Visionary songwriter and performer Gary Wright enters his fourth decade of musical pioneering with two new releases - the ambient music collection 'Waiting to Catch the Light', and an EP called 'The Light of a Million Suns' which, with multidimensional experiences in instrumentation and production, recall his enduring 1975 hits "Dream Weaver" and "Love is Alive".
Gary Wright
Gary Wright:
* Collaborated with David Crosby, Joe Cocker & Steve Winwood, Mick Jones and the late George Harrison among many others;
* Covered by Eminem, Anastacia, Joan Osborne and Judas Priest (Spooky Tooth's Better By You, Better Than Me);
* Sampled by Salt N Pepa, Tone-Loc, Busta Rhymes, & Mya;
* Remixed by Armand Van Helden;
* Championed by Wayne's World;
* Toured with Jimi Hendrix, Tours with Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band;
* Will play the celebration concert of the 50th Anniversary of Island Records as a re-formed Spooky Tooth in London in May (2009) along with U2 and The Wailers
Always pushing boundaries and exploring new soundscapes, Gary recorded his latest album 'Waiting to Catch the Light' using rare vintage analog synthesizers in his desire to create the warm textures for the listener.
"I wanted to record an album that would induce an experience of calmness and get people into a meditative state," said Gary, whose dedication to spiritual creativity began in the '70s when he first visited India with George Harrison as a guest of Ravi Shankar.
He ventured into world music in the '80s with his award-winning album 'Who I Am' which featured south Indian musicians, and again in the '90s with the release 'Human Love'.
'Waiting to Catch the Light' follows the Eastern path of using resonating sound to produce calming effects in the mind and body, an important part of all paths of yoga as well as everyday living.
Adding to his vast pop catalogue is 'The Light of a Million Suns', an EP featuring a Hip Hop/R&B-infused remix of Gary's second smash hit "Love is Alive" - a duet with his son Dorian. Both records are currently available digitally and soon on CD as well.
New ringtones have just been released as well, including an exclusive of the intro to "Dream Weaver," never before available, accessible by texting DREAMWEAVERINTRO to 71777. Other ringtones are available on his My Space web page.
Gary is headlining two full-band West coast shows - The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills on March 21, 2009 and The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano on April 11. Future dates are to be announced.
He will also be performing with his first group from the late '60s, the progressive British based rock band Spooky Tooth, first at the Shepard's Bush Empire in London as part of the legendary Island Records 50th anniversary celebration, and then at four other concerts in Germany.
Gary is the CEO of Larkio Music, which releases his music as well as that of Intangible, a rock group based out of Los Angeles featuring his son Justin. Larkio Music is distributed by ADA.
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