After befriending two monks Lobsang and Sonam, Dan was invited to live in a monestary guest house and with that came the ability to attend the daily prayer meetings and rituals. “One of my favorite experiences of that time was heading up in to the Himalayan mountains mid afternoons to go practice Throat singing with Sonam. In order to get ‘the voice’ out it is standard practice to sing in to the sound of the rushing streams tumbling down the valleys. Although Sonam was a gracious teacher, patient and humorous, his favorite past time was learning Western rock songs he had heard from time to time on local Indian radio stations. I would be trying to focus on learning how to resonate the low tone of the Tibetan throat singing, while at the same time teaching Sonam lyrics to Queen songs!”

During a year long journey in India, Dan had met many Israeli musicians and artists vacationing throughout the country and became fascinated with the stories of Israeli life, the hope and the tragedies, and after meeting a fashion designer turned energy healer named Adi Hadani, he decided he would venture to the Middle East to see what he could learn about the beauty and the conflict of this most interesting and enigmatic part of the world. Upon visiting Kfir Shtivi in Jerusalem, an Israeli musician he met in Varanasi, India, Dan made the decision to re-locate his recording studio and his life from Portland to this ancient city - “After years of being in the entertainment business, surrounded by constant chaos and temptations, Jerusalem was the bridge back to the West from the quiet and calm life of the Eastern monastic life. For me this was a lifestyle I had not experienced yet, and appeared to be the perfect place to compose a new record… Jerusalem, in the heart of what millions of people believe to be the spiritual apex of monotheastic faith. It was here in this city of hope that all my experience from the days of DRN, to the film and nightclub business, to the nomadic lifestyle of traveling in India, came in to focus.”

With Florida based LIQUID MUSIC GROUP’s upcoming release of the new Dan Reed CD “Coming up for Air”, Dan presents a group of songs that mirror this life journey. With songs composed from Hong Kong to New Dehli, Jerusalem to London, he has come full circle to do what he has always done best- create, and most importantly… to sing to all who will listen. “What I have learned most on this path is that music brings people together and in a world of war, corruption, disease, and environmental destruction… ‘together’ is a good direction. I am constantly inspired and hopeful for the future of music. It is an amazing playground to feel connected inside and out. This creative journey has been a very wild and harrowing ride, but the view has been worth the price of admission.”

Further info / Tour dates etc: http://www.danreed.com/