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Globalarium (Album) by James Asher

Artist Biography For James Asher

There Are At Least Two Artists With The Name James Asher 1. James Asher Born In Missouri In 1944. He Received A Bachelor Of Science Degree From Central Missouri University In 1966. He Earned His Bachelor Of Fine Arts Degree From The Art Center College Of Design In Los Angeles Where He Was Taught To Paint By Joe Henninger. James Asher Is A Realistic Representational Sculptor Painter And Printmaker Of The Present Indian Cultures Of Arizona And New Mexico. 2. James Asher Born In London. He Is An English Multi-Instrumentalist Composer And Producer Focusing On World Music Trance Music And New Age Music. He Began To Study The Violin At Age Seven. As A Teenager He Participated In His School Choir And Orchestra Of Which His Father Was The Chief Instructor. Following His Traditional Musical Education Asher Taught Himself The Drums And The Keyboard And Later Apprenticed Himself At Several Recording Studios In The UK. In 1979 Asher Opened His Own Studio Starfield And Released His First Single "Peppermint Lump" Which Was Produced By Pete Townshend. However Asher's Initial Focus At Starfield Was Primarily On The Bread-And-Butter Work Afforded By The Commercial Soundtrack Industry. During Its First Decade Of Operation Asher Licensed Over 20 Soundtracks To The Likes Of Cinema Euro Group Central TV Grenada TV Channel Four And MTV. In 1990 Asher Released His First Full-Length Commercial Album The Great Wheel Which Reached Number 13 On Billboard Magazine's New Age Music Chart. In 1996 Asher Signed With New Earth Records And Released Feet In The Soil Which Combined Elements Of African Percussion Australian Aboriginal Music And Electronic Programming. Edified By The Success Of The Burgeoning "world Music" Category As Evidenced By Releases By Contemporaries Peter Gabriel Johnny Clegg David And Steve Gordon Sacred Earth Drums And David Byrne's World Music Record Label Luaka Bop Feet In The Soil Sold Nearly 100 000 Copies Within The First 18 Months Of Its Initial Release And Has Sold Nearly 200 000 Copies Overall According To New Earth Records President Bhikkhu Schober. In The Decade Following Asher Has Released A Number Of Projects Including Feet In The Soil 2 Pemulwuy's Return Tigers Of The Raj Colors Of Trance And Drums On Fire With Percussionist Sivamani. He Has Also Worked With Indian Composer Rahul Raj For A Track Called "Krishna Krishna".

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Globalarium

Globalarium Is A Musical Portrait Of A Unified And Harmonious World Through A Multiplicity Of Ethnic Musical Styles. Just As Asher's Previous The Great Wheel Covered A Lot Of Ground His New Globalarium Travels Far And Wide In Gathering Its Musical Influences Such As Didgeridoo Classical Flute Trumpet Shakuhachi Recorder Steel Drum And A Large Selection Of Sampled And Electronic Sounds. Adding To The Mix Are Guest Performers Such As Hossam Ramsy On Percussion Has Played With Peter Gabriel Tim Wheater On Flute Joji Hirota Of Trisan Trio And Of Course Asher Himself Who Plays Keyboards In Addition To Being Composer Producer And Arranger On Globalarium. The Ingenious Combinations And Multitextured Pieces Command Attention And Invite Lots Of In-Depth Exploration For Rewarding Listening All The Way. ~ Backroads Music/Heartbeats Recording Information Lumina Studios London England. Unknown Contributor Role James Asher. Personnel James Asher Keyboards Drums Hand Claps Acoris Andipa Vocals Keyboards Hand Claps Suzanne Bramson Vocals Phil Thornton Guitar Recorder Tim Wheater Michael Cox Tim Wheater Flute Joji Hirota Shakuhachi Andy Peters Didjeridu Ted Emmett Trumpet Ricky DeCairos Steel Drum Hossam Ramzy Percussion . Audio Mixers Graham Gerrard James Asher.

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