As the year is coming to an end, we have looked back at 2008.

First of all we have produced almost 100 high quality tracks of library music, that have been released and published world wide. We also did some CD recording for clients.

Peter has started his Morning Tune Up videos. Improvised music to greet the new day, often on a daily basis. Right now there are 111 episodes and more to come.

The feedback comes from all around the world and is wonderful. The Morning Tune Ups are here: Or you can go to Peter's Youtube profile

For the first time in years we had a one week vacation at a mountain cabin at 2000 m altitude in Italy. All quiet and peaceful. When we came back, the material to update our studio had arrived. We had to jump into work: New Mac, new software, new hardware, new wiring, 1000+ pages handbooks and software without handbooks - you name it. Now we have got used to our new workspace and enjoy the new features.

In may our trusty wonderful gray cat died. So this is the first christmas without cat. Who is going to chase the little train in our christmas corner?

That's it from our side. We hope you had a great 2008 and we wish you an even better 2009 with lots of luck, health and happyness! Let us know how you are doing!

Peter & Elizabeth aka Blue Star

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Almost spring, and we have re - released Himalaya

 

 

Himalaya is a re - release of an album that was recorded in 1997 by Blue Star. Each track of the album is related to an aspect of tibetan mythology and spirituality:

Dawatschen - The Land of bliss, a station on the way to enlightenment.

Greetings From The Top Of The World - Just some meditative music

Gyayum Tschenmo - The supreme mother.

Lung Gom - The ancient technique of walking in trance without the need for food or sleep enabled Tibetan Lamas to cross the large desert in short time.

Tschenresi’s Vow - Tschenresi is the Tibetan god of compassion. He promised to liberate all beings that are able to feel. As this task is far to much for an ordinary body, Amithaba - the Buddha gave Tschenresi 1000 arms and 11 heads to fulfill his mission.

Dakini Dance - Dakinis are the female expression of theinner self and can give guidance along the way.

Tumo - The inner fire that is created in meditation heats up the body. This enabled buddhist monks to survive in their cold himalayan caves. It is said they can melt the snow with their inner heat.

Blue Lotus - The Lotus is a symbol for spiritualtransformation. It starts its life in the mud and turns into a beautiful flower.

Compassion for all living creatures and the desire for peace and oneness are reflected in these instrumentals, that combine ethnic instruments with electric and acoustic guitars, hammond organ, electric pianos and many more instruments.

 

Blue Star Live, 05 11 07 Obing

We had a wonderful concert with a nice audience.

Concert pictures are here

We have 3 short videos on our MySpace profile

Downloads per track are now available dircet from our MySpace profile

 

 

March 26th 2007

Feels So Good ist available worldwide from CdBaby

 

Feb. 1st 2007

The new cds have arrived! Yesterday we received the first copies of Feels So Good.

We are so happy! The artwork looks beautiful and is the perfect match for our music. Here is a little bit about the album's history:

Blue Star "Feels So Good"

What we had in mind was a cd that makes you feel good.

The kind of cd that becomes your favourite and lives in your cd player as a resident.
Heartfelt music with depth that creates a beautiful atmosphere, no matter if you listen, do something else or dream, during breakfeast in bed, in the car or alone with your lover.
Music that reflects the feeling you have when everything is o.k. and you are one with the present moment. When you can accept, be and take complete responsibility for yourself.
Now you can feel your long lost dreams again, no matter how big or small they are.
And there is this feeling that life is wild, exciting, even frightening but no more boring.

Sometimes it’s in the small things: A smile, a spectacular sky or the purring of your cat. Inspiration is everywhere.
And that is exactly what is expressed in the music of this cd – feeling the source that makes life worth living.

The Tracks of this cd were inspired by these moments. Standing by the window, playing my Les Paul (guitar), melodies just came to me from everywhere. Then Elizabeth came in with her Hammond C3 and wide soundscapes unfolded. Other tracks began with an organ groove or mood that inspired my lines..

Creating „Feels So Good“ was absolutely easy. When we started recording in autumn 2006, we went through our sketches and found material for 2 cds. “Working” on the tracks was pure fun and we kept things simple. Less overdubs and three tracks just with guitar and piano. But also many rhythmic tracks – all of them sunny and easy.
The total playing time is almost 70 minutes and it’s fun to listen from the beginning until the end.

Peter Blue

Listen to excerpts

I want the cd now!

 

 

 

Nov. 20ths 2006

 

Our concert on Oct. 20ths was a real success. The location was packed and the atmosphere hot. Here are 2 pics of the concert. Btw - our sidemen, drums and bass were a cd that we had prerecorded in our studio. Nobody in the audience seemed to notice or ask questions - it was well accepted and a real live concert.

 

 

We also managed to have a fotoshooting at the nearby lake. Our friend Gesa took some really cool b/w pics, and due to the relaxed atmosphere, Peter even managed to smile on some of them!

 

August 17th 2006

This has been our best summer ever. A daily swim in the nearby lake, recording our music in a relaxed way. In between we made recordings for our new studio guests, also in a very relaxed manner. Sometimes it was almost frightening that everything is that beautiful. ( o.k., a few rainy days and a little computer trouble kept us from loosing control completely ;-) )

We are getting a rave review for our CD Zen Blues in Germany's Gitarre & Bass magazine.

Editor in chief Lothar Trampert has sent us his text in advance: (translated from German)

What exactly is Blues? BLUE STAR – Peter Blue / guitar &
Elizabeth Star / Fender Rhodes piano – have created in this minimal and intense lineup an album that has it's blue roots not in West Africa, America or Arabia but in Asia. . ,Zen Blues‘ (www.bluestar.de) is a relaxing soundscape - minimalism, handmade with a economic lead guitar, tremolo rhodes and vice versa. Intensity and vibe of this music are really something special. For me, Zen Blues is the best album of the duo from southern Germany. Must hear!

lt.

from Gitarre & Bass 09/2006 www.gitarreundbass.de

 

June 2nd 2006

Now that the July issue of GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE is online, we publish the review, that editor in chief Michael Molenda wrote:

Blue Star
Obing, Bavaria
Yellow Cab
Sneaking in all atmospheric and vibey like a soundtrack from a Wim Wenders film, Yellow Cab suddenly drops in some snarky Peter Green-flavored blues lines, and then splatters a gritty wash of distortion all over your ears. Yummy. Guitarist Peter Blue also channels bits of Santana and David Gilmour, and his phrasing is sexy, vocal, and full of luscious space. This is a fabulous example of truly cinematic music. myspace.com/sexyguitar.

We are so happy to be in GUITAR PLAYER.

Much more has happened in May:
We have composed and produced a track for a Film about our area, the lake Chiemsee district. Beautiful images of sailing boats, snowy mountains and wonderful nature blend nicely with the Blue Star Sound.
Director Jürgen Martin, with whom we worked before, just rang us up and we had fun making the music happen.

 

 

 

April 23th 2006

 

It's been a long time since our latest news! So much has happenend. The longest winter we ever experienced ever has ended (4 month of continuous snow)

We have discovered Myspace.com and already made hundreds of friends and fans. If you don't know Myspace : Check it out!

Blue Star are in GUITAR PLAYER! The most important guitar magazin worlwide will feature Blue Star in it's July issue!We are happy and proud.

We are working a lot in the studio with old and new customers. In between we take time for our new CD!

Our royalty statements show that our tracks are used worldwide for tv and film productions. Great!

In a few days there will be the May celebration in our little village. It is big! And everybody is part of it. 300 guests are expected when the (previously stolen) may pole is returned on a cart pulled by horses! A lot of bavarian beer will be on tap, and I hope the day after won't be too terrible ,-)

Life is wonderful!!

March 05 2006

The guestbook is online!

 

March 02 2006

The end of "Flash" and how this site has been revived

The snow outside has been here since Nov. 17th., the longest winter in my whole life.

We moved to our new house / studio in February 2005 and a lot has happened since.

We now live in a small village in the Bavarian countryside. Only hundred people live here in a rual environment. It´s our new home.

The view, even from the studio is breathtaking. The distant mountains, the Bavarian and Austrian alps have become our companions through the seasons.

In the main village, 1 mile distance, is a Music venue with interesting acts. (We saw the "Climax Blues Band) And a beautiful natural lake, the Griessee saw us swimming and sunbathing whenever possible. It feels like constant vacation, due to the whole area!

Still we have worked a lot in 2005, but most of it was fun.

Right now we have started to record a new Blue Star CD. When we started, we found that already half of the material was already there, sketches and jams from allover last year. Everything is much easier these day.

Now the homepage needed a relaunch. Our former page looked beautiful, but was programmed in Flash. We could not update it on our own. So we went back to basic HTML in order to communicate again. Not everything is working properly, the guestbook is not working yet, but everybody can send his comment as e-mail. We will paste it in the guestbook later.

During the last year we also did a lot of inner exploration. Topics ranged from marketing to meditaion, releasing blocks, goalsetting etc. Check our links for further information. There is some nice stuff in there.

CD Baby is now our world wide distributor. Our last 3 albums are available on all major download services (Yahoo, iTunes, Napster, MSN, Musicnet and MP3tunes

Our Library music is used worldwide; we especially liked that a japanese tv station chose a track for a daily program..

We will perform live in 2006. We are in the process of attracting our dream drummer and bass player!

It's time for dinner! Let us know something about you, your life and your wildest dreams!

Take care;

Peter & Elizabeth aka Blue Star