Gongchime

I have several contracts for rights to my music acquired through the largest independent Artists and Repertoire company, "Taxi." I have 2,000 Myspace friends. I worked toward a masters degree in music composition in South Korea. I directed Northern Arizona University's preparatory school's jazz combos I and II and played bass in their big band. I also played in NAU's steel drum ensemble under Steve Hemphill, president of the Arizona Chapter of the percussive arts society.I have jammed with Korean jazz marimba player and music professor Baek Jin Woo and Blues artist Son Yong Woo of the band Shincheon Blues.I have published articles on music composition, aesthetics and ethnomusicology (http://www.paradisemoon.com/thai_main/Huahin/thai_instruments_intro.htm). My music combines motives from jazz, rhythmic motives from the Middle East, India, Africa, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bali, My music also incorporates music from Cuba and the Carribean. gamelan and African Amadinda. My music could be described as Bankok Blue meets Deep Forest. My CD, Garden Of Contemplation was included with every issue of the Brazilian magazine Qualidade De Vida and I was also interviewed. I’ve been asked to play on a project which includes Robert Plant's guitarist, Justin Adams.

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