Extasis

While relatively new to the genre of ambient and New Age music, Allan Susoeff, Jr. is far from new to the music scene. From the young age of seven, he was captivated by the accordion music introduced to him by his musical aunt and uncle who traveled all over Northern California playing their music in their band,Ron Zucca & Company. Allan’s love affair with music began right there. Throughout high school Allan went on to co-found and play in many bands and his musical and creative gifts started to blossom. Allan also expanded his passions into the theatrical performing arts where he combined his gift for music with drama by participating in both stagecraft and as a cast member. In 1987 Allan moved to Little Rock, Arkansas,where he played in several local bands and continued to write his own music. Allan went on to earn his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and also continued to engage in his passion for the expressive arts working on many musical productions. He played both keyboards and accordion for the Indie Rock band “800 Bullets.” Together they released a five-song EP, “The Pinata Head". Allan was a co-writer of the song “Bordello” on that album. Eventually, life started shifting Allan’s focus to a more spiritual path and he began exploring such realms as meditation, breath-work, mindfulness, and yoga. He fell in love with the sounds of ambient and New Age music and began to write music that reflected this new path.