Album Notes

Gannaway & Oliver grew up in St. Louis, MO. They met in 1988 & moved to the Los Angeles area in 1989... They began working on the AOMUSIC project in 1996... Gannaway toured Western Europe & Canada extensively as leader of the group, Tiger & the Helix before founding the vision of AOMUSIC... Oliver's former credits include: Sheryl Crow, The Eagles, Celine Dion, Jimmy Buffett, Bonnie Raitt, Wynona Judd, Glenn Fry, Joe Walsh, Chick Corea & Dave Weckl... Jay has also created something extraordinary with his colleague William Lenihan...

Miriam Stockley fortifies the AOMUSIC choral ensembles or sings them exclusively with her own overdubs... Miriam grew up in South Africa before moving to the U.K. where she met husband/engineer, Rod Houison... Miriam & Rod are AO's newest members...

In 2000, Gannaway & Oliver produced their first AOMUSIC compilation called "Grow Wild"... They released it as a test market on NPR radio across North America with excellent reviews...

In 2001, AOMUSIC teamed up with Frank Mayor of Artist International Management... Frank brought AOMUSIC to China & introduced them to CRC (China Record Company)... Through that encounter, AOMUSIC was invited to compose music for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... The song "On Je Ya" was written & produced for that purpose & features Miriam Stockley's first recording with AOMUSIC... Frank also brought the group to Indonesia & introduced them to the gamelon tradition...

In 2004 Gannaway & Oliver were invited to Sandeep Chowta's studio in Mumbai... There, they rehearsed, then performed the first ever AOMUSIC concert in Bangalore, India... Sandeep is a well-established film score composer in that region & a new member of the AOMUSIC production team... Miriam Stockley & Rod Houison officially joined the AOMUSIC sound in 2006... The "Twirl" CD song collection is the latest release from AOMUSIC...