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The Musical Magical World of Sunny Heartley

A Very Different Kind of Press Pack

 

How often can Music be called "picturesque"? Can music be the glue that holds our inner and
outer Universes together? Can we create music that evokes visions of our future? Sunny
Heartley believes all this is possible through music and the vibration created with the tones of
this music. “A master at recreating the deepest vibrations of the soul,” Sunny's inspiring
original Flute music evokes deep feelings and a sense of wonder and adventure.

Come to one of his Concerts and expect to be transported, uplifted, and carried to new inner places!
On Saturday Evening, November 7th at 7:30 PM, at Sedona Live on Coffee Pot Drive, in
Sedona,AZ, you will have an opportunity to hear and share in the music that is Sunny
Heartley. The tickets are $12.00 in advance (available at Golden Word Bookstore) and
$15.00 at the door.
( Above is where your event would be in the press release, ticket prices are averaged)

Sunny Heartley is....a Flautist, Recording Artist, Producer, Composer, and
Sole Craftsman of his own line of Native American "inspired" Style Flutes, known as Sun-Heart
flutes. He uses only his hand-made flutes exclusively, and in his performances it is
likely he would have up to 15 flutes that he would use in his performances. And though he
is not "Native American", per say,he likes to say that he was born here in this country.

This Musician and Composer has been creating music for over 35 years. His background is
as varied as you could imagine, musically, that is. From Rock and Roll to the Soft, Gentle,
and soothing style of his Native Flute CD's, he has done it all. The style of music he composes,
he likes to call "Native Heart Music". His fans all say "his music is so relaxing and very meditative".
Sunny has lived in the Verde Valley in Central Arizona, for over 30 Years. His performances all over the
Southwest. Large audiences have received him wherever he has played a concert.
In 2005 he was awarded The Peoples Choice Award for Best New Meditation and Healing CD for his work
on the "Sound Vibrational Healing Vol.#1", released by Etherean Music. The award was given by the
International New Age Trade Show in Denver,CO. He has since Recorded and released a follow up to
SVH Vol.#1, it is called "The 72 names of God". This CD has been received with great accolades, as it
incorporates all of the sound principles of his previous CD, SVH Vol. #1, but it takes a new turn, and
enters the realm of the Hebrew language and the actual vibration of that alphabet.
His music has been called..."very soothing"..."a sound track for the relaxed part of your life",
"calms me to a place I have not journeyed before," and finally,"I knew that there had to be a bridge
between all the spiritual and healing paths, I say Bless you and Thank You the musical bridge....",
"I cannot find more relaxing music than the amazing sounds that emit from his flutes",
are just some of the many wonderful comments about the music of Sunny Heartley.

The Concerts during the Fall Season of 2009 and the Spring of 2010 will be Celebrating Sunny's latest CD
release, titled "My Heart". This new music compilation has already been called a
"master musicians work from the Heart, this is his Best CD yet!" by Joe Neri of the Well Red Coyote, and
others have said,"this is buy far his best work to date". The CD took almost two years to finish,
and as Sunny says, "I am so grateful that the sounds I have heard in my soul and my heart for so
long are finally accessible to me that I can create the music I hear in my minds eye". " I
believe that music occupies the space between the solid masses of the universe, and that
music it is the unspoken language of Peace", "sorta" like the glue that holds this whole
quantum soup together.
Sunny will present a concert of his musical compositions from his other CD's as well as a
as songs from his new release,"My Heart". Indeed this multi-instrumentalist is sure to please.
So be ready for a relaxing and meditative evening of journey within yourself through the music
of Sunny Heartley.
For an "Experience Just Outside the Box and a Sensation Just Beyond the Ordinary" join
Sunny whenever you can and allow him to take you on a musical journey deep within your soul,
with this truly gifted musician as your guide.

 

 

To Contact Sunny :

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Note: These Video Files are high quality and will take a couple of minutes to load. So Click on the appropriate link and then go ahead and browse the rest of the page.The video file will then present itself when it is loaded. Thanks for your patience. Sunny Heartley

To play some selections of Sunny's Music Click on the following links:

Eyes to Heaven

Metamorphosis

Sacred Is As Sacred Does


Concert Video Sample "Eyes To Heaven" For Window Media

Concert Video Sample "Eyes To Heaven" For QuickTime Video

a short DVD presentation of "Out Of This World"

 

 

A Letter from the Mayor of Cottonwood AZ.

 

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3190 W. State Route 89A, Suite #400 ? Sedona, AZ 86336 ? (928) 282-2284 ? (866) 282-9291

 

 

 

To Whom It May Concern:

Sunny Heartley is a pleasure to work with, on all levels.

As a bookstore owner and promoter of live local music, I appreciate that Sunny is the consummate professional, always on time and ready to give 100%. He helps us promote his performances and always draws a good audience.

As a music fan, I thoroughly enjoy Sunny’s performances, which are both thoughtful and spontaneous. He entertains and educates, always giving the audience what we want before we know we want it.

As a fellow musician, I have great respect for Sunny’s musicianship. He is original and creative, but always with his own respect for those that have come before him.

Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

 

 

Joe Neri
Owner – The Well Red Coyote

 

 Way Back in the Sixties and early Seventies There was a band called ADOM from New Jersey in the picture above:(Top Left)Rich Riggs, Guitars (Top Right) Sunny (Banton)Heartley, Drums, Bottom Row Left to right Steven Blackstone, Rhythm Guitar and Vocals,Ray Laurella, Bass and Vocals, James Laurella, Keyboards and Vocals.

 


 This was in Hershey Pa."Neat Photo"1972?

 

The article above was run in the local paper,The Verde valley Independant, in the Kudos Entertainment Sectionthe first week of Nov. 2009 and it generated some pretty awesome ticket sales. Sedona Live seats 75 and we sold 45 tickets advance and another 18 at the door. I sold 55 CD's and another 15 DVD's at the show plus took home 50% of the gate proceeds. So I had a great night. Below is the poster I created for the concert.

 

I have had contiuous coverage from the local media and the articles would be to much to post here on the website. I must thank all of these fine folks for their efforts. I appreciate their continued support of my career and my music.

Other Photos taken along the Music path of the last 35 plus years.

The Sunny Heartley Story

Over a Decade ago, after a long period of soul searching, the "Creator of All That Is" gave Sunny a vision of the Life he was intended to live.This "Vision" was of
himself as a solo musician.The question arose...
"What would be his voice in this music?" A blinding
thought passed through his mind, he remembered the silver flute tucked away in his closet."That's It!"...and the rest has been a life lived in Blessings of His Gift.

You see Sunny had been taught as a child to play the clarinet by his father, who was a clarinetist himself, though not much of a teacher, Sunny retained some of what he had been taught.

After High School academics and being pushed to be an engineer, Sunny decided to go into the Navy and then be able to pursue his own manifest destiny. During his time on board ship in the Navy, a group of fellows formed a makeshift band and his first opportunity to play an instrument came up,they needed a drummer. Sunny said,"can't be that difficult", and became their drummer. Just like that he took to the drum set like " a duck takes to water!"

After the service Sunny moved to Philadelphia and was thrust into the midst of the "Hippie Movement" and the "Soul" of the music rich environment that "Philly" had to offer.It wasnot long he found himself auditioning for bands in the Plilly, and what do you know he landed a gig that lasted almost 5 years.

After that 5 years of travel, Sunny was a bit burned out on the music and the club scene. So he stopped the rigors of the road and settled down in Vermont for a while, did some skiing and learned the art of Culinary. He proceeded to get a job as a Chef, and got one in a very nice restaurant in Killington,VT.
Cold weather was getting to Sunny, so he migrated south to Boston, worked in the Culinary Arts in "BeanTown", with much success, but still something
was calling him West. So one rainy day in Boston, he decided to pack up and head to the "Rockies", and settled in Steamboat Springs, CO.,where he worked" Cheffing"and skied as much as he possibly could.
2 years of this and it was again time to go, but where?
Now isn't it funny how things just work out.
After making his decision to leave the "Rockies" he met some one who needed help moving to Flagstaff,AZ. He got his stuff and himself to AZ. in fine style only to find the job market for a Chef was sorely lacking. So he called his sister in DC. and asked to ship him out his drum set. She did and while the the drums were in transit Sunny discovered Sedona,AZ. Almost immediately he was drawn to this place, so he continued his journey down to "Red Rock Country". At the time of his arrival there was not much in the way of tourism, but it surely was on its way in a few years.
Upon arriving in Sedona to live and work, Sunny found a place to live on the banks of Oak Creek, which he has not strayed far from ever since, and notified the moving company where he was so that they could drop off his drumset.The day after they arrived he heard about a local band auditioning for a drummer.He had a week to prepare! Sunny got down to it and practiced 8 hours a day.

So Saturday came and Sunny shows up at the local tavern and to his surprise there 9 other drummers attending! Well, being pretty much a self taught musician, he almost threw in the towel, and then decided"Oh What The Heck!" He wound up playing last and the band leader said he'd be in touch.."how cool!"
Two weeks pass and one night after work, at the restaurant across the street from that same tavern,Sunny rolled in to have a beer and chat with a friend he worked with. He had not even given the audition another thought, when he felt a tap on his shoulder, turned around and it was the leader of the band.


Sunny passed the audition and as it turns out the band was "Huge" in the state of AZ.! He was back in music, this time to stay.
After years of clubs all over AZ., again it was time for a change. Sunny's
spiritual life had changed just by being in Sedona and the "Scene" in the clubs was getting old quick."What do I do now?" he asked...
Well don't know one night just south of Sedona, and still on the banks of Oak Creek,Sunny was playing around in his the very modest studio,when he
came across something that would change his life Forever! He got this message to pull out his old flute , set up a microphone, put on the headphones, and record the flute with this little Em sequence he'd written. The next morning he played it back and some of it was good and some of it
was pretty darn good.


Ok now it was time to record his first project, that was 9 years ago and only on cassette.Five years ago the Native Flute Technology came into his life, which really had an inpact on Sunny's solo career. For now his was building and playing his own hand-made Native American Flutes.
Now 13 recording projects recorded and released and hundreds of Flutes Hand-Crafted Suuny has finally found his niche in life. His life continues to be blessed as he is introduced to many new fans, who have found this creative artist living in their midst, in the Verde Valley of Arizona, and have shown their love and support.

Sunny will be filming Two DVD's this June 2005 in Denver, CO. in conjunction with attending and performing at the International New Age Trade Show, June 24th thru June26th, 2005. Also Sunny's newly Released CD, Sound Vibrational Healing, vol. 1, has been nominated for a number of Visionary Awards, this is HUGE, for these awards are on the parallel with a Grammy Award. Keep your prayers with Sunny as this would be a real career booster! And guess what he won for Best New Healing CD for 2005.


To bring you up to date. He is playing a regular gig at Jerona Cafe, as well as doing alot of music for his church, The Garden Community Church. Many musical projects are in the works for 2007 and beyond, and the future looks bright for this gifted composer, craftsman, and performer. His CD's are selling well , his flutes are being very well received, and are also selling well, and the creative process never seems to quit in this very special musician

Sunny has re-invented himself this past year, as he had an achilles tendon operation this past Feb. 2006. This gives proof that the Lord works in mysterious ways! Though the operation was very debilatating, it gave Sunny the time to reflect on what had worked in his life and what had not served. His time was well spent in recording what is said to be his best work to date. A New CD has been added to his catalog, which are titled, "The 72 Names of GOD". This time healing himself from the injury has also been a "God Send" as it has given him the perspective from a spiritual standpoint that is now a mainstay in his life. You just never know how the mysteries of this life will unfold, but, if you Listen you may find the answer you need.

So here we are at 2010. Sunny has received stunningly huge accolades for his new CD "My Heart" and for his work on his DVD, "Out of This World", and is currently booking concerts all over Arizona, and is searching for more. Sunny is currently working with the Developmenyally Disabled at YES the ARC in Cottonwood AZ. and his music program there is over the top with acknowledgement from the community at large starting with the Mayor Diane Joens and going from there.

As the New Year2010 unfolds many exciting Musical Events are planned for Sunny Heartley and his Ensemble of Flutes and the Magic will continue. Sunny wishes all of you who have supported his music over this past years, the blessings of abundance and great health, and is looking forward to meeting many new friends in this Exciting Year unfolding before us.

For more on Sunny Heartley:
email to sunnyheartley@cableone.net

There I am with my Dad behind me seated playing clarinet and my Grandfather conducting way back in 1949. Caution 4 year old musician on the prowl!!!!

1965 abord the USS Biddle DLG-34 my first ever drummung Gig!

Who's this Wacko? Dig the Paisley Drumhead, and the purple pants.The pants were definately bellbottoms.

"Today" was the name of the band. These photos taken on the banks of the Neshaminy Creek in Warminster,PA. cc1967. Band members: George Lang- Guitar and vocals, Mike-Keyboards and vocals,John West-Vocals and Percussion,John Marabello-Bass, and Sunny on Drums. This was before Woodstock!

Sunny drumming at Cactus Kates in Cottonwood

Attitude is Everything

Another Time and the same face!

Disclaimer:

My Flutes Are Each Custom Crafted by My Hand. I am not nor do I claim to be affiliated with a Native American Tribe. All my flutes are considered to be Native American Style Flutes. If you should see the words Native American Flute on my site this is because this is the name of the instrument and in no way refers to my instruments as being made by a tribal recognized Native American Indian.

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