For Your Consideration
”Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album”
The 68th GRAMMY Awards
Masako “Dreaming Northern"
Her past wins include...
New Age Notes: "Best Solo Piano Song" (Reasons)
New Age Notes: "Best New Age Album" (Call of The Mountains -Ascent-)
ZMR: “Album of the Year” (Hidden Flowers)
ZMR: “Best New Artist” (MASAKO)
“Music from Masako is always beyond delightful, and the 12-track album “Dreaming Northern” is no exception. It’s another fabulous album… based on life and love, and the beauty Masako experiences living in the northern United States.”
- Dyan Garris, New Age Notes
“One of the great revelations of Masako’s deeply soulful, magnificently conceived and produced and continuously engaging ninth album Dreaming Northern is the subtle way she weaves elements of her background and mindset about life into the music.… her ability to convey these inner truths through song confirms her as a master narrative storyteller.”
- Jonathan Widran, The JW Vibe
“While the music was so beautiful, it felt like a conduit to my soul, and having that kind of connection and release was a powerful experience.”
- Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck, New Age Music Reviews
“The music is deeply expressive and heartfelt… Her extensive experience with many genres of music gives Masako a unique musical voice.”
- Kathy Parsons, MainlyPiano.com
“Masako has manifested a whole new oasis of calm on this brand new album that will be adored by listeners, and loved by piano based musical aficionados the globe over.”
- Steve Sheppard, One World Music
“Each track feels like a meditative narrative, delivered gracefully, which is the hallmark of Masako’s musical works...not just a musical work but a deep human experience, inspiring the values of gratitude, introspection, and love for nature.”
- VIVEK KUMAR, New Music Alert
Produced by Will Ackerman, Tom Eaton, Masako
Engineered & mastered by Tom Eaton