Life in Balance
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Life in Balance is an American musical duo, consisting of Ami Sciulli and Steve Sciulli, formed in 1996. Their music incorporates instruments and styles associated with sacred music from numerous cultures. The team has a national audience garnered through extensive touring and syndicated radio play.
Ami Sciulli plays chakra-tuned quartz crystal singing bowls and percussion, while Steve Sciulli plays enhanced Japanese shakuhachi, Indian bansuri,and concert flutes. They have performed with Jim Donovan of Rusted Root.
Life in Balance was featured in the "Living Room Concert" series on the NPR program, Echoes, hosted by John Diliberto.
The duo has performed at theaters and concert halls, including the O'Reilly and Buskirk-Chumley Theaters. They have also appeared at art and music festivals, The Andy Warhol and Carnegie Museums, planetariums, conservatories, Botanical Gardens, spas and churches throughout the United States.
Life in Balance has also performed with authors such as Deepak Chopra, Robert Thurman, Lee Carroll. Musicians they have performed with include Robert Rich, Rusted Root, Dharma Bums, and Krishna Das.
The duo has composed theme and background music for dance groups, and written music for meditation and healing.
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[edit] Discography
- Remember Who You Are (1998)
- Pulse: Life In Balance, with Jim Donovan (2000)
- Deeper (2000)
- Star (electronic sounds and quartz crystal bowls) (2004)
- OM to OHM, Koch Records (2007)
- Crystal Bowl Meditation: A Vibratory Journey into Deep Meditative States, part of the Theta Meditation Series, Sounds True/The Relaxation Company (2008)
[edit] Steve Sciulli
Steve built his first synthesizer at age 10, and began playing flute at age 14. He was a founding member of the Post-punk group Carsickness and the Celtic rock band Ploughman’s Lunch. Steve has composed and recorded music for theater, dance, and performance art groups. He has organized musical events throughout the Western Pennsylvania region.
Musicians that he has recorded with, includes: Paddy Keenan of the Bothy Band, Philip Chevon of The Pogues, and Pat Kilbride of the Battlefield Band.
In 2010, Steve started a solo career under the name Raised By Machines releasing independently a song entitled Sputnik which was uploaded to SoundCloud in May of 2011 for the Global SoundCloud event. Also playing on the single, Paul Ferraro (guitar).
[edit] Ami Sciulli
In addition to her musical work, Ami has been a student of Reiki and holistic health since 1987.
[edit] Critical response
- John Diliberto, NPR host of Echoes, has written, "Their music ranges from deep meditative drones to the electronica dance grooves of their latest CD, Star. Life in Balance shows us the way."
- “Your music added to a new Pittsburgh.”- Bill Peduto, Pittsburgh City Council
- Author and healer Sondra Ray has praised them, saying, "Life In Balance music is so perfect for ascension."
- Carl Johan Calleman, author, Mayan Calendar, "I have been using the sounds of Star in several of my workshop because I and the participants feel this is meditative music that creates resonance with the very deepest levels of our souls."
- Magical Blend Magazine, ".... Life In Balance creates a healing musical experience that permeates the very cells. Its quiet, haunting tones provide a vehicle for meditation and personal exploration."
[edit] References
- Tracks Across the Universe: Chronology of Ambient & Electronic Music, Jim Brenholts, book/cd, 2001
