Constance Demby

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Constance Demby is an American musician and composer.

1 Biography
2 Discography
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An original design, her Sonic Steel Instruments have been recorded by Lucas Skywalker Studios for use in their filmscores, and also filmed by Discovery Channel at Gaudi's Parc Guell for inclusion in a special entitled "The Power of Music." The Space Bass is featured on Michael Stearns' soundtrack Chronos)'.

Her focus has included sculpture & painting, with one-woman shows in Greenwhich Village. Music, myth, art, and spirit merged in her SPACE MASS, a spectacular multi-media production combining painting, film, massive environmental sculptures, music, dance and ritual. She is composer, performer, multi-instrumentalist, painter, sculptor, instrument designer, multi-media producer.

Born in Oakland CA, Constance Demby gave her first recital for classical pianoforte at the age of twelve. She studied sculpture and painting at the University of Michigan. After her marriage, she lived in New York for seven years. It was mainly as a sculptor that she built her sonic steel instruments, the space bass and later the whale sail. As a co-founder of The Central Maine Power, Sound and Light Company, an experimental visual and sound group, she created multimedia shows with sculptures and lights, and her sonic steel instruments.

In 1986 Novus Magnificat was released. A Grammy nominated album, inspired by classical and sacred music, Novus features samples from classical instruments made with the Kurzweil digital samplers, and sound effects by Michael Stearns. This album sold over 200,000 copies worldwide, making her one of the most successful new age artists of the time^[1] and helped Stephen Hill to build the Hearts of Space label's reputation.^{[citation needed]}