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Music and Movies are two of the most popular internet search terms used today.  These two forms of entertainment by themselves are enough to spark our interest alone yet when audio and visual productions are merged into a movie soundtrack, film score or popular music video, the results achieve an even more exciting sights and sounds experience.

David Mauk from Las Vegas Nevada is a composing performer with plenty of experience in the entertainment business while advancing in popularity from his 12 Months debut released in 2009.  His first album created much excitement for many and equally so for David since 12 Months received nomination at ZMR for Best Electronic Album and also earned David a Best New Artist nomination for the year. 

Ground Swell is his 2010 release, unique not only by the great mood effect of his classic yet easygoing electronic compositions but some songs were inspired by American realist painter Edward Hopper and Ground Swell is a CD / DVD collector’s edition that beautifully captures the early American century with Cinematic drama and makes a nice collection by any standard.  The 5 bonus video clips are nicely correlated with his unique brand of classic electronic music and are a beautiful addition to the audio CD since the extra sensory effect of video makes it easy for anyone to visualize his ambient music becoming a modern times movie score.

The National Geographic Society has already realized the dynamic effect of his compositions by integrating as their official music with many exhibits including King Tutankhamun, Golden Age of the Pharaohs, Real Pirates and Cleopatra museum exhibits, in fine music that enhances the experience for every museum visitor.

David Mauk has given everyone 2 excellent reasons to appreciate his music in 2010.   The Ground Swell CD alone is a free flowing natural display of bright ambience offered with a harmonious and casual impression, plus the DVD greatly points out the Cinematic enchantment that makes his music special.

Ground Swell is in effect an Ambient, Electronica, New Age album with a total of 14 songs.  The 5 song descriptions I will provide from the CD are ones also listed on the bonus DVD, in this all inclusive CD / DVD collection and you will find the 9 additional songs are sequential to the atmosphere and ideals this album in entirety represents.

Dawn in Pennsylvania has a singular piano melody backed by a deeper synthesizer profile that gives depth to the overall bright and casual mood and is effective at producing a story line of realism by a light atmospheric point of view with cymbal taps and percussion enrichments.   Summertime is like an ode of joyous celebration the summer season always represents, marching right along in attitude by a majestic piano movement.  Lower piano octaves maintain the rhythm while upper ranges move up and down the scales in half steps while bell tones ring in the seasonal event.

Chop Suey relies on tenor drum and percussion rhythms as a prelude to keyboard producing the light staccato note melody with a casual feel.  During refrains the dynamics are rearranged to a deeper tenor and nicely embolden the song while adding tonal drama.  Queensburo Bridge carries nice rhythmical metrics by strings subtle back and forth sway while light synth notes and key changes introduce sparkling overtones into the melodious theme.

New York Movie is a dreamy song that transports you to a different place and time with strings becoming the prevalent character in the lighter melody.  Percussion plays a more indirect role by sharp woodblock notes and when xylophone enters, the soft percussion detailing projects nice sparkling tones in a secondary rhythm.

David Mauk made 12 Months an impressive introduction into New Age music.  Ground Swell is another fine classic that makes musical entertainment an even better experience, offering his appealing to the senses experience like the premiere attractions many people are searching for at this very moment.

Visit the davidmauk.com homepage and then sample / purchase on his music page.  Learn more about David at his MySpace page and then our pages dedicated to David Mauk.

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The twelve months in a calendar year can easily be described as having twelve lunar cycles annually, but some pretty complex mathematical problems arise when translating into precise calendar months since each month is technically 29.53 days long.  It is even more perplexing when calculating a yearly calendar since an astronomer’s calendar legend declares 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds, or 365.242199 days in the twelve lunar cycles.
 
David Mauk  has provided everyone with a more desirable solution to resolving this complex calendar problem by introducing his 2008 12 months album on Thera Records label.  The twelve songs on this album describe the time period and seasonal change for each month as musical recollections David experienced during his personal childhood growing up on his grandparents farm in rural Ohio.  This is a location where the yearly seasons are well defined and pronounced when it comes to changes in weather.
 
The 12 Months album is David’s first New Age ambient / electronica release, offering a relaxing and tranquil repertoire where each of the musical months and seasons are likewise distinct.  Everything balances together nicely by a well defined mood and a serene transition of atmospheric changes in his musical adaptation also featuring individual song notations for monthly related weather events. 

offering a relaxing and tranquil repertoire where each of the musical months and seasons are likewise distinct. 

April subtitled as Rain is a lively synthesized tune where an opportunity for rain seems present by the string instrument background, but the rhythmic flute tone melody portrays a positive upbeat feeling from his perspective since the temperature is pleasant, a cool breeze can be felt, and the aroma of rain in the air delivers a promise of renewal and growth which naturally occurs in that month.  October subtitled as Change is a slower paced celestial song with piano strokes echoing like bell tones, with the required time adjustments given as major and minor key changes.  This piece also gives an acceptable answer for the 23.45 degree tilt of our planets rotational axis, since that is what causes our seasonal changes, only his description is shown as ambient moments in musical time.  December subtitled as Snow is a great time of year having an anthem like quality by a classic beginning of single key piano strokes, then build into a full cord melody with far reaching synthesized overtones, and light percussion presence.
 
The nine remaining months also support a fine balance of seasonally defined movements, mirroring a beautifully composed mixture of ambient instrumentation that is generously light, reflective, and relaxing to the listener throughout the year.
 
David is also credited for composing the official music for the National Geographic King Tutankhamun, Golden Age of the Pharaohs, and Real Pirates museum exhibits, and his music has been heard by over an estimated 7 million people in several international museums, art galleries, and other televised venues around the world.  Currently he lives in Las Vegas Nevada composing music, and writing a Broadway styled musical, while performing as a musician at the Paris Hotel and Casino.

His first project is an impressive introduction into the New Age music market by his personal ambient descriptions of the months and seasons nicely composed with a classic touch.  If you find your yearly schedule is becoming too complex by not having enough time in your day, discover this more desirable solution to great yearly planning. 

Visit davidmauk.com. Also make sure to visit his Myspace page for samples.