David Parsons (composer)

David Parsons, is a New Zealand composer and multi-instrumentalist.

Trained as a Sitar player,^[1] Parsons started composing new age music in the early 80's with the two albums Sound of the Mother Ship and Tibetan Plateau produced by small California based label Fortuna Records.^[2] He then continued producing several albums of new age albums influenced by eastern instruments gaining a solid reputation in the genre.^[3]

Discography edit

1980 – Sound of the Mother Ship
1982 – Tibetan Plateau
1989 – Himalaya
1990 – Yatra
1992 – Dorje Ling
1999 – Ngaio Gamelan
1999 – Shaman
2000 – Parikrama
2002 – Maitreya: The Future Buddha
2004 – Vajra
2004 – In Retrospect: 1980–2003
2005 – Inner Places
2008 – Surya
2008 – Sand (ft. Jon Mark)
2008 – Earthlight
2009 – Jyoti
2010 – Akash
2013 – Stupa
2016 – Puja
2018 – Atmanaut
2019 – Chakra

Notes edit

^ Biography on Celestial Harmonies webpage
^ A Tantric Choice of Music Yoga Journal, march/April 1983
^ Billboard review of Shaman (1999)

External links edit

David Parsons at AllMusic
David Parsons discography at Discogs

[Celestial-1] Biography on Celestial Harmonies webpage

[2] A Tantric Choice of Music Yoga Journal, march/April 1983

[3] Billboard review of Shaman (1999)

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