Welcome.....
The Arc Light Sessions specializes in symphonic progressive rock - a style of music that uses rock as a base and adds to that a tasty mixture of elements from classical, jazz and/or folk to create a new concoction. It has a strong following among people who appreciate high quality musicianship and sometimes indulges in longer than average songs. The ultimate goal is to create quality rather than aim at generating mass appeal.
For some, progressive rock is synonymous with progressive metal which leaves the more pastoral elements out of the repertoire of some groups. This style, favored by some, is not what The Arc Light Sessions is about. The music is also not about length for length's sake. The songs develop organically and contain musical passages where warranted but the intent is to have them fit thematically into each piece.
The Arc Light Sessions is not a touring band but instead a studio based project, which is another way of saying we have day jobs. This project is ultimately about the love for creating music that keeps us working and developing new material and, using this format, allows for the contributions of different musicians when the spirit moves us.
The project is the brainchild of keyboardist and composer John Alarcon who released two previous offerings under the name Synthology on the now defunct Fossil Records label.
If you enjoy what you hear on our YouTube page, consider purchasing one of our releases in order to support our creative efforts. We would do this for nothing because the need to produce art comes from the soul. That being said this music takes much time and effort to produce so please help us fight internet piracy by purchasing it through one of our licensed partners such as ITunes or CDBaby.
Below is the cover of the second album titled "Kaleidoscope" which has just been released (see the purchase page for more info). The tracks "Blue", "A Road Less Traveled" and "In my Small World" are available on YouTube and you can listen to full samples of the album by following the links found on the purchase page.
Blue (on YouTube)
A Road Less Traveled (on YouTube)
In My Small World (on YouTube)
The Arc Light Sessions specializes in symphonic progressive rock - a style of music that uses rock as a base and adds to that a tasty mixture of elements from classical, jazz and/or folk to create a new concoction. It has a strong following among people who appreciate high quality musicianship and sometimes indulges in longer than average songs. The ultimate goal is to create quality rather than aim at generating mass appeal.
For some, progressive rock is synonymous with progressive metal which leaves the more pastoral elements out of the repertoire of some groups. This style, favored by some, is not what The Arc Light Sessions is about. The music is also not about length for length's sake. The songs develop organically and contain musical passages where warranted but the intent is to have them fit thematically into each piece.
The Arc Light Sessions is not a touring band but instead a studio based project, which is another way of saying we have day jobs. This project is ultimately about the love for creating music that keeps us working and developing new material and, using this format, allows for the contributions of different musicians when the spirit moves us.
The project is the brainchild of keyboardist and composer John Alarcon who released two previous offerings under the name Synthology on the now defunct Fossil Records label.
If you enjoy what you hear on our YouTube page, consider purchasing one of our releases in order to support our creative efforts. We would do this for nothing because the need to produce art comes from the soul. That being said this music takes much time and effort to produce so please help us fight internet piracy by purchasing it through one of our licensed partners such as ITunes or CDBaby.
Below is the cover of the second album titled "Kaleidoscope" which has just been released (see the purchase page for more info). The tracks "Blue", "A Road Less Traveled" and "In my Small World" are available on YouTube and you can listen to full samples of the album by following the links found on the purchase page.
Blue (on YouTube)
A Road Less Traveled (on YouTube)
In My Small World (on YouTube)
