BOOKS
ABOUT
The Dustfolk Suite is a symphonic suite telling the story of a young deaf girl named Misty who is given the gift of hearing and enters a world of music, adventure, and imagination. It is accompanied by a forthcoming novel by the title March of the Dustfolk. Together, the music and the novel comprise the world’s second true “symphonic novel” (after Braveship). The music now streams worldwide on all platforms, released by Lexicon Classics.
MUSIC
story
At thirteen, Misty lives in a silent world enriched by her imagination until cochlear implants turn a new chapter. When her stepfather Tom brings her home to Cape Gully after a year at a school for the hard of hearing, she hears the sounds of her coastal town in Maine: the whooshing wind, rumbling waves, cooing seagulls.
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But the strangest sound of all comes from inside her room:
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“Misty Brown, do you copy?”
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Crackling through her hearing devices comes the voice of General Joe Cannon, leader of a race of tiny invisible people that once lived in her floorboards. Why—and where—have his people fled?
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Have they lost the fight against their sworn enemy, a genocidal race intent on ruling the Invisible world? Or are the Dustfolk secretly mounting a resistance?
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Transmitting to her implants, the General tells her what her eyes will not show her—that her quiet, humble home may be the last bastion of a civilization under siege, losing the fight for survival. While the human world demands Misty’s sanity, the Dustfolk need her help; it is up to her to bring them back together.
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She will not be alone in her mission. Soon meets Archie Wood, a plucky and loyal friend of unbridled vision. Embroiled in a war they cannot see, the two embark on an adventure that will teach them to face life’s hardest challenges.
TEAM
Matt Cook, Ph.D.
Composer, Author
Matt is an economist, composer, Los Angeles Times bestselling author, and executive film producer based in Los Angeles. He tells stories through writing, music, magic, and numbers. As an economist, he has worked in entertainment finance and founded a government transparency organization. Drawing from experience in over 185 countries, he enjoys infusing his musical compositions with international intrigue. He was personally honored by President George W. Bush with the Presidential Call to Service Award. Outside of his creative work, Matt is also a PADI divemaster and pilot of land and sea planes.
NOAH TAYLOR
Producer
Noah D. Taylor is a composer, orchestrator and arranger for film, television, interactive media and symphonic concerts. He has composed original music for independent films, documentaries, promotional and social media videos. As the staff arranger for the United States Military Academy at West Point, Noah D. Taylor has arranged and produced music that has been featured on prominent television networks, including CBS Sports, Fox News and NBC.