When the earth formed, there was rock. When the wind blew, there was sound. When humans evolved, there were beating hearts. When Beating Hearts make sound, IT ROCKS! Beating Hearts is the collaboration of the songwriting partners Lawrence Stoller and Grammy-nominated producer and recording artist, Warren Dennis Kahn, known as Wa. This album marks the first release of Let's Planet Records whose mission is to bring forth songs and recordings that speak to the connection and interdependence of all life on the planet. The songs represent a range of topics which speak to the human, social, environmental and spiritual questions on the minds of all conscious beings. In addition to the serious nature of the content, one of the requirements of the recording process and the resulting productions was to have fun and celebrate life and the creative spirit. Enjoy! Wa & Lawrence's Bios Wa (Warren Dennis Kahn) Recording artist, producer, songwriter, studio owner and engineer of Banquet Studios, Sebastopol, CA. www.banquetstudios.com Human Development trainer and life coach for More To LIfe. www.moretolife.org Husband, father and citizen of the world. Wa's new release, To the Middle Of What Matters with the group Beating Hearts on Let's Planet Records is the culmination of all his musical, personal, business and spiritual work. "My care for our world and all of its inhabitants along with some extremely valuable knowledge about life are expressed in this imaginative collaboration with my long-time friend and songwriting partner, Lawrence Stoller. The songs are light and deep at the same time. We hope you enjoy them even half as much as we enjoyed creating the album. Feel free to enjoy the songs, digest them, engage with them and see where they lead you." Warren Dennis Kahn has been a professional musician and songwriter since the age of 12. For the last 30 years, he has been the owner and primary engineer/producer of the Banquet Studios, a fully professional digital multi-track studio where he has recorded and/or produced more than 500 music albums, many with well-known international artists. He has been nominated for 2 Grammys. He is a published songwriter with Screen Gems/Colgems-EMI, House of Cash, and Lieber and Stoller. He has been awarded numerous song festival awards as well. Warren also has a broadcast and media production company called MediaSonics, which has won numerous awards in the commercial and music identity applications. www.MediaSonics.biz Along with his work in the music industry, he is also a "Human Potential" trainer for the Kairos Foundation, an international educational foundation where he facilitates courses in personal growth and human potential as well as one-on-one coaching by phone. Warren recently retired as an associate professor in the Music Department at Sonoma State University where he taught courses in Recording, Songwriting, Electronic Music, Music Business, Live Performance and Studio Musicianship. His producing and teaching philosophy is based on "technology serving music and artistic expression." His personal purpose is to foster connection through the celebration of diversity and honoring of all life. warren@banquetstudios.com Call 707.823.3500 LAWRENCE STOLLER is an internationally recognized, award-winning artist who has pioneered the art of sculpting spectacular megagems, including several of the largest gemstone sculptures in existence. His work has been featured in numerous shows and galleries in the United States, from Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles to Fifth Avenue in New York, as well as international showings. His museum showings include the Furstman Institute of Mineralogy (Moscow, Russia), the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art (Elhurst, Illinois), the Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), and the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. In 2003 Stoller completed a commission for American Express, creating the centerpiece of the 9/11 Eleven Tears Memorial, located across the street from Ground Zero. His collaborative work Bahia stands as the cornerstone of the museum collection at the Gemological Institute of America in Carlsbad, California. An avid horseman and endurance athlete, Lawrence Stoller and his wife Sunni live, work, and teach in the shadows of the spectacular Three Sisters mountains in Bend, Oregon. Coffee Table book to be released in May 2007 Frozen Light The Eternal Beauty of Crystals • 200 images of Stoller’s incredible works, in high-quality four-color reproduction. • Prose, poetry, and behind-the-scenes stories of how these works were created, making this more than just a glorious art book. Lawrence Stoller CrystalWorks Inc. PO Box 7502 Bend, OR 97708 www.crystalworks.com (541) 388-1721