Hey everyone, 
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Just wanted to let you all know that I've just finished and released a new song called "i wanna know." It's a pretty tender one, and is a bit of a rarity because most of my music hasn't typically taken on lyrics in the past. But here it is, as it currently is.

Verse 1
i wanna know what it is it you’re feeling.
i wanna know what i’m feeling too.
why’s it so hard to put words to what i know inside?
oh the things i sacrifice.

Verse 2
why does it hurt, when you tell me that you need me?
why’s it so dark, and why do you like it like that?
why do i let myself get consumed by your endless fire?

Chorus
i find myself in this house alone
even when you are at home
you want me close, but i can’t bear it-- sometimes

i need to find myself in this
if i could only get my wish fulfilled
i’m scared i could be better off
better off alone.

Verse 3
let me be clear, i don’t ever want to leave you.
When you are hurt, i wanna be the one there by your side.
But there are times when i feel your pain so much i can’t feel myself.

Chorus
i find myself in this house alone
even when you are at home
you want me close, but i can’t bear it-- sometimes

i need to find myself in this
if i could only get my wish fulfilled
i’m scared i could be better off
better off alone.

One study has shown that music therapy or musical stimulation reduces the perception of pain for post-surgical patients.

"Self-report of and physiological measures on post-surgical patients indicate that music therapy or music stimulation reduces the perception of pain, both alone and when part of a multimodal pain management program, and can reduce the need for pharmaceutical interventions." 

          SOURCE  [PubMed]
          Emotional foundations of music as a non-pharmacological pain
          management tool in modern medicine.
          Bernatzky G, Presch M, Anderson M, Panksepp J. Neurosci Biobehav Rev.
          2011 Oct;35(9):1989-99. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.06.005. Epub
          2011 Jun 16. Review.

Having cancer may result in extensive emotional, physical and social suffering. Music interventions have been used throughout history to alleviate symptoms and treatment side effects in cancer patients and one study has shown that music can reduce anxiety and pain, while improving mood and quality of life in people with cancer. 

"This systematic review indicates that music interventions may have beneficial effects on anxiety, pain, mood, and Quality of Life in people with cancer. Furthermore, music may have a small effect on heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure..."

          SOURCE  [PubMed]
          Music interventions for improving psychological and physical outcomes
          in cancer patients.
          Bradt J, Dileo C, Grocke D, Magill L. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011
          Aug 10;(8):CD006911. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006911.pub2. Review.

One study found that listening to music after a workout can help the body recover faster. 

"...music hastens post exercise recovery and slow music has greater relaxation effect than fast or no music, recovery time being independent of the gender and individual music preference."

          SOURCE  [PubMed]   
          Effect of different musical tempo on post-exercise recovery in young
          adults. 
          Savitha, D., Mallikarjuna, RN, and Rao, C. Department of Physiology,      
          Narayana Medical College, Nellore. Indian Journal of Physiology and
          Pharmacology, 2010 Jan-Mar;54(1):32-6

One study found that using synchronized rhythmic auditory stimulation during workouts improves exercise performance.

"Patients randomized to personalized audio-playlists with tempo-pace synchrony achieved higher weekly volumes of physical activity than did their non-music usual-care comparators (475.6 min vs. 370.2 min, P < 0.001)."

          SOURCE  [PubMed]
          Synchronized personalized music audio-playlists to improve adherence to
          physical activity among patients participating in a structured exercise
          program: a proof-of-principle feasibility study. 
​          Alter DA, O'Sullivan M, Oh PI, Redelmeier DA, Marzolini S, Liu R, Forhan M,
          Silver M, Goodman JM, Bartel LR. Sports Med Open. 2015;1(1):7. Epub
          2015 May 8.

On the day when
The weight deadens
On your shoulders
And you stumble,
May the clay dance
To balance you.

And when your eyes
Freeze behind
The grey window
And the ghost of loss
Gets into you,
May a flock of colours,
Indigo, red, green
And azure blue,
Come to awaken in you
A meadow of delight.

When the canvas frays
In the currach of thought
And a stain of ocean
Blackens beneath you,
May there come across the waters
A path of yellow moonlight
To bring you safely home.

May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
May the clarity of light be yours,
May the fluency of the ocean be yours,
May the protection of the ancestors be yours.

And so may a slow
Wind work these words
Of love around you,
An invisible cloak
To mind your life.

Thank you, Lina! You have always been one of my greatest supporters and I am blessed to have you in my family!

Many thanks also go out to: Yeon-Sue, Jean Young, Miok, Kirby, David, Jackie, Euna and Juheon!! Thanks to everyone for your generous support!

A more personal look at original motivations behind Sonaesthetics.

We are currently running a 99 Designs logo design contest! So very excited about it!

Check it out here: http://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/create-tribal-meaningful-logo-sonaesthetics-studios-audio-production-436014/brief

I just wanted to make a note here about the music that is available on this site. All the pieces currently posted here are at different levels of the production stage. 

I am aware that several of the files need a bit more mastering done, but we are in the process of purchasing more software and VSTs for our studio to facilitate improvement of our sound.

I still wanted to post examples at this time to demonstrate our style. 

If there is any piece where there are elements that you would like to see developed for your project, feel free to contact us about it and we can start working to make it happen.

Thanks for reading and I am excited about working with you!

Hey Everyone, 

Just wanted to share how excited I am about our new studio setup! We've moved everything to a dedicated space upstairs and are working on hooking together a second computer to our setup. Just added new ram (32GB) to this "slave" computer and we're excited about adding Vienna Ensemble Pro 5 to our arsenal.