Superstars

Joyous ❤️❤️❤️

Happiness and love :)

DREAMING INTO MY SHELL

Mélody

A growing collection of funky or chilled jazz performances by our favorite soloists and bands.

Cover art has been provided by Peter Heckmann - www.behance.net/peterheckmann/

Jazz Extravaganza - Captivating Jazz & Blues Treats

A growing collection of romantic or dramatic scores composed by our favorite soloists and bands.

Cover art has been provided by Peter Heckmann - www.behance.net/peterheckmann/

Orchestral Moodscapes - Classical and Modern Scores

Original Composition / Performance : Mountain Dulcimer ~ Jerry Rockwell
Additional Composition / Performance : Electric Bass ~ Chris Dargay

Star Variations (bass demo)

Tortoiseshell cat loneliness

Updated version of Austin last fall (2021)
Guitar and steel guitar: Phil Bowen 
Keyboards: Phil Bowen 
Music and lyrics: Phil Bowen 
Engineered and produced: Phil Bowen

The legend of the Dutchman's mine

Austin last fall (2021)

Austin Last Fall 2021

It is the third of three mysterious nocturnes, performed by my dear friend Antonino Spina.
The emotions and thrashings during a wakeful and restless night.

Nocturne number 3, For a Restless Night.

Music/Arr.: P. Heckmann - Lyrics: Yucca Rose / P. Heckmann
Arranged, mixed and mastered by Peter Heckmann @peterheckmann.

Part of the new track remasters of my albums "Tree of Life" and Radio Dalam Orchestra - "Wir haben Spass" featuring musicians from the Jakarta based Major Seventh Orchestra.

Wir Haben Spass

Buy at Bandcamp

Wir Haben Spass (Remastered)


On YouTube: https://youtu.be/zUIB33rUfqE

Pouring
Incessantly
Adamantine
Notes
Overflow

e.m.

Bandcamp

Adamantine (with video)

A signpost appears through the fog to temporarily point the way.

Signpost

JOY RIDE

There's more in life that we do not experience than that we do. 
But hey, you can't have it all.
Sometimes that's for the better.

[Rough English translation]
YOU CAN'T HAVE IT ALL
In the past i didn’t want to miss anything
Was eager to join in all things fun
If I had to choose, I could not decide
I’d rather divided myself in two 

For football, parties, music and friends
a week was really too short
when she fell in love with another
it only really dawned on me

You can’t have it all

Now so many years have passed
I see many people with a cross to bear
Who are suffering or have severly suffered
people without a future, without a home

because of illness, distress, violence and loss
they’re broken, tired out 
for us, my love, I praise the day
for us, my love, I speak of happiness

You can’t have it all

Still, i want my life to be in the fast lane 
Sure, that’s how i’m gonna do it
but without risking life and limb
and with guaranteed pension

You can’t have it all

Soprano sax: @Dave-McKeown
Drums: Matt Snowden
Rest, Music & Lyrics: me
Mix&master 2021

JE MIST MEER DAN JE MEEMAAKT (with Dave McKeown)

Art by Wayne Pruse https://www.saatchiart.com/wayne-pruse.pixels.com

Video

Of the Berserker

JOYOUS

This summer i was able to visit the Grand Canyon...this is why the title is "Feeling Small"...Not a single picture is able to represent the greatness of this world wonder.

Feeling Small

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Featuring...Gibson SG Electric Guitar solo, Harmonica solo, Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo, Hammond B3 Organ Rhythm, Gibson SG Electric Guitar Rhythm, Synthesizer Bass Arpeggio, Trap drum set, Percussion.

Blues Rocker

Kick-n-It

The track was originally composed for the producer loops sound libraries in 2014 by Gregor Theelen. I re-arranged and reworked the track to create a more haunting and emotional (vocal focused) moodscape ... contemplating the sad state of our forests, our nature ... Gaia is crying.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/OrsH3iBzTG4 (Australian Bush Fires)

The complete Ethnic Soundtrack series (plus Ethnic Jazz tracks with my wife Yucca Rose) can be found on a Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/4dDkR4KY1DZl3kCNF0dijp 

The poem Zaydi (performed by Aliye) is an old Bulgarian poem / traditional folklore.

ZAYDİ
Zaydi, zaydi yasno slınce zaydi pomracise
i ti yasna mesecinko zaydi udavi se
placi goro placi sestro dbete da zaplacem
ti za tvoyte listya goro az za moyta mladost
tvoyte listya goro sestro pak shte se zavırnat
moyta mladost goro sestro nyama da se vırne

Translation: COME
Come, come bright rising sun 
Come, it got dark
And, you bright moon 
Vamoose and set now
Cry my forest, cry my sister
Let’s cry together
You, my forest, your leaves to you
And me, to my youth
Your leaves shall return to you again, my forest sister 
But my youth, my forest sister
Shall not return to me

Original artwork by Peter Heckmann from the painting series - Romantic And Not So Romantic Dream Escapes: https://www.behance.net/gallery/78317715/Romantic-And-Not-So-Romantic-Dream-Escapes

The Forest Lament

The Forest Lament (feat. Aliye)

Buy https://guitarbeard.bandcamp.com/track/sunday-lazy-jazz

Hand Made 

Sunday Lazy Jazz

JOYFUL

ELECTRO LIGHT

Every morning - to all times - very early before dawn the birds will sing outloud their beautiful tunes for the sun to rise. And every morning, dawn breaks and the sun rises from the horizon. 

Soon there will be better days for us all - we will overcome!!!

And The Day Will Dawn Again

As we transition Between Worlds, may this energetic set guide you through sonic pathways of the mind leading to a deeper sense of awareness & understanding of this ever changing world around us. 
A massive thank you 🙏 for all of your support, and for listening.
And as always, a deep gratitude to all of the immensely talented artists showcased here in my DJ mix. 
Artwork entitled "Gratitude For The Earth And Sky"  by Cameron Gray.

- Setlist:

All tracks purchased from www.beatport.com

Mixing decks used to perform this set was the Pioneer XDJ-XZ.

1. Kaza, Living Frequencies - Forest Chorus (Original Mix)
Forestdelic Records
https://www.beatport.com/search?q=Kaza%2C+Living+Frequencies+-+Forest+Chorus+(Original+Mix)

2. Gabb - Covalent Angle (Original Mix)
Sonica Recordings
https://www.beatport.com/search?q=Gabb+-+Covalent+Angle+(Original+Mix)

3. Gandhabba - Rum & Bass (Original Mix)
Reversible Records
https://www.beatport.com/track/rum-and-bass-original-mix/13231905

4.Evol Shaza, Nukleall, Sheenygami - Com-Puta Madre (Original Mix)
Supernova Music
https://www.beatport.com/search?q=Evol+Shaza%2C+Nukleall%2C+Sheenygami+-+Com-Puta+Madre+(Original+Mix)

5. Oxyflux, Syntax - Cyber Sparta (Original Mix)
Protoned Music
https://www.beatport.com/search?q=Oxyflux%2C+Syntax+-+Cyber+Sparta+(Original+Mix)

6. Jumpstreet - Spirit Overflow (Original Mix)
Looney Moon Records
https://www.beatport.com/track/spirit-overflow-original-mix/13025135

7. Synkronic - Space Time (Original Mix)
Sonica Recordings 
https://www.beatport.com/track/space-time-original-mix/13366800

8. Ingrained Instincts - Shooting Colors (Original Mix)
Timecode/Sangoma
https://www.beatport.com/track/shooting-colors-original-mix/13400585

9. Earthworm, Radikal Moodz, Shred'er - The Mosquito (Original Mix)
Looney Moon Records
https://www.beatport.com/search?q=Earthworm%2C+Radikal+Moodz%2C+Shred%27er+-+The+Mosquito+(Original+Mix)

10. Render & Shenanigan - Tiny World (Original Mix)
Supernova Music
https://www.beatport.com/search?q=Render+%26+Shenanigan+-+Tiny+World+(Original+Mix)

11. Doom, GlooM, Shred'er - The Glitchy Side (Original Mix)
Sonica Recordings
https://www.beatport.com/search?q=Doom%2C+GlooM%2C+Shreder+-+The+Glitchy+Side+(Original+Mix)

12. Green Culture vs Dezzert - Bee Riot (Original Mix)
World People
https://www.beatport.com/search?q=Green+Culture+vs+Dezzert+-+Bee+Riot+

13. Synergic - Axiom (Original Mix)
Samaa Records
https://www.beatport.com/track/axiom-original-mix/13302358

Between Worlds | A Forest/Night-Psy Experience

Free score available : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ymJ0nnPrlNllbsJ1_RPUsjh_U-ZZNn0q/view?usp=sharing

Original piano solo piece composed by Cédric PRESSACCO
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©2020

"Flying Rivers"
The Amazon rainforest is sweating ... the mist is rising and flying rivers are emerging to flirt with the canopy and release huge amounts of water. Their annual flow exceeds that of the Amazon river…
By composing this piece for piano, I tried to evoke the formation and the elevation of these mists saturated with blue gold, the aerial path of these flying rivers until their dissolution on the green carpet ...

"Les Rivières Volantes"
La forêt amazonienne transpire… la brume monte et des rivières volantes se dessinent pour venir flirter avec la canopée et lâcher d’énormes quantités d’eau. Leur débit annuel dépasse celui du fleuve Amazone… 
En composant cette pièce pour piano, j’ai tenté d’évoquer la formation et l’élévation de ces brumes gorgées d’or bleu, le cheminement aérien de ces rivières volantes jusqu’à leur dissolution sur le tapis verdoyant…

Les Rivières Volantes

LES RIVIÈRES VOLANTES

July 2020 - SINTASIA is a brand-new cinematic album project by Peter Heckmann - an elegant orchestral infused hybrid score featuring hauntingly beautiful fantasy language vocalizations, stunning ethnic solo performances and sophisticated electronic elements. 
  
Written, arranged and produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing in 2020.

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rESllynq92jSGGBTQUn5J

Featured solo performers:
Cello: Mátyás Ölveti 
Flute: Linfeng Fang 
Erhu: Fuyi Yang
Esraj: Elena Kubicková
Vocals: Conny Kollet

Photos licensed through Envato (https://elements.envato.com)
Album Cover photo by andreiuc88
Additional track photographs by fxquadro

Sintasia

Remembrance

Sintasia - 9. Remembrance

July 2020 - SINTASIA is a brand-new cinematic album project by Peter Heckmann - an elegant orchestral infused hybrid score featuring hauntingly beautiful fantasy language vocalizations, stunning ethnic solo performances and sophisticated electronic elements. 
  
Written, arranged and produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing in 2020.

NEW YouTube video story: https://youtu.be/xTD_bMjrF3M
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rESllynq92jSGGBTQUn5J

Featured solo performers:
Cello: Mátyás Ölveti 
Flute: Linfeng Fang 
Erhu: Fuyi Yang
Esraj: Elena Kubicková
Vocals: Conny Kollet

Photos licensed through Envato (https://elements.envato.com)
Album Cover photo by andreiuc88
Additional track photographs by fxquadro

Misery

Sintasia - 8. Misery

Amazon

Good Night and Sweet Dreams

Бетховен - Лунная Соната

amazon

Take Me to Another World

Unrequited Love

Part of the 5-track Jazzcapades EP - latin flavored vocal jazz tracks - initially composed by Gregor Theelen (2014) - featuring exciting vocal performances by Lieve Geuens @lieve-geuens in her own phonetic language.

Arranged and produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing (2020).

Mix / master by Peter Heckmann - track licensed through Anthology Records.
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dDkR4KY1DZl3kCNF0dijp

Jazzcapades

Voyages

Voyages (feat. Lieve)

An instrumental Jazz Fusion (Cinematic Jazz) album featuring compositions by Gregor Theelen - newly arranged with added instrumentation by Peter Heckmann. 

The album mix is intentionally crafted with a distinct "live recording" vibe and not overly polished -  a sonic homage to the contemporary Jazz Fusion style of the late 1970's & 1980's (Weather Report, Stanley Clarke, Pat Metheny, Branford Marsalis etc.)

Spotify Playlists: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dDkR4KY1DZl3kCNF0dijp
https://open.spotify.com/album/4iv3ctlCpgEYSesLAgu7tT?si=m6Kn218nRCuUQ6Mk_D9CbA

Saxophone performances by the fabulous Dutch soloist Leo Janssen (@leo-janssen)

Added instrumentation, arrangement and production by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing (2021)

Mix / master by Peter Heckmann - all tracks licensed through Anthology Records

Album cover artwork by Yucca Rose

Dancing Leaves

Space & Time

Dancing Leaves - 7. Space & Time

Serenade

Set GOAL...

It's hard to set goals, But I feel that if I don't set it I won't be able to move on.

I wanted to make a song that would give me the energy to move forward. Something that's not slow LoFi or POP music.
I made my own music, with elements of LoFi and Ambient.　

I would be very happy if this song could give you energy and courage. 
I hope it will give you the strength to move forward even one step.

Peace of mind is an irreplaceable thing!
I asked my friends to help me again in making this song. 
Thank you very much.

satosii

...

Set GOAL…

目標をセットすることは難しいことです。
でもセットしなければ前に進めない気がします。

前に進むためにはエネルギーを感じられる曲を作りたいと思いました。スローなLoFiやPOPではないものです。
LoFiやアンビエントの要素も入れながら自分の音楽を作りました。　

フューチャーベースの要素もありますがフューチャーベースは今の自分には向いていないので自分なりの音楽です。

この曲を聴いて元気や勇気を与えることができたらとても嬉しい。一歩でも前に進む力になれば嬉しいです。

安心とはかけがえのないものです
この曲を作るにあたり、また友人に協力してもらいました。どうもありがとう。

satosii

Set GOAL!

Longing

Autumn

Track shows a very delicate theme and a quite hard-riffed part, both alternating and finally flowing up to an endless symphonic dream (words are half a poem I wrote previously (not these, but lyrics below)).

Letra  /  Translated lyrics:

No despiertes (Sólo un sueño)  /  Don’t you wake up (Only a dream)

No... despierta... no... no despiertes  /  No ... wake up ... no ... don’t you wake up
no, cuidado... no despiertes, na na na na na...  /  no, take care ... don’t you wake up, na na na na na…
... despierta al fin y date cuenta  /  ... wake up at last and realize
de que todo ha sido un sueño, na na na na na...  /  everything has been a dream, na na na na na...

Una vez más, nervios y resentimiento,  /  Once again, nerves and resentment,
todo en mi vida es sueño, sólo ha sido eso.  /  everything in my life is a dream, it has only been so.

Y de nuevo, con el tiempo,  /  And again, with time,
incubando un nuevo sueño,  /  incubating a new dream,
me voy hundiendo en mis propios brazos,  /  I am sinking in my own arms,
me acuno, me canto y me voy acostumbrando...  /  cradle myself, sing to myself and get used...

Otro escenario, otros personajes,  /  Another stage, other characters,
la misma historia, na na na na na...  /  the same story, na na na na na...
que durará un día, un milenio,  /  which will last one day, a millenium,
toda mi vida, na na na na na...  /  all my life, na na na na na...

Pero sin duda vendrán a despertarme  /  But undoubtedly the laughs of people
las risas de la gente, alguna tarde.  /  will come to wake me up, any evening.

Y entonces, con miedo...  /  And then, fearfully...

No... despierta… no… no despiertes (…)  /  No ... wake up ... no ... don’t you wake up (…)

No despiertes (Sólo un sueño)

https://buymeacoffee.com/peterheckmann 

BIO: Independent Music / Film / Theater Producer, Musician, Mixing / Mastering Engineer and Multimedia Production Specialist with over forty years of experience in the entertainment and multimedia design industries. 

I worked with a broad spectrum of clients in both the entertainment industry and corporate sectors. 

My expertise has been achieved through nearly five decades of professional involvement in documentary video, feature film and music production, audio recording and engineering, stage design and theatrical production, multimedia and graphic design, investigative journalism and project management.