Life In Balance

Life In Balance Music for Quartz Crystal Bowls and Enhanced World Flutes balancing sacred tradition with technology.

Formed: 1996 Founders: Ami Sciulli and Steve Sciulli Guest musicians: Jim Donovan (Rusted Root), Jamie McMenamy, and Jeff Kowal.

Life In Balance is a nationally touring and recording duo committed to using sacred musical instruments blended with current technology to create a high-energy sonic environment.

Life In Balance has built a strong and supportive national audience through consistent touring and syndicated radio play. Their CDs “deeper” and “Star” have secured a place on numerous top lists of the year. Their CDs are played on heavy rotation though out the country and abroad. “deeper” is one of the top selling albums (Backroads Music). Life In Balance is in heavy rotation on numerous radio programs and was featured in the “Living Room Concert” series on the NPR program “ECHOES”, as well as many Internet radio stations like Astreaux World and Ambient US, and have sold thousands of CD’s both in the US & abroad.

Life In Balance has performed with authors: Deepak Chopra, Robert Thurman, Lee Carroll and Patricia Cote-Robles; and musicians including Robert Rich, Rusted Root, Dharma Bums, Krishna Das and The Drepung Gomang Tibetan Monks.

In addition, Life In Balance has performed in many diverse venues such as theater and concert halls, the International New Age Trade Shows (both east and west), Art and Music Festivals throughout the country, The Andy Warhol and Carnegie Museums, Planetarium and Science Center, Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, the O'Reilly, Rex and Buskirk-Chumley Theaters, yoga studios, health centers, spas and churches throughout the US.

Life In Balance has also composed theme and background music for the International Sculptural Society and dance groups, written music for meditation and healing CDs/DVDs. They have also appeared on both local and national television.

Short Bios

Steve Sciulli: Co-Founder, Enhanced Japanese Shakuhachi, Bansuri and concert flutes. Steve built his first synthesizer at the age of 10 and started the flute at 14. Founding member of Celtic rock band “Ploughman’s Lunch” and numerous other regional and national touring musical groups. Steve's input in the regional music and art scene has been well documented and written about over the last 20 years. He has composed and recorded music for over thirty major theater, dance, and performance art groups. Steve has organized numerous musical events though out the Western Pennsylvania region.

A partial list of musicians that Steve has recorded with: Paddy Keenan (Bothy Band), Philip Chevon (The Pogues), Pat Kilbride (The Battlefield Band). Steve has played support shows for such diverse groups as: U2, Red Hot Chile Peppers, Echo and the Bunnymen, Rusted Root and Ani Difranco.

Ami Sciulli: Co-Founder, Chakra-tuned Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls and Percussion. Student of Reiki and the healing arts since 1987. Personal quote: “I feel in resonance with the healing energies when activating the quartz crystal bowls. In so doing, I become a conduit, sonically showering the listeners with the potential for expanded consciousness, enhanced synchronicity and sublime joy. Sounding the quartz crystal bowls with Life In Balance is my work and destiny. Performing with my husband, Steve, is my joy."