The Dream Temple: Ambient Immersive

https://orcascenter.ludus.com/200538391SunMoonSun Presents: The Dream Temple: Ambient Immersive Friday, July 17, 8p.m. – 10p.m. Madrona Room [PURCHASE TICKETS] (https://orcascenter.ludus.com/200538391) The Dream Temple: Ambient Immersive An evening for deep relaxation, self reflection and community connection in a safe and fun container. 100% live improvised ambient and otherworldly healing music by: Bluetech, Rafe Pearlman, and Chris Haugen. Bring a yoga mat / pillows / backjack / waterbottle – whatever you need to be comfortable. Rafe Pearlman — Composer, Vocalist, Instrumentalist Rafe Pearlman began his singing career in the Alaskan wilderness, and the wildness of that origin has never left his voice. His exploratory vocal practice has taken him to stages across the globe—India, Hong Kong, Israel, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Australia, Thailand, Mexico, and throughout the United States—including a performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He appeared on America’s Got Talent, which led to a touring collaboration with the Earth Harp Collective, the world’s largest stringed instrument. In Malaga, Spain, he performed accompanied by a full orchestra at MOSMA, the international festival of film composers, alongside Hollywood composer Tyler Bates. Rafe’s voice is featured on soundtracks for Netflix, Direct-TV,  NBC and Thunder Road Films, and on Sony’s top video games. Rafe will be a new voice on the upcoming season of Motherland: Fort Salem, creating vocal spells for the cast of characters. Rafe recently was awarded an artist residency at the Orcas Center Theater to create a new evening length show inspired by his childhood in Alaska featuring his music and visual art, entitled “KANU”. Rafe is a performer, composer, speaker, and creative vocal coach. His musical intention is to inspire a vision of a world in harmony and unity, celebrating diversity, sustainability, and equality for all beings.  He has been a long time resident of the Salish Sea area and feels a deep personal and artistic ties to this place as home.  (rafepearlman.com (http://rafepearlman.com/))   Bluetech (Evan Marc Bartholomew) — Electronic Composer & Sound Designer Evan Marc Bartholomew, known as Bluetech, is a widely respected figure in the electronic music world whose work spans deeply atmospheric ambient and downtempo music to progressive, groove-oriented dance music. His sound is characterized by rich emotional texture, intricate sound design, and a unique atmospheric quality that blends organic elements with cutting-edge digital production. His debut album Prima Materia (2003) established his reputation in the ambient music scene; subsequent releases including Sines & Singularities, Phoenix Rising, and Liquid Geometries have earned him two decades of critical acclaim. His albums Sci-Fi Lullabies and Holotrope both charted in Billboard’s Top 5 and Top 10 Dance/Electronic Albums. Bluetech has collaborated with legendary artists including guitarist Steve Hillage (System 7, Gong, The Orb) and has released dance music on labels including Get Physical, Iboga, and Proton/Apollo, with his work charted by Carl Cox, Mixmaster Morris, and Laurent Garnier. He has performed at premier global festivals including Symbiosis, Lightning in a Bottle, Boom, Rainbow Serpent, and Ozora. Beyond music, he is a skilled graphic designer, illustrator, and 3D animator with commissions from Microsoft, HP, Sony, and the City of Seattle, and a partner in Triangularis, an immersive multimedia design and installation agency. He is the founder of Behind the Sky Music, a record label for forward-thinking electronic artists. (bluetechonline.com (http://bluetechonline.com/)) Chris Haugen – Guitarist, Composer Chris Haugen is a guitarist, producer, and composer whose atmospheric instrumental music has found a home in the meditation, focus, and relaxation spaces. Known for his fluid touch on guitar and Weissenborn lap steel, his sound is immersive, spacious, and deeply textured — “haunting and otherworldly, like a time capsule from a lost kingdom, perhaps Atlantis.” (SF Chronicle) A recording artist for Real Music, his catalog has accumulated over 30 million streams across major platforms. Artist pick: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4RSAHvR47mvjc7kIpGwD58?si=91a0a1d8905946b3 www.chrishaugen.net (http://www.chrishaugen.net/) https://orcascenter.ludus.com/200538391