Tom Heasley
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Tom Heasley plays an unusual instrument for ambient music
- the tuba
. His first solo CD "Where the Earth Meets the Sky" was released on the Hypnos ambient label and was mastered by ambient music pioneer Robert Rich
. Heasley also performs on didjeridu, voice and electronics.
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 :...
- the tuba
Tuba
The tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
. His first solo CD "Where the Earth Meets the Sky" was released on the Hypnos ambient label and was mastered by ambient music pioneer Robert Rich
Robert Rich (musician)
Robert Rich is an ambient musician and composer based in California, United States. With a discography spanning over 30 years, he is widely regarded as a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today's ambient, New Age, and even IDM music.-Early life:At an early age he thought he disliked music...
. Heasley also performs on didjeridu, voice and electronics.
Discography
- Where the Earth Meets the Sky (2001 - Hypnos)
- On The Sensations of Tone (2002 - Innova)
- Desert Triptych (2005 - Farfield)
- Passages (2007 - Full Bleed Music)