The Spirit of Yoga

by Ben Leinbach

featuring Jai Uttal and Manose

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About The Spirit of Yoga

This dreamy music will calm and relax the listener, stimulate the senses, and encourage deep meditation. Each track is heavily influenced by Indian music. Consequently, it is very trance-like. Each of these four tracks is based on a drone, together with sparse melodies and ethereal sound effects. The result is a mystical experience that is intended to put one in touch not only with the inner self, but also with the external wonders of the cosmos. Indeed, these ambient compositions are powerful musical tapestries that encourage contemplation and even enlightenment. Of the four tracks, Manose Singh's haunting bamboo flute playing on "Khumjung" really stands out. THE SPIRIT OF YOGA is the perfect background for any kind of yoga practice--from vigorous to meditative.

About Ben Leinbach

Ben Leinbach is an award-winning producer, composer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. His favorite thing besides hanging out with his family is striving to design cool recordings. Accentuating an artist's essence through a well-conceived supporting track; chiseling away at a musical production in search of the perfect alchemy of elements to bring a track to life; programming bumpin' grooves; creating sonic sanctuaries of beauty and tranquility, or evocative cinematic zones - these objectives keep Ben working hard at his craft.

Ben maintains an eclectic mix of music on his production/composition plate. He produces everything from hip hop to meditation music.

In the world music realm, Ben has worked extensively with world music pioneer Jai Uttal. Together they have created several popular records, including the evocative ambient soundscapes on the award-winning Spirit of Yoga, the hypnotic world grooves on Music for Yoga and Other Joys, the wild ride on Jai’s Grammy-nominated Mondo Rama, the ecstatic chanting on Jai Uttal’s Kirtan (which was nominated for a California Music Award) and Loveland: Music for Dreaming and Awakening.

Ben has collaborated with many other Kirtan and devotional world music artists. Deva Premal, Miten, and Ben co-created a world music and chanting extravaganza called The Moola Mantra. Ben has also produced recordings with Kirtan artists David Newman, Diana Rogers, Brenda McMorrow, Yofiyah, and many others.

Ben has also composed music for several Yoga instructional CDs and DVDs with Shiva Rea , Rainbow Mars, Nubia Teixeira, Erin Fleming, and Jill Johnson.

Ben also produces, records and mixes tracks for singer/songwriters, r+b singers, and rappers. A partial list of artists includes Sarah Davis, Amie Penwell, Greg Lamboy, Jo D’Anna, Mary Kelly, Mary Redente, The Unknowns, Asha Charles, Deane Nelson, Smoky Rosier, and Carolyn Dicharry. Please check out the discography section to see the full range of projects that Ben on which Ben has worked.

Ben operates his own recording studio in San Anselmo, California.

As a freelance sound engineer Ben has recorded projects that span the musical spectrum from world music to rap, rock and roll to Latin-jazz. He has engineered recordings with rappers E-40 and Spice-1, percussion greats Pops and Peto Escovedo, saxophonist Joshua Redman, film composers Lawrence Rosenthal and Gary Malkin, soul diva Ledisi, former Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick, Tim Alexander of Primus fame, Dawn Robinson from En Vogue, world music pioneer Jai Uttal, The Turtle Island String Quartet, monster bassist Michael Manring, former Santana percussionist Orestes Vilato, drumming freak-of-nature Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, and steel pan maestro Andy Narell.

As a drummer Ben has performed with sax great Chico Freeman, bassist Michael Manring, jazz singer Kurt Elling, and has jammed with Joshua Redman. A few of his former bands shared bills with Green Day, Primus, The Ohio Players, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Flipper, Charlie Hunter, and John Scofield. His jazz quartet once backed up a Jay Leno stand-up comedy routine. He has also performed with Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Clint Eastwood's son Kyle Eastwood, and Mingus Amungus.

The Spirit of Yoga - By Ben Leinbach - Meditation Audio CD