Composer Dan Pound creates ambient electronic, shamanic space music sound worlds that take the listener to other worlds and beyond. Primarily visceral and always visual this music is dark and mysterious yet hypnotic and serene. Perfect accompaniment 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."
Vary dark and atmospheric piece with obscure, expansive pads, didgeridoo, shamanic ghost voices, ethnic rhythm track and other worldly happenings.
Good for Dark drama, mystery, horror, sci-fi, documentaries, thriller, adventure, goth, period, cultural and anything requiring an ethnic ghost vibe. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Action Music
Atmospheric sound design with ominous, Deep thunderous pulses, with atonal synth space atmospherics, distant shamanic vocal chants and processed didgeridoo.
Scary, primal and dark, this would work well with any horror or mystery, sci-fi, documentary, nature, space scenes. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Mysterious Music
dark and trippy but ambient and meditative new age space music sound scape. Arrpegiating synth atmospheres, with breathing pads/layers and alien world happenings.
Good for Sci-fi, mystery, drama, science, travel, thriller, oceanic/underwater or space/planetary, celestial scenes. Instrumental, New Age Music, Ethnic Fusion
mysterious ambient electronic piece with an ethnic flavor. Obscure glitchy happenings, with atmospheric pads/soundworlds, slow deep pulse primal drums, and Arabic female vocal chants. Erotic and dreamy, yet mysterious and dark.
Good 4 Mystery, sci-fi, dark dramas, Goth, documentaries and thriller, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Mysterious Music
Deep, dark cavernous dwelling piece with ambient atmospheres, distant ocarina, pan flute, & deep guttural vocal chants. Sounds like an ethnic goth horror monster mystery soundtrack. Takes you to other worlds and beyond.
Good 4 mystery, dark drama, documentary, horror, thriller, Gothic, travel, ethn, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Dark Music
Dreamy and ethereal new age piece with ethnic type percussion, mysterious and lush ambient electronic beds/pads/layers and sultry romantic piano. Good for anything erotic, romantic, space scenes, mysteries, documentaries, travel, tropical, sensual, soaps, commercials. Instrumental, Electronic Music, Ambient
Slow, floating, serene new age pads/beds with flute and subtle strings make up this loving, sentimental, atmospheric, dreamy work.
Good for Nature, Docs, Sci-Fi, oceanic/underwater scenes, romance, adult dramas, space and planetary scenes. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Magical Music
Swirling beds/drones with atmospherics and expansive synth sound worlds make up this mysterious space music.
Industrial, but meditative, this would work well for documentaries, mysteries, sci-fi, drama, goth, or anything celestial and other worldly. Also would work for oceanic/underwater scenes, Instrumental, New Age Music, Space
Swirling beds/drones with atmospherics and expansive synth sound worlds make up this mysterious space music.
Industrial, but meditative, this would work well for documentaries, mysteries, sci-fi, drama, goth, or anything celestial and other worldly. Also would work for oceanic, underwater scenes, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Magical Music
Ambient electronic sound beds start, then a kaleidoscope of interweaving arrpegiations take over to make up this hypnotic, intergalactic very visual space music track.
Good for sci-fi, mystery, erotic goth, documentaries, and corporate, industrial, space and planetary, & oceanic/underwater scenes, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Electronic Music
electronic synth swirling spirals of dancing colors and light make up this atmospheric traveling sound scape.
Good for sci-fi, fantasy, scenes of space or flying, soaring, hypnotic textures. Also good for corporate or industrial.
Sounds like feel good Tangerine Dream space music. Instrumental, Electronic Music, Psychedelic
Soothing, sentimental, space music sound beds for love, space, dreams, and anything requiring an ethereal quality.
Good for romantic drama, mystery, dream/love sequence, scenes of space, planets, ocean, stars. Instrumental, New Age Music, Space
Low tone drones and atmospheric, dreamy, other-worldly, hypnotic synth leads and effects are heard in this ethereal, meditative piece. Good for nature docs, love or dream sequence, space or deep ocean visuals. Instrumental, Electronic Music, Ambient
Low breathing drone with theramin type whistle synth, piano accents and subtle arrpegiating looping pulse make for this meditative, atmospheric piece.
Good for nature, or scenes of space, deep ocean or many emotive dramatic visuals and scenes. Instrumental, New Age Music, Atmospheres
Arppegiating Steve Reich type loop pulse with atmospheric, ethereal textures and flowing sound world layers make up this hypnotic work. Good for Nature, space, ocean, or any fantasy/sci-fi type visuals, Instrumental, Electronic Music, Ambient
Obscure piece with fast percolating synth glitch pulses, spacious atmospheric sound world happenings and deep bass pulse. Mood is threatening, eerie, unsettling, mysterious, tense but all in a subtle way. Strange yet hypnotic.
Good for sci-fi, nature docs, scenes of strange creatures, space visuals, Instrumental, Electronic Music, Experimental
Spacious, swirling drone textures meet with distant, deep bass pulses, atmospheric sound world creations, and a subtle, chirping type rhythm track.
Very other worldly. Good for nature docs, scenes of expanse and space, moody, dramatic sci-fi, or anything that requires a slight edgy tension emotion, Instrumental, Electronic Music, Ambient
Intergalactic pulses and atmospheric synth sound worlds collide in this hypnotic, mesmerizing space voyage. Repetitive loops of electronics and hyper gamma pulses. Instrumental, Electronic Music, Experimental
Pulsating bass pulses, Native American Flute, and atmospheric synth sound worlds make up this. Hypnotic, spacious, dreamy, ethereal. Good for nature docs, travel scenes, space, oceanic scenes or a variey of dramatic visuals. Instrumental, New Age Music, Ethnic Fusion
Trippy, mysterious and strange undercurrent piece with looping electronics, swirling textures, and psychedelic happenings. Good for bizarre nature scenes or disturbing , tension Halloween type visuals. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Mysterious Music
Slow, atmospheric, spacious drone with theramin type whistle synth, and accenting piano are heard in this very deep space type of floating new age ambient piece. Instrumental, New Age Music, Space
Swirling, spiraling synthetic waves drift and soar along with atmospheric synths and distant didgeridoo. Intergalactic time warp space music. Instrumental, Electronic Music, Experimental
Atmospheric background new age piece with slow, quiet sound bed, acoustic guitar and high flute. Very meditative, serene, ethereal, dreamy. Good 4 nature, underwater or space scenes. Instrumental, New Age Music, Atmospheres
Slowly developing atmospheric new age, ambient electronic sound world. Spacious synth bed with a. guitar, distant beats, swirling spacey synths, subtle tinkling piano & thunderous undercurrents. Good 4 nature, drama, underwater or space scenes. Instrumental, New Age Music, Nature
Ambient electronic, dark shamanic space music with mysterious sound bed, distant e-guitar, various shamanic/ethnic shakers, percussion & vocal chant.
good 4 docs, mysteries, nature, space, cultural, history, drama or even dark goth thrillers. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Dark Music
Warm, new age, ambient electronic music with percolating background, & lush, tender pads/chords/atmospheres. Good 4 nature, space, under water ocean, romantic sci-fi or drama scenes. Also good as closing scene, credit, title music. Instrumental, New Age Music, Nature
Floating, hypnotic dream music with synth undercurrent sequence theme and lush flute solo theme. Very surreal, serene, loving, soothing, and tender.
Good for romance, nature docs, dream sequence, space/planetary scenes. Instrumental, New Age Music, Meditation
Dark, suspense music with ambiance. Trippy sound world with an ethnic, new age quality. meant for mysteries, nature docs, scenes of outer space or under water ocean & other alien worlds, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Mysterious Music
Ambient electronic new age sound world with tribal/ethnic percussion track, lush, sensual, flowing sound bed, and dreamy female vocals. Surreal, serene, meditative, erotic and exotic. Vocal Sample, New Age Music, Ethnic Fusion
In three parts that flow into each other. the 1'st is edgy, suspenseful, dark and mysterious..Halloween type. 2'nd is dreamy/psychedelic/trippy. 3rd is tender flowing sweet, loving. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Dark Music
Dark, looming pads/chords & mysterious flute tones are met with a slow, steady primal rhythm track & thunderous undercurrent soundscape. Brooding, ominous, yet hypnotic, tranquil & somewhat meditative. Great for nature, docs, sci-fi, mystery, travel, night & planetary scenes. Atmospheric, spacious. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Contemplative Music
Slow building electronic marching rhythm/bass track with dreamy, atmospheric analog soundworlds & synthesized voices make for this ethereal, feeling, passion filled stirring track. great as a final movie scene soundtrack as it has a feeling of loving resolve. Electronic Music, Ambient
Warm, atmospheric soundworld with lush pads and echo-y acoustic guitar in the background. Rhythm part comes in and drives it. Sounds like flying, soaring, feels bouyant, free and moving. Good for nature, flight scenes, spinning, whirling positive music. Electronic Music, Ambient
Perfect analog space music for any Sci-Fi project. A bonus is that this piece is in four parts, so, you actually get 4 pieces to cut and paste in a variety of ways. Ominous, mysterious, pensive, atmospheric, dark, ethereal, surreal, hypnotic & slightly meditative. Great 4 nature scenes/space visuals, Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Production | Electronic Music
Lush, atmospheric breathing textures, deep bass tones,& tender, longing chords make for this very dream, tranquil, & meditative piece. Perfect for dramatic love story, nature docs, space, oceanic scenes. Instrumental, New Age Music, Atmospheres
Slow moving, atmospheric, spacious soundworld soundtrack. Think th opening scene in Kill Bill at the old church in the desert country. Distant western type guitar with dark pads/strings and rattle snake type percussion accents. Good for western, desert, mystery, smokey hazy visuals, Electronic Music, Ambient
Percolating sequencial synths with warm pads/layers & textures, & distant shaman voices to make this dreamy, hypnotic, ambient electronic work.
Good for space scenes or under ocean nature docs, sci-fi love stories and more. Electronic Music, Ambient
Dark, looming pads overlay the time warp reverse rhythm track. Trippy, other worldy sound bed for anything spinning, moving fast or blurry.
Kalaidascopic interweaving textures with continual drone. Sci-fi, nature, industrial, corporate, space, mechanical, dreamy, Instrumental, Electronic Music, Ambient
Trippy, obscure, phychological soundworld with whisper voices, dissonant chords, and ethereal tones. Sounds like a drifting nightmare. dreamy, other worldy, ethereal, mysterious, surreal & dark. Perfect atmosphere for the right vsuals needing scary, hypnotic, trance inducing, spacious music, Dramatic Music, Production | Mysterious Music
Very lush, hypnotic, meditative new age, ambient electronic, tribal-ethnic piece with a slow shamanic percussion beat with native instruments, deep slow breathing pads. Cavernous, spacious, mysterious, slightly eerie, yet relaxing and trance-inducing. Great for nature or travel or night scenes. Instrumental, New Age Music, Ethnic Fusion
