Olympus

A series of uplifting and romantic adventures that capture the true spirit of the Olympic Games. This is powerful music unlike any you've ever heard.
 
A note from Mars:
Shortly after arriving in the USA from Australia I made a compilation of my recent work and sent them out to various labels. Out of the dozen or so tapes we sent, we had a strong reply from Real Music CA. This lead to my first artist contract. Olympus was a compilation of new and old material. I sketched out an idea for the cover and faxed it to the label, they were thrilled and the result is as you see the cover today. "Awakenings" was inspired by the Robin Williams film "Awakenings". "Black Elk" was written after working on a documentary about the Declaration of Independence and learning about the history of the Native Americans. I found some similarities between these people and the Australian Aboriginals.
Tracks from "Olympus" were used during the 1992 Winter Olympics. In fact, an official wrote to me about how my work captured the spirit of the games.
After the cover was painted it all came together. Tracks like "Victory", "Champions" and "Mount Olympus" came to life and it became clear that "Olympus" would be a collection of personal victories. Shortly after its release, the album was being played in heavy rotation on radio across the USA, I was pleasantly surprised and knew there was something to this life long experiment of mine - Let's do more!!