{{Short description|Musical artist (born 1962)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name =Michael DeMaria | image = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Michael Brant DeMaria | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|4|23}} | birth_place = Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. | genre = New Age, Ambient, Acoustic | occupation = Musician, psychologist, author | instrument =Aerophone, keyboards, percussion, voice | years_active =1982–present | label = Ontos Music, Sounds True | website = {{URL|www.michaeldemaria.com}} }} '''Michael Brant DeMaria''' is an American psychologist, author, and musician.

==Music==

DeMaria's album ''Siyotanka'' was released in January 2009 debuting at #2 on the Zone Music Chart, a music airplay tracking agency. It climbed to #1 on the Chart in February 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp?m=2&y=2009|title = New Age / Ambient / World Top 100 Radio Chart}}</ref> ''Siyotanka'' was composed as a soundtrack to a play by the same name co-written with Stephen C. Lott, Ph.D. and produced in 2008. It went on to win a ''Native American Music Award'' in October 2009 in the Native Heart category.<ref>Native American Music Awards</ref> ''Siyotanka'' was then nominated for a Grammy in December 2009 during the 52nd Grammy Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newagemusic.nu/michael-brant-demaria-interview-2/ |title=Michael Brant DeMaria Interview {{!}} |website=www.newagemusic.nu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713050159/http://www.newagemusic.nu/michael-brant-demaria-interview-2/ |archive-date=2010-07-13}}</ref> ''Siyotanka'' in March 2010 won the Zone Music Award for ''Best Native American Music Album of 2009''.<ref name="2009ZMR">{{Cite web|url=http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/admin/2009award_finalists.asp|title = 2009 ZMR Music Award Winners}}</ref>

DeMaria's album ''Ocean'' was released in November 2009 debuting at #1 on the Zone Music Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp?m=11&y=2009|title = New Age / Ambient / World Top 100 Radio Chart}}</ref> ''Ocean'' held this number one spot in December 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp?m=12&y=2009|title = New Age / Ambient / World Top 100 Radio Chart}}</ref> and January 2010<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp?m=1&y=2010|title = New Age / Ambient / World Top 100 Radio Chart}}</ref> for a total of 3 months. ''Ocean'' went on to win ''Best Ambient Album of 2009'' and ''Best Relaxation/Meditation Album of 2009'' at the ZMR Music Awards.<ref name="2009ZMR" /> In December 2010 during the 53rd Grammy Awards, ''Ocean'' became DeMaria's second Grammy nomination this time for ''Best New Age Album of the Year''.<ref>53rd Grammy Awards</ref>

DeMaria began composing ''Ocean'' after the hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005 along the Gulf Coast where he and his family were displaced from their home following Hurricane Ivan. ''Ocean'' was the follow-up to his first release ''The River'' released in 2003 and the first in his ''Healing Sound Series''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newagemusicworld.com/oceanic-living/|title = Ocean album by Michael Brant DeMaria}}</ref>

In November 2010 DeMaria released the third album in the ''Ontos Healing Sound Project'', ''Gaia'' which also became his third album to reach #1 on the Zone Music Chart which it did in December 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp?m=12&y=2010|title = New Age / Ambient / World Top 100 Radio Chart}}</ref><ref name="NAMW">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newagemusicworld.com/tag/michael-brant-demaria/|title = Michael Brant DeMaria}}</ref>''Gaia'' then went on to be nominated in 4 categories in the ZMR awards in February 2011 and in March 2011 went on to win ''ZMR Album of the Year for 2010'' as well as ''ZMR World Music Album of the Year for 2010''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/admin/award_finalists.asp |title=2010 ZMR Music Award Winners |accessdate=2012-03-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302131226/http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/admin/award_finalists.asp |archivedate=2012-03-02 }}</ref><ref name="NAMW" /> In December 2011 during the 54th Grammy Awards, ''Gaia'' became DeMaria's third Grammy nomination, his second for ''Best New Age Album of the Year''.

In January 2012 DeMaria released the fourth album in the ''Ontos Healing Sound Project'', ''Bindu'' which also became his fourth album to reach #1 on the Zone Music Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp?m=1&y=2012|title = New Age / Ambient / World Top 100 Radio Chart}}</ref> ''Bindu'' held the number one spot on the chart for 2 months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp?m=2&y=2012|title = New Age / Ambient / World Top 100 Radio Chart}}</ref> In December 2012 during the 55th Grammy Awards, ''Bindu'' went on to be DeMaria's fourth Grammy nomination, and his third for ''Best New Age Album of the Year''.<ref>55th Grammy Awards</ref>

DeMaria was a contributing artist on the Grammy winning children's album, ''All About Bullies...Big and Small'' in the 54th Grammy Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://allaboutbulliesbigandsmall.com/artists|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004153028/http://allaboutbulliesbigandsmall.com/artists|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 4, 2011|title=Artists}}</ref>

In the summer of 2011 DeMaria released a compilation of his music on the Sounds True Label under the title, ''In The Flow: Music for Emotional Healing.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundstrue.com/podcast/michael-brant-demaria-in-the-flow/ |title=Sounds True: Insights at the Edge |website=www.soundstrue.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613110226/http://www.soundstrue.com/podcast/michael-brant-demaria-in-the-flow/ |archive-date=2011-06-13}}</ref> DeMaria's second release on the Sounds True Label in his ''Music for Emotional Healing'' came in the summer of 2012 entitled ''Solace''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundstrue.com/shop/Solace/4004.pd |title=Solace - Michael Brant DeMaria |website=www.soundstrue.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017004525/http://www.soundstrue.com/shop/Solace/4004.pd |archive-date=2012-10-17}}</ref> DeMaria's title track to his Grammy Nominated album ''Ocean'' was chosen by Eckhart Tolle for inclusion on his 2012 release ''Music for Inner Stillness''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/eckhart-tolles-music-for-inner-stillness-mw0002288871|title = Eckhart Tolle's Music for Inner Stillness - Eckhart Tolle &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website = AllMusic}}</ref>

Michael is a 2009 graduate of the Musicianship and Leadership program of Music for People.

==Psychologist and author== DeMaria graduated from the New College of Florida with a degree in philosophy and from the University of West Florida with a degree in psychology. He received a master's degree in psychology and a doctorate in clinical psychology, both from Duquesne University. He wrote his dissertation on the phenomenology of human emotions.<ref>["Marquis Who's Who in the World", Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Chicago, Illinois, 2006–2007]</ref>

His books include ''Horns and Halos'' and ''Ever Flowing On''; one book of poetry, ''Moments''; and three plays which have been produced, ''Siyotanka'', ''Café Mezzo'', and ''The Maiden of Stonehenge''. His work has examined the role of creativity on emotions, growth, and healing.<ref>["Marquis Who's Who in the World" Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Chicago, Illinois, 2006-2007]</ref>

==Discography==

*''The River'' (2003), Ontos Music *''Siyotanka'' (2008), Ontos Music *''Ocean'' (2009), Ontos Music *''Gaia'' (2010), Ontos Music *''In The Flow'' (2011), Sounds True *''Bindu'' (2012), Ontos Music *''Solace'' (2012), Sounds True *''The Maiden of Stonehenge'' (2013), Ontos Music *''Heart of Silence'' (2015), Sounds True *''Ama'' (2018), Ontos Music

==Bibliography==

'''Books''' *''Horns and Halos'' (Peter Lang Publishing, 1992) *''Ever Flowing On'' (Terra Nova Press, 2005) *''Peace Within'' (Ontos World Press, 2016) '''Plays''' *''Cafe Mezzo'' (Loblolly Theatre Press, 2007) *''Siyotanka'' (Ontos World Press/PLT, 2008) *''The Maiden of Stonehenge'' (Ontos World Press/PLT, 2012) '''Poetry''' *''Moments: Healing Poems for the Journey Home'' (Ontos World Press, 2008) *''When All Is Lost: Finding Heart in the Dark'' (Ontos World Press, 2020) '''Articles''' *DeMaria, M.B., ''Poetry and the Abused Child''; Journal of Poetry Therapy, Vol. 5, No. 2 1991 *DeMaria, M.B., Cowden, T. C., ''The Effects of Client-Centered Group Play Therapy On Self Concept''; International Journal of Play Therapy, 1, pp.&nbsp;55–67 1992 *DeMaria, M.B., et al. ''Colors of Disaster: The Psychology of the Black Sun''; The Arts in Psychotherapy, Vol. 23, No. 1 pp.&nbsp;1–14, 1996 *DeMaria, M.B. ''Artuad and the Voice of Uncertainty'', The Humanistic Psychologist, Vol. 19, No. 2 p.&nbsp;207-216.

==References== {{Reflist|2}} *[http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp?m=2&y=2009] *[http://www.newagemusic.nu/michael-brant-demaria-interview-2/] *[http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/admin/2009award_finalists.asp] *[http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp?m=11&y=2009] *[http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp?m=12&y=2009] *[http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp?m=1&y=2010] *[http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/admin/2009award_finalists.asp]

==External links== * [https://www.michaeldemaria.com/ Official website] * [https://www.youtube.com/mbdemaria/ YouTube page]

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