Douglas Spotted Eagle (born Douglas Wallentine)[2][3][4] is a musician and producer, primarily known for audio engineering and production, for which he has won a Grammy Award,[5] as well as for playing the Native American-style flute. He is listed in the Library of Folk Music, The Native American Almanac, and NAIIP Musical Paths as a non-Native flautist who composes New Age and "contemporary ethnic" music.[6][7][8]
Douglas Spotted Eagle | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Douglas Wallentine |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Origin | Valley Junction, Iowa |
| Occupation(s) | Audio engineer, producer, flautist |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Labels | Formerly at Windham Hill Records[1] |
| Website | www.spottedeagle.com |
Music career edit
His music mixes jazz, new age, pop, and world beat with his interpretations of Native American music. In his book, World Music, Richard Nidel described him as a flautist and film composer "who incorporates synthesizers into Native sounds."[9]
Video production and software edit
Spotted Eagle is the producer of Sundance Media Group's 2002 video The Way of the Pow-Wow.[10]
Background and personal life edit
Spotted Eagle is not Native American himself.[6][7] Born Douglas Wallentine,[2][3][4] he was raised in a non-Native family in Valley Junction, Iowa. After his family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, he was a guitarist in a Christian rock band.[citation needed]
He says he grew up around Lakota and Navajo families in Iowa and Utah, the former of which he says gave him his name when he was 14 or 16.[11][12] However, his claims of adoption into any Native American culture, his use of a Native American-sounding name, and concerns around the Indian Arts and Crafts Act have led to writers and reviewers emphasizing that he is not Native American.[6][7][13]
Spotted Eagle lives in Utah. He lost his son Joshua Davis Wallentine to suicide.[14]
His hobbies include wingsuiting. In 2015 he was appointed the U.S. Team Manager for the First World Cup of Wingsuit Performance Flying.[15]
Discography edit
- 1990 - Sacred Feelings (SOAR)
- 1991 - CanyonSpeak (SOAR; reissued 2000)
- 1991 - Legend of the Flute Boy (SOAR; reissued 2007)
- 1992 - Stand at the Center (Natural Visions NV101)
- 1993 - Human Rites (Natural Visions NV102)
- 1994 - Ultimate Collection (Natural Visions/NV103)
- 1994 - Common Ground (Natural Visions/NV106)
- 1995 - Between Father Sky and Mother Earth by Various Artists
- 1996 - Closer to far Away (Windham Hill/BMG)
- 1997 - Tenaya: Ode to Yosemite (Natural Visions/NV120)
- 1998 - Pray (Higher Octave)
- 1999 - Voices
Publications edit
- Making Arrows the Old Way!! (as Doug Wallentine. Later reissued after name change) Eagles View Publishing / self-published (1987)
- Voices of Native America: Native American Music Eagles View Publishing / self-published (1997) ISBN 978-0943604565
- Using Soundtrack: Produce Original Music for Video, DVD, and Multimedia (2004) ISBN 978-1578202294
- Instant Encore DVD 1.5 (2004) ISBN 9781578202454
- Instant Vegas 5 (2004) ISBN 978-1578202607
- Digital Video Basics: Your Guide to Making Great Movies (2004) ISBN 978-0976238003
- HDV: What You NEED to Know (2004)ISBN 978-0976238010
- Instant Digital Audio: VASST Instant Series (2005 ) ISBN 978-1-57820-276-8
- HDV : What You NEED to Know! **Second Edition**, The Complete Guide (2006) ISBN 978-0976238027
References edit
- ^ Web.archive.org
- ^ a b Douglas Spotted Eagle bio at GetTune. Accessed 6 June 2015
- ^ a b "Making Indian Bows and Arrows by Douglas Spotted Eagle Wallentine" at Manataka
- ^ a b Making Arrows the Old Way!! by Douglas Spotted Eagle
- ^ Grammy.org (2016). "Listing of Grammy 43rd annual winners". Grammy.org. Grammy.org. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ a b c "Wallentine, Douglas aka Douglas Spotted Eagle - Native Inspired or Influenced Musician (not Native)" at Folk Library Index : A Library of Folk Music Links (09-01-2015). Accessed 10 Oct 2015.
- ^ a b c "NAIIP Musical Paths - North American Indian & Indigenous People Archived September 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine" at The People's Paths / Yvwiiusdinvnohii (2010). Accessed 10 Oct 2015. "Note: Douglas Wallentine, aka Douglas Spotted Eagle, is not Native American Indian."
- ^ The Native American Almanac by Arlene B. Hirschfelder, Martha Kreipe De Montaño
- ^ World Music by Richard Nidel, p. 311
- ^ Handbook of Native American Mythology by Dawn Elaine Bastian, Judy K. Mitchell, page 244
- ^ Spottedeagle Archived August 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mixonline.com Archived October 24, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Native Inspired or Influenced Musicians" at rainbowwalker.net. Accessed 15 Oct 2015
- ^ Joshua Davis Wallentine in the Deseret News, Tuesday, Nov. 17 1998 12:00 a.m. MST
- ^ USPA Board Meeting Concludes Archived May 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
