{ "ok" : true, "artist" : { "name" : "Hans Christian", "page" : "hans_christian", "description" : "new age meets Indian cello", "location" : "WI, USA", "bio" : "Composer, Producer and Musician all under one hat.\n\nHans Christian's work in all of these capacities has been documented on countless recording projects, from his participation as a cellist, bass player or multi-instrumentalist, to his collaborations with other artists as a producer and engineer, and to his works as a composer of solo recordings and of RASA's CDs.\n\nMost of Hans' musical life was spend in recording studios - from first recordings at the age of 16 with a local flamenco group called Duo Flamenco in his home town Hannover, Germany; to recordings in Hamburg at the famous Deutsche Gramophon studios and a local facility called Studio Hafenklang. From there he went to Hollywood to pursue a life as bassist and cellist, performing and recording first with local underground bands and later with popular artists (Robbie Robertson, Sparks, Toni Childs, Gene Clark and others). Picking up clues from recognized producers T-Bone Burnett, Chad Blake, Daniel Lanois, Mitchel Froom (all of whom he met during sessions) and others, Hans developed a foundation for his work as a composer, producer and engineer.\n\nHis first instrument being the cello, Hans' musicality evolved around Western classical music. Technique and discipline were the building blocks for his musical education, although these were quickly augmented with his choice of the bass guitar as a second instrument (and leading to the subsequent immersion in rock music). The foundation for a rich musical career was thus prepared. His interest in World Music, especially from India, led him to pick up the Indian sarangi and sitara (a small customized sitar) and the Scandinavian nyckelharpa. Hans has played on countless albums, given hundreds of concerts, and produced many projects, including his collaborations with Kim Waters under the name RASA (visit rasa-music.com for lots of information) and several recent solo recordings.\n\nRecent solo projects include new instrumental releases called Undefended Heart, Sancta Camisia and Cinema Of Dreams. His work as a producer and mix engineer keep him busy with ongoing projects throughout the country, ranging stylistically from classical and folk to electronic and Indian devotional music. His most recent projects include several CDs with Sikh artists (Gurunam Singh, Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa, Simrit Kaur). Hans also recently signed with Banshee Music as a staff composer for TV and advertising.\n\nPlease visit these websites for lots of info about his professional work:\nrecordingstudio330.com\nallemandemusic.com\nrasa-music.com\n\nHans' album the Rumi Symphony is a collaboration with Andrew Harvey.\n\nAndrew Harvey has taught at Oxford University, Cornell University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, The California Institute of Integral Studies, and the University of Creation Spirituality as well as the at various spiritual centers throughout the United States.\n\nHe was the subject of the 1993 BBC film documentary \"The Making of a Modern Mystic\" and appears also in \"Rumi Turning Ecstatic\" and \"The Consciousness of the Christ: Reclaiming Jesus for A New Humanity\". Andrew Harvey is founder/director of the Institute of Sacred Activism and co-founder of Wisdom University's New Chartres School.\n\nOn Han's latest album You are the Music of My Silence he is in collaboration with Harry Manx.\n\nHarry Manx has spent years fusing Eastern musical traditions with the blues, switching effortlessly between conventional guitars, harmonica, banjo and the Mohan veena, a 20-stringed instrument invented by Indian mentor Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.\n\nManx is often referred to as the Mysticssippi Blues Man, because of his expertise in melding both East and West and therefore creating musical short stories that wed the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas. Over the last 10 years, Harry Manx released 11 Albums and has garnered seven Maple Blues Awards, six Juno nominations, the Canadian Folk Award in 2005 for Best Solo Artist and won CBC Radio's Great Canadian Blues Award in 2007. He recently received yet another Juno Nomination for Blues Album of the Year for his release, Bread and Buddha in 2010. www.harrymanx.com", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/hans_christian.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/hans_christian/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "hanschristian-cinemanv", "name" : "Cinema of Dreams (vocals removed)", "artist" : { "name" : "Hans Christian", "page" : "hans_christian" }, "release_date" : "2026-10-21", "genres" : ["New Age","World"], "vocals" : "vocals removed", "moods" : ["dreamy","ethereal","meditative","mysterious","spiritual","warm"], "uses" : ["film score","documentary","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","emotional storytelling","podcast background"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["solo cello","keyboards","sarangi","nyckelharpa","sitara","sarod"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "A warm, dreamy blend of solo cello with Indian and Nordic instruments and tape-based sound design, ideal for evocative, meditative, or 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