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Pete Hillman

Take the moment, breathe it ... discover peace ...

About Me


I have been musically motivated and minded since the early 80s. My brother Steve Hillman was a great inspiration at the time as well as a great friend. He taught me how to play both electric and acoustic guitar, keyboards, music notation and how to basically use ones ear to its fullest extent - so I guess I owe a lot to him and his wife Linda for then and now, and he continues to critique my work and encourage me onwards.
The 80s for me was a big learning curve, and was a time to get to know myself - quite a hard time but that's what makes us who we are, doesn't it? I threw myself in the deep end and tried not to get sucked down the swirling dark void let alone manage to stay afloat, but I learnt a lot in those days ... about life ... about me ... how fortunate we are all to be here on this good Blue World.
I must say I also enjoyed the privilege of performing with Steve and Linda at two of their venues many moons ago, playing guitar and keyboard.
Albums: Earthlights 2004; Spaces 2004; Voyage 2007.
Please enjoy your own voyage, enjoy the music of life and, above all ... be good ... be well ... and be happy!
Please feel free to view the images. These are pictures of what also inspire me and please me, and I photographed many locally. The surreal images I melded together and created with the real ... I hope you enjoy the music also!
Pete

Myspace Layouts at Pimp-My-Profile.com / Beach

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/2/2008
Band Members: Just Me.
Influences:
Many ... love of life, love of people, love of places (real and imagined), love of art, love of the mysterious and the magical, love of the natural world, love of the ancient world, love of our Blue World, and love of music ... and probably louds of other stuff as well. Musically, though:
Mike Oldfield was my original inspiration back in the early eighties (and still is), as was Jean Michel Jarre, Vangelis (not forgetting Jon) Ashra (Manuel Gottsching), Jeff Wayne, Pink Floyd (Dave Gilmour), and my big brother Steve Hillman.
Also ... Enigma, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Delerium (Angelicus ...), Robert Miles, Clannad, James Asher, Karl Jenkins, Angels of Venice, Mozart, Einaudi, Maurice Ravel, Samuel Barber, Vaughan Williams, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, James Horner, John Barry, and many others ...
A big heart felt and well meaning thank you to all these creative and imaginitive good souls for helping me and inspiring me throughout my voyage through the years!
Music is trully a universal healing property ... and it can only be good for us all coasting along on this good planet Earth ...

Sounds Like: Good music to your ears ... I hope ...
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Deep Horizon

New music upload "Deep Horizon". This piece is really a continuation of the bubble concept of finding the moment and losing oneself within it ... I hope you enjoy ... Pete  ...
Posted by Pete Hillman on Sun, 04 May 2008 06:44:00 PST

Encapsulate The Moment ...

Clear your mind of thoughts of the past and of the future and just take the moment, the now, and wrap it in a bubble of the ether and place within it your own Paradise, your Eden, your Peace and Joy a...
Posted by Pete Hillman on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:00:00 PST

Dance of the Pleiades

I have always been fascinated by this magnificent and awe-inspiring group of stars named commonly the 'Seven Sisters' since I was a young boy. They are a wonder of the cosmos, and stir such emotions I...
Posted by Pete Hillman on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:20:00 PST

Beauty Surrounds

New music 'Beauty Surrounds' is from the album still in progress currently titled (this may change?) 'Rising Above'. This is inspired by beauty found all around, from the macro world to the cosmic. T...
Posted by Pete Hillman on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:53:00 PST

Cydonia

New track upload 'Cydonia' from the 2004 album 'Spaces'. And to add ... Be gentle with yourself You are a child of the universe, No less than the trees and the stars. In the noisy confusion of life, ...
Posted by Pete Hillman on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:20:00 PST

Rising Above

I still continue to be taken by all the heart warming and generous souls out there around the globe, and I am very thankful I have made good connections with them. My new piece ’Rising Above&rsq...
Posted by Pete Hillman on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:06:00 PST

Appreciation ... Precious in The Dark

Just to say how thankful I am to the MySpace team and to all new found friends! This has been a great experience. Also: ’Precious in The Dark’ newly uploaded 15th March 2008 ... I hop...
Posted by Pete Hillman on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:32:00 PST