AshRamus

I am a composer from Norway. Ashramus in the Lithuanian language means I am calm. In Sanskrit, an Ashram is a place where people come to relax and meditate. I was born in 1971 in the small town of Moletai, in beautiful Lithuania. My father a pianist, conductor for choirs, and music teacher bought the piano, so from a very early age I started to play and compose. When I was seven, I attended Music School and played in the orchestra for parades, concerts, and funeral processions. I was kicked out multiple times from the orchestra because I liked to improvise when my scores were too dull, though :) after one or two weeks, they always begged me to come back. In 1989 I was conscripted into the Soviet army, so my music career abruptly ended. Ten years in the military (served on the EOD team, saving lives by cleaning land from dormant "killers" UXO, explosive remnants of war, see pic.), after the military I spent the next ten years in the construction business. In 2007 I sold my business. In 2008 I rediscovered my passion for diving. Since then I have worked as a diving instructor and later as a commercial diver. In 2022, a son was born to me, so I bought a synthesizer for him and myself. Now I am happy to compose music again :) The music I create is alive, and all sounds are from analog synthesizers and other instruments clocked by midi cables, with no mixing or sampling. Everything is a one-time live performance. I just play what I like the most and enjoying it myself.