San Diego, California
Human on spaceship earth.
Music as a return to normalcy, a search for cleaner thought, and a way to stay open to what comes next.
Current signal
Introspection. Possibility. Discipline. A calm pulse with cosmic edges.
Listen Everywhere
One artist, multiple portals.
Pick the platform you already live on and stay with the signal. The catalog is spread wide, but the energy stays centered.
Independent-first home base with Rick Rau’s release archive and artwork.
SoundCloud Raw signalLoose edges, uploads, and alternate listening flow for the heads.
Spotify Mainstream streamClean entry point for listeners who want the catalog in daily rotation.
Apple Music Full catalogFor the Apple crowd that still cares about album flow and fidelity.
TIDAL High-detail listeningA cleaner hi-fi route for listeners who want more space in the mix.
Amazon Music Another lanePresent wherever people already live, shop, and listen.
About
Music with interior space.
Rick Rau’s public presence keeps circling the same core idea: music as a stabilizing force, not just content. The point is not noise for its own sake. It is presence, clarity, resilience, and the willingness to push thought somewhere new.
The visual direction here follows that tone. Cosmic, modern, reflective, and clean enough to grow into a fuller artist site without rebuilding the whole thing later.
“The quality of your mind is the quality of your life.”
Core artist statement
Presence
More than one platform. Same point of view.
- YouTube channel active since February 18, 2011.
- Bandcamp, streaming, and social links already form a distributed ecosystem.
- Skool profile reinforces the same introspective artist statement.
- The microsite is structured so future pages can split into music, video, shows, and contact.
Direction
Where it can go next.
- New releases, visuals, and video can keep landing here without losing the mood.
- A deeper archive can open up around tracks, artwork, and the ideas behind them.
- Future pages can branch into shows, press, merch, or direct updates.
- The foundation is clean enough to grow while keeping the atmosphere intact.
Connect