A Beautiful Darkness, by John Driftmore

A Beautiful Darkness

by John Driftmore

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pariscalmingmusic Breathtaking and beautiful says it all! Favorite track: A Beautiful Darkness.

ambientwavesmusic This is such a beautiful album. It reminds me of some the works from Philip Glass, Max Richter, Nils Frahm, Ludovico Einaudi and the likes. I've only get to here four tracks in the preorder and love them all.

cloverdale12 Wonderful moody evocative music. Provides inspiration when working. Beautiful.

classicalmusiclover What a beautiful album, just breath taking! The compositions sound like a modern day Chopin, Beethoven and Erik Saite.

Michael Harker A Beautiful Darkness Says it all. After hearing the first single I had to buy it.

hoppybun After hearing Casting Shadows I fell in love with this album. Talk about such deep beauty that it almost hurts.

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	1.	Casting Shadows 02:33
	2.	Twilight Contemplations 04:19
	3.	Luminescence 03:14
	4.	A Beautiful Darkness 03:57
	5.	Chasing The Moon 02:35
	6.	Soul Silhouettes 04:47
	7.	Bohemian Nights 02:56
	8.	Shine It Bright 05:13
	9.	Into The Light 02:54

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Starting April 7th one track will be released a week.
Complete album release date June 2nd.
Sheet Music Release Date June 2nd.

A Beautiful Darkness is John Driftmore's second contemporary classical solo piano album. John's unique emotional style takes you through a journey from quiet introspection to deeply intense moments of personal reflection. A Beautiful Darkness is setting the stage for a new way of experimentation with classical works in a modern way. A Beautiful Darkness holds a resemblance to Beethoven, Chopin, Philip Glass and Max Richter.

John first started composting A Beautiful Darkness before the devastating fires in Sonoma County, California in 2017 and he finished the album during the COVID lock down in 2020 and 2021. The album name, A Beautiful Darkness, perfectly describes the transformation of darkness into light that we all must take. The album takes you through a journey deep into the darkness and then transforms it into light.

After hearing John's music, legendary artist and Sonoma County resident Stanley Mouse, who created the album artwork for The Grateful Dead, The Doors and Journey, offered to create the album artwork for A Beautiful Darkness. Stanley and John teamed up and went through a two-year exploration and evolution to create the cover artwork.
In addition to being a contemporary classical composer, John serves as a concert piano technician in San Francisco. John has worked and trained in the New York Steinway factory and the Vienna Bösendorfer factory. Having serviced pianos in top concert halls and recording studios, John's client list includes well-known, Grammy award-winning classical pianists to legendary jazz maestros.

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released June 2, 2023

Piano: John Driftmore
Composer: John Driftmore
Produced By: John Driftmore
Recording Engineer: John Driftmore
Mixing Engineer: John Driftmore
Mastering Engineer: John Driftmore
Album Artwork: Stanley Mouse
Artwork Design Layout: John Driftmore and Stanely Mouse

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John Driftmore San Francisco, California

John Driftmore is a contemporary classical composer whose work resides perfectly with the likes of Philip Glass, Max Richter, Nils Frahm and Ludovico Einaudi. With a heavy emphasis on minimalist and neoclassical piano composing, John's work has been quoted to be hauntingly beautiful and deeply compelling. If there was ever a possibility for music to heal, John's introspective is an avenue for it. ... more

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