In the spring of 2021 Michael was asked to license several pieces of music to the Artechouse gallery in New York City for a show by Julius Horsthuis. Julius is a fractal artist based in Amsterdam. During the installation Julius asked Michael to score his next project "Beyond Chaos" for Experimenta in Heilbronn, Germany. This is the largest dome in Europe with 3D projection and a 30.2 immersive sound system. The project began in the fall of 2021 and continued into the spring of 2024 with multiple trips to Europe for on site mixing. It will open in October 2024.
After the 3D dome project for Experimenta, Julius asked Michael to score the opening movement for his 3D fractal album for VR headsets and planetarium domes, "Recombination".
Michael's classic albums "Planetary Unfolding" and "Chronos" have been newly remastered and released on the Projekt label. You can order the "Planetary Unfolding" CD HERE from the Projekt website, or download on Projekt BandCamp HERE. There is also a new video for the 5th movement of "Planetary Unfolding", "As the Earth Kissed the Moon". You can view it HERE.
The "CHRONOS" X86 Stereo Master CD can be ordered HERE from the Projekt website or downloaded HERE from Projekt BandCamp. The "CHRONOS" Stereo Fold Down (from the 6 channel film master) can be downloaded HERE from Projekt BandCamp.
Michael and Steve Roach have released their collaboration "Beyond Earth & Sky". Follow the link for the album on CD or as a download from the Projekt label.
Michael was one of the featured artists at SoundQuest Fest 2021. This was a live streamed music festival featuring 'cutting edge' musician/composers from around the world.
Marius-Christian Burcea recently published an interview with Michael on his "Journeys to the Infinite" site. Follow this link to hear it: "Michael Stearns: Soundscapes in the Key of Life"
Michael's latest film score was created for National Treasures' "Switzerlanders", a feature length 'Life in a Day' film shot entirely on cell phones by the people of Switzerland. He completed the score and finished the mix at Loft Studios in Hamburg, Germany, in February 2020. This series of films was initially created by director Ridley Scott with a "Life in a Day" of the world's people in 2010. On the mix stage: Michael, Sascha Heiny mix engineer and Stephan Anspichler producer.
A collaboration with Norwegian composer Erik Wollo titled “Convergence” was released in 2019 on the Projekt label. Erik and Michael met while both were performing at the B-Wave Electronic Music Festival in Belgium.
The album is available on CD from the Project website and as a download on Bandcamp.
Click here for John Diliberto's review of the album on his program, Echoes.
Infinite Fog has re-released Michael’s album Ancient Leaves as a limited number Collectors Wooden/Metal Box Set which includes an LP, CD and Audio Cassette. They are also offering Ancient Leaves as individual CD and LP releases. Click on either image above for a direct link to the release on the Infinite Fog website.
Michael headlined the B-Wave Electronic Music Festival in Belgium in December 2018, performing new music and live to projected excerpts from “Chronos”, “Samsara” and “Baraka” in surround sound.
Michael completed the score for Albert Hughes ("The Book of Eli") film "ALPHA”, produced by Studio 8 and released by Sony in September, 2018.
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