Sam Joseph is a composer of ambient piano works, as well as a writer and broadcaster with a passion for sharing his insights about the healing effects of music and the music of uplifting artists.
Composer...
Sam has been creating piano music since the age of four and he greatly enjoys the feeling of freedom from creating music without constraints.
Taking piano lessons against his will as a child, and later rebelling against his piano teacher by hiding in her garden, aged ten, he hasn't looked back. And that would have been it, had Sam not started playing the piano some fifteen years later and began what he explains as,
"An inward journey. A time in my life when I felt really balanced and at one. I suddenly got the urge to start playing the piano again. And so I began a process I now call 'channelling' where I write music without preparation. It just flows. At first, I had no idea where the music was coming from. I thought to myself, "Where's this ability been hiding? Here I am composing beautiful piano music and I am not a trained pianist. So it has since dawned on me, that I am tapping in to a 'higher-self' - that special part of everyone that I believe is linked to their highest potential."
Radio Broadcaster...
In 2010 Sam launched and hosted a successful internet music show on Radiolightworker.com. 'Music of Light' broadcasted every month, attracting a worldwide audience of thousands of listeners. A radio 'natural' with a warm voice, Sam takes great pleasure in selecting and discussing the music of previously unheard artists. In addition, the show also featured some readily established artists, such as Marcomé, Vandeville Falls and Black. In January 2011, Sam handed over the reins to Katie Rose as he chooses to focus on larger musical projects.
"Sharing such wonderful music with a positive and receptive audience was a dream fulfilled and I am very grateful to Rachel Willis at Lightworker Group for the opportunity."
Therapist...
When Sam qualified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist in 2004,
his work with the relaxation side of music began to blossom.
Inspired by how his piano music helped him to relax and find
'new energy', Sam writes with the intention of relaxing but
also energising his listeners and he suggests
that his music can be listened to 'on the go', making it differ
from conventional relaxation music.
"I began to understand how to affect my unconscious mind with
my music and I then learnt how to use the music to help other
people enter that state of awareness, with a
calm feeling of relaxation as the result. And you can do this
wherever you are."
"When people are drawn to music in this way, if only for a moment, they find a space for themselves, away from their busy lives."
Films and project work...
Sam enjoys collaborating with other creative people. His music has seen him work with several well-respected artists, producing evocative music for film projects and synergistic artworks.
"This music is different. Throughout history music has become too intellectual, too constrained. And it doesn't have to be that way. Think of tribal music. Those African rhythms, the beating drums and how they're so relaxing. It puts people in a more powerful state, because their listening experience becomes unconscious. When that happens, the listener becomes linked in with their highest potential and that can mean great or subtle things for each person. So of course, it means this music allies well with visual media, such as films and artwork installations and I really enjoy those projects."
Writer...
Sam has shared his passion for music in a number of publications, including Lightworker Mag and Shout4Music.
"I write from the heart, and like to share various insights about this music and other artists."
Popularity...
Sam's music has gained a popular following in all quarters, from teen listeners, to New Age spiritual listeners, commuters, pensioners, and various pets.
"I find it doesn't matter in
which 'group' you sit. As soon as you switch off
and relax, you're in the process of
beginning to meet with your greatest potential. So of course, there is
a
window for inner-growth and healing and it is something that a
growing number of listeners have discovered with my music."