My ideal music is quiet, subtle and organic. I don’t want to grab a listener’s attention but hope to reward it when it is given. There seems to be a lot of repetition but since every layer is constantly evolving, no two measures are exactly alike. Enjoy listening!

Departure Redux uses material from the Departure sessions distilled and reimagined into a single atmospheric track. On the original recordings Nelson Foltz played trombone, Joachim Cooder drums, David Cook piano/Rhodes/Wurli and Gerry Leonard  guitar and Spooky atmospheres with vocals by Hildegunn Gjedrem and vocals/lyrics by Juliette Commagere. More information at stillsounds.com. Available to stream on Apple and Spotify.


Departure, features Nelson Foltz on trombone with lyrics by Juliette Commagere. It is a hybrid of jazz harmony, ambient soundscapes and popular song forms. Read a review here or here, stream it on Spotify, or buy it from iTunes. More information at stillsounds.com.


The 5 volume Still Life series explores soundscapes and rhythms of magical realism created entirely without electronic instruments. Read some reviews here.  All of the recordings are available from iTunes or to stream on Spotify.

the Still Life projects are fantastic, vaporous, slow-shifting pieces of textural ambient minimalism.
— Mike Griffin for hypnos.com

I composed Parallel Worlds for the 'Oceans and Atmospheres' compilation by Deep Lever records.

Surya Namaskar is the Sanskrit sun salutation mantras embedded in an evolving sonic texture