One can only imagine how many young people have been inspired by seeing classical flutist James Galway in performance ….

Nicholas Gunn is in that number. And what inspiration it has been! From an early age in his Rochester, England home, music was on his mind. Fascinated by his Grandfather who was a professional pedal steel guitarist, he made a youthful decision to play the flute after seeing Galway on television. Lessons with Mick Judson, a member of the Royal Marines Band led Gunn to enroll in Royal School of Music, where Judson was an instructor. When Nicholas’ family moved to Southern California in his teen years, he played flute in school concert bands and wind ensembles, but also learned to play drums and percussion in the marching bands. “It’s interesting now to look back at that early musical training and see how it came to serve me well in my recording career. By learning two of music’s basic elements, --- rhythm through percussion and melody through flute-- it gave me a solid foundation for creating the sounds on my albums,” Gunn explains.

Gunn’s latest project on his label, Gemini Sun, is a stunning collaboration with Nature Photographer, Michael Fatali. “Beyond Grand Canyon” is a journey through music and images, a unique audio-visual CD/DVD experience infusing the haunting and powerful sounds of Gunn’s nature-inspired compositions with Fatali’s twenty-five year odyssey of stunning imagery of the Southwest’s phenomenal beauty. Their synergistic, creative passion shines through, taking you on a journey far away, into distant spaces and sounds. “Beyond Grand Canyon” is a “must have” for all who appreciate nature, music and art.