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Infobox musical artist| name = David Arkenstone| image =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_date = birth date and age|1952|7|1|birth_place = Chicago , Illinois , USA | instrument = Guitar , mandolin , drums , percussion , flutes , fretless bass , piano , keyboards , Digital audio workstation|DAW | genre = New Age music|New Age , Celtic music|Celtic folk music , Trance music|Trance , ambient music|Ambient | occupation =| years_active = 1987–present| label = Narada Productions|Narada (1987–present)| associated_acts =| website = http://www.davidarkenstone.com David Arkenstone.com David Arkenstone is an American New Age music ian. His music is primarily instrumental, with occasional vocalizations. He was born in Chicago , Illinois on July 1, 1952. He has three children—Quillon, Dashiell and Valinor—with his first wife, Julie.cite web | url = http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003468/David-Arkenstone.html | title = David Arkenstone Biography | accessdate = 2008-08-17Arkenstone, David. Liner notes. Citizen of Time . CD. Narada, 1990. His second wife was Diane Arkenstone , also a musician.cite web | url = http://www.theacorn.com/news/2002-11-28/Community/023.html | title = Westlake musician plays with heart | accessdate = 2010-05-25
Biography
After moving from Chicago to California at the age of ten,cite web | url = http://www.ambientvisions.com/davidarkenstone.htm | title = Ambient Visions Presents an Interview with David Arkenstone | accessdate = 2008-08-17 he was involved in various high school bands playing guitars and keyboards, playing baseball in his spare time. He studied music in college and started a progressive rock band named after himself, but he soon discovered the music of Kitaro and was heavily influenced by it. Arkenstone was influenced by writers such as J. R. R. Tolkien and Ian Fleming , and grew up listening to bands like Emerson, Lake & Palmer , Deep Purple and Yes (band)|Yes , as well as listening to classical music.
Arkenstone went solo and found his own sound in New Age music. Arkenstone says that has been greatly aided by technology: "Technology has produced some wonderful tools for making music. The computer allows me to fully orchestrate my pieces and really fine tune them."cite web | url = http://www.davidarkenstone.com/about.html | title = About David Arkenstone | accessdate = 2008-08-17 His music is primarily instrumental. His albums, often fantasy themed, often come packaged with literature and art. He worked with fantasy novel writer Mercedes Lackey on a few of his albums.cite web | url = http://www.mercedeslackey.com/am_music.html | title = Mercedes Lackey – The Official Website | accessdate = 2008-08-17 Arkenstone and his ex-wife, Diane, created their own record label called Neo Pacifica. In addition to releasing their own music on the label, they have included other bands such as Earth Trybe, Enaid, and the Marquis Ensemble.
He has also composed music for television; channels such as the History Channel , the Discovery Channel and NBC Sports include his music. He has also written music for trailers and film soundtracks, including the independent film PRISM ,cite web | url = http://prismmovie.com/2006/07/setting-tone.html | title = PRISM BLOG: Setting the tone | date = 2006-07-19 | accessdate = 2008-05-10 as well as computer game soundtracks such as World of Warcraft , Lands of Lore 2 and 3 , Blade Runner (video game)|Blade Runner , Earth and Beyond , and Emperor: Battle for Dune ; he also features on 20 Years of Narada Piano .
Arkenstone earned three Grammy nominations for his work: In the Wake of the Wind in 1992,cite web | url = http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61555684.html? dids=61555684:61555684& FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:FT& date=Jan+10%2C+1992& author=& pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)& desc=Other+Grammy+Nominees& pqatl=google | title = Other Grammy Nominees | publisher = LA Times | date = 1992-01-10 | accessdate = 2008-08-17 Citizen of the World in 2000,cite news | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi? file=/chronicle/archive/2000/01/05/DD36893.DTL& type=music | title = The Nominees for the Grammy Awards | date = 2000-01-05 | publisher = SFGate | accessdate = 2008-08-17 and Atlantis in 2004.cite news | url = http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx? id=282216 | title = Grammys edge toward hipness | publisher = Journal Sentinel | date = 2004-12-07 |accessdate = 2008-08-17Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot
Arkenstone has learned to play a large variety of musical instruments including the bouzouki , mandolin , guitar , bass guitar , harp , cello , flute , electronic Electric Piano|keyboards , piano , Turkish baglama|saz , pennywhistle , melodica and pan pipes . He also plays drums and percussion and has performed some vocalizations on his albums.
Arkenstone is also involved in the band Troika; their sound is similar to his solo work. The band members like to remain anonymous, although the compositions are credited to Arkenstone.
His theme "The Journey Begins / Kyla's Ride" was used for the FIFA World Cup France '98 broadcastings intro by the Mexican television network TV Azteca .
He signed with Domo Records and re-released the album Echoes of Light and Shadow in 2010.
Arkenstone was a member of the composing team who developed the music for Blizzard Activision|Blizzard Activision's World of Warcraft videogame's World of warcraft cataclysm|Cataclysm expansion. Along with Arkenstone, the team consists of Derek Duke , Glenn Stafford , and Neal Acree .Cite video | people = Russell Brower (panel moderator) | title = Blizzard Sound panel discussion, Blizzcon | medium = Television broadcast | publisher = Blizzard Entertainment/DirecTV | location = Anaheim, California | date = 23 October 2010
Discography
main|David Arkenstone discography
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External links
Official website| http://www.davidarkenstone.com
http://www.domomusicgroup.com/davidarkenstone/index.php Official Page on Domo Records
http://www.domomusicgroup.com/ Domo Records
http://www.narada.com/ Narada
Persondata | NAME =Arkenstone, David | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =1952-07-01 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Chicago , Illinois , USA | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Arkenstone, David Category:New Age musicians Category:Living people Category:Narada Productions artists Category:1952 births Category:Windham Hill Records artists
