I was born in '59 so I remember well the early days of the race to space. In fact the very first thing I do remember was my own SETI search as a small child. During those tender years I grew up reading every book I could find on space, science and the universe, whether I understood them or not. And then came Apollo, and it was the greatest boyhood dream unfolding before my eyes. We were there up in space, and we were about to land on the moon. I seriously wanted to be a part of it, I wanted to be Australia's first astronaut, and I dreamt of moving to the US and working for NASA. Alas, it was not to be. And such are the dreams of children, in that they gradually fade the face of everyday common reality. I was ten when i chose music as my real career, and the violin was my instrument of choice. Now that incredible journey has taken me around the world recording, performing and producing with many musical greats. I've toured nationally with the Fureys, Foster & Allen, Daniel O'Donnell and Charie Pride as well as working with Stevie Wright, Keith Urban, Phill Emmanuel, and the amazing Joe Robinson, plus many, many others in all styles of music. I remember I once stood in for Tommy Emmanuel in opening a Maton GUitar showcase and whilst soloing Keith Urban walks right up to the stage and asks me could he join in. Man, we brought the house down. The Violent Femmes invited me to join the band on a recent tour and that was amazing too. So naturally I love and I write and perform all styles of music. And being classically trained musician I could even create a few of my own. So for many years now 'the Star Attraction' music was pretty much all there. It was just waiting to be finished. I do admit that I had struggled for years to find an outlet for my particular way of writing as it defies most single syllable marketing genres. But in May 2009 all of that changed, and all because of a single, simple email request from Ireland. Enter Johnney Guinness, the 'Paddy's in SPace' SETI@HOME Team founder. You see, 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy. It is also SETI and Apollo 11 40th anniversary, plus the 10th birthday for SETI@HOME Berkeley. Since i was a long time member of his SETI team, John asked if I had ever written a piece about SETI and what it meant to me. Well that was easy, because that's pretty much all I ever did, and that was that. I had at long last realized my calling. I don't ever write new age music as per se. I paint with sound what moves me the most and that is the cosmos. And its bigger than we can possibly imagine, and it's dark out there and just as blinding with Stella light. It's downright scary and dangerous, but it's our home. Even if we are just a 'pale blue dot' to quote Carl Sagan on the vast oceans of space. So now here I am. 40 years have past and I am right back at the beginning again, reliving those dreams of SETI and Apollo. I have never worked so hard and fast on such a large scale for one project in all my life. There's over three hours of brand new and reworked instrumental music. Three seperate and completely diverse albums to be finished on time so I can officially launch them on the 40th anniversary of the day when man first walked upon the moon. This is my tribute to all the livs and the many lives lost. All the achievements, and to all the researchers whose dreams we shared as a human race in the grand exploration of space. I feel that it is through worldwide radio astronomy such as SETI, Hubble and others that science can bring in the real goodies. And as for ET, I believe something is out there somewhere and I'm sure they ask themselves the very same question. But I do sometimes wonder who will be the more suprised with our Greetings from Earth. Them or us?' The Star Attraction series will continue to grow, and if it brings in other writers and performers to follow suit we can all explore this universe together. I must say a very special thankyou to Dr Frank Stootman for writing the SETI liner notes and for his ongoing moral support as well as Ain de Horta from SETI Australia for the logo endorsement, and indeed Johnney Guinness. And to all who truly stood by me over the long years. This is for you. - Mykl Lozin 4th July 2009.

Currently nominated for 'Best New Age Song' 2009 in the biggest music awards in history - the JPF Awards. Mykl is also a 'Who's WHo in Australia' Qld Recipient as well as a Two Times 'Golden Fiddle Award' winner for composition as well as Teacher of the Year and he continues to mentor upcoming and professional musicians around the globe. As a fully endorsed artist with Epoch Musical Instruments Mykl's keen interest with pushing the envelope in the latest technologies to help bridge the gap with traditional stringed instruments is clearly evident with his many performances on his signiture series EPOCH 5str electric carbon fibre Violin.

'In fact such has been Mykl's success that he has played a major role in the restoration of the violin, particulary the electric violin, to the forefront of alternative and mainstream music in Australia and around the world.' - Micheal Jacobson - Gold Coast Bulliten 2009.

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