Went through a few different ideas at first. I really wanted a name that conveyed a sense of freedom to write any style I wanted at any time. I didn't like the idea of being "locked down". "Audio" popped into my head immediately, and I came up with a few different ideas to finish the name. Initially, I went with "Audioliberty", since that seemed to make sense for my ideas. That only lasted a few months, however, as I thought it over. The idea for "stratus" came to mind. Probably because of my job as a weather forecaster. Stratus clouds are seamless and broad by definition. That was better-suited for the ideas in my head. Bridging the gao between some genres and having the freedom to go from one to another without "uprooting" my "stage persona". Plus, I liked the way it sounded when I said it...so smooth. So that is how "Audiostratus" came to be. :-)

Well, no. I dont play live. Not yet anyway. I'm working on making my way into doing film scores and other live orchestra writing, so we'll see where that goes. :-)

It is great for it. Makes your thoughts and feelings immediately available to the entire world. It can't get better than that.

Yup. But not at the cost of changing my intentions or love for music. I need flexibility and won't sacrifice that for money or fame or anything else.

I first began writing music in my senior year of high school (1998), so that is where I got my first taste of classical composing. Though only a little of my work has been performed publicly (arrangements of church music, as well as a fanfare I wrote for a school play), I still enjoy writing it for myself.

Though I began writing music (classical, jazz) in 1998, I took a small break in 2000-2001, due to my joining the military. In 2001, I "found" electronic music: Trance. After much experimentation (rather unsuccessful at that), I turned to a deeper part of myself and wrote slower, more meaningful pieces. "Eternal Symphony" is one such example, and one of these days I will upload the other songs from that album.

After more success with that style, and being pleased with the way it sounded, I continued down that path, writing some more-energetic music (ambient psy-trance) as well, I gained my footing in what I found I was best at.

After finishing three albums, "Scenes From the Mind", "Light of Dawn", and "The Inside-out", I recieved an email from Statue Records stating their desire to sign me. So I put together a 3-song introductory CD called "In The Beginning...", and is now on sale at www.statuerecords.net.

In 2004, I was so enthralled by the ideas behind "The Lord of The Rings" (not just the movies mind you), and being a fan of "Pictures At An Exhibition", by Modest Moussorgsky, I decided to do my own multi-part piece. I envisioned "The Towers of Guinari", a kingdom spanning a large part of the world, with evil on its darkest borders, and large trade and culture coming from the eastern borders.

Perhaps one day I will have video created to visualize my idea, but for now, please enjoy the music I have on here (which is being updated a bit before release, so check back often).

From 2007 - 2009, I worked on 3 film scoring projects. The first two were abandoned by the directors, and the last one was released. It wasn't a pro job, but it was good experience nonetheless.

Now, I am slowly trying to crank the wheel to get my creative juices going again after a long hiatus. Hope to have some new work out to everyone soon!

Of course, all music is influenced in some form or another from everything in life, so I won't claim any ONE source. However, If I were to pin down a few, I'd say the following:

Electronic: Sasha, Balligomingo
Classical: Handel, Tchaikovsky, Copeland, Sibelius, Moussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff (please forgive the spelling)
Jazz: Sade

Of course, I put my own little flavor into it. :-)

FL Studio Producer Edition, Finale 2010