. Beyond various manuscripts and three books in print, I’m writing scripts for short videos and occasional blogs.)The spiritual principle of the “Be Here Now” awareness in “the moment,” can access total power in the moment… Fortunately, with today’s technology, we can record and share our most powerful moments. Shaman Strings creates in the moment and shares this moment. Yes this means that each live concert and recording will share the power of the moment. Through the year there can be a lot of new songs; each live concert provides inspired connections from the audience. Shaman Strings hopes to share the best of the songs for the public.

Of course I have used the power song writing, the refining and rewriting of a lyrical poem, practicing until it is just right for performance and recording. This encompasses almost all of the other music and how it is almost always done. Yes Jazz supports improvisation, yet this typically encompasses improvising on a basic song. Eastern traditions use improvisation, especially surrounding worship. These traditions improvise upon a given structure like ragas in the morning, afternoon, sunset, full moon, new moon, et cetera.  Shaman Strings music is not really new, yet it does appear new compared to what is out there.

Okay, now for the ‘meat,’ the ‘milk’ or the sunlight reaching all tall fruit trees … these songs are spiritual, shaman-like journeys. From my observation, so many of us get stuck in our materialistic, western world (or others seeking our western-like materialism). How many seek the power of spiritual realizations? Shaman Strings can potentially assist spiritual connections to your own power. Listen to our sitar strings, spoken words, sounds and spiritual journeys. I will try to write the words to each songs, and add some videos from the live performance.

Shaman Strings will unfold its power, complete a few CDs of music to share, a DVD of HD music videos and potentially a concert schedule. YET, right now, we are developing Shaman Seminars where I will share a living shaman experience (with the Strings) …  Every time we will create new music with a meditative focus from the participates. We will then listen to the recording of the live creation, discuss personal healings and meditative/trance-like connections to the music/sound experience. We will then create another Shaman Strings Song, which will lead to further discussion. The concluding set will open up vocal and body movement from the participants… contributing their own sounds, chants, speaking in tongues and healing celebration.

All sessions will be recorded, to potentially offer participants a CD with the possibility of video and music videos from the seminar.  Can you envision these Shaman Seminars? Let us know your thoughts.