Jim Ottaway (Award-winning Australian composer). Part II - Don't forget to subscribe to my channel.

This is my conversation with Jim Ottaway. It took place on 7/1/2022 from his home in Australia.

I am an Australian composer, producer and studio performer of original instrumental music covering many genres including space ambient, electronic, dance, new age, relaxation and music for film and television. From a young age, I have always loved listening to music. Music is a major part of my life. Life is music!

My major musical influences include Tangerine Dream, Edgar Froese, Vangelis, Pink Floyd, Enigma, Johannes Schmoelling, Christopher Buckman, Tony O'Connor, Christopher Franke, Lisa Gerrard, Code Indigo, Gary Wright, Steve Winwood and Radio Massacre International.

I have been fortunate to work with a few internationally successful musicians including Rick Fenn (10CC), who provided guitar solos on two of my tracks, 'Takin' the Time' and 'Interlude', and Ted Ottley, international composer and author, with whom I have just completed a challenging recording and production project. Ted along with Scottish pianist Alan Park (Beggar's Opera/Cliff Richard) and Australian synthesist Christopher Buckman have provided me with invaluable advice and support, and much encouragement, over the last 10 years.

Since 2004 I have released over 30 independent albums in Australia… commencing with my first release 'First Light', a light relaxing ambient album (my most popular release in Australia to date), culminating in my recent albums 'Invisible Vortex' (2015), 'Southern Cross' (2016), 'Timeless e-Motion' (2017), 'Deep Space Blue' (2017), 'Yesterday Passing' (2018), 'Beyond the Purple Sun' (2019), 'Beautiful Desolation' (2019), 'When Eternity Touches Time' (2020), 'Threshold of the Universe' (2021) and 'Somewhere In-Between (2022)'. 'Somewhere In-Between' is my seventeenth international release. Click here to view my music catalogue and to stream music from my international albums.