naviarhaiku504 – Lazing in shadows
Lazing in shadows,
Conceding the drawing room
to moonrays

Hidden

Hidden - (naviarhaiku504)

Composition inspired by haiku by Elliot Carson.

in pre-dawn darkness
the avant-garde soundtrack
of orchestral rainfall

Elliot Carson is a teacher living in Japan who doubles as an artist/designer/translator in his free time. He writes haiku under the pen name EKC and is currently working to self-publish his first book of haiku.

Rainfall

Rainfall - (naviarhaiku510)

Composition inspired by haiku by Shubham Dasgupta

in dark autumn nights
dew and the new bamboo shoots
reaching out to moon

Shubham Dasgupta, hailing from the picturesque city of Guwahati, India, introduces himself as a student of law. However, his true passion lies in his enchanting affair with words and the mesmerizing world of poetry. With an innate ability to discover beauty in the most ordinary aspects of life, he finds solace in daydreaming. Mastering the art of crafting Haiku poems on a daily basis, he effortlessly weaves emotions into syllables, creating captivating pieces of art. Occasionally, he ventures into the realm of painting, giving life to his vivid imagination.

Bamboo Moon

Bamboo Moon - (naviarhaiku511)

Composition inspired by haiku written by Marco Sebastiano Alessi

Endless echo
Footsteps on an empty house
Once full of life

Once Full Of Life

Once Full Of Life - (naviarhaiku512)

Electronic composition inspired by haiku:

A Black Dog

A black dog Transformed into a lantern! The way in snow

Transformed

Transformed - (naviarhaiku513)

Composition inspired by haiku by Den Sutejo

Gale in the Mountains

Gale in the mountains
Watch how the fallen blossoms
Carpet the water

Gale in the Mountain

Gale in the Mountain - (naviarhaiku514)

Composition inspired by haiku by John Wright

Last bloom before autumn

Last bloom before autumn
Stares back at me with a smile
My younger brother

Staring Back

Staring Back - (naviarhaiku515)

Percussion composition inspired by haiku by Carine.

Two Seahorses

Two seahorses
Dancing in seagrass
Slivers of sunlight

Dancing in Seagrass

Dancing in Seagrass - (naviarhaiku516)

Composition inspired by haiku by Raymond Cobley.

Dark clouds menacing
– I doubt we shall reach shelter
Before the deluge

Dark Clouds Menacing

Dark Clouds Menacing - (naviarhaiku518)

Composition inspired by haiku written by Kobayashi Issa

Basking
in the New Year's sun...
my trashy hut

Basking in the Sun

Basking in the Sun - (naviarhaiku521)

Composition inspired by haiku, written by Takashi Matsumoto

Flowing along
changing its colors
a soap bubble.

Changing It's Colors

Changing Its Colors - (naviarhaiku533)

Composition inspired by Haiku by Nakamura Teijo

Come outside!
We can almost touch
the spring moon

Come Outside!

Come Outside! - (naviarhaiku535)

Composition inspired by Haiku by Jerome Berglund

ore train
bright colors
passing quickly

Bright Colors

Bright Colors - (naviarhaiku527)

Composition inspired by haiku by John Hinks.

Tall, wide-arching trees
Assume a cathedral shape
Until darkness falls

Flown Blue

Flown Blue - (naviarhaiku536)

Composition inspired by haiku

Only the moon remains
floating in the memory upon
Kinokawa River

Only The Moon Remains

Only The Moon Remains - (naviarhaiku538)

Composition inspired by haiku by Nakamura Kusatao

Face of the winter pond
doesn't reflect
even a leaf...

Winter Pond

Winter Pond - (naviarhaiku540)

Cello composition inspired by haiku by Kobayashi Issa

taking it easy
the mouse sleeps too...
spring rain

Spring Rain

Spring Rain - (naviarhaiku530)

Composition inspired by haiku by Katō Kyōtai

heat in waves ̶
in the stones
angry reverberations

for Naviar Records' haiku music challenge.

Heat In Waves

Heat In Waves - (naviarhaiku541)

Composition inspired by haiku by Mizuhara Shuoshi

rain on the cherry blossoms
with bamboo in the mist -
so pale and green

Pale and Green

Pale and Green - (naviarhaiku543)

Composition inspired by haiku by Ryōkan Taigu

out of my dreams
the distant croaking
green frogs

Croaking Green Frogs

Croaking Green Frogs - (naviarhaiku544)

James is a multi-instrumentalist creator of music as well as a contemporary artist. He plays stringed instruments (guitars, cello, ukulele, bass, etc.) and uses a midi controller for any instruments he doesn't have access to; such as a timpani or a glockenspiel.

James creates music that is inspired by the pure love and joy of making music. The style of music he creates varies from piece to piece. He will go from songs that are accompanied by guitar or ukulele to full arrangements of a traditional North American band to orchestral scores that you could easily hear backing a film or video. 

By browsing his music you're likely to come across traditional pieces of music sounding as old as time and other pieces sounding as new as yesterday's jingle. 

Instruments inspire him to make new sounds come together to form music and combining old and new sounds is something he very much enjoys exploring.

While music and sounds are a big part of James' personality so is making art, graphics, and videos. James has worked professionally as a technical illustrator/graphics specialist since 1991. So James almost always creates art specifically for each piece of music he puts out into the world. The art may or may not be directly related to the piece of music in context but it will definitely give you another perspective on how the music has inspired him or makes him feel.

To learn more about James and/or see his art seek him out on Instagram.com and YouTube.com; he’s easy to find if you spell his name correctly.  A pseudonym also being used by James is Mildred Stain.

If you are interested in collaborating in any way, contact him!

jamesbrynildsen

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