CJ Thomas

Have you listened to the very first OPIA compilation yet?👂 Amongst the featured tracks is this stunning composition by @cjthomas_music - and today sees the release of its lovely visual counterpart by @j_jstudios ✨ Listen in full via link in bio.

I'm thrilled to be part of the first @opiacommunity collaborative album! Big thanks to @cjthomas_music for including me in the project for his powerful, elegant, and emotional piece, "Leading." Take a listen. :) Thanks to @olafurarnalds @opiacommunity @hildurmaral and @arnithorarnason for making this possible. 🎻 Strings: by me
 🎶 Woodwinds: @bdwilkinsmusic 
🎨 Artwork: @newtondesign.co 
🎥 Visualizer: @j_jstudios 
 🔊 Mastering: @zinomikoreymastering #opiacommunity #newmusic #strings #cello #woodwinds #albumrelease

Collaborator highlight: CJ Thomas @cjthomas_music is a composer and producer based in San Diego, CA. Drawing inspiration from neo-classical, classical, jazz, and film scores, CJ focuses on creating emotive instrumental works that serve as a background for daily life. Our track “Mirror/Magnify” is available to stream everywhere. Link in bio.

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OPIA COMPILATION 001: OUT NOW! Our first @opiacommunity Label Compilation is officially out! A complete community effort from start to finish, it features 14 artists from our community all hailing from different parts of the world. Chosen from over a 100 submissions, we wanted to curate a compilation which showed the breadth of the community - and we think we succeeded: the album takes the listener on a journey from quiet attic piano recordings, to a wild electronic Mozart reimagined piece, lush electronic track reminiscent of purring cats, and even an artists’ first ever single, featuring ethereal vocals. And that’s only naming a few… Linktree link in bio 🔗 OPIA is a dream created by @olafurarnalds Album mastered by @zinomikoreymastering #newmusic #neoclassicalmusic #worldwideartists #olafurarnalds #pianomusic

OPIA Compilation 001 is out now ❤️‍🔥 Our track “Entraide” written for OPIA and we are very happy to join this album and community. OPIA @opiacommunity built around an idea by artist Ólafur Arnalds @olafurarnalds , we want to create platforms and spaces that bring people together, inspiring curious people through creativity and collaboration. A complete community effort from start to finish, it features 14 artists from our community all hailing from different parts of the world. Chosen from over a 100 submissions, we wanted to curate a compilation which showed the breadth of the community - and we think we succeeded: the album takes the listener on a journey from quiet attic piano recordings, to a wild electronic Mozart reimagined piece, lush electronic track reminiscent of purring cats, and even an artists’ first ever single, featuring ethereal vocals… just to name a few! Listen to the full compilation via link in bio! ~ Credits ~ Featured artists: @aksunapianist @soundsofyana @sophiavastek @cjthomas_music @alex_kozobolis @thebows.tv @westheartmusic rushabnandha @jansteinermusic @tjomur @ryanweeks.yep @ttoa_band @josiahaustinmusic @martin__martyn @sink.wav Mastered by @zinomikoreymastering Album Artwork by @newtondesign.co Visualizers by @j_jstudios

Our first Label compilation is officially out!😍 A complete community effort from start to finish, it features 14 artists from our community all hailing from different parts of the world. Chosen from over a 100 submissions, we wanted to curate a compilation which showed the breadth of the community - and we think we succeeded: the album takes the listener on a journey from quiet attic piano recordings, to a wild electronic Mozart reimagined piece, lush electronic track reminiscent of purring cats, and even an artists’ first ever single, featuring ethereal vocals… just to name a few! Featured here is @martin__martyn ‘s Entraide, with a beautiful visualizer by @j_jstudios ✨ Listen to the full compilation via link in bio! ~ Credits ~ Featured artists: @aksunapianist @soundsofyana @sophiavastek @cjthomas_music @alex_kozobolis @thebows.tv @westheartmusic @rushabnandha @jansteinermusic @tjomur @ryanweeks.yep @ttoa_band @josiahaustinmusic @martin__martyn @sink.wav Mastered by @zinomikoreymastering Album Artwork by @newtondesign.co Visualizers by @j_jstudios

I’m incredibly proud to be featured on this compilation album with so many talented artists from around the world. This compilation is a truly unique project. A completely community-sourced project from start to finish, it features music, artwork, visuals and more directly from the members of our @opiacommunity via the OPIA Discord server. The 14 tracks were chosen meticulously from well over a 100 submissions and represent the breadth of talent and genres within the community. The composers hail from all over the world; Kenya, USA, Scotland, Ireland, Japan, Poland, UK, Greece, Italy, Germany, France and Australia. The artwork was made by community member Jonathan Newton, chosen from a number of artwork submissions, and depicts 14 different birds - one for each of the composers featured on the album. Tracklist: 1: “Wisteria (OPIA Version)” by Josiah Austin 2: “Leading (OPIA Version)” by CJ Thomas 3: “sway&pull (OPIA Version)” by Ryan Weeks 4: “The Seas That Made Us (OPIA Version)” by Sophia Subbayya Vastek 5: “Merge Forms (OPIA Version)” by Ttoa (Jo Paterson and Sally Stenning) 6: “I Promise (OPIA Version)” by Alex Kozobolis 7: “Gossamer (OPIA Version)” by SINK 8: “Morning Light (OPIA Version)” by Tjomur & Jan Steiner 9: “All Alone (OPIA Version)” by Yana 10: “Entraide (OPIA Version)” by Martin Martyn (Hideyuki Hashimoto and Yuri Sakaida) 11: “Tanera Mòr (OPIA Version)” by Westheart 12: “Study of a Bull (OPIA Version)” by Rushab Nandha 13: “Access Granted (OPIA Version)” by The Bows 14: “Love Child (OPIA Version)” by Aksuna OPIA is a dream created by @olafurarnalds Album mastered by @zinomikoreymastering You can now download the album from all streaming platforms using the link in my bio 🔗

I'm super proud to announce that OPIA Compilation 001 is finally out! It's available on all platforms! You can find mine and @jansteinermusic track 'Morning Light' there amongst so many talented people with their really beautiful music. Take a listen, link in Bio! We are thankful to @opiacommunity team and @olafurarnalds for creating this and giving us opportunity meet and know so many beautiful people and to share our music with you all! You can find on this compilation all this great musicians: Jan Steiner @jansteinermusic Yana @soundsofyana Aksuna @aksunapianist Sophia Vastek @sophiavastek Rushab Nanda CJ Thomas @cjthomas_music Sink @sink.wav Martin Martyn @martin__martyn The Bows @benoitpelletier Ryan Weeks @ryanweeks.yep Westheart @westheartmusic Ttoa @ttoa_band Josiah Austin @josiahaustinmusic Alex Kozobolis @alex_kozobolis Visuals made by @j_jstudios Mastering by @zinomikoreymastering Cover by @newtondesign.co

Weird times to be celebrating such things. ‘Gossamer’ is a soft piece, and yet there is a lot of anger in it; so following thermodynamics, perhaps, this piece will give some people some relief and make this a fair exchange. Weird times. Times to be strong, times to be angry. OPIA Compilation 001 is out now. Thanks @olafurarnalds , Hildur and Árni @opiacommunity for giving ‘Gossamer’ new life. Master @zinomikoreymastering Video @skya.sound , Sink _____ Album artwork by @newtondesign.co depicts 14 different birds - one for each of the composer featured on the album. The composers hail from all over the world; Kenya, USA, Scotland, Ireland, Japan, Poland, UK, Greece, Italy, Germany, France and Australia. #classicalcrossover #olafurarnalds #opiacommunity #london #ambient #neoclassical #mozart #londonmusic #londonmusicscene

Hey! I'm super excited to share that I will be featured in this new @opiacommunity compilation that you can find on all streaming things tomorrow (5/16/24) (link in bio). It's a collab based out of Olafur Arnalds' discord Opia and its super cool. It features people from all over the world! The cover art you see here is by @newtondesign.co and the whole album employs the mastering work of @zinomikoreymastering . Thanks to everyone who made this possible--Go listen to all of the tracks! they're great!

I’m sooo excited for this Thursday! @opiacommunity is releasing their first compilation album and my solo piano track “Wisteria” is on it, amongst 13 other wondrous pieces. Go ahead and pre-save the album via the link in my bio! From OPIA: This compilation is a truly unique project. A completely community-sourced project from start to finish, it features music, artwork, visuals and more directly from the members of our community via the OPIA Discord server. The 14 tracks were chosen meticulously from well over a hundred submissions and represent the breadth of talent and genres within the community. The composers hail from all over the world; Kenya, USA, Scotland, Ireland, Japan, Poland, UK, Greece, Italy, Germany, France and Australia. The artwork was made by community member Jonathan Newton, chosen from a number of artwork submissions, and depicts 14 different birds - one for each of the composers featured on the album 🕊️🦉 Tracklist: 1: “Wisteria (OPIA Version)” by Josiah Austin 2: “Leading (OPIA Version)” by CJ Thomas 3: “sway&pull (OPIA Version)” by Ryan Weeks 4: “The Seas That Made Us (OPIA Version)” by Sophia Subbayya Vastek 5: “Merge Forms (OPIA Version)” by Ttoa (Jo Paterson and Sally Stenning) 6: “| Promise (OPIA Version)” by Alex Kozobolis 7: “Gossamer (OPIA Version)” by SINK 8: “Morning Light (OPIA Version)” by Tjomur & Jan Steiner 9: “All Alone (OPIA Version)” by Yana 10: “Entraide (OPIA Version)” by Martin Martyn (Hideyuki Hashimoto and Yuri Sakaida) 11: “Tanera Mòr (OPIA Version)” by Westheart 12: “Study of a Bull (OPIA Version)” by Rushab Nandha 13: “Access Granted (OPIA Version)” by The Bows 14: “Love Child (OPIA Version)” by Aksuna OPIA community is a dream from @olafurarnalds Album mastered by @zinomikoreymastering