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March 18, 2026
HOME CONCERT 3 - Live Ambient Set
John's third in-home live Ambient performance is now posted on his YouTube channel.
Recorded from his home studio in New Mexico in February of 2026.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=besKhu1pjME&list=RDbesKhu1pjME&start_radio=1
April 17, 2025
HOME CONCERT 2 - Live Ambient Set
John's second in-home live Ambient performance is now posted on his YouTube channel.
Recorded from his home studio in New Mexico in April of 2025.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzb1ETjudPs
February 12, 2025
HOME CONCERT 1 - Live Ambient Set
John's first in-home live Ambient performance is now posted on his YouTube channel.
Recorded from his home studio in New Mexico in January of 2025.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhy0lwZCFbI
January 24, 2025
Eternity II picked as “Best Ambient Album of 2024” by Steve Sheppard of One World Music Radio
John's 5th solo album “Eternity II” which was released on May 8th, 2024 has been voted Best Ambient Album of 2024 by Steve Sheppard of “One World Music Radio, UK.”…which is a prominent website for reviewing and playing Ambient music based out of the United Kingdom.
August 23, 2024
LIVE AMBIENT SHOW
John will be performing a 45-minute LIVE set of Ambient music on Friday, August 23rd, 2024 at Paradiso in Santa Fe, NM.
Also playing a 45-minute LIVE set will be Tucson, AZ based Ambient artist Jeff Greinke.
May 8, 2024
John's new Ambient album "Eternity II" officially released worldwide.
March 24, 2024
"Expansion" re-broadcast: John Lyell featured on Hearts Of Space Broadcast
The song "Dreaming In Sine Waves 2" from John's 2014 CD Reflection of Time is broadcast nationally on Hearts Of Space Radio Show #1043 "EXPANSION".
HEARTS OF SPACE is the #2 contemporary Music program on public radio, and can be heard on over 200 National Public Radio stations.
November 1, 2023
LIVE AMBIENT SHOW
John will be performing a 25-minute LIVE set of Ambient music on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, NM. John is one of four artists performing this night.
June 18, 2023
LIVE AMBIENT SHOW
John will be performing a 30-minute LIVE set of Ambient music on Sunday, June 18th, 2023 in Santa Fe, NM at the "Currents Media" Art & Technology Festival. He will be integrating his Eurorack Modular synths with traditional hardware synths. Other artists performing are Chris Meyer and Craig Anthony Perkins. Show time starts at about 3pm.
https://currentsnewmedia.org/festivals/currents-new-media-2023/
March 2, 2018
John Lyell Featured On Hearts of Space Broadcast
The song "Another World" from John's 2017 CD Planetary Artifacts is broadcast nationally on Hearts Of Space Radio Show #1174 "GALACTIC TRAVELER 2".
HEARTS OF SPACE is the #2 contemporary Music program on public radio, and can be heard on over 200 National Public Radio stations.
June 30, 2017
"Cloud Nine" re-broadcast: John Lyell featured on Hearts Of Space Broadcast
Three songs from John's 2014 CD Reflection of Time is broadcast nationally on Hearts Of Space Radio Show #1048 "CLOUD NINE".
HEARTS OF SPACE is the #2 contemporary Music program on public radio, and can be heard on over 200 National Public Radio stations.