Rudy Adrian
Encyclopedia
Rudy Adrian is an ambient music
ian from Dunedin
in New Zealand
. Working in styles ranging from beatless atmospheric music to heavily sequenced electronica, Adrian has released several albums of his music, as well as producing sound track for television in his profession as a sound engineer for Taylormade Media.
Adrian's albums form two distinct series: "Atmospherfic works" and "Sequencer sketches". His first mini-album, SubAntarctica (initially released under his birth name of Rudy Hueting) was as part of a multi-media collaboration on Art in the subantarctic
, and involved him and several other artists travelling to the Campbell
and Auckland Islands
and producing work based on the experience His albums have included collaborations with New Zealand flautist
Nick Prosser and Dutch keyboardist Ron Boots.
Adrian has toured New Zealand and the United States presenting works in a variety of venues ranging from concert halls to planetaria
.
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
ian from Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Working in styles ranging from beatless atmospheric music to heavily sequenced electronica, Adrian has released several albums of his music, as well as producing sound track for television in his profession as a sound engineer for Taylormade Media.
Adrian's albums form two distinct series: "Atmospherfic works" and "Sequencer sketches". His first mini-album, SubAntarctica (initially released under his birth name of Rudy Hueting) was as part of a multi-media collaboration on Art in the subantarctic
Subantarctic
The Subantarctic is a region in the southern hemisphere, located immediately north of the Antarctic region. This translates roughly to a latitude of between 46° – 60° south of the Equator. The subantarctic region includes many islands in the southern parts of the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and...
, and involved him and several other artists travelling to the Campbell
Campbell Island, New Zealand
Campbell Island is a remote, subantarctic island of New Zealand and the main island of the Campbell Island group. It covers of the group's , and is surrounded by numerous stacks, rocks and islets like Dent Island, Folly Island , Isle de Jeanette Marie, and Jacquemart Island, the latter being the...
and Auckland Islands
Auckland Islands
The Auckland Islands are an archipelago of the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands and include Auckland Island, Adams Island, Enderby Island, Disappointment Island, Ewing Island, Rose Island, Dundas Island and Green Island, with a combined area of...
and producing work based on the experience His albums have included collaborations with New Zealand flautist
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
Nick Prosser and Dutch keyboardist Ron Boots.
Adrian has toured New Zealand and the United States presenting works in a variety of venues ranging from concert halls to planetaria
Planetarium
A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation...
.
Discography
- SubAntarctica - Atmospheric Works Vol. 1 (originally released 1992; re-released in extended form 1999)
- Twilight - Atmospheric Works Vol. 2 (1999)
- Kinetic Flow - Sequencer Sketches Vol. 1 (2000; Groove Unlimited Records)
- The Healing Lake (2000; White Cloud)
- Iridescence - Sequencer Sketches Vol. 2 (2001; Groove Unlimited Records)
- Concerts in New Zealand 2000-2001 (live, with Nick Prosser) (Quantum Records)
- Across the Silver River (with Ron Boots) (2002; Groove Unlimited Records)
- Starfields - Sequencer Sketches Vol. 3 (2002; Groove Unlimited Records)
- Concerts In The USA (2003; Groove Unlimited)
- Moonwater (2006; Lotuspike)
- Par Avion - Sequencer Sketches Vol. 4 (2007; Groove Unlimited Records)
- Par Avion (Bonus CDr) (2007; Not On Label)
- Desert Realms (2008; Lotuspike)
- Desert Realms Out-Takes (CDr) (2008; Not On Label)