www.johnalbertthomas.com is a solo piano composer who is working with NILMDTS on a new album featuring 10 songs inspired by 10 families who have suffered the loss of a child. This interview talks about the struggles, pain, despair and hope that families need to go through this dark journey. Johns music helps bring healing to families that don't know what to do or how to cope with such a devastating loss. Visit www.nowisleepproject.org to find out more about this project. Tonight, countless families will lay in bed grappling with the pain of losing their baby to sickness, disease, or other complications. How can I show compassion when words are not enough? Imagine this…you hold a tear-stained photograph in front of you–it’s a physical thing. You stare at it hoping not to forget the image. You keep it in a place you can go back to often. Now, imagine this…you hear a beautiful piano melody from across the room–it floats in the air. You close your eyes and the melody lingers. It brings back the most beautiful memories, penetrating the walls of your heart, providing healing to your hurting soul. That’s what this project is about…bringing healing to families who long to remember their little ones by creating original piano music inspired by them. What if I talk to one family and compose a piano tribute for their precious baby? What if I do this ten times? What if I compile them on a piano CD for these families? What if their photographer uses this music in their baby photo slideshow? What if you give this CD to someone who loses a baby? Over the past year I have been interviewing families who have lost a baby and have been composing music inspired by them. On January 29, 2011, I will be performing some of these works live on the Internet, and will begin recording at Piano Haven Studio in Seattle. Please join me in bringing healing to these families by visiting: Now I Sleep – Piano music for hurting families John Albert Thomas Visit www.johnalbertthomas.com for more information and visit our Kickstarter page to make a contribution to the project. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jatpiano/now-i-sleep-piano-music-for-hurting-families?ref=email A Short Film Trailer Produced by Michael Allen at www.filmindesign.com