Rick Sparks Music

So happy to receive the first extended review of Hushabye from Kathy Parsons of MainlyPiano.com. Kathy also made my new album a "Kathy's Pick" - THANKS, KATHY!  

We're excited to announce that I've been named "Artist of the Week" by our friends at Sleep Radio in New Zealand!

Sleep Radio is the only dedicated channel of sleep music 24/7 with no commercials and no announcers. They are…

SLEEP TESTED & APPROVED! I'm happy to report that Hushabye's gentle lullabies have already resulted in peacefully sleeping little ones from 8 mos. to 8 years old. 

Special thanks to several of our friends who have tested our new…

(Many thanks to my hard-working media promoter, Randall Davis, for this new BIO of me & profile of Hushabye! -RS)

HUSHABYE (2019) 

(Greenville, SC – 6/11/19) Pianist and composer Rick Sparks is well-known to fans of new-age and neo-classical…

To celebrate the release of Hushabye, we are making the first song on the album available as a FREE download!

You can download My Soul to Keep here: http://ricksparksmusic.net/ricks_music_st…/s/my_soul_to_keep

Just as Brian Wilson began his Smile album with an…

Hushabye: The Songs

My hard-working media promoter, Randall Davis, describes Hushabye as “quiet lullabies perfect for relaxing, meditating & dreaming.” Hushabye is, without a doubt, my most peaceful album ever, a tapestry of strings, piano, flute & angelic voices.

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It's official: production work on Hushabye is complete!

After 4 months & 250+ hours of evenings & weekends in my home studio, my most peaceful album ever is now available in Rick's Music Store on this website, and all…

I'm happy to report that Hushabye is nearing the finish line!

After four months in production & over 250 hours in my home studio, Hushabye contains 11 of my most beautiful songs. And yes, this is my first album designed…

I received word today that Half Moon Bay has been nominated as Album of the Year AND Best New Age Album in the 2018 One World Music Awards! One of my favorite groups, the iconic 2002, was also nominated…

LATEST CHART REPORT: Happy to report that Half Moon Bay is showing staying power in its 5th month on OWMR's (One World Music Radio) Top-100 Album Chart! We just missed the top-20 on January's chart, after peaking at #7 in…

So happy to report that Half Moon Bay has qualified in two categories for the 2018 ZMR Music Awards!

For the 2nd year in a row, our high ZMR world airplay chart position (#4 in September) has qualified us for…

We're honored to have Half Moon Bay chosen as one of Kathy Parson's Favorite Albums of 2018. Thanks, Kathy! She wrote that my music "creates feelings of longing and nostalgia while reflecting on the warmth and beauty of past memories.…