TOP 100 AIRWAVES ANN SWEETEN WAS NOMINATED FOR BEST NEW AGE/WORLD SONG AND WAS SIXTH PLACE FINALIST - JPF MUSIC AWARDS 2004 "ORANGE BAND", ALBUM TITLE: PASSAGE SAPPHIRE DAYS IS NOMINATED FOR BEST NEO-CLASSICAL ALBUM AND BEST COVER ART - NAR LIFESTYLE MUSIC AWARDS 2004 Ann Sweeten - Biography Internationally renowned Pianist/Composer Genre: Contemporary Instrumentalist Contemporary Classical Pianist/Composer, Ann Sweeten has crafted a signature sound over the course of 7 albums and two Italian compilations. Often placed in the New Age genre, her style is decidedly unique. Sweeten's music has aired and been reviewed across the world to wide critical acclaim. Her CD, "Sapphire Days" hit #3 on the New Age Reporter airplay chart making it one of the most played albums of modern instrumental music in North America; her music also airs in eleven different countries. "Reflections" also charted #3 in Radio in 2002 and remained on the charts for 10 months running with this earlier album, "Passage" joining it. Sweeten blends heady technique with heartfelt passion and colors her melodies with synthesized orchestration resulting in a profoundly moving listening experience. Ann Sweeten is quickly becoming one of the most popular new pianists around. Ann Sweeten is a Voting Member of The Recording Academy, an Ascap Popular Awards Recipient for 2002 - 2008 and was Sixth Place Finalist for Best New Age/World Song (Orange Band, "Passage") in the JPF Music Awards 2004. JPF received 140,000 song submissions and 10,000 albums from 45 states and 40 countries this year. A truly well-rounded individual and artist, Ann Sweeten is a staunch environmentalist, vegetarian and animal activist. In addition to being a composer and pianist, she is also a professional actress/singer with Actor's Equity, a trained ballet dancer and former female front to the rock band FALLOUT. She earned a degree in foreign languages from Smith College, studied in Paris and later at the Boston Conservatory. She has seven discs available: Reflections, Passage, Prism, Christmas Presence, Sapphire Days, A Place in the Sun and Grey Sky and Bittersweet. "Gentle and moving, with intense passion". Songwriter's Monthly "Reflective, relaxing piano" LA Jazz Scene "Passage is a lovely album and the overall effect is like sinking into a featherbed of music." Wellness Magazine - Music for Massage