Comments on: A Whole New World reality in New Age Music http://www.marcome.com/blog/new-world-new-age-music/ New Age Music World and Blog of Canadian Singer Artist Marcome Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:03:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: marcome http://www.marcome.com/blog/new-world-new-age-music/comment-page-1/#comment-3685 marcome Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:20:15 +0000 http://www.marcome.com/blog/?p=2400#comment-3685 Celestial music.. That's so sweet! I guess we're all in heaven we just happen not to remember! Tks for bringing your sweet vibes, have a soothing weekend, Marcomé ♥ Celestial music.. That’s so sweet! I guess we’re all in heaven we just happen not to remember! Tks for bringing your sweet vibes, have a soothing weekend, Marcomé ♥

]]> By: Chantal Brosens http://www.marcome.com/blog/new-world-new-age-music/comment-page-1/#comment-3682 Chantal Brosens Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:22:30 +0000 http://www.marcome.com/blog/?p=2400#comment-3682 Celestial music? Celestial music?

]]> By: marcome http://www.marcome.com/blog/new-world-new-age-music/comment-page-1/#comment-2815 marcome Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:11:25 +0000 http://www.marcome.com/blog/?p=2400#comment-2815 Thank you so much Suzanne for this very detailed comment and for keeping the New Age Music Spirit alive! Marcomé xx Thank you so much Suzanne for this very detailed comment and for keeping the New Age Music Spirit alive! Marcomé xx

]]> By: Suzanne Doucet http://www.marcome.com/blog/new-world-new-age-music/comment-page-1/#comment-2814 Suzanne Doucet Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:30:43 +0000 http://www.marcome.com/blog/?p=2400#comment-2814 The term New Age Music was created by listeners and consumers who were looking in the 60s and 70s for music that could be used for meditation, Yoga, reading, dancing, consciousness expanding experiments, love making and more - short for their new lifestyle of conscious living. Nobody in the industry stamped "New Age" on this genre. Nobody invented it or started it. There was a whole new generation of younger and post war born spiritual seekers, who needed a new form of literature, art, entertainment and nutrition. Because this movement was named around the globe by many "New Age Movement" (referring to the coming New Age of Consciousness, the new era of Aquarius) those who were looking for this new type of music - including myself (1968) were asking for "New Age Music". A term that grew organically out of the demand for this type of music. It was very diverse from the beginning. Those who wanted to listen to this new type of music did not have a preference of culture, instrumentation or spiritual background. It was the element of a new consciousness and ego-less, music driven performance versus the old paradigm of "star" driven pop music. I have witnessed this first generation of New Age Music, then the second generation in the 80s - when New Age Music became very popular and more mainstream, and many Major Record Labels started looking at the commercial aspect of New Age Music and then a revival in the 90s with a new generation of new young listeners and consumers and young new artists and the new millennium with yet another new generation of new age artists and their audience. New Age Music has now been around for almost 50 years. In terms of diversity nothing has really changed, there were always almost as many sub genres in the New Age genre as spiritual musical cultures, or conscious musicians. I would recommend to add on to the sub genres, refine the descriptions of more diverse New Age Music, be happy with the genre term and build your community of New Age Music and Conscious entertainment. If you are interested to discuss more about New Age Music join the New Age Music Circle @ http://newagemusik.ning.com The term New Age Music was created by listeners and consumers who were looking in the 60s and 70s for music that could be used for meditation, Yoga, reading, dancing, consciousness expanding experiments, love making and more – short for their new lifestyle of conscious living. Nobody in the industry stamped “New Age” on this genre. Nobody invented it or started it.

There was a whole new generation of younger and post war born spiritual seekers, who needed a new form of literature, art, entertainment and nutrition. Because this movement was named around the globe by many “New Age Movement” (referring to the coming New Age of Consciousness, the new era of Aquarius) those who were looking for this new type of music – including myself (1968) were asking for “New Age Music”. A term that grew organically out of the demand for this type of music.

It was very diverse from the beginning. Those who wanted to listen to this new type of music did not have a preference of culture, instrumentation or spiritual background. It was the element of a new consciousness and ego-less, music driven performance versus the old paradigm of “star” driven pop music.

I have witnessed this first generation of New Age Music, then the second generation in the 80s – when New Age Music became very popular and more mainstream, and many Major Record Labels started looking at the commercial aspect of New Age Music and then a revival in the 90s with a new generation of new young listeners and consumers and young new artists and the new millennium with yet another new generation of new age artists and their audience. New Age Music has now been around for almost 50 years.

In terms of diversity nothing has really changed, there were always almost as many sub genres in the New Age genre as spiritual musical cultures, or conscious musicians. I would recommend to add on to the sub genres, refine the descriptions of more diverse New Age Music, be happy with the genre term and build your community of New Age Music and Conscious entertainment. If you are interested to discuss more about New Age Music join the New Age Music Circle @

http://newagemusik.ning.com

]]> By: marcome http://www.marcome.com/blog/new-world-new-age-music/comment-page-1/#comment-2813 marcome Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:47:46 +0000 http://www.marcome.com/blog/?p=2400#comment-2813 Tks Janet, very instructive comment here. It's always a delicate matter to name music when it's not clearly into a specific music genre. I sure grew up listening to Will's music, Ralph Towner, Patrick Ohearn who influenced in different ways what I create. I still feel there's a connection between our musics, we're just lacking terms to better define it ) Tks! Tks Janet, very instructive comment here. It’s always a delicate matter to name music when it’s not clearly into a specific music genre. I sure grew up listening to Will’s music, Ralph Towner, Patrick Ohearn who influenced in different ways what I create. I still feel there’s a connection between our musics, we’re just lacking terms to better define it ) Tks!

]]> By: Janet Hansen http://www.marcome.com/blog/new-world-new-age-music/comment-page-1/#comment-2812 Janet Hansen Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:03:47 +0000 http://www.marcome.com/blog/?p=2400#comment-2812 It is really the new age community of musicians who solicited certain divisions of commerce to highlight their music...such as massage therapists, spas,yoga studios chiroprationers, et al. One of Narada's pioneering and most successful pianists, launched his career creating a demo for a yoga studio in an exercise to clear certain channels. Whomever stamped the name New Age on this genre has never come forward to own the tag. And the universally recognized founder of New Age music, Will Ackerman, vehemently denounces it. This style of music was derived from folk roots and acoustic instruments; primarily the piano and acoustic guitar. I appreciate this style of music very much and in fact, have two Grammy award winning campaigns to my credit in this genre. The debate has raged for decades about what New Age means; why it is attached to certain issues and the ultimate consequences of what should be a very holistic and wholesome ideal. It is really the new age community of musicians who solicited certain divisions of commerce to highlight their music…such as massage therapists, spas,yoga studios chiroprationers, et al. One of Narada’s pioneering and most successful pianists, launched his career creating a demo for a yoga studio in an exercise to clear certain channels. Whomever stamped the name New Age on this genre has never come forward to own the tag. And the universally recognized founder of New Age music, Will Ackerman, vehemently denounces it. This style of music was derived from folk roots and acoustic instruments; primarily the piano and acoustic guitar.

I appreciate this style of music very much and in fact, have two Grammy award winning campaigns to my credit in this genre. The debate has raged for decades about what New Age means; why it is attached to certain issues and the ultimate consequences of what should be a very holistic and wholesome ideal.

]]> By: sue Painter http://www.marcome.com/blog/new-world-new-age-music/comment-page-1/#comment-2557 sue Painter Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:18:26 +0000 http://www.marcome.com/blog/?p=2400#comment-2557 Thanks for the great music. I shared you with my facebook page. Thanks for the great music. I shared you with my facebook page.

]]> By: marcome http://www.marcome.com/blog/new-world-new-age-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1718 marcome Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:55:00 +0000 http://www.marcome.com/blog/?p=2400#comment-1718 Good to hear the New Age echo! This is a judicious statement. I also like the fact that New Age Music has a spiritual component that can lead to a way of life. Living in harmony with planet earth while evolving as toward healthier ways of life. Tks for bringing the New Age Music positive sides to our attention! Marcomé Good to hear the New Age echo! This is a judicious statement. I also like the fact that New Age Music has a spiritual component that can lead to a way of life. Living in harmony with planet earth while evolving as toward healthier ways of life. Tks for bringing the New Age Music positive sides to our attention! Marcomé

]]> By: Suzanne Doucet http://www.marcome.com/blog/new-world-new-age-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1717 Suzanne Doucet Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:44:32 +0000 http://www.marcome.com/blog/?p=2400#comment-1717 New Age Music is an established genre that points to certain types of music consumers worldwide are looking for. This includes new age world, ambient, electronic, meditation, chants, vocals, minimal, uplifting, space music and many more sub-genres. Just to marry new age and world music would not do justice to the genre. It is not so much about what we feel as artists our music should be called, but what is the best way to promote it to it's target market. New Age Music has a Grammy, is recognized in the whole world as a valid genre and we should support it wherever possible, because it INCLUDES every aspect of our music! New Age Music is an established genre that points to certain types of music consumers worldwide are looking for. This includes new age world, ambient, electronic, meditation, chants, vocals, minimal, uplifting, space music and many more sub-genres. Just to marry new age and world music would not do justice to the genre. It is not so much about what we feel as artists our music should be called, but what is the best way to promote it to it’s target market. New Age Music has a Grammy, is recognized in the whole world as a valid genre and we should support it wherever possible, because it INCLUDES every aspect of our music!

]]> By: 33bowls http://www.marcome.com/blog/new-world-new-age-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1516 33bowls Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:34:49 +0000 http://www.marcome.com/blog/?p=2400#comment-1516 Like it! New World Music has a nice ring to it --- a whole World of creative, high vibe Music to enjoy. The New Age genre has become too wide of a swath IMHO, akin to Pop/Rock, only softer. Like it! New World Music has a nice ring to it — a whole World of creative, high vibe Music to enjoy. The New Age genre has become too wide of a swath IMHO, akin to Pop/Rock, only softer.

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