Dean Evenson
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Dean Evenson is a New Age
musician and producer. He plays several instruments including the flute
, percussion, synthesizer
and keyboards
. In the New Age genre, his music is generally sounds of nature combined with flute melodies and other instruments for ambient
and meditative
purposes.
In 1979, he and his wife, harpist Dudley Evenson, founded the independent record company Soundings of the Planet outside of Tucson, Arizona. He has collaborated with many other artists as a producer and musician, including Li Xiangting
, master of the guqin
(Chinese 7-string zither}.
In 1969, Evenson played flute for the psychedelic rock group The Blues Magoos
on their Never Goin' Back to Georgia album.
New Age music
New Age music is music of various styles intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation, and optimism. It is used by listeners for yoga, massage, meditation, and reading as a method of stress management or to create a peaceful atmosphere in their home or other environments, and is often...
musician and producer. He plays several instruments including the flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, percussion, synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
and keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
. In the New Age genre, his music is generally sounds of nature combined with flute melodies and other instruments for ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
and meditative
Meditation
Meditation is any form of a family of practices in which practitioners train their minds or self-induce a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit....
purposes.
In 1979, he and his wife, harpist Dudley Evenson, founded the independent record company Soundings of the Planet outside of Tucson, Arizona. He has collaborated with many other artists as a producer and musician, including Li Xiangting
Li Xiangting
Prof. Li Xiangting is considered one of the master players of the guqin. He was born in Liaoyuan, Jilin in 1940. At an early point he became interested in the guqin and studied under Zha Fuxi. He entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China in 1958, graduated in 1963 and would later...
, master of the guqin
Guqin
The guqin is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family...
(Chinese 7-string zither}.
Partial discography
- Peaceful Pond (with d'Rachael) – 1986
- Ocean Dreams – 1989
- Desert Moon Song – 1991
- Wind Dancer (with Tom Barabas) – 1992
- Echoes of the Night - 1993
- Forest Rain – 1994
- Joy to the World (with d'Rachael) - 1994
- Ascension to Tibet – 1995
- Dreamstreams – 1996
- Soaring (with Tom Barabas) - 1996
- Back to the Garden (with Tom Barabas) – 1997
- Sound Healing (with Soundings Ensemble)– 1998
- Healing Waters – 1999
- Tao of Healing (with Li Xiangting) – 2000
- Sonic Tribe (with Scott Huckabay) - 2000
- Butterfly (with Tom Barabas) - 2000
- Native Healing (with Cha-Das-Ska-Dum) – 2001
- Music for the Healing Arts(with Soundings Ensemble) - 2001
- Tao of Peace (with Li Xiangting) – 2002
- Healing Sanctuary – 2002
- Sound Massage (with Soundings Ensemble) - 2002
- Sound Yoga (with Soundings Ensemble) – 2003
- Mountain Meadow Meditation (with Scott Huckabay) – 2004
- Sacred World Chants (with various vocalists)– 2004
- Imagine Peace (with Singh Kaur) - 2005
- Eagle River (with Soundings Ensemble) - 2005
- Spa Rhythms (with DJ Free) – 2006
- Spa Dreams (with d'Rachael) – 2006
- Wood Over Water − 2007
- Tantra Love (with Pushkar) - 2007
- Healing the Holy Land (with Dudley Evenson) - 2007
- Chakra Healing − 2008
- Healing Suite (with Tom Barabas) - 2009
- Meditation Moods (with Dudley Evenson) - 2010
- Sacred Earth - 2010
In 1969, Evenson played flute for the psychedelic rock group The Blues Magoos
Blues Magoos
The Blues Magoos was a rock music group from the The Bronx, New York. They were at the forefront of the psychedelic music trend, beginning as early as 1966.-1964 - 1971:The band was formed in 1964 as "The Trenchcoats"...
on their Never Goin' Back to Georgia album.