Composer Dan Pound creates ambient electronic, shamanic space music sound worlds that take the listener to other worlds and beyond.
Primally visceral and always visual this music is dark and mysterious yet hypnotic and serene.
Perfect accompanyment to a variety of visual media as well as mind slowing/altering activities including yoga, meditation and dreaming practices.
Dan was classically trained on piano, guitar and double bass at an early age and started writing songs soon after. He went on to be in the local honor orchestra and was soon writing pieces for the entire ensemble. Besides performing and composing, Dan has earned degrees in recording engineering and electronic music technology, and has received credits as 1st engineer and mixer for an indie jazz release, "Crusin’ Some Grooves" by the Steve Wolfe Quartet.
Over the last several years, Dan has developed a home project studio where he does most of his work now recording and producing his music independently. He specializes in music for film and multi-media, as well as recording and producing his own CD’s on his newly developed label, Pound Sounds.
Dan has earned numerous top 10 positions in various categories on Broadjam.com 's top 10 lists, and many of his pieces have been included in monthly top charts for the FM ambient radio programs, Secret Music, Stars End, and Morning Fog among others.
Dan’s Cd, "Solar Nexus", was named one of the top ten Cd’s reviewed in 2006 on the ambient music review webzine, "Melliflua".
Professional credits include:
Greenpeace Organization: music used for the documentary, "Changes in Climate, Changes in Lives".
MTV.com: music used for episode, "Shakira; Dirty Little Secrets".
Random Productions: music used for the film, "Living Proof".
Monkey House Productions: core music used for documentary, "Southern Fried Bigfoot".
Image Maker Advertising Inc.: music used for internet online sales promotions.
Q.O.C productions: music used for internet website promotions.
1.
Above And Below
Tribal beat pattern with atonal bells and synth colors make up this very shamanic, hypnotic, psychedelic, medicine-man type ambient electronic piece. Shamanic vocal chants and didgeridoo are mixed in for a very primitive, organic infused flavor into a modern piece.
Catalog Id: 288083
Composed: 2006
Tempo: Medium Fast
Vocal Mix: Instrumental
Artist:Dan Pound Genre:Electronic Music •
Ambient
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STEREO Length 5:03
2.
Atmospheric Change
Tribal shamanic, new age, ambient electronic atmospheris piece with ethnic drums, didgeridoo, space synths and pads.
Primal, hypnotic, spacey, meditative, trippy, sexy and somewhat sinister/demonic.
Catalog Id: 289543
Composed: 2006
3.
Autumn Moon
Romantic new age piece with piano string/synth sustaining shords that wash in & out like slow ocean waves. Dreamy, meloncholy, lush, tranquil and meditative, yet somewhat dark and gloomy.
Catalog Id: 291927
Composed: 2006
4.
Before Time
Dark and atmospheric, this work has moody drones/pads, ambient electronic textures, shamanic didgeridoo calls, and a primal, driving drum beat. Perfect for many nature docs, dramatic, tension-mounting, mysterious or tribal scenes.
Catalog Id: 292333
Composed: 2007
5.
Beneath The Surface
Hypnotic ambient electronic atmospheric soundscape with slow, rhythmic arppegiating poly tones and other worldy sounds and effects. Dark and surreal but trance inducing and somewhat psychedelic. Perfect for many visuals esp. nature docs and/or planetary, space scenes.
Catalog Id: 292335
Composed: 2007
6.
Between Worlds
Slow moving, ambient electronic soundscape with tribal/shamanic vocal chants and frame drum pulses. Sounds Like Steve Roach and R.Carlos Nakai.
Very visual, surreal, atmospheric, mysterious, dark, hypnotic and meditative.
Catalog Id: 288081
Composed: 2006
7.
Beyond The Blue
Dreamy, meditative, new age piece. Breathing chords like ocean waves and other ambient sound currents blend to make for a very surreal, sleepy tranquil, relaxing work. Would go well with many nature scenes as well as space/planetery/celestial visuals.
Catalog Id: 292659
Composed: 2007
8.
Biosphere
Crickets sounds with ambient, dreamy textures and new age type pads/voices.
Ethereal, serene, meditative and slightly obscure make up this longing, lush, deep and sentimental environmental atmosphere.
Catalog Id: 289535
Composed: 2006
Vocal Mix: Instrumental
Artist:Dan Pound Genre:New Age Music •
Atmospheres
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STEREO Length 6:11
9.
Blanket Of Stars
Slow, drifting, swirling currents of textural synth/string layers carry the listener on a cloud that floats lightly on a slow wind drift. Caressing, lush, atmospheric, dreamy, meditative, tranquil.
Catalog Id: 291939
Composed: 2006
10.
Bringing It Home
Tribal/techno, shamanic world beat piece with dance type techno beat, harmonic, multi-layered vocal tribal chants, and textural, atmospheric pads and soundworlds . Celebratory, triumphant, feel good primal/ethnic music. Makes you want to start a chant or dance around a fire with fellow tribesmen.
Catalog Id: 290994
Composed: 2006
11.
Calling The Spirits
tropical, ethnic, tribal percussion/drum track with atmospheric soundbeds and shamanic vocal chants. Perfect for travel, Docs, anything tropical, island music, or a scene requiring a sexy, trance-inducing, move your hips kinda vibe. A little dark, but very exotic and erotic.
Catalog Id: 292345
Composed: 2007
Tempo: Medium Slow
Vocal Mix: Instrumental
Artist:Dan Pound Genre:New Age Music •
Ethnic Fusion
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STEREO Length 6:56
12.
Carrying The Flame
Dark, primal, tense piece with pink floyd type e.guitar, tribal deep pulse drums, and an ethereal, mysterious sound bed/atmosphere. Very primitive, ambient electronic, shamanic and tribal.
Catalog Id: 292346
Composed: 2007
Tempo: Slow
Vocal Mix: Instrumental
Artist:Dan Pound Genre:Dramatic Music •
Production / Dark
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STEREO Length 5:13
13.
Core Surface
Surreal and mystical new age atmospheric work.
Deep drones and high spacious synth tones. Textures, minimal, dreamy, meditative, expansive and mysterious.
Perfect for nature, space, cavernous, or surreal/dream scenes.
Catalog Id: 288976
Composed: 2006
15.
Dragon's Mist
sounds of a fire breathing dragon mixed with very new age washing waves type pads and textures. Although mysterious, it also a very serene, dreamy piece. Meloncholy. Atmospheric. Ocean/stars.
Catalog Id: 288346
Composed: 2006
16.
Dream Spaces
Atmospheres of a cold wind and dreams. Swirling textures and quiet, ambient layers mix and melt as the listener is enveloped into a womb-like cocoon and shown secrets from the dream world. Very minimal, meditative and a little mysterious/obscure. Good for yoga and sleep as well as visuals of space.
Catalog Id: 292661
Composed: 2007
Vocal Mix: Instrumental
Artist:Dan Pound Genre:New Age Music •
Space
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STEREO Length 8:37
17.
Dreaming Place
Dreamy atmospheric new age type work. Breathing pads and musical colors slowly melting and weaving together. Meant for meditation, reflection and scenes of nature, water, space etc. mood is somber, calm, loving, nostalgic.
Catalog Id: 287623
Composed: 2006
19.
Eco Shift
Tribal/shamanic ambient electronic piece with dramatic tones and pads, ethnic drum loop, didgeridoo and shamanic vocal calls. Would work for many nature scenes or visuals of desert, driving, travel, history etc.
Catalog Id: 289549
Composed: 2006
20.
Empty Capsule
quiet tension type atmospheric piece. Think Space and deep ocean, or fog scenes.
Ominous, meditative, mysterious, otherworldy.
Catalog Id: 288106
Composed: 2006
Tempo: Very Slow
Vocal Mix: Instrumental
Artist:Dan Pound Genre:Dramatic Music •
Production / Mysterious
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STEREO Length 2:57
21.
Fading Light
Atmospheric, dark, dreamy, meditative, somewhat ethnic new age piece with textural layers, trumpet sounding synth pads, Native American Flute accents, and distant shamanic vocal calls. Very surreal, calm but somewhat brooding. Perfect for nature, docs, drama, mystery and science/astrology
Catalog Id: 291925
Composed: 2006
22.
Far Between
Deep breathing, dreamy atmosphere with lush layers/chords coming in and out like slow ocean waves. Mysterious and meditative. Expansive, cold, bouyant. Great for ocean scenes or visuals of space, galaxy, stars, etc.
Also has an emotional quality for dramatic scenes.
Catalog Id: 292654
Composed: 2007
Tempo: Very Slow
Vocal Mix: Instrumental
Artist:Dan Pound Genre:New Age Music •
Meditation
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STEREO Length 10:12
23.
Feeding The Moon
Hypnotic ambient electronic, new age space music with deep, dark droning, breathing atmospheric textures, precolating electronics, and x-files type tone/accents. Mysterious and ethereal. Serene yet dark. Good for scenes of space or stars, or for sci-fi-mystery type visuals.
Catalog Id: 292642
Composed: 2007
Tempo: Very Slow
Vocal Mix: Instrumental
Artist:Dan Pound Genre:New Age Music •
Space
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STEREO Length 8:04
24.
Fire Dance
Native American flute with primal, ethnic drums and dark, dissonant pads/layers make up this tribal/shamanic fire dance piece. The title states the mood pretty well. Use for docs, history, and many nature/travel scenes, or even mysteries.
Catalog Id: 292347
Composed: 2007
Tempo: Medium
Vocal Mix: Instrumental
Artist:Dan Pound Genre:Americana Music •
Native American music
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STEREO Length 7:20
25.
Fire Within
Dark, ambient electronic, shamanic piece with deep, ominous pads/drones, arrpegiating synth textures weaving in and out, tribal/shamanic vocal chants calling to the night as the wings of fire flap in the air. Perfect for docs, mysteries, sci-fi, or scenes of fire, night, space or psychedelic visuals
Catalog Id: 292348
Composed: 2007
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