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A Calm Light & Ocean Splendour CDs
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A Calm Light (CD only)
By Mark Woollacott
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A Calm Light is an album of deeply restful synthesizer music that will help you to relax and unwind...

 

A CALM LIGHT is my first self-produced album. Performed entirely on synthesizers, this album features over an hour and eight minutes of relaxation music. Popular with individual practitioners and small businesses from the complementary therapy and health and beauty sectors, this album has been purchased by aromatherapists, massage therapists, acupuncturists, proprietors of hair salons, healers, meditation teachers, Yoga practitioners, hypnotherapists and dental practitioners. This album has also helped people with sleeping difficulties.

Description of the music
Slow dreamy synthesizer melodies weave delicately amongst a shimmering musical expanse of soft choirs and serene ethereal soundscapes creating an album perfect for gently relaxing the mind and body.

Tracks

1. Restful Moments [13:10]
2. A Calm Light [13:10]
3. Dreaming [11:00]
4. A Tranquil Mind [11:07]
5. Embrace The Expanse [11:00]
6. Peace Inside Me [9:27]

Album Details

Title: A Calm Light
Created by: Mark Woollacott
Genre: relaxation music
Date of release: June 2007
Label: Mark Woollacott Music
Date created: October 2003 (remixed and mastered on January 2007)
Format: album CD
Tracks: 6
Total running time: 68:58
Delivery: 1st class Royal Mail Recorded 'signed for' service.

 

 

 

Ocean Splendour (CD only)
Mark Woollacott
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Ocean Splendour has a sweeping romantic grandeur that swells like the sea...

Ocean Splendour is the second of my self-produced albums. The album features fourteen original tracks of synthesizer music inspired by the sea. Five months in the making, this album of ocean music not only captures the magnificence and depth of beauty associated with ocean life, but also reveals an element of romantic impressionism inspired by composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams and Georges Auric. Ocean Splendour is unquestionably a romantic vision of the ancient sea kingdom, a musical interpretation of old-world beauty and sea mythology.

Ocean Splendour received airplay on domestic BBC radio in 2007.

Tracks

1. Dolphins [2:36]
2. An Eighteenth Century Voyage [2:53]
3. Sailing [1:55]
4. Beyond The Open Sea (A Paradise Awaits) [2:21]
5. The Whale's Last Journey [3:37]
6. Romantic Twilight [3:03]
7. Coral Reef [1:24]
8. The Romantic Age Of Exploration [5:39]
9. The Gleaming Wake (Upon A Majestic Sea) [2:42]
10. Icebergs [2:55]
11. Sighting Of The Albatross [3:04]
12. Neptune [3:16]
13. Sea Nymphs [2:15]
14. Ocean Sunset [6:40]

Album Details

Title: Ocean Splendour
Created by: Mark Woollacott
Genre: electro-classical
Date of release: 7th November 2007
Label: Mark Woollacott Music
Date created: from 10th March 2007 to 16th August 2007
Format: album CD
Tracks: 14
Total running time: 44:26
Delivery: 1st class Royal Mail Recorded 'signed for' service.

 

Below are some comments from people who have listened to my music...

 

"A date with Debussy!...
An ambitious, dense piece of music that leans toward impressionism and romanticism."
La Monica - Oakland, California, USA - 24th November 2007.

"Solid soundscape...
Right from the first chord-wave you are awash with an incredibly thick carpet texture of music creating an absolutely incredible mood! Kind of a "Wagner meets Debussy" effect! Stunning and inspiring in its complexity and simplicity! This was absolutely GRAND on every level! What a pleasure! A first class job all the way round! BRAVO and BRAVO again! All the very best of luck!"
Lui Gentile - Eitorf, Germany - 20th November 2007.

"Undeniably beautiful!...
I liked the chord choices from the very start. It's gorgeous! Production is very well done. The harp is amazing! It's great for a film or just to listen to on CD."
Pam Isato - San Luis Obispo, California, USA - 30th December 2007.

"Such a healing medicine...
This song really can make me go deep in meditation, and would be a great help when giving high-frequency healings..."
Leosan - Skudeneshavn, Norway - 9th March 2008.

"Dawn...
Reminds me of the first light of dawn. The instrumentation is superb. I liked the choral effect. It is truly stunning! Well done you."
Felixstowe, Suffolk, United Kingdom - 29th February 2008.

"Wonderful Creation!...
This is so beautiful to listen to - the overall feel, the light bells, wavy sound - everything is perfect! Nice production, mix - everything fits so well ... and the voices, icing on the cake! Nice job. Congratulations..."
Demetrius Stevenson - Los Angeles, California, USA - 29th January 2008.

"Feel like swimming?...
I really enjoyed this song, it makes you feel like you're floating in an ocean of space. This is a beautiful piece of music. It is a very peaceful song."
James Girouard - Fairfax, Virginia, USA - 17th January 2008.

"Voice of things to come...
The overall mood set by this piece is very strong. The builds come in wave-like patterns. The voices float over and in and out like clouds."
Darin Hyer - Pensacola, Florida, USA - 17th January 2008.

"Fantastical soundtrack!...
Cool underwater sounding strings... kind of reminds me of Tangerine Dream and the soundtrack to Legend. Very surreal and fantastical in all its elements. Picturesque in scope, the music dreams up images of faraway places of magic and mystery. I especially love the tone of the harp combined with everything else. Overall, the mood is majestic and surreal!"
Kenny Woods - New York City, New Jersey, USA - 11th January 2008.

"Thank you, I'm emotionally satisfied!...
If this is all keyboard, bravo! you could write movie scores. The melodic lines were well thought out and the harmonies and chords were great!"
Poetic Jazz - Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA - 8th January 2008.

"Beautiful!...
A good meditative tune. Well balanced, and good choice of instruments. Captures the essence of tranquillity."
Slybarman - Auckland, New Zealand - 7th January 2008.

"Taken away!...
Just loved this track!... within seconds a musical soundscape opens the imagination into acoustic panorama. The melody, instrumentation and effects are all quite simple, yet crafted together perfectly, the work of a true artist. The words magnificent and wonderful jump to mind. I could listen to this track over and over again."
John Stitch - United Kingdom - 5th January 2008

"Magistral progression...
I like the orchestration and the great progression of the song. It is very magistral and creates a great sound space."
JFV - Quebec, Canada - 26th December 2007.

"Heavenly!...
I like the sound and feel on the opening ... mixing into the heavenly floating-in-clouds feeling created by the synthesizer. Very relaxing, very pleasant. Nice job. Great production and arrangement."
Dantharp - Green Valley, Illinois, USA - 2nd December 2007.

"Romantic score...
Mmmmmm nice theme! and some nice chords - dare I say slightly Vangelis-like in sound - but a good and original production. Very filmic and would make a good romantic underscore."
Audio Detective - Essex, United Kingdom - 29th November 2007.

"Beautiful ambience!...
This piece does a nice job of setting the moods ranging from awed reverence to peaceful dreaminess. The harp arpeggios give movement and pulse. Nice job with the choral 'ahhs' ... they aren't too heavy as they so often are. The orchestration provides a varied texture as dominance is shared between strings alone and other voices combined."
Leslie Dripps - Richmond, Virginia, USA - 27th November 2007.

"A Calm Light...
A Calm Light is a remarkably relaxing CD which I have found rewarding. I like to listen to it when I am unwinding from work. I can recommend this disc for meditation, tai chi and reflexology, which this type of music is ideal for."
J Byford - United Kingdom - June 2007.

 

Ordering my album CDs online
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About my music
My music is marketed to many types of businesses including health and beauty and complementary therapy clinics, hair salons, dental practices and teachers of massage, meditation, reiki healing and yoga etc. Customers have included massage therapists, aromatherapists, beauty therapists, proprietors of hair salons, acupuncturists, dental practitioners, healers, meditation tutors, yoga practitioners, hypnotherapists, retail staff, as well as people with sleeping difficulties. My music has received press coverage in the UK as well as airplay on domestic UK BBC radio and features on a number of UK and international websites.

I provide a first-rate professional service to all my customers and am committed to ensuring a quick, friendly and reliable service. All CDs have been professionally glass mastered, pressed and printed at a major CD manufacturing plant in the UK.

 

Using my music in your workplace
Once purchased from this site, my CDs (i.e. A Calm Light or Ocean Splendour) can be played free of charge by therapists in their workplace. Because I own the copyright to all the music featured on my albums and am not a member of the Performing Rights Society (PRS), therapists and practitioners can play the music on these albums as often as they wish in their workplace without needing a licence from the PRS or having to pay any royalties.

 

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• Your information will always remain confidential and secure (see Terms and Conditions at bottom of page).
• I am committed to quality control. All CDs are manufactured to the highest standard and are checked before being dispatched.
• Competitively priced CDs provide you with excellent value.
• Free worldwide delivery on all orders.
• I offer you peace of mind when buying online from my website. Payment transactions are carried out on secure servers using industry-leading encryption technology to keep your information completely safe and private.

 

 

Online Policy
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Mark Woollacott - Profile

 

I am a musician and songwriter who lives and works in Barnstaple, Devon, United Kingdom. I play the synthesizer and the electric guitar and have been creating music on-and-off for more than twenty years.

My debut album A Calm Light (an album of melodic synthesizer music created specifically as an aid to achieving relaxation) was released on 1st June 2007 and features over an hour of deeply restful relaxation music. My second album of synthesizer music, Ocean Splendour, was released in November 2007. One of the tracks from this album (The Whale's Last Journey) received airplay on BBC radio soon after its release. Ocean Splendour was created for people who have an affinity with the sea.

My Music Philosophy

Music for me is all about beauty; and it is this theme which reminds me that music is first and foremost a medium which caters for the emotional, spiritual and aesthetic preferences in people. Music is clearly a form of communication which is often telling us something more about life, and through it there lies the potential for beauty, harmony and expression of emotion to arise and the possibility to touch people deeply on an inner level. As long as we need uplifting and feel the need to be soothed and relaxed, music will always appeal to our minds, our hearts and to our aesthetic needs.

 

 

Listening to Relaxing Music
The demand for relaxation music is truly continuing at an ever faster pace as more people turn to music as a way to experience relaxation. Relaxation music is a popular musical genre which has helped and delighted millions of people worldwide. This type of music is designed specifically to aid relaxation.

The effectiveness of relaxation music arises from a number of important factors: repetitive musical phrasing and consistency, a slow tempo, the correct choice of instrumentation, and the musical frequencies used. These things, combined with the composer's performance and the quality of the recording, result in a form of music that can be extremely useful for gently relaxing the mind and body.

Music does relax - it's been proved - hospitals and universities have carried out studies and have researched the benefits of listening to relaxing music. It's well known that music and sound waves affect the heartbeat, the brain, influence our moods and affects the blood and water in our bodies (70% of our body is water), especially when exposed to intense sound vibrations, particularly in the lower frequency range. So it is important we listen to the right kind of music if we are to give our bodies and minds an opportunity each day in which to relax and quieten.

Sound used as a form of therapy is not a new concept. In ancient times, musicians sometimes used musical techniques as a way to bring comfort and relaxation to people who were anxious or ill. So it's no surprise, that even today, with the increased growth and popularity of complementary therapies, health and wellness treatments, that music (mostly in the form of background music) still plays a role in helping to create a relaxing and soothing atmosphere for people.

 

 

Terms and Conditions

Price
The price includes any applicable value added tax. Delivery is free worldwide.

Terms of payment
For UK customers, payments must be made in pounds sterling and by one of the following payment methods: personal cheque, major credit cards, debit cards, and PayPal account.

Customers from outside the UK can pay by credit card, debit card, PayPal (which will accept payments in the following currencies: Euro, Pounds Sterling, U.S. Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Australian Dollar, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, Swiss Franc, Hong Kong Dollar, Singapore Dollar, Swedish Krona, Danish Krone, Polish Zloty, Norwegian Krone, Hungarian Forint, and Czech Koruna).

All payments by the Customer shall be immediately, as CDs will not be dispatched until full payment is received.

Cancellations
Cancellations are only accepted if the Customer complies with the following cancellation procedure and BEFORE the order has been dispatched. The Customer must notify the Seller (Mark Woollacott) by email within 24 hours of placing their order if they wish to cancel their order. In the email the Customer must provide their name and address and state that they wish to cancel their order. Only when the Seller has received such information from the Customer can the Seller process the cancellation for the customer. If 24 hours have passed and the CD or CDs have already been dispatched, the order will be considered valid and the Customer will remain liable for the full payment. Cancellations can be made by email at: mark@markwoollacott.com.

Returns
The Seller will only accept returns from the Customer if the CD or CDs are faulty or damaged on receipt of delivery and have not been used, made faulty or damaged by the Customer. The returns procedure is as follows: the Customer must email the Seller within 21 days of receiving the CD or CDs and notify the Seller, stating that a refund is requested. The Customer must include with this email their address, full name, and invoice number (which arrived with the CD or CDs). Once the Customer has done this, the Seller will send the Customer a "returns" email authorising a return (as well as supplying an address where you can return the CD or CDs to), instructing the Customer to return the CD or CDs to the Seller with 21 days of receipt of the Seller's "returns" email. If the Customer complies with the returns procedure, the Seller will pay a full refund, or if the Customer requests a replacement will supply a replacement and will pay for mailing costs (only for mailing the replacement to the customer). For returns, please email: mark@markwoollacott.com

Limitation of Liability
The Seller cannot accept any responsibility for any loss or damage incurred from third parties.

Miscellaneous
The contract (i.e. the terms and conditions of sale as stated on this page) and the use of this website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the English Law and the parties hereto submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. These terms and conditions do not affect your statutory rights. To order CDs through this website you must be at least 18 years of age and accept delivery within the UK or at any international location (if you are an overseas customer).

The Seller is not liable for any losses or damages arising from the Customer's use of this website (markwoollacott.com). The Seller has made every effort to check and test this website during its production. This website is hosted on secure servers which use powerful firewall and anti-virus programs to keep this website free from computer viruses. However, the Seller would advise the Customer or visitor to run an anti-virus program on anything they download from the Internet. By using the Seller's website the Customer or visitor agrees not to unintentionally misuse it. The Seller's website may contain hyper-links to other websites owned and managed by third parties.

The content of the Seller's website (i.e. all text, music and images featured on markwoollacott.com) is the copyright of Mark Woollacott and is protected by copyright law and may not be copied or published without prior written permission.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE MUSIC OF MARK WOOLLACOTT.

 

Additional Creative Interests

WRITING
In addition to music and my interest in painting, I am also interested in creative writing and enjoy writing spec screenplays, poetry and fiction [see writing samples]. I am a self-taught writer and I have been writing on-and-off since 1996. In February 2012 I made the decision to self-publish my own written material and created a new website www.markwoollacottpublishing.com. I shall be using the services of CreateSpace, an Amazon company specializing in print-on-demand technology (POD) to print and distribute my works. For further information on my written works and their scheduled publication dates, please visit http://www.markwoollacottpublishing.com

 

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