INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH

“Spirited music is a holy martini elixir shaken and never stirred.”
- Dr. Bradford Keeney, author of "Bushman Shaman: Awakening The Spirit Through Ecstatic Dance"


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MARCH 2009
AUTHORS EDITION

DR. BRADFORD KEENEY is an author, cybernetician, ethnographer, psychotherapist, and scholar based in Louisiana. "Shaking Out the Spirits" (1995), and "The Lunatic Guide to the David Letterman Show: Experiments with Absurd Social Interventions" (1995) are both available from Station Hill Press, "Crazy Wisdom Tales" (1996) is available from Barrytown Press, "Everyday Soul" (1996) is available from Riverhead/Putnam, "The Energy Break: The Practice of Autokinetics" (1998) is available from Golden Books, "Bushman Shaman: Awakening the Spirit Through Ecstatic Dance (2005), and "Shamanic Christianity: The Direct Experience of Mystical Communion" (2006) are both available from Destiny Books, "Shaking Medicine" (2007) is available from Inner Traditions, "The Creative Therapist: The Art of Awakening a Clinical Session" (2009) is available from Routledge. Dr. Bradford Keeney is one of the foremost pioneers of creativity in therapy and the development of the creative transformative arts. Dr. Keeney is also Project Director for the Kalahari Bushman (San) N/om-Kxaosi Ethnographic Project, documenting the healing traditions of the Kalahari Bushmen or San people. Website: www.thecreativetherapist.com
Interview: March 5th 2009 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Photo: Bradford Keeney / thecreativetherapist.com

“Spirited music is a holy martini elixir shaken and never stirred.”
- Dr. Bradford Keeney, author of "Bushman Shaman: Awakening The Spirit Through Ecstatic Dance"

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PROF. ADAM OCKELFORD is an author and Professor of Music at Roehampton University in London, England. "All Join In" (1996) was available from AFB Press, "The Cognition Of Order In Music: A Metacognitive Study" (1999) was available from ASME, Olga Miller and Adam Ockelford's "Visual Needs" (2005) is available from Continuum, "Focus On Music: Exploring The Musical Interests And Abilities Of Blind And Partially-Sighted Children And Young People With Septo-optic Dysplasia" (2006) is available from the Institute of Education, "In The Key Of Genius: The Extraordinary Life Of Derek Paravicini" (2007) is available from Arrow Books and Hutchinson Books, "Music For Children And Young People With Complex Needs" (2008) is available from Oxford University Press, "Repetition In Music: Theoretical And Metatheoretical Perspectives" (2005) is available from Ashgate Publishing, "Focus On Music 2: Exploring The Musicality Of Children And Young People With Retinopathy Of Prematurity" (2009) is available from the Institute of Education, and "Music: Cracking The Code" (2009) is currently on submission with the Andrew Lownie Literary Agency. Prof. Adam Ockelford has also provided the forward to Pat Lloyd's "Let's All Listen: Songs for Group Work in Settings That Include Students With Learning Difficulties and Autism" (2008) available from Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Adam Ockelford has devoted his life to researching, studying, and teaching "musical savants": people with exceptional abilities in their musical talents. Website: www.roehampton.ac.uk
Interview: February 23rd 2009 London, England, United Kingdom
Photo: Prof. Adam Ockelford / Roehampton University

“What people take to be the spiritual element of music results from an emotional reaction that they take to be spiritual.”
- Prof. Adam Ockelford, author of "In The Key Of Genius:
The Extraordinary Life Of Derek Paravicini
"

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CHRISTIAN EDITION

TIM NEUMARK is a composer and pianist from Columbia, Maryland. "Biography" (2007), "Christmas" (2007), and "Influence" (2009) are all independently released and available from CD Baby, iTunes, and PayPlay. His music has been influenced by many musicians including Antonín Dvoršák, David Lanz, Kostia, John Tesh, and Yanni. Tim Neumark has also produced an original arrangement of the first movement from Karl Jenkin's "Palladio", available on his debut album "Biography" (2007). Website: www.neumarkmusic.com
Interview: February 15th 2009 Columbia, Maryland, United States
Photo: Tim Neumark / NeumarkMusic.com

“There is a deeper connection between music and the human spirit than just the notes themselves.”
- Tim Neumark, composer and pianist

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NO LONGER MUSIC are a Christian avant-garde experimental-rock band from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. "Passion (An Act Of)" (1997), and "Thank You, Good Night, We Love You!!" (1995/2005) are both available from Plietegeier Records, and "Primordial" (2007) is available from Steiger Music. David Pierce is an author, evangelist, speaker, and vocalist in No Longer Music. His autobiography "Rock Priest" (1993), "An Invitation To The Lion's Den" (1997), and "Dancing With Skinheads & Other Bible Study Topics" (1998) are all available from Steiger Press. David Pierce is also Director of Steiger International, an international ministry of Youth With A Mission, "dedicated to going to secular young people, leading them into a relationship with Jesus Christ, and helping them fulfill God's calling for their lives". Websites: www.nolongermusic.com and www.steiger.org
Interview arranged by Maegan Davis, Linda Ray, and Aaron Pierce, Steiger International
Interview: February 26th 2009 New Hope, Minnesota, United States
Photo: Steiger International / Steiger.org

“I would love to see some hardcore, revolutionary expressions of worship.”
- David Pierce, author, evangelist, speaker, and vocalist in No Longer Music

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METAL EDITION

CYNIC are a progressive-metal jazz-fusion band from Los Angeles, California. "Focus" (1993) was available from Roadrunner Records, and "Traced In Air" (2008) is available from Season Of Mist. Paul Masvidal has also composed, toured, and written music with Æon Spoke, Death, and Gordian Knot. Website: www.cyniconline.com
Interview: March 24th 2009 Los Angeles, California, United States
Photo: Paul Masvidal / CynicOnline.com

“Music can express itself from a place that is beyond the mind, and help deconstruct our stories of whom we think are into something more expansive, connected, and whole.”
- Paul Masvidal, guitarist and vocalist in Cynic

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WORLD EDITION

ART BEARS was an avant-garde experimental-rock band from London, England. "Hopes And Fears" (1978), "Winter Songs" (1979), "The World As It Is Today" (1981), "The Art Box [6CD]" (2003), "Art Bears Revisited [2CD]" (2004), and "The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set [2 Books, 9 CDs & 1 DVD]" (2009) are all available from Recommended Records. Chris Cutler is a composer, lyricist, music theorist, and percussionist best known for his music with avant-garde rock group Henry Cow. He has appeared on over one-hundred recordings, and has collaborated with many musicians including Fred Frith, Heiner Goebbels, Zeena Parkins, The Residents, Jon Rose, and David Thomas. His book "File Under Popular: Theoretical And Critical Writings On Music" (1984) was available from November Books and Autonomedia. Website: www.ccutler.com
Interview: March 9th 2009 London, England, United Kingdom
Photo: Chris Cutler / CCutler.com

“As an experience, music is in its essence irreducible - its parts can never account for its whole - and it lives, with no possibility of paraphrase, explanation, précis or translation, as its own best explanation of itself.”
- Chris Cutler, drummer in Art Bears

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V V BROWN is a singer, songwriter and producer from Northampton, England. Her debut album "Traveling Like The Light" will be released on Island Records in June 2009. Under the alias "Geeki", V V has also written music for the Sugababes and The Pussycat Dolls, and continues to produce instrumental scores and collaborations. V V Brown made the Top 10 "BBC Sound of 2009" poll, alongside Frankmusik, Little Boots, and Lady GaGa. Website: www.vvbrown.com
Interview: February 23rd 2009 London, England, United Kingdom

“[Music is] a beautiful catalyst, enhancing our emotional awareness and secretly touching places undiscovered. The spiritual significance of music lies in this area.”
- V V Brown, singer, songwriter, and producer

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SUZANNE CIANI is a classical and electronic music composer and pianist based in Mill Valley, California. "Seven Waves" (1982), "The Velocity Of Love" (1985), "Neverland" (1988), "History Of My Heart" (1989), "Pianissimo" (1990), "Hotel Luna" (1991), "The Private Music Of" (1992), "Dream Suite" (1994), "Pianissimo II" (1996), "A Very Green Christmas" (1997), "Suzanne Ciani And The Wave Live! [DVD]" (1997), "Turning" (1999), "Pianissimo III" (2001), "Meditations For Dreams, Relaxation, And Sleep" (2002), "Pure Romance" (2003), "Silver Ship" (2005), "Natura Poetica [DVD Re-Released]" (2008), and "Galapagos: A Musical Odyssey [DVD]" (2008) are all available from Seventh Wave Productions. Suzanne Ciani's many recognitions include five Grammy nominations for Best New Age Album, three Indie nominations and one award for Best New Age Album, and Keyboard Magazine's “New Age Keyboardist of the Year”. She has scored television commercials for AT&T, Coca-Cola, General Electric, composed the jingle themes for Columbia Pictures and Columbia Pictures Television, and even created the electronic sound effects for Meco's disco version of the Star Wars soundtrack. Suzanne Ciani has also published four books of original piano music: "Suzanne Ciani: New Age Piano", "Suzanne Ciani: Dream Songs", "Suzanne Ciani: Turning", "The Best Of Suzanne Ciani" all available from the Hal Leonard Corporation. Website: www.suzanneciani.com
Interview: February 16th 2009 Mill Valley, California, United States
Photo: Suzanne Ciani / Seventh Wave Productions

“Music exists in a spiritual world, a universe parallel to the nuts and bolts practicalities of “reality”.”
- Suzanne Ciani, composer and pianist

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EVANGELISTA are an ambient-noise experimental-rock band from Los Angeles, California. Carla Bozulich's "Red Headed Stranger" (2003), and "I'm Gonna Stop Killing" (2004) are both available from Dicristina Stair, Carla Bozulich's "Evangelista" (2006), and Evangelista's "Hello, Voyager" (2008) are both available from Constellation Records. Carla Bozulich was lead singer of The Geraldine Fibbers, a founding member of Ethyl Meatplow, and has collaborated with The Book of Knots, Shahzad Ismaily, Carla Kihlstedt, Christian Marclay, and Thurston Moore among many more musicians. MySpace: www.myspace.com/evangelistasounds and Website: www.carlabozulich.com
Interview: February 24th 2009 Los Angeles, California, United States
Photo: Lissa Ivy / CarlaBozulich.com

“Some people were born open for sound and love to move through them, morphing into the changes.”
- Carla Bozulich, guitarist, samplist, and vocalist in Evangelista

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GANDALF is a composer and multi-instrumentalist from Pressbaum, Austria. "Journey To An Imaginary Land" (1981), "Visions" (1982), "To Another Horizon" (1983), "More Than Just A Seagull" (1983), "Magic Theatre" (1984), "Tale From A Long Forgotten Kingdom" (1985), "The Universal Play" (1987), "From Source To Sea" (1987), "Fantasia: The Best Of" (1987), "Invisible Power" (1989), "Labyrinth" (1990), "Symphonic Landscapes" (1990), "Reflection: 1986-1990" (1991), "Gallery Of Dreams" (1992), "The Stones Of Wisdom" (1992), "To Our Children's Children" (1994), "Colours Of The Earth" (1994), "Echoes From Ancient Dreams" (1995), "The Shining" (1996), "Gates To Secret Realities" (1996), "Barakaya: Trees Water Life" (1997), "Into The Light" (1999), "Samsara" (1999), "Visions 2001" (2000), "The Fountain Of Secrets" (2002), "Between Earth And Sky" (2003), "Colors Of A New Dawn" (2004), "Der Prophet" (2005), "Sacred River" (2006), "Lotus Land" (2007), and "Live In Vienna [CD & DVD]" (2008) are all available from Gandalf's website. He plays a wide variety of musical instruments including acoustic and electric guitars, balaphon, bouzuki, charango, piano, saz, sitar, sample-based keyboards, several synthesizers, and percussion instruments. Gandalf has become one of Austria's most accomplished and successful international musicians. Website: www.gandalf.at
Interview: February 10th 2009 Pressbaum, Austria
Photo: Gandalf / Gandalf.at

“True music can be a messenger of pure divine love, transferring beams of the ever-shining light within all of us into the world, from one heart to many others.”
- Gandalf, composer and multi-instrumentalist

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ANTHONY GARCIA is a singer-songwriter from Toronto, Canada. His debut album "Surrender" (2009) is available from Amazon.com, IndiePool.com, and iTunes.com. His music provides an eclectic mix of Bossa Nova, Folk, Jazz, Pop, and Samba all in a Big Band context. Anthony Garcia's inspiration is sourced from musical icons such as Carlos Jobim and Bob Marley; legendary crooners Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennet, and folk rocker Cat Stevens. Website: www.anthonygarcia.ca
Interview: March 11th 2009 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Photo: Anthony Garcia / AnthonyGarcia.ca

“Music and artists will always reflect what is to come for humanity. Artists are always a little ahead of their time.”
- Anthony Garcia, singer-songwriter

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MICHAEL GARFIELD is an integral theorist, essayist, performance painter, and singer-songwriter from the United States. "Get Used To Being Everything" (2006), "Double-Edged Sword [EP]" (2008), "Scapegoat: Live Loopscapes [Live]" (2008), "Radio Free Laughing Goat [Live]" (2009), and "Live At The Grizzly Room [Live]" (2009) are all independently released and freely available from Michael Garfield's MySpace. He currently writes for H+ Magazine, Reality Sandwich, Fretbase, and Cause & Effect Magazine. He also keeps a Visionary Music Blog at the Colorado Music Board and a live painting blog at Painting While Dancing, and moderates the Visionary Music Group for the Evolver.net Community. MySpace: www.myspace.com/michaelgarfield
Interview: March 17th 2009 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Photo: Nicole Taylor

“From an "integral" perspective, we can find the spiritual dimensions of music through methods as diverse as empiricism, psychology, hermeneutics, introspection, sociology, systems theory, art, and anthropology.”
- Michael Garfield, singer-songwriter

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BRADLEY JOSEPH is a composer and producer based in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota. "Hear The Masses" (1995) is available from Robbins Island Music, "Rapture: The Music Of Bradley Joseph" (1997) is available from Narada Records, "Solo Journey: Piano Pieces To Relax, Reflect, And Heal" (1999), "Christmas Around The World" (2000), "One Deep Breath: Moods, Memories, Dreams" (2002), "The Journey Continues" (2003), and "While You Are Gone [CD Series]" (2004-2008) are all available from Robbins Island Music, "The Road Ahead" (2004), and "In The Heart Of Everyone" (2004) are both available from Orange Music, "For The Love Of It" (2005), "Piano Love Songs" (2006), "Hymns And Spiritual Songs" (2007), and "Classic Christmas: Solo Piano" (2008) are all available from Robbins Island Music. Bradley Joseph was a featured concert keyboardist with Yanni through six major tours, and appears in the multi-platinum live album and video "Yanni: Live At The Acropolis" (1994) available from Private Music. He also spent four years as musical director and lead keyboardist for Sheena Easton, and has achieved a successful career arranging, composing, and producing contemporary instrumental and smooth jazz music for orchestra, quartet, and solo piano. Website: www.bradleyjoseph.com
Interview: February 24th 2009 Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, United States
Photo: Bradley Joseph / BradleyJoseph.com

“Your spiritual self cannot be copied and that’s why it’s so significant in life and music.”
- Bradley Joseph, composer and producer

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KATE MCGARRY is a singer-songwriter from Tarrytown, New York. "Show Me" (2003), The Fred Hersch Ensemble's "Leaves Of Grass" (2005), "Mercy Streets" (2005), "The Target" (2007) are all available from Palmetto Records, Moss' "Moss (Self-Titled)" (2008) is available from Sunnyside Records, and "If Less Is More... Nothing Is Everything" (2008) is available from Palmetto Records, and was nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category. Kate McGarry has collaborated with Theo Bleckmann, Kurt Elling, Hank Jones, Maria Schneider, and Luciana Souza among many others. Website: www.katemcgarry.com
Interview: March 1st 2009 Tarrytown, New York, United States
Photo: Lourdes Delgado / LourdesDelgado.com

“Music, specifically singing, has been central to my life since I was born, and has been my way of expressing and sharing the most personal and universal feelings I have.”
- Kate McGarry, singer-songwriter

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MONTANA SKIES are an acoustic guitar and acoustic/electric cello duo whose music fuses elements of classical, rock, and world music. "Montana Skies (Self-Titled)" (2002), "Chasing The Sun" (2004), "Lift" (2006), and "Live From The Mable Barnes Amphitheater [DVD]" (2009) are all independently released and available from Montana Skies. Website: www.montanaskiesmusic.com
Interview: February 24th 2009 United States
Photo: Montana Skies / MontanaSkiesMusic.com

“As a composer, music is a personal revelation. A revelation of choice, and love and something in the universe greater than self.”
- Jonathan Adams, guitarist in Montana Skies

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DR. ANTHONY PALMER is Professor of Music Education at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. He has taught Music Education at the University of Tennessee, University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Dr. Palmer's specialist topics include choral conducting, world musics in music education, practical and philosophical courses, aesthetics and philosophy of music. He has published several articles in major national and international journals, including a chapter on "Music" in "Multicultural Hawai'i: The Fabric Of A Multiethnic Society", and "World Musics And Music Education: Facing The Issues". Anthony Palmer has produced thirty choral compositions, arrangements, and editions published by Boosey & Hawkes, Mark Foster Music, and National Music Publisher. Dr. Palmer is also one of the founding members of the International Society for the Philosophy of Music Education. Website: http://people.bu.edu/ajpalmer/
Interview: February 17th 2009 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Photo: Dr. Anthony Palmer

“Music, as a material aural phenomenon... serves superbly as the bridge between the outer and inner worlds.”
- Dr. Anthony Palmer, Professor of Music Education at Boston University

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LEO PEREZ is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and pianist from Coral Springs, Florida. "Infinite Horizon" (1998), "Heaven's Folklore Chronicles" (2003), "Piano Pictures" (2005), "An Earth Thought" (2007), and "Dreams Of Wonder" (2008) are all available from Bluedream Music. Leo Perez is a Colombian - American composer who combines ambient, classical, electronic, and ethnic sounds with solo performances, symphonic arrangements, and world music ensembles. Website: www.leoperez.net
Interview: February 15th 2009 Coral Springs, Florida, United States
Photo: Leo Perez / Bluedream Music

“When composers write, and when listeners experience music, we are all listening to a portion of our souls, as most belief systems understand it.”
- Leo Perez, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and pianist

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JON SCHMIDT is a composer and pianist from Salt Lake City, Utah. "August End" (1991), "Walk In The Woods" (1993), and "Day In The Sunset" (1994) are all available from Aubergine Records, "Jon Schmidt Christmas" (1997) is available from Shadow Mountain, "To The Summit" (2000), "Winter Serenade" (2004), and "Hymns Without Words" (2006) are all available from JSP Productions. He has also released seven piano books containing transcriptions of original arrangements. Jon Schmidt is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon), and describes his style of music as "New Age Classical", influenced by Beethoven, Chopin, Mozart, Mannheim Steamroller, and Billy Joel. Website: www.jonschmidt.com
Interview: February 24th 2009 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Photo: Jon Schmidt / JSP Productions

“Music can remind and teach us much about the character traits of God. Music can be a very effective vehicle to spread His influence throughout the world.”
- Jon Schmidt, composer and pianist

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JONN SERRIE is a composer and keyboardist living in Lawrenceville, Georgia. "And The Stars Go With You" (1987), "Flightpath" (1989), "Tingri" (1990), "Planetary Chronicles: Volume 1" (1992), "Midsummer Century" (1993) "Planetary Chronicles: Volume 2" (1994), "Ixlandia" (1995), "Upon A Midnight Clear" (1997), "Spirit Keepers" (1998), "Dream Journeys" (1998), "Century Seasons" (2000), "Hidden World" (2000), "Yuletides" (2001), "Lumia Nights" (2002), "The Stargazer's Journey" (2003), "Merrily On High" (2004) "Epiphany" (2005), "Sunday Morning" (2006), "Star Chronicles I: Journeys In Imagination [DVD]" (2007), and "Star Chronicles II - Lumia Night: Out Of The Blue [DVD]" (2007) are all available from New World Music. Jonn Serrie has created music for Hollywood film scores, IMAX, Lucasfilm, NASA, Queen Mary 2, World's Fair, and also works as a search and rescue pilot for the U.S. Air Force auxiliary. Website: www.vipinfo.com/jonn/
Interview: February 17th 2009 Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
Photo: Jonn Serrie

“[Music] reaches into the deepest part of us and can transform our consciousness from suffering to the highest states of spiritual knowledge and love.”
- Jonn Serrie, composer and keyboardist

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MICHAEL STEARNS is a composer, sound designer, and soundtrack producer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. "Desert Moon Walk" (1977), "Ancient Leaves" (1978), "Sustaining Cylinders" (1978), "Morning Jewel" (1979), "Planetary Unfolding" (1981), "Light Play" (1983), and "Lyra Sound Constellation" (1983) were all available from Continuum Montage, "M'ocean ["Light Play" Re-Released]" (1984), "Chronos" (1984), "Plunge" (1986), and "Floating Whispers" (1987) were all available from Sonic Atmospheres, "Encounter" (1988), "Sacred Site" (1993), and "The Lost World" (1995) were all available from Hearts Of Space, "The Light In The Trees" (1996) was available from Amplexus, "Collected Ambient And Textural Works 1977-1987" (1996), and "Collected Thematic Works 1977-1987" (1996) were both available from Hearts Of Space, "Within: The Nine Dimensions" (1998), "Spirits Of The Voyage" (2000), and "The Middle Of Time" (2000) are all available from Earth Turtle, and "The Storm" (2001) is available from Spotted Peccary. Michael Stearns is a pioneering composer of ambient music, and soundtrack producer for Ron Fricke's IMAX film presentations "Chronos" (1985), Sacred Site (1986), and "Baraka" (1992), many large format films, theatrical films, documentaries, commercials, and themed attractions. Website: www.michaelstearns.com
Interview: February 26th 2009 Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Photo: Michael Stearns / MichaelStearns.com

“Music can open doorways into what it means to be human beyond the limited definitions that have been repeated, perpetuated, and handed down through the generations.”
- Michael Stearns, composer, sound designer, and soundtrack producer

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