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I grew up hearing the classical composers that my mom liked; Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, & many others. I find I like them, too. My mom knew all the instruments in an orchestra and bought one of the first stereo record players in the early 50's (a big floor console system, 2 cabinets with 12" speakers) so that the windows would shake when the cannons fired in Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. I'm glad she taught me well to appreciate and seek good sound, in both the music and what's reproducing it.
As a kid, I played clarinet and oboe in my school band and orchestra in rural south Georgia, United States.
At 12 years of age, my family moved to northeast Atlanta. I was devastated, at least for a year or so, while I learned how to be a city girl. Once I got the hang of that, I latched onto the Hippy movement that was beginning and many times was mistaken for Janis Joplin.
After collecting many 45s, my first LP purchase was The Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was 1967, I was 15. That same year, my first live concert was Cream, during their first tour in the US. I saw Jimi Hendrix, opened for by Soft Machine. I saw Led Zeppelin, in a high school gym in some South Carolina town, on their first tour. All that is to say I loved the psychedelic scene of the late 60s and early 70s; the music, the visual enhancers, and the edginess of the exploration. Though, I gave up the visual enhancers many years ago, I still like edgy exploration.
I began playing guitar in my early teens. In my early 20s, I considered performing music live and after several many performances, decided my stage fright was too, ...well, frightful. Dang nerves. I continued to be involved in the music world by playing, writing, and listening. I worked for a major label, in the late '70s to early '80s, doing special art projects for promotion of new releases. Then, I started an independent record label, based in Atlanta, that produced Alternative music from 1986 to 1994, with national distribution of about 20 artists.
I found it very difficult to mix my love of music with the business of music. When I realized I wasn't really happy being on that side of the desk, I sold my Indy label to a larger Indy company, and returned to making music for the love of it. The art of music production fascinates me. I'm enthralled with the digital applications that have now taken music production out of the expensive studios to anyone's home, sidewalk, or imagination.
I am semi-retired and now live in Hawaii. I have also always been a visual artist. Check out my website for images. I'm Rebecca. My partner, Marilou, does some cool stuff, too.
Some favorite artists/groups: Bowie, Nigel Kennedy, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Yes, Moody Blues, Hendrix, Clapton, Gentle Giant, Soft Machine, Philip Glass, Peter Gabriel, Procal Harem, Rush, Spirit, Quinn, Badmarsh & Shri, Clannad, Deep Forest, Gipsy Kings, Marillion, MIDIval PunditZ, New Model Army, Tin Machine, Sam n Dave, Otis Redding, Vangelis, ELP, Beatles, Godley n Creme, Eno.
You can see some of my favorite artists here on iC at the right. --->
As a kid, I played clarinet and oboe in my school band and orchestra in rural south Georgia, United States.
At 12 years of age, my family moved to northeast Atlanta. I was devastated, at least for a year or so, while I learned how to be a city girl. Once I got the hang of that, I latched onto the Hippy movement that was beginning and many times was mistaken for Janis Joplin.
After collecting many 45s, my first LP purchase was The Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was 1967, I was 15. That same year, my first live concert was Cream, during their first tour in the US. I saw Jimi Hendrix, opened for by Soft Machine. I saw Led Zeppelin, in a high school gym in some South Carolina town, on their first tour. All that is to say I loved the psychedelic scene of the late 60s and early 70s; the music, the visual enhancers, and the edginess of the exploration. Though, I gave up the visual enhancers many years ago, I still like edgy exploration.
I began playing guitar in my early teens. In my early 20s, I considered performing music live and after several many performances, decided my stage fright was too, ...well, frightful. Dang nerves. I continued to be involved in the music world by playing, writing, and listening. I worked for a major label, in the late '70s to early '80s, doing special art projects for promotion of new releases. Then, I started an independent record label, based in Atlanta, that produced Alternative music from 1986 to 1994, with national distribution of about 20 artists.
I found it very difficult to mix my love of music with the business of music. When I realized I wasn't really happy being on that side of the desk, I sold my Indy label to a larger Indy company, and returned to making music for the love of it. The art of music production fascinates me. I'm enthralled with the digital applications that have now taken music production out of the expensive studios to anyone's home, sidewalk, or imagination.
I am semi-retired and now live in Hawaii. I have also always been a visual artist. Check out my website for images. I'm Rebecca. My partner, Marilou, does some cool stuff, too.
Some favorite artists/groups: Bowie, Nigel Kennedy, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Yes, Moody Blues, Hendrix, Clapton, Gentle Giant, Soft Machine, Philip Glass, Peter Gabriel, Procal Harem, Rush, Spirit, Quinn, Badmarsh & Shri, Clannad, Deep Forest, Gipsy Kings, Marillion, MIDIval PunditZ, New Model Army, Tin Machine, Sam n Dave, Otis Redding, Vangelis, ELP, Beatles, Godley n Creme, Eno.
You can see some of my favorite artists here on iC at the right. --->
Music 
Collaborations
| Title | Genre | Released | Plays |
| *B - Blood In My Veins (SynthStringsMix) | Pop | Jun 24, 2008 | 417 |
| Evolution by Langdon Smith Video | Music Videos | Mar 8, 2008 | 302 |
| The Unforgiving Chill of Winter | Other | Dec 3, 2007 | 370 |
| Dressing Up | Electronica | Jul 1, 2007 | 329 |
| A New Beginning (in darkness) | Other | Jun 24, 2007 | 501 |
| Forgiveness | Other | Mar 11, 2007 | 638 |
| The Story of Red Skies -Collaboration | Spoken Word | Jan 28, 2007 | 596 |
| Collaboration-Gates of Ivory, Gates of Horn | Alternative | Jan 8, 2007 | 855 |
| Collaboration-Eldritch Bacchanal | World | Aug 15, 2006 | 795 |
| A Billion Lightyears Away | Folk | Jul 25, 2006 | 1160 |
| Collaboration-Barsoom Lounge | Electronica | Jul 5, 2006 | 698 |
Blog
| Youkali, The refit | September 24, 2008 |
New versions, new sounds
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| Searching For Youkali | March 12, 2008 |
The glass is half full.
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| Youkali Hotel, Room 1308 | December 3, 2007 |
Fourth poem of Youkali
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| Third tune of Series | November 16, 2007 |
Critique please.
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| Second Installment | October 30, 2007 |
Feedback Please
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Favorites
| Title | Artist | Genre | Plays |
| So Far | SpiresVortex | New Age | 49 |
| Oriental Mist | KathyK | Classical | 90 |
| i am a woman | nickymitch | Folk | 39 |
| Jungle Money | hedfelt384 | Electronica | 45 |
| Desert Winds | Yochanan | World | 48 |
| Sugar Sugar | agasthya | Surf | 94 |
| Shut it tight | Dylan | Folk | 177 |
| Bathe In Snow | hedfelt384 | Ambient | 88 |
| Dusk | hedfelt384 | Ambient | 77 |
| Final Call | RadioSeanovan | Alternative | 40 |
| Rain bends the branches | goldandshadow | Ambient | 34 |
| experimental | pauloord | Ambient | 47 |
| Don't Stand By Me | 4arms | Pop | 210 |
| Fathers Song | icarusknot | Folk | 61 |
| Sail Me Home | o0o [+1] | Pop | 248 |
| Shadow Will Follow | LiamWalds | Ambient | 123 |