Lake Impressions by Bruce Kurnow

He is in demand as a studio musician and has played on over 125 albums with artists/groups such as Paul Shaffer, Jevetta Steele, Ann Reed, Phil Upchurch, The Steeles, Terri Nunn, Doug Maynard, Tom Prin, and Lorie Line's Pop Chamber Orchestra. Bruce toured the country with Lorie Line for seven years and was Chief Audio Engineer of her recordings Open House and The Heritage Collection, Volume II. He also formed Bruce Kurnow Productions, a recording studio and music production company located in Northern California. In 1994, he and his wife, Karole, formed the record label Switchback Studios, Inc.

As a solo recording artist, Bruce has thirty recordings to his credit. Switchback Studios, Inc. has released the following titles from the Portraits of NatureTM Series (1994) by Bruce Kurnow: Forest Reflections, Mountain Mysteries and Lake Impressions, a collection of romantic favorites called The Nature of Love (1996), Harmonicaland (1999), Pachelbel's Christmas (2001), Peaceful Piano (2002), Here and Now (2003), Holidays in Harmonicalan (2005), DreamSounds (2005) and Songs o Earth and Sky (2006). Bruce also recorded Harp: Christmas Instrumental (1998), Relaxing Harp (1999) and Peaceful Harp (2004) for Compass Productions' Lifescapes series.

The Portraits of Nature Series

"This handsome set blends the sounds of nature with Kurnow's improvisations on harp, keyboards and - a homey touch - harmonica. I was pleasantly relaxed by most of the pieces but was delightfully surprised by several up-energy pieces, accents that kept the mood from getting too dreamy. Forest Reflections will refresh you with bird songs, cheery brooks, and alpine mists. Mountain Mysteries has its birds, but also offers the strength of thunder and rock. 'Appalachian Sunrise' takes you to a back-porch jam with a Tennessee warbler, while 'Legends of the Himalayas' introduces the mysteries of Tibet. Water, wind, seagulls, flapping sails and insect swarms flavor the Lake Impressions album."

CAROL WRIGHT, NAPRA REVIEW

The Portraits of Nature Series

"Bruce clearly has a large and enthusiastic following. The music ranges from gentle, soothing cuts such as 'Alpine Mist' to the very active 'Chasing the Storm,' both on Forest Reflections. All three of these albums work very well...strongly evoking nature in many of her endless ways of presenting herself to us. The covers of all three albums are beautiful...Combined with in-store play, they should be strong sellers..."

STEVE RYALS, NEW AGE RETAILER

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