Ray Powers considers himself a “techo-pagan.” A love for nature and technology has been inspiring his creative output since childhood. Whether it be in visual or musical arts many of his musings of “what could be” have come to fruition. He is an early adopter of the advancements in computer and digital tools. As they have grown, he has grown in the ability to express what he sees and hears within himself. Nature and natural cycles, stillness, and the insights that come from them, are the sources he draws upon. In recent years, he has been the art director for public murals and premiered “Valley of the Moon,” an orchestral symphonic work.

“The earth has been my greatest teacher. Observing the cycles, seasons and symbiosis of all manner of life, both large and infinitesimal, has inspired and informed my art and music composition,” Powers said. “Technology has played a part as a collaborator to bring forward the visions I have with the chosen mediums I use beginning in the early 1980s with cutting edge electronic music software to present day where artificial intelligence helps me define, create and realize what I see and want to convey. As a composer, I write notes, symbols, on a page and musicians read and interpret what I have written. I am the director and the instigator. As a visual artist, a different type of collaboration has emerged. One where man and machine are crafting the narrative and outcome together. Human emotion and technical prowess merge into powerful statements of our human condition, challenges and dream worlds.”