Clifford White

U.K. new age composer Clifford White began to express a unique talent for music at the age of 15. Although he could not read music, he began to experiment with simple piano compositions, tape loops, and sound effects. Wanting to encourage his talent, White's mother sent him to take piano lessons with Jon Land. After a month of disappointing progress, Land was about to dismiss the student when White asked if he could play some of his own compositions. Though White broke some of music's harmonic rules, Land was astonished at White's natural talent and did everything he could to ...