• Hometown: Toronto, ON
• On The Web: www.howardlopez.com
• Album: Under the Piano
• Influences: Jazz, Soundscapes

It seems silly to describe music as visual until you listen to the compositions of Howard Lopez.

When you listen to Cascade, you see pristine water shooting forth. When you hear the dulcet phrases of Afternoon Repose, you feel the cozy sunlight, your favorite arm chair - a time out for oneself. As a composer, Lopez users a plethora of notes to form melodic phrases from a vision to communicate with the listener. Lopez, is a Toronto composer, graduate of Royal Conservatory of Music classically trained, BA in Music. Looking to compliment his passion for creating beautiful sculpted sound scapes, he is preparing the "Under The Piano" tour. The album -stems from healing power of music delivered in universal sound of instruments. Reminiscent of the music from David Foster, Jim Brickman and David Grusin, Howard's music is emotive, from the gentlest piano motifs to the grand expansiveness of symphonic arrangements.