2014 was another productive year with 24 albums released. Many on Aural Films with a handful on various labels. These include, with my special thanks: Petroglyph Music, Murmure Intemporel, Ethereal Live, zero mean records, Sound4Good, and Argali Records who released solo and collaboration records by me this year. This was also a year for collaboration with artists including: Christopher Alvarado, Mike Honeycutt, Jon Johnson, Zreen Toyz, TOTAL E.T., and Scott Lawlor. Hear's to another great year in 2015!

So much happened this year, that I hardly know where to start and where to end. Before I get into my own work, Aural Films, radio, live performances, and Fog Music project. I would like to thank you the listeners first and foremost for your support. All of you who downloaded the music, attended the concerts, and shared the music online have my deepest and most heartfelt thanks. None of these things I do mean anything without you.

Today, using redshift analysis and the Hubble Ultra Deep Field telescope. We can look far back into time to see what is believed to be galaxies that existed when the Universe was just 750 million years old. These seven pieces are inspired by the vision of these young galaxies reaching across time and space to peer at the cosmic dawn. Listen to "Red Shift" now Listen to "Red Shift" now available from Aural Films at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…

They say orange is the new black. Listen to a bit of drone for the spirits of the night. Recorded Friday October 31, 2014. Download the album now from Aural Films at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…

Just in time for Halloween, Argali Records is proud to release "Fantastic Planetscapes" by mutaHERTZ, which is the collaborative effort of Jack Hertz (http://jackhertz.com) and I.v.Martinez (http://trivm.bandcamp.com). Also featuring artwork by surrealist photographer/artist Ivan Vaclavik (http://www.vaclavik.eu), "Fantastic Planetscapes" is a heavy, spaced-out exploration into the depths of the stars, influenced by the 1973 movie "Fantastic Planet." Download the album now at https://argalirecordsnetlabel…

Aural Films presents a special new album release "Divina Commedia I - Nine Circles" album by Scott Lawlor & Jack Hertz. What could could be more spooky than descending the levels of hell? Read on for the notes by Scott Lawlor who conceptualized this project and to download the 10 track album now from Aural Films at http://auralfilms.bandcamp.co…

Aural Films presents "Fog Music." A series of recordings inspired by the weather condition known as fog. Light and dark, wet and dry, this invasive event is a great source of inspiration for sound artists from around the world. This project seeks to publish 24 hours of these recordings as an on-going series for all to hear and enjoy. Download Fog Music 19 by Jack Hertz now at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…

Just out is my brand new release, "Black Sea." This music is dedicated to Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi (1905 – 1988) who inspired me to explore the long tonal transitions that are a signature of his work. Download the album now at http://grondemurmurenetlabel…

I am extremely happy to be part of the new Free Floating Music release: Quiet Friends: A 30th Anniversary Tribute to Steve Roach's Structures From Silence. Join me and many friends who came together to celebrate a great album with our own musical tributes. Please share and download the album now from Free Floating Music at http://freefloatingmusic.band…

Ear of God is the culmination of Jack Hertz's "Eye of God" modern musique concrete series. Now available are 40 tracks including all five releases in one collection with a bonus track. Jack into recordings composed from found sounds, field recordings and oscillators in the classic musique concrete style. Download the album now at http://auralfilms.bandcamp.co…