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dan pound

About Me

Dan Pound composes and produces ambient electronic, new age, world/shamanic, space-music soundscapes.Dan was classically trained on piano, guitar and double bass at an early age and started writing songs soon after. He went on to be in the local honor orchestra and was soon writing pieces for the entire ensemble. Besides performing and composing, Dan has earned degrees in recording engineering and electronic music technology, and has received credits as 1st engineer and mixer for an indie jazz release, “Crusin’ Some Grooves” by the Steve Wolfe Quartet.Over the last several years, Dan has developed a home project studio where he does most of his work now recording and producing his music independently. He specializes in music for film and multi-media, as well as recording and producing his own CD’s on his newly developed label, Pound Sounds.Several of Dan’s albums have earned top chart positions on many ambient radio programs, including, Secret Music, Stars End, Morning Fog, Galactic Travels, Ultima Thule, Music From Beyond The Lakes, and Mystic Music, among others. Dan’s Cd, “Solar Nexus”, was named one of the top ten Cd’s reviewed in 2006 on the ambient music review webzine, “Ambient Visions”.Other professional credits include:Greenpeace Organization: music used for the documentary, “Changes in Climate, Changes in Lives”.Random Productions: music used for the film, “Living Proof”.Monkey House Productions: core music used for documentary, “Southern Fried Bigfoot”.Image Maker Advertising Inc.: music used for internet online sales promotions.Q.O.C productions: music used for internet website promotions.Peregrine Group Films: music used for the short film, “Valley Of The Moon”.IronCode Software: music used for PC game, “Pahelika: Secret Legends”.Influences and sound-likes are: Steve Roach, Tangerine Dream, Brian Eno, Patrick O’Hearn, Vangelis, Kevin Breheny, Michael Stearns, Vidna Obmana, Robert Rich.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 25/02/2007
Band Website: http://www.danpound.com
Band Members: Dan Pound: Hard & soft digital and analog synths, guitars, Didgeridoo, shamanic percussion and voice, Native American flutes, Tibetan singing bowls, ocarina, harmonicas, drum sampling and programming, field recordings.
Influences: Steve Roach, Tangerine Dream, Beatles, Elton John, Pink Floyd Classical artists.
Sounds Like: Steve Roach, Tangerine Dream, Patrick O'Hearn, Mark Isham, Vangelis, Vidna Obmana, Michael Stearns, Brian Eno, Maurice Jarre'.
Record Label: Pound Sounds
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New release on Atmoworks by Dan Pound

Hello Space Music Friends.I am proud to announce my 1'st release on the ambient label, Atmoworks. The title is the Fourth Way.More on this project.....                                                 ...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:02:00 GMT

Dan Pound is this months featured artist on stillstreams.com

Yes, I am lucky enough (and honored) to have been chosen as this months featured artist on the ambient music website, stillstream.comCheck it out on the front home page of their site.http://www.stills...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:18:00 GMT

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Posted by on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:07:00 GMT

LIVING PLANET now available

New Cd by Dan Pound, LIVING PLANET is now out and shipping.Available at danpound.comand  http://cdbaby.com/cd/danpound31Special discounts available directly through Dan's label, Pound SoundsE-mail at ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:52:00 GMT

Living Planet due out soon. Sample mix of entire CD now on My Space Song List

Good news.Dan Pound's new CD LIVING PLANET is due out in a couple of weeks.This is pretty much a companion disc to ESOTERICA.A new sample mix of the whole Cd is now on My Space Song Page for your list...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:08:00 GMT

New release, ESOTERICA now available

News letter March 20091. New release, ESOTERICA, now available.2. New re-working and re-mastering of three early albums on one new release,     ROCK INTO SAND, also available.3. Core music from Dans,...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:55:00 GMT

New release, "Night Watch"

Just released from Dan Pound is "Night Watch".Pure tribal/shamanic ambient space music.Perfect for late night star gazing and fire stirring tendencies,this music is made for inner transformation and m...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:33:00 GMT

Trance Meditation Now available and being distributed.

The new re-release of Trance Meditation, mastered by Steve Roach is now available at www.danpound.com  and  http://cdbaby.com/cd/danpound26 You can listen to samples and order from the abov...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:53:00 GMT

New.."Trance Meditation", re-worked and mastered by Steve Roach

Two years in the making, "Trance Meditation" is finally seeing it's full fruition. After a successful release of the original version, it only seems appropriate that this would be the first Re-re...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:32:00 GMT

Night Magic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaZw9kF_i2o
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:07:00 GMT