Tom Baker and The New Age World Music

Tom Baker was originally a guitar player in the mid 60's and 70's, yep, way back then. In 1962 he bought a new Gibson, Les Paul, electric guitar at Dusi Music and was involved with one of the many local rock bands that flourished at that time. But Rock & Roll was just not the sound Tom really wanted, so he started playing solo and writing some original music. It was this new music that brought the most applause, long before New Age became popular. An opportunity for a good paying job came along, not in music but in an assembly plant and with a new wife and a mortgage, the music was put away for a long sleep. In 1992, new technology was now available to create more than one instrument sound at a time without creating a band. A keyboard, guitar or vocals could be recorded in tracks, edited, mixed and stored as digital audio, all by one person. Unfortunately, the Gibson was sold to start the small studio in 1994 but music was again being created and in 1997 MagMusic Recording was formed. Over 50 original songs now have copyright certificates from the U.S. Library of Congress and four CD albums completed.

Tom Baker is back, bringing with him an amazing keyboard with the sounds of an orchestra.

About The Music

The music . . . what kind is it?

Well, it's all instrumental, except for a few small parts by Tom or Dianna, and it would fall into the New Age or World category with different instrument sounds and effects such as wind or thunder. But many say some of the songs would be perfect as a movie soundtrack. Sometimes it is close to Soft Rock, but then the orchestra and string sounds make it drift toward Easy Listening. For the most part, it is soft music, sometimes dark, powerful or emotional, occasionally sad and often suspenseful. It's been called visual, spiritual, mood, inspirational, and metaphysical music, compared to Peter Buffett, David Arkenstone or Yanni style.

The most common description is "relaxing". If you listen to this music a second time, not while you are doing something else, but with headphones during a quiet time, you will hear the real soul of the music and you will enjoy it more from then on. Each album is based on a theme and each song is a story within that theme, you supply the visual images. This music really does have a soul, something personal about it that gives it a life of its own. It has been referred to as "thematic music" and Jeroen Roeper from Tracks Online says "A name that comes to me is Vangelis". Land of Tigers is already being called spiritual, healing metaphysical music.

Let's just call it "Contemporary Instrumental".

SoundScan says New Age music sales are up!

Music teacher, Andy Kuthy, says "Tom has an extraordinary musical vision. Listening to his music is like sitting down to a really good home cooked meal where everything is prepared with the best ingredients, a magic touch that keeps calling you back for more".

Michael Kurilla Jr., a musician for over 20 years says that "you must have a special sound to succeed in the music business, I think Tom Baker has achieved that sound".

Solar Winds now licensed by The Discovery Channel

"Tom has a winner with Valle Del Sol . . ." Dave Butler, InnerVisions, WHBN, KY

"There is a true melding of tonal and aural imagery in this music". . "Although there is impact in the vast use of unique drums and percussive sounds, the music is still relaxing".

Ohio Musician Magazine review of Valle Del Sol.

Valle Del Sol wins the 2000 Global Resources Music Contest!

One of our customers called Valle Del Sol "spiritual and energetic".

Featured at the 2001 Midem Music Festival in Cannes, France

New Release: Land of Tigers called "emotional" in first review!

"A musical excursion to the land of the Tiger and peace, emotional" says Richard Fuller of Metaphysical Reviews

In Light Times Magazine review: "Here is music written from the heart.."

A hit at Borders in Niles, OH on release day!

One Borders manager said "I took the promo home to check it out, I love it!

My favorite song is Tigger's Dream."

Ben Ohmart, Music Dish, says "The 12 tracks and 56 minutes of instrumental music here are wonderfully realized pieces of picture painting..."

NEW from MagMusic - Miracles and Magic, Five Stories For Children

And now for something completely different... sort of. A mixture of our unique music blended with narrated stories for children. Nearly an hour of stories designed to unleash the child's imagination.

License any of our music HERE