Jeff C. McAuley was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on July 18, 1973. He grew up in Binghamton, New York, where he began a relationship with the cello at the age of 7. After winning numerous local awards, he went on to study cello performance at the Aaron Copland School of Music where his primary teachers were Stephen Kates and Barbara Stein Mallow. Before entering into graduate school, Jeff spent three oddly productive years in San Francisco, where he was able to explore more alternative forms of music outside the realm of his more traditional classical undergraduate training. It was during this period that Jeff first began composing. He later went on to recieve a M.M. degree from Northern Illinois University under the guidance of Marc Johnson and other members of the Vermeer String Quartet. After completing his graduate studies, Jeff moved to Istanbul, Turkey where he spent over ten years. He has been a faculty member in the music departments at Istanbul Bilgi University (2001-2005), and Halic University(2006-2010) both in Istanbul. Since then Jeff has moved back to the United States where he continues to teach privately, compose, and produce music for various media projects including for TV and film. He has performed as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and/or orchestral musician in the United States, Europe, and Asia. His music has been broadcast on radio and television, used for dance and theatrical productions, and has been performed live in various venues throughout the world. Jeff currently resides in upstate NY, with his wife, son, and two spoiled cats.

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Tagged as: New Age, Instrumental New Age, Neoclassical, Cello.

1. Jami Sieber: enchanting cello compositions
2. Cari Live: thoughtful expressions through intelligent new age
3. Steve Eulberg: smile-inducing, toe-tapping folkgrass
4. Hans Christian: new age meets Indian cello
5. Suzanne Teng: world flute with a serene energy
6. Jeff Wahl: acoustic new age and jazz guitar.
7. David Modica: layers of lush acoustic guitar
8. Chad Lawson: Multi-award winning pianist and composer who is not afraid to put his hat in anything
9. Vito Paternoster: cellist extraordinaire
10. Cheryl Ann Fulton: World-class performer and teacher of Medieval, Baroque, Welsh triple, Celtic and Concert harps.
11. Barry Phillips: Scandinavian folkish cello
12. Lisa Lynne: Inspirational, uplifting, gentle, and soothing Celtic harp, World flutes, guitar and more.
13. Francois Couture: Canadian composer, musician, orchestrator, arranger and sound designer
14. Ray Montford: Evocative, melodic and haunting instrumental guitar music
15. Daniel Estrem: colorful classical guitar
16. In Nova Cantica: carols and chansons from the 13th - 17th Centuries for dancing, festivities and mayhem
17. Tim Rayborn: Medieval and Middle Eastern music
18. La Reverie: Recreating traditional music from a modern perspective
19. Love Amplifier: Lose yourself in the electronic
20. Bruno Elisabetsky: Instrumental Brazilian Jazz compositions to light up your day