Simon Cooper is a professional composer and producer of Ambient, Chill-Out, Downtempo, World Lounge and Relaxation Music with currently a total of 15 albums released worldwide on various labels. Simon has written many successful solo albums, including Hymns of the Ancient Fire, Millennium Eclipse and The Jeweled Planet. His groundbreaking album Music for Mother and Baby has become one of Oreade Music's biggest selling CDs and Simon has subsequently released Music of the Womb and Nature Baby to complete a unique trilogy of albums... the Music for Mother and Baby Series. For more information about Simon's innovative and popular music for parents and babies please visit our Mother and Baby page. Simon has also released music as the globally successful chill-out/downtempo artists Groovecatcher and GXR. Visit the official GXR site here or GXR's Myspace page here for all the latest GXR news and music. Simon's music, Groovecatcher's and GXR's music have also been released and published by labels such as Sony Music, Universal, Hed Kandi, Polygram, Island, Warner, Zyx Music etc. To date Simon's work has appeared on over 150 compilation albums, appearing alongside artists such as Enigma, Thievery Corporation, Clannad, Groove Armada, Jean Michel Jarre, Afterlife, Vangelis, Adiemus, Loreena McKennitt etc. etc. Simon writes, records and produces his albums from his own digital recording and production facilities in West Cornwall, enabling him to work independently and to the very highest standards on each project he undertakes. Simon's versatility is reflected in his seemless blending of musical styles from different cultures... from West to East, Native American to African, Gregorian chant to Celtic and beyond. Simon's work embraces the richness and diversity of influences from many areas of the world, all set within his unique ambient soundscapes, chill-out grooves and transporting, visionary music. Simon's inspiration has always been the beauty of nature that surrounds him and he was delighted to be approached by the talented Belgian soprano Manuela Van Geenhoven with a view to writing music that celebrated the beauty of nature. And so one of Simon's most acclaimed album projects was born... The Jeweled Planet project helps raise awareness of the need to respect the natural world through a unique album of original, emotive music featuring Manuela's pure soprano voice and Simon's rhythmic World grooves, ambient textures and organic natural soundscapes. Simon's creative collaboration with Manuela was so successful that he continued their partnership on his subsequent release Nature Baby which cleverly combined both the nature concept of The Jeweled Planet with the beautiful baby music of Simon's Music for Mother and Baby Series. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.