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The Sound of Music
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Our Music Catalogue includes recorded performances by the P2500 Band, Em4U, and the Persona Classical Consort. Music downloads are delivered from our companion website: Persona Digital Online.

The P2500 Band performs both original music written by Stephen Gislason and new arrangements of popular tunes. We cover many different styles from different countries. Stephen says: " I treat the chosen songs as classics that exemplify an aspect of popular music that emerged in the 1950s. Many  bands and musicians that were popular in the 60s and 70s have been resurrected to play concerts for "baby boomers' who feel strongly about popular songs they heard as teenagers and young adults. We all have grey hair and have more wrinkles, but musical enjoyment is ageless. Jazz The band has followed the path of modern jazz, starting with bebop as invented by Dizzie Gillespie and Charlie Parker. The path leads to Miles Davis and the extraordinarily talented musicians that played with him and then proceeded on their own innovative paths. Stephen is a trumpet player as well as a keyboardist and synthesizer expert; his arrangements favor trumpet, flugelhorn and electronic keyboards.

Stephen is also fascinated by the music of  Mexico, Central and South America. In Brazil, Tom Jobim, de Moraes, Mendonça, an others developed Samba and  Bossa Nova styles that spread to the US and Europe. Argentina contributed the Tango. Dances, rhythms and melodic styles emerged as energetic fusion elements in jazz and popular music in the rest of the world.

Music Downloads are albums, packaged as MP3 files in a zip folder. Download  the zip folder and save.  In Windows, click on the folder and choose the extract all option to unzip the files to your hard drive. A new folder containing the MP3 files will be created. The MP3 files will play on all computers, laptops, notebooks, smart phones, iPods,. iPads, CD and DVD players and all portable music players. Some albums contain liner notes or minibooks as PDF files that introduce the music. More About Downloads.

Free Music Downloads are offered as music history, music appreciation, education and demonstrations of Persona Studio's arranging, recording and mastering techniques. All the recordings are completed in house by Stephen Gislason. The music selections and their history are explained in the book, Sound of Music.

We Seek Audiophile Perfection  Noise is the enemy of high quality music.  Remember that quiet and discrete sounds are ubiquitous in nature. Loud sounds are unusual and signal danger. Natural sounds are well defined and specific so that the identity of the source is quickly recognized. This appreciation of the qualities of natural sound is the basis of audiophile recording.  We have 25 years of experience with computer based sound recording and enjoy technology shop talk. We also have a well developed interest in how our brains process sounds. Our in house music production creates audiophile quality recordings presented as CD's, DVDs, singles and albums for Download.

Free Music Downloads are offered as music history, music appreciation, education and demonstrations of Persona Studio's arranging, recording and mastering techniques. All the recordings are completed in house by Stephen Gislason. The music selections and their history are explained in the book, Sound of Music.

Album Link	Download	Size MB
Shorter & Zawinul (Free)		58.3
Miles Lineage  (Free)		51.4
Counterpoint for Genius 1A		34.5
Counterpoint for Genius 1B		38.2
Art of the Fugue 1A		33.3
Art of the Fugue 1 B		39.4
Digital Bach Favorites A		39.7
Digital Bach Favorites B		41.6
Jamaica A (Free)		23.8
Jamaica B (Free)		35.8
Latin Love (Free)		39.2
P2500 Dance Party One		39.2
P2500 Dance Party Two		39.2
Captain Suite		39.2
Robins Love		39.2

Topics presented at Persona Digital Studio are from the book, The Sound of Music by Stephen Gislason.
Click the Download button to order the eBook from Persona Digital Online.   

Persona Digital Studio is located on the Sunshine Coast, Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada.
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Our Music Catalogue includes recorded performances by the P2500 Band, Em4U, and the Persona Classical Consort.  Music downloads are available from our companion website: Persona Digital Online.