CosmoPop

CosmoPop is a genre of spiritually-based music that emerged in Arizona, United States in the mid 1990s. Its originator, TaliasVan of Tora, describes it as “spiritually hip vocal music” that addresses the “sufferings of life and the courage of perseverance and hope, which leaves the listener with a new vision for their future.” TaliasVan believes that CosmoPop music originated in the Pleiades and first came to this planet as Celtic music on the legendary island of Avalon, which may today be Glastonbury.
CosmoPop music has also been described as multi-dimensional because of its use of several musical genres and styles, including include rock, pop, folk, jazz, country, soul, Celtic, world, mantra, and mystic, within a single composition. The Bright & Morning Star Band, his band, consisting of 9 members, performs CosmoPop music using TaliasVan's lead and background vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums, percussions, keyboards, flute, saxophones, trumpet, horns, pennywhistle, and bagpipes.
History
CosmoPop's originator, TaliasVan, started singing at age 6 and performing at age 8 on street corners of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. at age 15, he founded his first band, an R&B group called The Fuzzes. After years of service in youth ministry organizations across the country, He formed a nonprofit record label, Global Change Music, to record and showcase his new CosmoPop brand of music.
CosmoPop music combines at least two different musical genres, with the more compositionally-complex songs incorporating three to four genres. hosted early concerts by The Bright & Morning Star Band featuring CosmoPop music. The venue was locally known for presenting artists from different countries like Argentina, the Middle East, and Africa and was recognized for contributing to the cultural, artistic, and musical scenes of Arizona.

CosmoPop music appeals to local audiences in Arizona for the spiritual content of its lyrics, and The Bright & Morning Star Band won the Verde Valley Newspaper's Reader's Choice Awards in 2005 for “Best Local Musicians.”
The Bright & Morning Star Band's first “Sacred Global CosmoPop Concert” was held in 2004, and later aired on Oasis TV in two parts. which was the first of a series of CosmoPop Benefit Concerts to promote the idea of “Music and Business without Greed.”
Awards and recognition
In August 1998, "The Morning Song" a CosmoPop song, was chosen by the magazine and network New Age Voice to be included on their “International Promo.” in professional company with Disney and Fox media, who were recognized and awarded in their respective categories.
The Bright & Morning Star Choir and Orchestra began performing CosmoWorship music in 1995. Since then the choir has performed throughout Arizona, making live, radio, television, and worldwide webcast appearances. The choir is locally known for their charitable work during the holiday season. They have sung traditional carols and his original compositions for the St. Andrew's Children's Clinic in Nogales, the Santa Rita Care Center in Green Valley, and at the Tubac Plaza Main Stage in Tubac, Arizona. The CDs CosmoWorhip I and CosmoWorship II contain CosmoWorship songs sung and performed by the 40-voice Bright & Morning Star Choir and Orchestra. TaliasVan believes that music has tremendous power to heal and this is a main motivator behind his music ministry which brings the sacred to popular music.

*The Pin Up on Liberty Avenue downtown
*The Fox in Shady Side
*The IBBA (Italian Brotherhood Beneficial Association) on Liberty Avenue
*The Caravan, Squirrel Hill
*Bon Ange, Route 51
*The Kaleidoscope, Monroeville
*Van Braam Lounge, uptown
*Holiday House, Monroeville
*Toot's Lounge, Braddock

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