I've been a musician my whole life, since I was 7 years old. I hated it at first then when I was a teenager I started to play my favorite music and write my own music. I started to get into it. Fast forward a couple decades and I've sold a few million CD's, recorded over 60 CD's, written the score for over 100 TV, Film and Broadway plays. In the last 7 years I've received 6 Grammy Award nominations and numerous other awards. I'm love nature and am a passionate environmentalist and am a proud recipient of the Environmental Leadership Award from the United Nations. I get up at 5 in the morning happy to greet the sun and start a new day. There's nothing like being present and in the moment and nothing like spending a couple hours watching the sun go down and the stars come out. My music speaks for itself . . . check it out at www.peterkater.com . I don't check Tumblr much so if you want to get in touch with me, do so through my website.

Wishing you peace and love,
Peter

 

January 2011 Newsletter

Dear Friends,

I hope this newsletter finds you in a good place at the beginning of a new solar cycle of the seasons, of light and dark, inner and outer and ultimately… a cycle of balance. 

Personally I’m in a really good space right now. I’ve been having lots of juicy expansive experiences of connection with my Self and the “natural” world. The Holidays were low-key and relaxed and I’m happy to get back to my favorite time of year… every day. I love Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and so on. And that’s a good thing too cause there’s so many of them!!

I’m not really one for New Year’s style resolutions, but this year I’ve decided to honor my heart in a more direct way by focusing more of my personal and creative energy on the “healing arts” in all it’s various forms. Taking the time to acknowledge and nurture our deeper essential selves is key to experiencing peace and happiness in our lives. It takes a conscious commitment to allow the space for us to unravel from the the demands and stress of a fast paced world. In truth, there’s nothing outside of us that CAN fill us with an experience of true contentment. Peace and happiness are NOT contingent upon what we have or how much money we make. In fact, often people with “less”…  experience more joy and gratitude than people juggling high income, high overhead lives. Not to say that you can’t be wealthy and happy, but only to say that happiness and material wealth are not really connected. For me, the experience I cherish most comes from my connection to my essential Self and the Universe at large. I feel best when I create more and ways to nurture and enhance that relationship.

Creating music for the healing arts is one way in which I connect with my Self in a deep and present way. My newest recording “Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame” is really quite beautiful (personal opinion) with it’s spacious Piano, Cello, Native American Flute, Whale song and Soprano Saxophone. I’ve also created 3 additional compilation records for my new “Spa” series. All four of these new recordings are available as digital downloads from iTunes. I priced them very low at only $3.99 each to make them very affordable. We’ve all had to make adjustments in this crazy economy and making my music more affordable feels good to me since it was given to me at such a great price. I get the “free” download initially then I mark it up just a little and pass it on to you.

Click on any of the CD covers to visit their iTunes page and hear previews.



I’m happy to say that my 2nd Annual Full-Moon Maui Event is full for this Feb. We’re going to have a great time tuning into the beautiful “Aloha” energy here on Maui checking out my favorite spots; getting lots of quality “ocean” time;  enjoying the great food here and being transported by the amazing sunsets. I’ll post some pictures somewhere after the end of Feb so you can get a feel for what it was like and maybe you’ll consider putting it on your wish list for next year!

Well, that’s about it for now. Thanks for reading this newsletter. I wish you and yours all the very best for a New Year filled with lots of deep and expansive experiences of your beautiful Self and the amazing Universe we live in!!

With love,

Peter