From: NOSPAMwoodfin@discoveringserenity.com   
      
   Tony O'Connor is an Australian composer, producer and performer. Living and   
   working from his private studios in the Hinterlands of South East Queensland   
   on the Sunshine Coast, this unqiue artist creates music that reaches out to   
   listeners of all ages,    
   all over the world. Published through his own independent label Studio   
   Horizon, Tony also scores for film and television, and performs to sell-out   
   concerts around the country.   
      
   Tony's first album, Journey, was released in 1987 - under the banner of   
   "Creative Relaxation Music". Tony was working with psychologists and masseurs   
   in an attempt to create music that was specifically produced to enduce a   
   relaxed and calm response from    
   the listener. The end result was very effective and Journey quickly became   
   popular and sought after by a diverse range of professional therapists and   
   natural health care specialists throughout Australia.   
      
   By 1990 Tony had released two more albums - and to his surprise, these albums   
   found a very dedicated, mainstream audience across the country. Beyond being   
   solely music for relaxation, listeners had connected with the very special   
   melodies and    
   instrumentation that would soon become Tony's signature sound.   
      
   Unable to attract interest from major music companies, Tony and his wife   
   Jacqui set up their own music label, Studio Horizon, and were soon   
   distributing to new age shops, booksstores, art galleries and other retail   
   outlets - as well as to relaxation    
   centres, schools, hospitals and health care retreats.   
      
   By 1991 Tony had composed and produced Mariner, the album that would see him   
   become nearly a house-hold name in his home country and begin attracting an   
   international audience. After a special feature on Healthy, Wealthy and Wise,   
   an Australian    
   television program, Mariner achieved Gold Album status within a few weeks. To   
   date Mariner has sold over 1.2 million copies.   
      
   Tony worked with Australian nature photographer Steve Parish from 1992 - 1997.   
   The two artists collaborated, combining an innovative mix of music and   
   photographic images (detailed CD booklets, coffee table books etc), set to   
   particular nature themes :    
   Uluru, Kakadu, Rainforest Magic, Wilderness and Windjana - Spirit of the   
   Kimberley. These albums sold and continue to sell in numbers unprecedented by   
   any Australian independent artist - each title reaching Double Platinum sales   
   within a few months of    
   release. Tony's CDs were sold by over 3000 retailers across the country.   
      
   The maestro continues to release a new title each year, and also scores for   
   television documentaries. His sell-out national concert tour in 1998 proved   
   him to be a consumate performer. The climax of that tour was set at the Sydney   
   Opera House and was    
   videotaped by the ABC.   
      
   Still an independant artist, and probably one of Australia's most popular and   
   cherished composers of instrumental music, Tony continues to develop his   
   musical work in stress management and well being.   
      
   Listen to samples of Tony's music at www.discoveringserenity.com   
      
      
      
      
      
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