Clive Williamson is a composer, producer and musician with the relaxation music group Symbiosis and also works as a freelance graphic designer, photographer, journalist and sound designer.
He founded Symbiosis in 1987 with flautist John Hackett and guitarist Richard Bolton to create music for radio and TV soundtracks before releasing an acclaimed range of albums for relaxation and holistic therapies including 'Touching the Clouds', 'Amber and Jade' and 'The Comfort Zone'.
In 1995/6, Clive travelled round New Zealand collecting nature recordings for the highly successful Symbiosis release 'Aotearoa - Nature Sounds of New Zealand'. He returned with his wife Nora in 2017 to capture more unique natural sounds, which have now been issued under his own name as 'New Zealand Naturally', along with its sister album 'Songs of Hope, which features the dawn chorus from Tiritiri Matangi Island'. His latest release is "At Peace with Nature: Relaxing Sounds for Mindful Moments", which a new album of Natural Sounds to help people relax and connect with nature and outdoor spaces. With locations ranging from Devon's Coast, the Australian bush and the Amazon rainforest, it captures peaceful sounds of countryside, rainforest & woodland; ocean & sea; river, rain & streams. Featuring beautiful song from birds in England, Australia, New Zealand and Colombia, it’s ideal for all lovers of nature and anyone who would like to experience the restorative power of natural places but can’t manage to do so at first hand.
Clive Williamson’s latest musical release is 'Flowing With the Tide': by turns relaxing; jazzy; ambient and globally influenced, it celebrates his work with Symbiosis with some of his favourite musical compositions and performances on a new compilation (2018). Clive plays keyboards, wind synthesizer, flutes, percussion and sometimes whistles or sings on the Symbiosis albums.
