Artist description Stephen Goodman w/occasional guests, if you want to hear it where the broadcasters actually PAY me, go somewhere else like http://www.stephengoodman.iuma.com, http://www.mp3station.com, and http://www.live365.com/stations/218194

Music Style Ambient-Situational-Rock

Musical Influences Bach, Bartok, Beatles, Beethoven, Eno, Fripp, Gabriel, Hendrix, J.L.Hooker, R. Johnson, Phillip Glass,

Similar Artists Robert Fripp, Brian Eno, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Stephen Goodman

Artist History Stephen Goodman has been playing guitar since1971, and recording the results since 1980. His influences include Beethoven, Barber, DavidBowie, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Peter Gabriel, Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, Robert Johnson, Spike Jones, Phil Manzanera, John McLaughlin, Keith Richard, Raymond Scott, Tangerine Dream,Neil Young, Frank Zappa, and many others. Exposed to classical music, and sporadic pianolessons from age 6 to 26, Stephen started playing by ear early on, and having learned mostof his “chops” from non-traditional sources, hopes to bring a new viewpoint to the music scene wherever he is. In 1996 he invented a software-encapsulated player for short sound files on the PC, which, when started, plays itself in a loop, providing “an ambient backdrop for your desktop.” It is still unduplicated today. Since its creation, the Loop Of The Week has been posted online at http://www.earthlight.net/Studios on a (mostly) weekly basis.His current music work is in the ambient-situational area, creating both hypnotic material for meditative activity, and variablesoundtracks for everyday thoughts. At this time,it is also being played in a number of theraputicarenas, including hospice and a cancer care facility. Work is now being completed on the artwork for “S”, a first release on marketable CD, as well as “Club Meditation,” a collection of 15 pieces “containing no hard edges to distract you while relaxing,” according to Stephen.Since 1986 Stephen has operated in the computerbusiness as EarthLight Productions, and has extended this umbrella to also include not onlythe music work but illustration, design, and cartooning of astonishing speed; all of the above explained at EarthLight Productions’ web site, http://www.earthlight.net

Group Members Stephen Goodman

Instruments Guitar, Voice, Keyboards, Electronics.

Additional Info The Loop of the Week is Stephen's weekly free download at the EarthLight Studios site.

Location Kensington, London - United Kingdom

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