{ "ok" : true, "artist" : { "name" : "Saros", "page" : "saros", "description" : "intelligent ambient downtempo", "location" : "CA, USA", "bio" : "Joerg Huettner founded \"Saros\" back in 1998 together with DJ Jan Osh as a Goa/Ambient project. After 8 months of work they already had their first live gig in front of an enthusiastic crowd in December of the same year. In 1999 first CD compilation releases followed on the German based label \"Zoomia\".\n\nIn 1999 Joerg went on solo with \"Saros\", focusing more and more on ambient and downbeat tracks. During this time the first album \"reaching out to the other world\" was released solely on MP3 websites--including MP3.com and peoplesound.com--garnering many of rave reviews.\n\nIn 2001 and 2002 further CD compilation releases followed on \"Waldorf Records\", the label of the world famous Germany synth company Waldorf, as well as on Ceiba Records, USA, in 2003.\n\nThe 2nd album \"Soundscapes\" was produced in 2002 and 2003. Short after that his works even brought him in touch with LA based Hollywood composers Klaus Badelt (e.g. \"k-19\", \"time machine\", \"pirates of the caribean\") and Hans Zimmer (\"Gladiator\", \"The Lion King\", \"Dark Knight\") with whom he collaborated on several projects. Especially with Hans he continued to work with until today, especially after his relocation to Santa Monica in 2007. Joerg was part of the music production team of such blockbusters as \"The Ring 2\", \"Batman Begins\", \"The Simpsons\", \"Vantage Point\", \"Babylon AD\" and \"Thick as Thieves\".\n\nThe new album \"labyrinth\" is the music for an art exhibition event in Germany in 2008 presenting the art of Canada based artist Richard A. Kirk and it takes \"Saros\" to the next level. For collectors, this album also is available as CD in a beautiful Digipak packaging with the entire artwork from Richard A. Kirk and a novel excerpt of Tim Mizelle based on Richard's drawings.", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/saros3.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/saros/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "saros-aquadelph", "name" : "aqua delphinidae", "artist" : { "name" : "Saros", "page" : "saros" }, "release_date" : "2010-04-16", "genres" : ["Electronica","New Age"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["calm","dreamy","ethereal","meditative","mysterious","reflective"], "uses" : ["nature documentary","art or gallery","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","study or focus","podcast background"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["synths","ambient textures","female vocals","downtempo beats"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Intelligent ambient downtempo electronic music with ethereal female vocals and underwater-inspired atmospheres, ideal for nature documentaries, art installations, and calming background use.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Saros/aqua%20delphinidae/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/saros-aquadelph/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/saros-aquadelph", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=saros-aquadelph" },{ "sku" : "saros-labyrinth", "name" : "Labyrinth - and we shall all die trying", "artist" : { "name" : "Saros", "page" : "saros" }, "release_date" : "2009-01-09", "genres" : ["Electronica","New Age"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["dreamy","mysterious","meditative","ethereal","melancholic","suspenseful"], "uses" : ["sci-fi or space","film score","documentary","podcast background","meditation or yoga","emotional storytelling"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["synths","ambient textures","subtle electronic beats","male vocals"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Intelligent ambient downtempo electronica with dreamy, mysterious synths and male vocals—ideal for sci-fi, film scores, documentaries, and meditative or emotional storytelling.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Saros/Labyrinth%20-%20and%20we%20shall%20all%20die%20trying/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/saros-labyrinth/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/saros-labyrinth", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=saros-labyrinth" },{ "sku" : "saros-soundscapes", "name" : "Soundscapes", "artist" : { "name" : "Saros", "page" : "saros" }, "release_date" : "2004-04-27", "genres" : ["Electronica","New Age"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["calm","dreamy","ethereal","meditative","peaceful","reflective"], "uses" : ["nature documentary","spa or massage","meditation or yoga","study or focus","podcast background","sci-fi or space"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["synths","ambient textures","female vocals","pads","subtle rhythms"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Intelligent ambient downtempo electronic and New Age music with ethereal female vocals, ideal for calming, reflective, or space-themed projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Saros/Soundscapes/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/saros-soundscapes/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/saros-soundscapes", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=saros-soundscapes" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }