NIGEL HOLTON

Dear Friends,

It is with deep sorrow that we are letting you know that our artist and friend Nigel Holton passed away on October 26th while swimming in the ocean in New Zealand.

We are making every possible effort to celebreate his life and legacy while bringing comfort to his loved ones.

His bio:
"...Soon, I was learning to read music and play a tenor horn. Within a year I was exploring horn parts on our home piano, asking my father where middle C was on the bass clef, and teaching myself how to play piano." Since that time, Nigel has expanded his repertoire to include most keyboards, French horn and percussion. After furthering his aspirations by attending both Canterbury and Nottingham colleges of fine art, Nigel toured England and Yugoslavia for two years as part of the musical group the Foundations.

Nigel relocated to America and began assembling a home recording studio. "Initially, my goal was to produce my own albums," he explains, "but instead I fell into film scoring, starting with student films and corporate videos, then eventually composing for feature films and documentaries."

He balanced cinema score activities with live performances, including a highlighted appearance at the Rainbow Warrior Festival in Santa Fe, and a tour as part of the Kathleen York ensemble, which also included noted musicians Larry Kline and Steve Caton.

Two of Nigel's compositions were featured on the Domo Record compilation, "Reflections". The airplay given his selections was substantial, so Nigel was encouraged to finish producing his debut recording for EverSound, "Above the Clouds". He explains that, "this album really represents the culmination of over 20 years work in the music business".

"The last 12 years spent producing film scores has really influenced my ability to make this recording. It lives up to the dream I had when I first set out to write and record my own original music for release. For years I've written music for other people's stories in the form of movies and documentaries. Finally, I'm getting the chance to tell the story of my own heart and dreams. Life is truly magical."