AMBIcon 2013: MICHAEL STEARNS Full Concert (Production video)

MICHAEL STEARNS performs at AMBIcon 2013 ambient music conference, May 4, 2013, San Rafael, CA. Produced by HEARTS of SPACE, hosted by Stephen Hill. Premium HD videos & 5.1 surround audio available soon. For more info see ambicon.hos.com and blog.hos.com.

[@eurisko618]

The past 3 years of my life have been brutal from uncontrollable stress. This morning I listened to this profound performance and fell into the deepest calm since a near-death medical experience in 2012. 12 hours later I remain in a state of deepest calm.

[@dePiaMarvin]

Thank you for sharing your heartwarming story. I often feel exactly the same when I do listening Michael Stearns..

[@patricioramirezcarmona8302]

Continúa con esa recuperación física y mental amigo, las mejores vibras del universo para tí, a través de estos mensajeros mensajeros cósmicos.

[@p.moreno6972]

Mr. Stearns you are a GENIUS. Thank's so much... for change my spirit... all my best from Spain.

[@SpaceVoyageur]

Rich ,Roach ,Stearns President !!!! the world needs ambient! :)

[@masnaringquest4626]

The past two years have been uncontrollably laden with death. Family, pets, friends....will it ever stop, I sometimes wonder? Then, I find this video, and if even but for a moment, I am transported to another realm. I'm 48, and have listened to Michael Stearns on and off throughout the years, but tonight, it's like this concert was played for me... I love you, Dad...I love you Brian...I love you Seth, I love you Ezra, I love you Rocko, I love you Liefje.... As an Atheist, I have hope that we'll meet again.... Two years can bring insurmountable pain and chaos, but here's to next year....2022. It can't rain forever, right? Thanks for being the vessel to get me to a different level of thinking; a thinking of positive consciousness...a level of hope for the future. I needed this. 🙏

[@romanjohnston]

Michael, your music has been one of the stabilizing influences in my life. You have helped me process pain, and even my soul and why I am here. Your music has been the sound track to my life and I cannot thank you enough for your thoughtful and beautiful contribution to our world. Peace....

[@meliquid2785]

Thank you for expressing my thoughts so well :)

[@OG1919]

Read Edgar Cayce Book entitled Music is the Bridge. Music is an ultimate creation. Always loved Michael since early 1980s.

[@mcclendonreport]

Agreed

[@sjtom57]

Amazing composer and musician.

[@rr7firefly]

Watching this video of Michael perform is a thrill. He beautifully evokes the transcendent. No words do this justice. In 1985 I saw the film "Chronos" at the Exploratorium in San Francisco with his soundtrack. One of my favorite albums is his "Desert Solitaire" collaboration with Kevin Braheny and Steve Roach. His contributions to Ron Fricke's movie "Baraka" is also great. At 51:20 I know that Michael will bring it on home on a cloud.

[@HiPlains1]

Desert Solitaire is also one of my favorites. Back when I lived in California I was listening to radio show from Saddleback College in Mission Viejo in the late eighies. That night Steve roach came to the studio and played a few pieces from that album. Well I went to Tower records the next day and purchased it. It's nice to hear somebody else remembering that album.

[@rr7firefly]

Steve Roach's musical innovations are incredible. For many years I played a cassette tape of a radio program and I never knew the name or artist. 20 years later I discovered it was Roach's "Structures of Silence." I considered it a portal to a transcendent awareness. I'd bliss out on headphones, completely floating in peaceful solitude.

[@MikeWright99]

@@HiPlains1 I'm curious if you are talking about a radio show called DISTANT SIGNALS that was on KSBR, the radio station from Saddleback College. It was on Friday nights and I believe started at 10pm.

[@vrartist]

Well that was quite wonderful Michael! Thank you for years of your music! We have listened to it on our Tucson Arizona rooftop at night for years. You REALLY open the doorway natural sky based space portal for us!

[@rg2027x]

Wonderful artist and human being 1st & foremost. a true innovator. I love Michael's soundtrack to CHRONOS..and of course his epic masterpiece PLANETARY UNFOLDING! just one of a kind natural talent. Thanks so much for the upload. made my morning to hear this

[@perceivingacting]

The great Michael Stearns - sonic tripping. Hey guys, when is the next Ambicon?!?!

[@rxhx]

i will cherish thish concert still and for ever, even beyond 2000

[@PLChrupek]

Michael's music is a portal to a different spiritual dimension. "The villages and freeways" from "Samsara" is an immortal Masterpiece that will never be forgotten. Thank You Mr. Stearns for changing my life with your talent.

[@ramayanaepsilon]

Thank you Mickael for your musical mysticism , we need this musical food for our minds , God bless you !

[@philipmclaughlin9636]

Hearts Of Space and Stars End with Chuck Van Zyl on WXPN in Philadelphia are why I am a big fan of this music.

[@antonnova9955]

Bravo. excellent LIVE PERFORMANCE from a world class composer.

[@AlexCBrandon]

This is an intimate, very relaxing and texturally fascinating performance. I believe the end of the video's audio was accidentally mixed to the front. But it only adds to the "we aren't super massive recording industry executives and we don't want to be. We're a small community that embraces the music we love and we make mistakes." Michael Stearn's voice and compositional style speak to my love of IMAX and documentary soundtracks growing up in the late 70s / 80s. Brilliant performance, so thank you for this convention and putting this on KZbin.

[@MattijsJvO1976]

Rich, Roach and Stearns on one stage! How could I not be there. And why is it that I never meet people in real life who love this music??? It seems like everybody is in to JLo and Beyoncee and similar stuff.

[@petercorona10]

I have loved him ever since Chronos 1985. He is fabulous.

[@mikeplato]

Michael Stearns, a master into ambient music, one of the better composers of dreams music

[@KozmicKarmaKoala]

Adored you since the mid 80´s.

[@markzachenberg2797]

Absolutely spellbinding

[@bonniepope7144]

Regretfully, I couldn't be at this landmark gathering of these talented artists - work and family obligatins. I was hoping for something like this recording, though. Truly a stirring, evocative performance by one of my favorite ambient music artists

[@franco6390]

Om Shanti 🎉🎼🎹🎼☀️

[@life.esoteric]

fuckinggenius. ive been listening repeatedly!

[@chrisingres6221]

This man knows quite a lot about the secret of beauty. Such a tasty and subtle performance! Many thx 4 sharing this wonderful video!

[@gothfrog69]

so relaxing, I find myself in a much calmer place while listening.

[@dimigimusic4887]

what a beautiful mix of Michael's best tracks! Amazing, just a kind of ears orgazm...

[@mmmbundy]

Yes! the track is called Ladakh. Its a wonderful track and my personal favourite of his.

[@futumama1]

Thats e Ambient..wonderffull ....thx!

[@parsifal40002]

What's up with the applause during his introduction? Calming music, love it!

[@EclipseProjectMusic]

Michael, your music has been a massive influence on me since I was quite young. I am always so grateful that you and all of the other original artists of the Hearts Of Space label from back in the day did what you did, and continue to.

[@2012clarity]

Than you HEARTS OF SPACE for introducing me to sooo many beautiful extentions of the Infinite Divine Universe. I found you back in the 80's.

[@landlordfromhell]

Wow, just wow. This is a truly magical performance of a lifetime. What a creative way to showcase great ambient new age music in a live setting! Simply brilliant! Thank you.

[@oulatou]

Very good performance!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelvalant5220]

please put this on cd. its a gem

[@MegaCirse]

MS est plus que le reflet d'une époque, c'est un astéroïde fantôme qui revient jeter son dévolu sur l'art sonore. Une onde prodigieuse chargée de paradoxes d'où s'échappent l'obscurantisme la féérie et l'irrationnel, facteurs hypnotiques défiant les âmes vulnérables en quête d'absolu 🍍🌴

[@alphatrinity777]

I heard Michael Stearns' Microtonal Vibraphones on XM Radio, and absolutely loved it. I can't find it anywhere though, not even on iTunes. Can anyone who has been following Michael Stearns longer than me steer me in the right direction? I so want to hear it again! I think there's something similar to it in this video, but not quite the same.

[@menatoq]

One of my favorite musicians! Just excelent ! =)

[@MikeUIibarri]

Bravo!

[@groobiecat]

Brilliant.

[@Vincenade]

this was a really awesome performance!! I am considering travelling from Belgium to US in 2014 to attend such a great event!! great moods, great music, and great composers!!

[@Andytec22000]

It moves you to the higher realms Powerful

[@gryffynda1]

Lovely.

[@bruceheckerman7343]

The MASTER at work. Can't wait to here him play Sorcerer at Soundquest!

[@richardmlawsky5350]

And all this creativity from one penny spec of a dust planet of billions of galaxies talk about amazing

[@KeithRowley]

Ghaaaaaaaaddd.... Maaaasssively beauuuuuuutifulllll...

[@jordythefilmmaker317]

A truly magical performance...I remember being utterly mesmerized. From a sonic viewpoint, also, (including the surround 5.1) the production was EXCELLENT. Good job Michael, it was good to personally meet you also. thanks for the inspiration!!

[@parsifal40002]

Excellent music and performance! So peaceful and calming yet at times deep and profound!

[@ixhumni]

Beautiful to Hear and Feel..thank you very much for sharing it..Deep Peace

[@guymichel5186]

Pour mol pas un grand concert de loin ces musique cd sont magnifiques

[@Zanthxs]

Glorious opening ...

[@Smood47]

I keep watching and listening to Stearns's performance here. Its amazing to study to! I feel hes head and shoulders above his peers at the concert.

[@R---66---R]

Outstanding!

[@spiroskoufos5412]

GREAT!

[@BarakaPDub]

I am so happy these have been posted and I stumbled across this. I love Michael's work along with several other artists featured at AMBIcon 2013. I hope Michael will release a new body of work sometime. He is sorely missed.

[@samissomar]

Excellent Stuff...A Special Live Show !...

[@scrpld7111]

Very nice music. I have listened it many times when I'm doing my thinking method. It really helps to focus your mind and read your brain activity.

[@kanepour9691]

amaaaazing

[@ruidooscuro3030]

La mejor música del mundo. Son mis músicos favoritos . Grande, Michael Stearns, no te mueras nunca, genial la historia de la abuela . Saludos, Un abrazo desde el fin del mundo.

Espetacular!

[@feywerfolevado6286]

Woohoo! Go Michael Stearns :^)

[@mene666]

This is totally awesome! Thank you.

[@luismarques1938]

Amazing sounds Michael, thanks 👏🏻

[@FuzzyThoughts]

Really love the music at about 40:00. The music right before it is very cool too.

[@DonJuanMatheus]

Why build rockets when we can go to space in our minds, thanks to Michael Stearns.

[@Jaguarana08]

Magnifik !!!

[@fritagogo1]

;-)Good Concert

[@liqube]

an ambient god at work

[@JuanCarrerasVideo]

best thing to discover at 1:58am

[@mmmbundy]

You have a very good taste in music if you really enjoy his music

[@Zanthxs]

19:00 Heaven

[@PedroRodriguez-id1im]

En los 47 minutos captó la entrada al Olimpo !!!!

[@celineloveslight2085]

dream.....

[@joshholton3582]

HE LEFT HIS FLUTES!!?? Uhg... Still.. Brilliant :)

[@michaeljasinski1906]

Fantastical Sonic Migration

[@GniwardCisum]

Thank you! ) Who knows about what composition Elysian E?

[@Smood47]

This guy is a fucking master. Hes my number 2 or 3 after Jonn Serrie and Thom Brennan.

[@stanf7862]

Some people put bad sound on you tube need to hear this ... maybe they would not put it hear .. I dreamed I was dreaming but it was only a dream ...

[@SoundAuthor]

Something magical happened in that hot tub in 1977.

[@snow_dogs]

i wish there was a way to download this and the other artist's :(

[@giovanniglez]

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[@mysterydata9640]

I would take an edible if I ever saw this live.

[@snogger6]

What gear is Michael running? What what program? I got the opportunity to speak with him at a screening of Samsara and it's true; he is one of the nicest dudes you'll ever meet!

[@primitiv472]

Tonic for the soul. does anybody know what gear Michael is using on stage´?

[@rgolten]

***** I think he is in interstellar overdrive

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

Someone yell out "Morning Jewel!!!" 😁

[@paulczerner3286]

How does he get those AMBI sounds from his guitar?

[@astralmagorp3352]

Anybody knows the name of track starting around 22:00?

[@JackArnold7]

would you ever consider performing at the Lensic?

[@v3le]

perfect music for astral travel, need to find some drugs now

[@JT-si6bl]

what a genius and inspiation. pity the visual capture is a little amaturish. legendary and epic concert. i wish uk had this. but thats wishful thinking...

[@pdude1911]

Where to buy Planetary Unfolding ?!?!?

[@2012clarity]

Surely amazon

[@divinemichael1190]

77 born 12 2577 seven death I am born with the name Michael judgment I am

[@rouschno1]

Parker Fly

[@MikeUIibarri]

Surprised to hear an applause track on this one. Hmm...

[@MyMIXmedia]

To long to wait to listen. To slow.