Member Since: 06/05/2005
Band Website: www.tomhiel.com
Band Members: Well I'm a composer so its just me and my Steinway, my Martin HD28, my Mac, gigastudio, etc etc (and those wonderful session players like Mike Miller - best guitarist ever!, Chris Bleth - can he really play all of those woodwinds?, and Daphne Chen - viiolinist extroardinaire!, who make the music come to life)
Influences: Mahler, Wagner, John Adams, Steve Reich, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Lutoslawski, Ligeti, Lucky Mosko, Mort Subotnick, James Newton Howard, Marco Beltrami, Mark Mothersbaugh and Devo, Brian Eno, The Beatles, Talking Heads (Remain in Light), David Holmes, the Dust Brothers, Tosca (the band), Kruder and Dorfmeister, Bill Frisell, Steve Tibbetts, Leo Kottke, George Winston, Keith Jarrett
Tom Hiel - "Flow"
Tom Hiel -"Down by Christmas Lake"
Sounds Like: Tom Hiel
Record Label: Echo Bay Music
Type of Label: Indie