Artist description J. Arif Verner is a multi-instrumentalist performing on the kantele string harp, MIDI guitar synth, acoustic and electric guitars, Ztar, digital and analog synthesizers, samplers, percussion, loops, drones and ambiences. He is a recording artist with the Spotted Peccary Music label and also has a sampling CD available from the Discovery Firm. In addition, Arif has produced and contributed engineering on numerous albums including 2 Grammy Nominated CDs on Windham Hill Records. In his spare time, he is a music technology writer for various magazines and is the author of the book, "MIDI Basics" for Wizoo Publications. Come and visit Infinite Sound at http//:www.infinitesound.com

Music Style Electro-Acoustic; Ambient Atmospheric

Albums A Vision Beyond Light; Through The Timeless; Ambient Atmospheres Sampling CD; When Thunder Sleeps - SPM Artist Series; Global Random (DAM CD)

Press Reviews Superbly detailed, flawlessly executed, awesomely imagined, “A Vision Beyond Light” takes us into the hyper-imagined realms of ambient realities, lucid dreams of angels in flight past chromatic stars of shocking beauty. - Steve Ryals, Rock Creek Press ... J. Arif Verner does indeed travel the spaceways in his follow-up to "A Vision Beyond Light" ("Through the Timeless"). He traverses a drone zone that's more crystalline than dark, with melodies that wash up like random ripples on the sand of a wave-lapped seashore. Triggering many of his electronic sounds with a guitar synthesizer, Verner has a natural arc to his melodies. - John Diliberto, Echoes Radio ... J. Arif Verner has a good ear not only for sample CD-titles, but also for his music, which twists, turns, loops, gloops throughout this 1-hour-plus aural cyclorama ("Ambient Atmospheres"). In a broad sense, we're talking about outer-space noises, synthy testures, sounds, rythmns, and effects that have no equivalent within traditional-instrument confines. The disc's recording quality is top notch - not a harsh reverb or a jittery sample in earshot. Thank you for bringing us this beguiling and creative collection. - Julian Colbeck, Electronic Musician magazine

Additional Info Works in progress include a collaboration CD with composer, Deborah Martin scheduled for release in early 2001; a new solo album of electro-acoustic compositions; and 2 different series of sampling CDs for audio professionals.

Location Ithaca, New York - USA

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