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shambhu — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:54:04 +0000

Pre-order Sacred Love and see why so many people are having amazing personal experiences with this music.

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VIDEO: Webisode 22: Visit with Lloyd Barde

shambhu — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:03:52 +0000

Here’s a fun, informative visit with my good friend Lloyd Barde, music editor at Common Ground magazine, who also wrote my Shambhu “Sacred Love” CD liner notes.

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VIDEO: Webisode 17 – Mix Session for “Sacred Love”

shambhu — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:37:09 +0000

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VIDEO: Webisode 8 – Making of ‘Sacred Love’

shambhu — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:56:29 +0000

Check out the videos of my studio sessions with Grammy award-winning producer Will Ackerman and Grammy award-winning sound engineer Corin Nelson.

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Day 1 – Studio Update

shambhu — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:20:08 +0000

I spent the day at Will Ackerman’s Imaginary Road Studios, which is situated near his home in Windham County, Vermont. The studio was built by Will and Grammy Award winning engineer Corin Nelsen (they are both house builders, too) to offer a constant visual connection to nature outside. Arriving 10 minutes prior to our 10 am start time, I had a chance to take in the silence of nature and observe the views of the West River Valley. Inside it’s a guitar player’s dream studio with state-of-the-art Klaus Heine-modified Neumann mics and Hemmingway preamps that cannot be bettered by any studio on the planet. Corin greeted me and Will walked in a few minutes later.

I got set up with my Taylor acoustic and started playing to get in my creative, cosmic flow. Will and Corin spent about 30 minutes listening to the guitar and walking around me hearing for ideal mic placements. Corin talks more about that in this video.

We recorded the guitar on the solo piece, Through the Eyes of a Child. It’s a difficult piece to play as every single note is nuanced and those mics capture every little buzz of the strings plus shirt and button noise, and breathing etc. The performance flowed through perhaps 8 takes and everyone was satisfied.

We took some time for lunch and Will and Corin talked about this incredible studio and the various projects we’re working on and people we know. Fun stuff. We then moved right into Revelation and spent about 2.5 hours laying down the main guitar track that Will also asked me to double. That second guitar had to match the first as perfectly as possible, as the guitar is the bed for this song, a kind of consciousness flow upon which the celestial melody rises. After 9 takes, my left fingers were feeling it, and I was getting mentally tired as we wrapped this tune.

Next up was Together, the ensemble piece, which has a really nice groove that will soon be powered by Tony Levin on bass and Jeff Haynes on percussion. It only took a few takes for me to lay down guitar number one and on Monday we’ll finish up the basic guitar tracks.

At the end of the day Will and Corin asked me to add my name to the the door(s) that artists who record there sign. It’s kind of a right of passage and induction into the family of Will Ackerman artists. What an honor!

As a guitarist, there is something royal about being guided artistically by Will Ackerman who has worked with George Winston, Michael Hedges, Acoustic Alchemy, Jeff Oster and many other truly great players. Dreams do come true!

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Download: Maui Breeze

shambhu — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:21:57 +0000

Maui Breeze was composed on November 26, 2009 late in my San Francisco studio and I finished the demo while connecting with the divine Spirit on Maui. This song goes deep with its modal flavoring and sweet harmonic textures. Hope you like it. Leave me a comment on how you feel about it.

Click through the titles on the player for Maui Breeze and download.

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Shambhu Live on Mana’o Radio -Through the Eyes of a Child

shambhu — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:22:45 +0000

This is a tune I’m debuting on Maui on Dec 12th and spun through it during my interview with Bill Best on Mana’o Radio Maui. Had a great time with Bill who is also a drummer and loves music.

Shambhu solo live — Through the Eyes of a Child from Shambhu on Vimeo.

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Maui Concert Set – Dec 12th

shambhu — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:12:25 +0000

Last May I was on Maui and had the idea to organize a concert celebration with friends. With the help of celestial vocalist Lani Star, this concert has come to life.

On Dec 12th at 6:30 pm, I’ll be performing with my friends Ann Licater, Jeff Oster, Lani Star, Kit Thomas and other, at the Waipuna Chapel, in Lower Kula on Maui.

More details to emerge. But it’s going to be an incredible evening of soulful and contemplative music with a holiday theme. There will be children singing holiday songs that will transform this evening into pure joy. Hope to see you there!

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