East Forest weaves electro-acoustic orchestral soundscapes from his vintage keys, layered vocals, electronic beats, and original field recordings. His emotive sonic architecture reflects motifs of nature and the inner spiritual landscape juxtaposed with the realities and possibilities of modern society. The organic music experiments with elements of pop and contemporary themes while leading the listener on an epic auditory journey that aims to bring the essence of the wild to the ears of the urbanites. The wide ranging textural sound has been called “blissful” (NPR), “magnificent” (Huffington Post), and likened to a cross between Sigur-Ros, The Album Leaf, and Olafur Arnalds, spanning genres from electronic, neo-classical, to indie-pop. East Forest has toured in direct support of artists ranging from Bluetech to Crystal Bowersox (Amer. Idol) and collaborated with luminaries including Deepak Chopra as well as composing and licensing music for tv/film, theatre, apps, video games, and dance companies. His live performances have established principal, Trevor Oswalt is a pioneer of improvisational live looping, showcasing his expansive soothing kaleidoscopic wall of sound.
