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old recording with music by @bill-goldman  & vocal by me
https://soundcloud.com/bill-goldman

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feel the rush-giving in -white waves folding over in the wind
feel the weight- in the spins - lean in breathe away what could have been
don't try to speak for me, in the shade of the rain  i'll find it
don't preach to me, any time and terrain i'll find it
the fog has lifted,i am the heat that the morning wakes you with
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sleetin' ft Drive Thru World (2022)

Tides III is now streaming on all platforms. 🌊 Listen in spatial audio on Apple Music and see the video on Youtube.

The ocean moves in rhythm, its tides tracing patterns of gravity—grace embodied, gently pulled by the sun and moon.

Tides III is an immersive audiovisual piece inspired by the ocean's timeless motion and the study of tide charts. The music's three-dimensional movement mirrors the rise and fall of the tides, ebbing and flowing in harmony with nature's pulse.

With a binaural mix available on Spotify and full spatial audio playback in Apple Music, the sound is produced using E4L, the open-source immersive audio toolkit developed by Envelop. The accompanying visuals reflect the ocean's beauty and power, creating a meditative experience that connects the listener to the rhythms of the Earth.

Released December 4, 2024

COMPOSITION, PRODUCTION, MASTERING, GUITAR, SYNTH, FIELD RECORDINGS BY CHRISTOPHER WILLITS

COVER DESIGN BY CHRISTOPHER WILLITS + ALINGO LOH

Tides III

Soprano pipistrelles. Recorded at L'Étang de Berre, Martigues, France, while in residency at the Tétrodon.

Beach Bats Excerpt

Soprano Pipistrelles recorded at Parc Ornithologique du Pont de Gau, Camargue, France in September 2024. Using EchoMeter Touch Pro by Wildlife Acoustics.

Parc Ornithologique Excerpt

ductape live @ gemini 2012

ductape @ live gemini 2011

taylor dupree -  dreams of stairs
masayokshi - clouds
nils frahm (brandon brown rework) - si
koze - nooooooo
mountain man - buffalo
paper bird (lake mary rework) - pizza mind
hasckha -matthew herbert remix- sunrise
phillip glass - floe, perofrmed live by signal at le poisson rouge
efterlklang - modern drift
appartat - violent sky
mano le tough - canabalize
rhye - verse
mooryc - all these moments
melancholia - rebekha (mooryc)
kitty crimes - grades
matthew dear - give me more
junip - after all is said n done
bauhaus - all we ever wanted was everything
michael david neff - sea of tranquility
fannie lou hamer - wade in the water

ductape - live @ gemini 2013

photographic memory series - ductape

Original score soundtrack by Christopher Willits for the feature music documentary "The Art of Listening"

The Art of Listening (Original Score Soundtrack) is a collection of 10 cinematic vignettes created to color the scenes of the feature music documentary The Art of Listening. As the film narrates the journey sound takes, from imagination and composition into a physical experience, the music embodies a sense of depth and reverence for the creative process. This work was composed as improvisations with Moog Guitar, analog gear, and a tape machine, while watching each scene in the film. The moody guitar lines, and rich chords, take on a kind of warm light in the film, expressing a timeless tone and texture of sound.

Composed, mixed and mastered by Christopher Willits at the Overlap Studio in Oakland CA. The Art of Listening (Original Score Soundtrack) is published by Overlap Music (ASCAP).

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The Art of Listening is a documentary film about the journey music takes to reach a listener’s ear, from the intent of an instrument maker and composer, to the producers and engineers who capture and preserve an artist’s voice. This journey is narrated by intimate conversations with artists, engineers and producers about the philosophy of their work and the intent behind each musical note they create.

This film is an invitation for music fans to rediscover the intricacies and details available in their favorite recordings. The Art of Listening is the beginning of a conversation of how the quality of our listening experiences define the medium.

http://www.theartoflisteningfilm.com

"The Art of Listening" music documentary features - 
Andrew Scheps
Beacon
Christopher Willits
Dave Smith
Ethan Diamond
Hans Zimmer
Hiatus Kaiyote
Jack Douglas
James Brown
Jean Larrivée
John Luther Adams
John Storyk
Kaki King
Kamasi Washington
Mark de Clive-Lowe
Mike Milosh
Reggie Watts
Steve Vai
Scott Hansen (Tycho)
The Chainsmokers
Tim Westergren

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Christopher Willits is an artist, guitarist, and producer based in San Francisco who believes that music and art can catalyze inner change. Willits creates meditative ambient electronic music created with guitar and voice, that is designed to overlap with his own cinematic film and video work. These immersive audiovisual experiences speak to a global audience on a universal level. His music on labels such as Ghostly International has garnered critical acclaim, sending him on continuous tours around the world. Multiple solo albums and collaborations with the likes of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tycho, and Taylor Deupree have accounted for a diverse catalog with over 25 releases over the last 15 years. Christopher is the founder of the creative collective Overlap, and also Envelop, a spatial audio platform that creates Ambisonic sound spaces and open source software tools. As a devoted teacher, Christopher strives to illuminate people’s creativity in music and art, and has lectured at many leading institutions in the world.

The Art of Listening (Original Score Soundtrack)

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A fragment of audio from Ghost Radio (http://www.v---v.net/ghostradio/).  Sincere thanks to all the contributors.

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