Biography
Enter The Temple of Sound as Michael Moon the Sonic Shaman, weaves a spell of aural alchemy to move your body and soul.
Michael Moon is an award winning, international recording artist, composer, and performer of healing and transformational music. With 6 CD’s ranging from mystical folk and cosmic pop, to instrumental healing soundscapes.
Michael Moon has been combining his pioneering work with sound healing modalities and shamanic trance techniques with popular music for over 18 years. This has resulted in hundreds of performances and 6 CD's, 4 of which are internationally distributed on the White Swan record lable.
Michael has headlined summer festivals, raves, folk clubs and bars, performed at many of the big holistic health shows across North America as well as providing music for many workshops and church services.
Michael Moon has been hosting regular, successful shows four times a year at the solstices and equinoxes and holds monthly workshops, and annual retreats on the Healing Power of Sound.
Michael has won many songwriting and performance awards including the Tipperary International Song of Peace songwriting competition in Ireland.
Instrumentation
Michael Moon: Lead vocals and overtone singing, lead and rhythm guitars, vibraphone, hammered dulcimer, marimba, gongs, orchestra bells, drums and percusion. All performed live and in the moment with the help of live looping pedals.
'Has to be seen to be believed, between the bowed vibraphone, the vocal harmonics and the amazing lyrics Michael Moon is truly entrancing!' C.K.
Shows vary from gentle accoustic mystical folk songs woven with beautiful soundscapes performed on vibraphone, overtone singing, tibetan bowls etc..(Leonard Cohen and Loreena Mckennitt play with chanting tibetan monks), to exciting, dancable electrified sounds with a full band(Pink Floyd meet The Doors) The particular mix depends on the venue, audiance and mood the promoter is going for.
Layered live looping effects at solo shows create a full even dancable sound. Often perform with a percussionist and adding bass and other instruments with b/u vx at bigger shows
Discography
Visit http://www.thetempleofsound.com to hear more selections from the complete Discography
"Deep Song" 2008- Imagine Loreena Mckennitt meets Leonard Cohen with a little early Pink Floyd and you'll get the idea.
"Deep peace" 2007- Gentle songs, ambient soundscapes and chants working with the 4 elements, for clearing and rejuvenation. Includes a DVD of nature images going through the elements to the music. Vocals, overtone singing guitar, vibes, santur, marimba, percussion, flute, with beautiful female harmonies soaring on top.
"Surrender" 2007- A gentle river of sound for relaxation, meditation, a sleep aid, yoga and healing work. Instruments include vibraharp , marimba and bells.
"Above the Sound of Gravity - healing sounds for inner peace" 2001. gentle inspired sounds floating between dimensions. Perfect accompaniment for holistic healing sessions.
Michael Moon: Vibraharp, Orchestra Bells, Chimes
Laura Nashman: Altoflute, Silver Flute, Native Flute
"In the Realm of the 11th Chord - a healing sound journey" 2000.
An ambient acoustic sound journey
'Liquid Crystal Oscillator'
Michael Moon: Vibraharp, Orchestra Bells, Chimes, Hammered Dulcimer, Vocal Overtones and drones
Rhonda Rose: Voice
"Dance of the Deep" 1998. Entheogenic sounds to shift consciousness and inspire deep healing. Perfect for headphone listening as a total healing experience.
Michael Moon: Vibraharp, Orchestra Bells, Chimes, Hammered Dulcimer, Vocal Overtones, Crystal bowl, Crystal Chimes, Gong
Links
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