Malaren is a solo studio project that allows my mind to wander and my muse to guide me to new sonic spaces. The music is best characterized as New Age with some World influence, often there's a touch of Pop or Instrumental Rock thrown in for good measure. Some of the material was written to evoke specific sonic soundscapes from around the world, combining various cultural, instrumental and compositional elements, while maintaining a grounding in Western Pop. Others are inspired purely from within and remain true to New Age form and vision. Thanks for listening, if you are interested in commercial use of this please send an . ...and if you're in the mood for something completely different, check out my latest project, an internet collaboration with longtime friends and colleagues and an Electronic music project from a few years ago . Jon Engel