I have had it tucked away in the back of my mind for ages now that one day I would do a page featuring all of my husband's music rather than just those midis which fit whatever page I happened to be composing from time to time. Like so many things we mean to do, it has always seemed to remain in the pending file until now. Because Les is somewhat shy and quite private he was quite satisfied to see the project remain there.  He knows how stubborn I am however so I'm sure seeing the page become a reality will not be a major surprise to him. 

He spends so many hours composing and/or sequencing each MIDI or MP3, until it reaches a point  and a standard where he feels it is of a quality which he will share with others, that to not have his music heard and appreciated by as many as possible  is really something which bothers me more than just a little. Particularly given that I know  what tremendous effort and pain is involved with each new selection. Les uses no tricks with his midis. What you hear is actually Les playing each and every note. No 'Band in a Box' or other mechanical device creates his music ... he does. What makes this even more significant is that he does this although he suffers terribly with severe Rheumatoid Arthritis and even playing for short periods these days is very difficult and painful for him.

 For anyone to fall prey to this disease is terrible but for a musician it can be devastating. Les plays so magnificently, in fact has played professionally in years past, and when he is able the sound of his playing fills our home even now.

I  know he would say his favourite instrument is his Hammond Organ which has a favoured spot in our living room but for his midi compositions he uses his keyboards. On those rare occasions when his hands allow he does still play the organ but only for brief periods.

 Because Les chooses to feature other MIDI artists on his very comprehensive web site MIDI Studio Consortium  and to showcase them much more so than his own work,  many of those who do frequent MIDI Studio may not even know Les Gorven exists other than as the owner and web master of MIDI Studio. This has always been something which  I have nattered at him about.  Of course those other artists offer quality and are well known as being among  the premier providers of MIDI and MP3 for the web but Les belongs in that company as well ... and that is not just a proud wife talking ! Anyone listening to Les' music will agree I am quite certain. 
OK .. he won't promote himself ? .. Then I'll do it for him ! <g>

 Below you will find links to all of Les' MIDIs. Feel free to download and save them to your computer either for your personal listening pleasure, or for use on your web sites if the music is suitable for your format ( with the appropriate credit  and link to Les at http://www.midistudio.com of course).

I have provided a zip file which you may download here  which contains  PSP tube files with  MIDI Studio graphics which you may use to link back to Les' site. There are  tubes for lighter and for darker backgrounds. You will need winzip to unzip the files and  then install into your PSP tubes folder to use the files.

Please do not link directly to the midi files here but download them  to your own computer. Bandwidth adds up when it comes to midis or MP3s and I do hope you will honour my request.

 Most of all I sincerely hope you enjoy listening to my husband's artistry. He is too modest to say so but it  does please him immensely when he knows someone is deriving pleasure from his music.

Les has recently also created CD's of his midis which are available here. Three  are now completed and a fourth is in progress. 

If you visit Les' site you will find in excess of three thousand midi files covering a wide range of musical variety in addition to multiple pages of comprehensive technical help which will assist you in solving problems regarding using music on your sites. You will be joining over eight million other visitors to date who have done so. Just click on the link below.