从小接受古典音乐教育的 Russel Walder 罗素·沃尔德 在10岁的时候开始学习双簧管。17岁时，他和美国青年交响乐团一起在卡内基音乐厅演出，然后参加了交响乐团的环球巡演。几年后，他开始在俄勒冈州学习，并且开始涉足爵士乐、流行音乐和世界各地的音乐。19世纪80年代，他的一首作曲选入了"Windham Hill"著名的《冬至》唱片，这张唱片销售了200万张。Russel Walder 罗素·沃尔德 然后和 Ira Stein 合作为"Windham Hill"灌制了两张唱片。1998年，他创立了" Silent State"，"Silent State"的音乐非常独特，包括中东的和声、部落诵唱、背景音乐等等。"Silent State" 在新西兰奥克兰举行的1999年"Peter Gabriel"音乐节上的表演受到广泛的关注。Russel Walder 罗素·沃尔德 不断探索演奏的形式，他创造了"Power Spot"这一演奏形式，即在事先录制好的背景音乐下即兴演奏双簧管，他的双簧管演奏的高超技巧得到了充分的体现。2002年，Real Music 推出了他的首张双簧管独奏专辑《Pure Joy 单纯的快乐》。
by Don Kline
Classically trained, Russel Walder began playing the oboe at the age of ten. At 17, he performed at Carnegie Hall with the United States Youth Symphony, then joined them for a world tour. A few short years later, he began studying with Oregon and began dabbling in jazz, pop, and world music. In the '80s, he landed one of his compositions on Windam Hill's famed Winter Solstice album, which went on to sell two-million copies. Walder then joined Ira Stein on two recordings for Windam Hill. In 1998, he founded Silent State. Focusing on Middle Eastern harmonics, tribal chant music, and ambient textures, Silent State gained exposure while performing at Peter Gabriel's 1999 Womad Festival. Walder then launched Power Spot, showcasing his oboe proficiency while coupling his improvisations with lush synthesized music. In 2002, he debuted as a soloist, releasing Pure Joy on Real Music.