If anyone could be so in tune with the spiritual world of sound and karma, it would be Karma Moffett, the multi-modal master artist of healing sounds through Tibetan Bowls, Bells, Conch Shells, and Longhorns. His shows are not your ordinary experience, but rather "ceremonies," journeys of elevating consciousness, which work throughout the body temple and the spirit on a path to healing.

Such a soul-reviving experience is best experienced in a venue that can truly cradle the intensity of Karma's work. His most recent show on January 29th was held at perhaps one of the most suitable places for this master's work: the NeXus. The NeXus is a "post-industrial temple" built for community workshops, music, art and other cultural events, which bring together like-minded individuals who are passionate about spreading positivity to the world and becoming more aware beings. The most striking aspect of the venue is that it is filled with the most valuable, rescued Buddha statues from Southeast Asia. A temple, indeed.

Karma sat with his twenty antique Tibetan bowls, and various instruments, sandwiched between the Buddhas behind him and a row of candles in front of him. With prayers going out to world peace, in particular to the Revolution in Egypt, his music began with a pure yet rich Native American Flute, which swooped the audience to the vast plains of Tibet. This was followed by the Tibetan Longhorn, an instrument over nine feet long, which vibrated the earth in the most maternal, nurturing way. Karma played these instruments with his mastery of circular breathing, elongating and therefore maximizing the healing energy of the long tones, working through the listeners' lower chakras.

Then came the Tibetan Singing Bowls, all harmonically resonant with one another, selected out of 5000 bowls over 35 years of Karma's search for the perfect tones. These bowls, with their clear yet harmonically rich tones and overtones, were struck individually or as layers of the most beautiful harmonies, and the entire audience was under a spell, of deep relaxation and meditation. Then, the Tibetan Bells were played to release the energy of the middle chakras, followed by the Tingsha and Conch Shells, which energized the higher chakras. The upward chakra journey was then reversed, to conclude the performance with the vibrations of the lower energy centers once again.

Accompanying the powerful, magical delivery of the healing music were Karma's paintings, which were so vibrant that they could be mistaken for real photos that had been photoshopped with layers of mandala-type graphics; but no, these were 100% oil, pure reflections of the artist's true inter-modality. Karma Moffett embodies spiritual consciousness through all of his art, and his shows are worth much, much more than their monetary value - an Experience that can help the listener/viewer get in touch with their deep, authentic selves.

Mayu Kawata

Spirituality & Personal Growth Writer for Examiner.com

Hi-- I received the box of CD's today and wanted to thank you and to say a special thanks for including the extras. I guess it goes without saying that I love your music. (Why else would I have bought everything?) But let me say it out loud: I do love your music and find that nothing can match it for inducing peace and centeredness and for awakening compassion. I have sampled a good many CD's by people who do similar things--Danny Becher, and so on--but nothing quite equals what you do in my opinion. It is not only good for my mind and my health: it has a beneficial effect on my own musical composition. I am a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder and teach classes in multimedia composition, including computer-assisted musical composition. Lately--just a few days ago, in fact--I took up the Native American flute and have already recorded a few tracks with it. For that reason, it was especially nice (dare I say it was karma?) to get your rosewood-flute CD as an "extra." I am listening to it right now and am sure it will influence my own work with the flute. (The two flutes that I own at the moment are cherry wood and red wood.) One thing about your music--especially the golden bowls CD's--that has influenced me profoundly is your appreciation for sustained resonance and overtone. So much of what passes for "music" in our culture is not only sappy but much too busy--too hurried, too frenetic. But, as you well know, nothing is more beautiful or musical than a rich, sustained bowl tone or flute tone pulsing with overtones. It doesn't need to "go" anywhere: all it needs to do is be. That's a lesson that I re-learn ever time I listen to your music. All best to you, and thanks again! --Ed Rivers

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