AKA Christa Michell née Christine Margaret Hughes ; born 1951, is an English flautist and composer of ambient-classic and New Age music; Dolphin Love album (1991) was an early example of the New Age genre, with dolphin, whale and sea sounds, intrinsic to the musical texture.[1]
Michell started her independent record label, Astarte Music Productions, in 1989. Mark Vibrans produced her first album Song for Sophie 1989 for Astarte Music. Michell also started performing with Nigel Shaw at this time and developed the free improvisatory style that became their trademark, in the album Dreaming Pool 1990. In 1991 she recorded Dolphin Love with Clifford White and Arnie Sage and this proved to be a popular album in UK, USA and Australia.[3]
After performing at an International New Age Music Conference in Los Angeles in 1991, Michell was offered a record deal with World Discs, USA and later Northsound, USA (now liquidated); as well as with New World in Australia and Oreade Music, Netherlands.[4]
In 1999, Michell (as Christa Michell) recorded Tibetan Chakra Meditations with Ben Scott, giving a 5% Royalty from each album sold to the Tibet Relief Fund, London.[5]
In 2001 she had a personal audience and performed for the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India. She presented him with her album Tibetan Freedom Chants, which was recorded with monk Ven. Bhagdro, to raise money and awareness for the Tibetan cause.[6]
Discographyedit
Album Name
Year
Record Company
Song for Sophie
1989
Astarte Music Productions (UK)
Dreaming Pool (with Nigel Shaw)
1990
DPP/ Astarte Music Productions (UK)
Dolphin Love
1991
Astarte Music Productions (UK), World Discs (USA), Oreade Music (Netherlands) and New World (Australia)
chris, michell, christa, michell, née, christine, margaret, hughes, born, 1951, english, flautist, composer, ambient, classic, music, dolphin, love, album, 1991, early, example, genre, with, dolphin, whale, sounds, intrinsic, musical, texture, contents, early,. AKA Christa Michell nee Christine Margaret Hughes born 1951 is an English flautist and composer of ambient classic and New Age music Dolphin Love album 1991 was an early example of the New Age genre with dolphin whale and sea sounds intrinsic to the musical texture 1 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Discography 4 ReferencesEarly life and education editWith Welsh Scottish and Irish ancestry Hughes was born in Hampton near Malpas Cheshire England 2 She attended the University of Liverpool 1969 72 and the Guildhall School of Music 1972 73 London citation needed Career editMichell became sub principal flute piccolo with Welsh National Opera for five years 1976 81 as well as freelancing with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra BBC English National Ballet Opera North Manchester Camerata and Northern Ballet until 1986 Her teaching positions included the Royal College of Music s junior department Lancaster University Putney High School Royal High School Bath and Wells Cathedral School Somerset Michell started her independent record label Astarte Music Productions in 1989 Mark Vibrans produced her first album Song for Sophie 1989 for Astarte Music Michell also started performing with Nigel Shaw at this time and developed the free improvisatory style that became their trademark in the album Dreaming Pool 1990 In 1991 she recorded Dolphin Love with Clifford White and Arnie Sage and this proved to be a popular album in UK USA and Australia 3 After performing at an International New Age Music Conference in Los Angeles in 1991 Michell was offered a record deal with World Discs USA and later Northsound USA now liquidated as well as with New World in Australia and Oreade Music Netherlands 4 In 1999 Michell as Christa Michell recorded Tibetan Chakra Meditations with Ben Scott giving a 5 Royalty from each album sold to the Tibet Relief Fund London 5 In 2001 she had a personal audience and performed for the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala India She presented him with her album Tibetan Freedom Chants which was recorded with monk Ven Bhagdro to raise money and awareness for the Tibetan cause 6 Discography editAlbum Name Year Record Company Song for Sophie 1989 Astarte Music Productions UK Dreaming Pool with Nigel Shaw 1990 DPP Astarte Music Productions UK Dolphin Love 1991 Astarte Music Productions UK World Discs USA Oreade Music Netherlands and New World Australia Evening Light 7 1992 World Discs USA Celestial Harmony 1993 Astarte Music Productions UK Capricorn 8 1993 Oreade Music Netherlands Serenity Lovestreams 1994 Astarte Music Productions UK and World Discs USA Dreamtime Dolphin 9 1996 Oreade Music Netherlands Crystal Dolphin Meditations 1996 Astarte Music Productions UK Summer Dreams 1996 Northsound Music USA Isle of Avalon with Stuart Gordon 1998 Northsound Music USA Dolphin Song with Stuart Gordon 1998 Oreade Music Netherlands Celtic Love with Stuart Gordon 1999 Delphi Music UK Tibetan Chakra Meditations with Ben Scott 1999 Oreade Music Netherlands Dolphin Music for the Inner Child with Mike Rowland 10 2001 Oreade Music Netherlands Tibetan Freedom Chants with Ven Bhagdro 2002 Oreade Music Netherlands Ocean of Love 11 2003 Oreade Music Netherlands The Last Whale 12 2006 Oreade Music Netherlands Reflections 13 2007 Oreade Music Netherlands References edit John Bush Chris Michell Music Biography Streaming Radio and Discography AllMusic AllMusic Chris Michell Full Biography thedolphinway com Archived from the original on 15 August 2016 Retrieved 16 March 2012 Dolphin Love Chris Michell Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic Oreade publisher s Archived 27 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Chris Michell page Chris True Tibetan Chakra Meditations Chris Michell Ben Scott Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic John Bush Tibetan Freedom Chants Chris Michell Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic Evening Light Chris Michell Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic Capricorn Chris Michell Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic Dreamtime Dolphin Christa Michell Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic Artists Top Music Artists and Bands Billboard Johnny Loftus Ocean of Love The Best Of Chris Michell Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic The Last Whale Flute Meditations from the Soul of the Planet Chris Michell Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic Reflections Chris Michell Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Michell amp oldid 1188480215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
