Joël Dilley

Noche Oscura#

Artist’s Statement#

In her essay “Woolf’s Darkness: Embracing the Inexplicable,” Rebecca Solnit tells us:

Most people are afraid of the dark. Many adults fear, above all, the darkness that is the unknown, the unseeable, the obscure. And yet the night in which distinctions and definitions cannot be readily made is the same night in which love is made, in which things merge, change, become enchanted, aroused, impregnated, possessed, released, renewed.

Something Wicked This Way Comes#

Artist’s Statement#

Ray Bradbury’s eponymous novel – in which a huckster plays on villagers’ fears to usher in the carnival that wreaks havoc on their small town – is an apt metaphor for our time. Faced with existential threat on so many levels, will we – like the protagonists in the book – ultimately conquer dark forces with the formidable powers of love, laughter, and music?

The Gift of Wonder#

Artist’s Statement#

The small marvels of this world constantly sing to me. I try to answer with music.

About the Artist#

Author of seven albums of original music on Dragon Lady Records, bassist / multi-instrumentalist / composer Joël Dilley co-owns Mandala Music Production, where he produces original music played in ambient settings worldwide and licensed for use on HBO, Discovery Channel, and more. Find him online at mandalamusic.com.