Some people are confused by the wide variety of music I play and the types of gigs I do. My albums are considered “Spa Music,” “New Age,” peaceful music for relaxation and yoga.   My gigs with The Starlight Orchestra are super HIGH ENERGY, ultra-luxe, mind blowing dance parties! And “Groove into Bliss” is an experiential concert where we use the energy of music to first “tune in” to our higher selves, expand our awareness, and raise our positive vibes. Some folks have never even heard of “Kirtan” and the sacred Eastern chanting artists that I perform with.

Some fans of my “healing music” albums see photos of me with an electric guitar and honestly get confounded. Here is a recent comment on one of my posts, “You know Valerie Romanoff, I saw you with an electric guitar and I thought…  with instrumental music ? I thought it would be like using a chainsaw to cut a wedding cake? A beautiful mess. But then I heard your music… lady, I was wrong. When I die; I’m going to ask GoD for an electric guitar instead of a harp (complete with lessons).”
When I released my first healing music album, a publicist asked me to choose a genre to categorize myself.  I could categorize the music but I certainly couldn’t categorize mySELF! I decided to keep all of my Valerie Romanoff albums in the same basic genre (New Age/World Groove) so the Pandora and Spotify radio stations were consistent, and so that people looking for peaceful music would know where to go. And I coined the phrase STILL CHILL THRILL, to highlight that the vibrations and intentions in my music are compatible with the total flow of our journey through life, our journey through each day, even our journey through an event! We, like our planet, cycle through different energetic states of being; expand, contract and rest.  Just as our heartbeat slows and quickens, so does the rhythm of music.

Music can be a tool of transformation, a guide through life. The vibrations in music affect and can shift our body, mind and spirit. Whatever music you are drawn to can be thought of as medicine, as a tonic, and therefore a guide to a more peaceful and joyful life! STILL refers to music for meditation (an inner sanctum of peace to fully relax and de-stress); CHILL refers to music for activation (intentions, prayers, affirmations, inner work); and THRILL refers to music for celebration (dancing, singing, energizing our entire system with vibrant energy.)

In closing, the joy in our hearts that is inspired by music and performance is one of the most powerful energies there is, and opens us to receive untold gifts. What does this inspire in you?