Timeless Sound

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Product Overview

• Format: Audio CD, Remixes included, Import, Jan. 4 2000
• Release Title: Timeless Sound
• Artist: lasos

This New-age paradise music pioneer creates crystal vistas - uplifting,
gorgeous, spiritually-attuned music from the heavens. His 'heavenly' musical
style has been one of the pioneering branches of New Age music -- helping to
connect people to the heavenly realms of existence. New Age Iasos was born in
Greece in 1947. Settled in California from 1968 on, Iasos utilized almost all
his time to compose, teach and give concerts. Five years later, his 'heavenly'
musical style, already wholly shaped, began to become known as one of the
pioneering branches of the emerging New Age Music, of which he considers
himself to be one of it's first creators. The music provides a glimpse into
the beyond -- in fact, In 1989 the Psychology Department of Plymouth State
College in New Hampshire informed Iasos that his music received the highest
rating, by quite a margin, as being most like the heavenly music they heard
while officially 'dead' or out of their body. Visit the higher world of a
classic New Age artist. Iasos (pronounced ya' sos) was born in Greece in 1947,
and his family moved to America when he was four. He began studying piano at
age 8 and flute at age 10. Formal music education lasted until the end of
high-school, after which he became self-taught, studying the music from around
the world, especially the classical composers. In 1967, to his surprise, Iasos
began spontaneously 'hearing' a new type of music in his mind, which he
referred to as 'paradise music'. After graduating from Cornell in anthropology
in 1968, Iasos decided to move to California and to dedicate his life to
manifesting this 'heavenly music' he was experiencing internally, since he was
convinced it would have an uplifting, healing, spiritually-invigorating and
harmonizing effect on many potential listeners. And that in many cases, this
music would help people to connect to heavenly realms of existence. In 1975
Iasos, along with his colleague Steven Halpern, pioneered and began what is
now known as 'new age music' - with both Iasos and Steven each releasing their
first album at that time. In 1982 Iasos, spear-headed what has now come to be
called 'new age videos' with his release of one of the very first new age
videos - 'Crystal Vista' - created as visualizations to his own music.
'Crystal Vista' won FIRST PRIZE in 'video art' in the SANTA CRUZ VIDEO
FESTIVAL. 'Crystal Vista' was also selected by the nation-wide CONSUMER
ELECTRONICS SHOW (CES) for 'outstanding original programming' and awarded
Iasos a plaque for 'one of the most original video tapes of the year'.
'Crystal Vista' is currently one of the first new age videos to also be
available as a laser-video-disc. In1986 Iasos won a FIRST PLACE GRANT in
'MUSIC COMPOSITION' from the MARIN ARTS COUNCIL, funded by the BUCK
FOUNDATION. In 1989 the Psychology Department of Plymouth State College in New
Hampshire informed Iasos that they had been doing the main research on people
that have had a 'near death experience'. In correlating their experiences, it
turned out that Iasos' music received the highest rating, by quite a margin,
as being most like the heavenly music they heard while officially 'dead' or
out of their body. In February of 1990 Iasos was honored with the 'CRYSTAL
AWARD' for 'artist' at the SECOND INTERNATIONAL NEW AGE MUSIC CONFERENCE, held
in Hollywood. This 'CRYSTAL AWARD' is given in recognition of outstanding
achievements over many years within the field of 'new age music'. Since 1968
Iasos has remained focused and dedicated to his original intention - composing
and recording his music, giving seminars, and doing multi-media concerts
around the world. His music has been used by NASA, LAZARIS, ENCYCLOPEDIA
BRITANNICA, LASERIUM, and HEWLARD PACKARD, as well as by numerous hospitals,
health clinics, therapists, mental health clinics, and surgeons throughout the
world. Music by Iasos is currently being distributed in North America, Europe,
Puerto Rico, Brazil, Australia, and Japan. Iasos' international multi-media
concerts have taken him from Cairo to Honolulu, and from Los Angeles to
Toronto.