Artist description One composer (Peter Southam) commanding an Alesis QS7 synthesizer and NanoCompressor, Steinberg's Cubasis sequencer, providing you with melodies that you can hum along with, great harmony, and in a style that is usually orchestral, with a somewhat semi-classical foundation, but with a touch of new age instrumentation.

Music Style Easy listening, pleasant melodies, semi-classical, informal rhythms

Musical Influences J. S. Bach, F. Handel, F. Chopin, E. John, many others

Similar Artists Please help Peter here if you have any suggestions, at his e-mail link above.

Artist History Spiral Maze started in 1998 after Peter Southam composed 3 CDs on a home computer. He had previously produced two CDs of his youngest son's synthesizer compositions following his son's untimely death. Peter discovered through this process that he, too, could "become an orchestra." The rest, as they say, is the present. Please see also other web sites of Peter's compositions: mp3.com/PeterYSoutham, mp3.com/PeterSoutham2001, and mp3.com/Peter_Southam_Latest.

Group Members Peter Southam; Alesis QS7 and NanoCompressor; Steinberg's Cubasis sequencer; Soundblaster 16 sound card and software, Pentium 133 MHz PC with 16 MB RAM, and Ricoh 2600A R/W CD

Instruments Favourites are: synthesized piano or guitar, bass string sounds, organ, timpani drum, horns, flute, synthetic voices, occasional electronic percussion and other sounds.

Albums CDs: "Reflections on a Pond" (17 instrumental pieces); "35th-Anniversary Suite" (14 instrumental pieces); "Musical Buffet" (13 instrumental pieces); "This Earth" (18 instrumental pieces); "Beyond the Sands of Time" (14 instrumental pieces); "In a Heartbeat" (13 instrumental pieces); "Double Rainbow" (15 instrumental pieces); "Blossoms in the Wind" (14 instrumental pieces); and "Green Rhapsody" (16 instrumental pieces).

Location Toronto, Ontario - Canada

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