Artist description Nuada views his art as both visually and musicially. "Music is an artistic vision with which the sound is the clay or paint where I can recreate the imagery in the listeners mind. But it is an interactive experience for the listener, just as a book is, because they can interject their own creative imagery. This makes my music a creative collaborative piece. An intimate one between me and each and every individual participant (listener)."

Music Style Eclectic Space Music fans have named it "ECLEC-TRONIC". Occassional Theremin, hand drums, you may never know what may turn up! Mainly rooted in the electronic 'Berlin School of Music' which is artistically taken into unknown directions.

Musical Influences Tangerine Dream, Captain Beyond, Klaus Schulze, Jean Michael Jarre, Chris Franke, Kraftwerk, Vangelis, Pink Floyd, Michael Hoenig, Mike Oldfield, Alan Parsons Project, Peter Gabrial & RECENTLY- Delerium, Enigma

Similar Artists Tangerine Dream, Mike Oldfield, Vangelis, Klaus Schulze, Michael Hoenig

Artist History Nuada was born April 15,1961 in Hammond Indiana. Introduced to 'electronic music' during the early 70's in his Jr. High music class while growing up in Hammond and south Chicago, Nuada was immediately hooked. He ran out to the local music store, purchased the new album "Switched-On Bach" and started saving for his first synthesizer. Nuada attended college at Chicago's Columbia College - an arts school, where he studied cinematography and animation. A professional magician since age 10, Nuada has appeared on national and local television and extensively toured the United States several dozen times including Branson and Las Vegas. Not only for his own show but for National Theatrical and Opera production companies as creative director, designer, manager, performer, road director, production manager. He was a resident at one of Chicago's largest children's theatres and creative consultant and stage director for Creative Character Costume and Design. He also founded the highly successful Mystique Productions, which created special effects, presentations and designs for Corporate Trade Shows, musical groups and is a professional designer of theatrical sets and lighting. He had also worked as technician on many major motion pictures for companies like Universal and Columbia including "A League of Their Own" and "Hoffa". Creating his own music for his own shows, he became more and more overwhelmed by requests for the "fantastic and unusual" music that was playing during his act. Nuada refined and defined his own unique style over the past 24+ years. He feels like he is influenced by all the music he hears. Inspired by every genre of music, Nuada's own is always a metamorphic work in progress that starts out in the improvisational stage. He imbeds his passion for drama and magic into his compositions creating "extremely colorful and harmonic mystical theatrical works that both moves and inspires". Nuada is constantly broadening his sonic palette by such things as participating in cultural drumming circles joined by other musicians from around the world and from unique cultural, social and spiritual groups. In 1999 he took up the Theremin and also plays the McNally StrumStick among other things. After such a solid entertainment career, Nuada became stricken with a genetic illness and the doctors warned him to “slow down.” “It has really been a great opportunity.” Nuada says. “It has allowed me to enjoy one more thing in life, something that I have always wanted to do.” Nuada's hobbies include Ghost Hunting from which you may have also seen or heard him on national television and radio shows (having grown up in a haunted house himself), Power Kiting, Graphic Art, Sculpting and playing games with friends and family.

Group Members Nuada (with the occassion of his daughter Holly)

Instruments Various Synthesizers/Keyboards, Theremin, McNally Strum Stick, Hand Drums

Albums Cliff of the Dragon King, Ritual, Mage Sun

Press Reviews "Mage Sun contains the kind of music that comports the listener to other worlds, other whens. The songs pierce veils of reality, taking the listener out of this material world and into an enchanted one where music is life, and this music is incredibly vital and magickal. Inspired and inspiring, the music of Nuada’s Mage Sun is a peaceful sanctuary from the stresses of life and welcome companion to flights of fancy. It will definitely go into heavy rotation as I start on the next fantasy novel."Michael Stackpole New York Times Best Selling Fantasy/Sci-Fi Author “Nuada has created a rather addictive tapestry of sound.” "It lends to the effect of ancient pagan rituals in a futuristic or ethereal landscape… Many of the tracks have the sort of feeling of being in an otherworldly and either futuristic or ethereal place trying to absorb your surroundings. It makes one feel as though they need to stop and have a look around at the strange magnificence of the place.” “Very nice!… reminds me of Mike Oldfield…“ “An excellent job! I sincerely hope to hear more from Nuada in the future. I'm sure he'll make an impression on Eclectic, Electronica and New Age fans alike! “ TG "Thengore" Mondalf – Im Rhythmus Bleiben 6/2001 “An aural opiate… Builds a world you can find yourself in… sounds that lie under being… magickal!” Louis Martinie’ – Author (Incl. Waters of Return, The Aeonic Flow of Voodoo and New Orleans Voodoo Tarot) “Nuada alters the aura balance of synths, Theremin and insect beats with vocals on the title-track where he sounds like an ancient wood gnome reading forest lore. “…this has an earthy feel, a dense spirituality…” “(Most) would fit… into an adaptation of Lord of the Rings” Eric Weddle – Music Critic - Bloomington Independent 7/19/2001 “Nuada, ‘Mage Sun’ This sounds good to my ears. To my way of thinking, these tracks are not so much ‘songs’ as they are ‘rooms’. They're not so much ‘rooms’ as they are ‘clearings’ or ‘spaces in the woods’. I consider it transportational music. It takes me away, then brings me back home, safe and sound. Music is medicine, and this is very good medicine. It's strange for a CD of music, which is largely synthesized to be so evocative of nature. This music is mood enhancing, mind altering, and when the drums show themselves, I find myself stopping in my tracks and just grooving. The more I hear this, the more I like it and I look forward to the next release.” John Danner - Music Critic – Danners 6/2001 “My initial reaction on first listening is that it’s amazing how it can be invigorating or relaxing, depending on which melodic lines you focus on. I love the way it has a foot in the ancient past and a foot in the future. Just a real nice feel to it!” Diane Kistner – TreeHeart 6/2001

Location Bloomington, Indiana - USA

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