Douglas Spotted Eagle (born Douglas Wallentine)Douglas Spotted Eagle
bio at GetTune. Accessed 6 June 2015
at ''Manataka''Making Arrows the Old Way!! by Douglas Spotted Eagle
/ref> is a musician and producer, primarily known for audio engineering and production, for which he has won a

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, as well as for playing the Native American-style flute. He is listed in the ''Library of Folk Music'', ''The Native American Almanac'', and ''NAIIP Musical Paths'' as a non-Native flautist who composes

New Age New Age is a range of spiritual or religious practices and beliefs which rapidly grew in Western society during the early 1970s. Its highly eclectic and unsystematic structure makes a precise definition difficult. Although many scholars consi ...

and "contemporary ethnic" music.Wallentine, Douglas aka Douglas Spotted Eagle - Native Inspired or Influenced Musician (not Native)
at ''Folk Library Index : A Library of Folk Music Links'' (09-01-2015). Accessed 10 Oct 2015.
" at ''The People's Paths / Yvwiiusdinvnohii'' (2010). Accessed 10 Oct 2015. "Note: Douglas Wallentine, aka Douglas Spotted Eagle, is not Native American Indian."The Native American Almanac by Arlene B. Hirschfelder, Martha Kreipe De Montaño
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Music career

His music mixes

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, pop, and

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with his interpretations of

Native American music Indigenous music of North America, which includes American Indian music or Native American music, is the music that is used, created or performed by Indigenous peoples of North America, including Native Americans in the United States and Abori ...

. In his book, ''World Music'', Richard Nidel described him as a flautist and film composer "who incorporates synthesizers into Native sounds."

Video production and software

Spotted Eagle is the producer of Sundance Media Group's 2002 video ''The Way of the Pow-Wow''.

Background and personal life

Spotted Eagle is not Native American himself. Born Douglas Wallentine, he was raised in a non-Native family in Valley Junction,

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. After his family moved to

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, th ...

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, he was a guitarist in a Christian rock band. He says he grew up around

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and Navajo families in Iowa and Utah, the former of which he says gave him his name when he was 14 or 16. However, his claims of adoption into any Native American culture, his use of a Native American-sounding name, and concerns around the

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have led to writers and reviewers emphasizing that he is not Native American.Native Inspired or Influenced Musicians
at ''rainbowwalker.net''. Accessed 15 Oct 2015 Spotted Eagle lives in Utah. He lost his son Joshua Davis Wallentine to suicide.Joshua Davis Wallentine
in the ''Deseret News'', Tuesday, Nov. 17 1998 12:00 a.m. MST His hobbies include wingsuiting. In 2015 he was appointed the U.S. Team Manager for the First World Cup of Wingsuit Performance Flying.USPA Board Meeting Concludes

Discography

* 1990 - ''Sacred Feelings'' (SOAR) * 1991 - ''CanyonSpeak'' (SOAR; reissued 2000) * 1991 - ''Legend of the Flute Boy'' (SOAR; reissued 2007) * 1992 - ''Stand at the Center'' (Natural Visions NV101) * 1993 - ''Human Rites'' (Natural Visions NV102) * 1994 - ''Ultimate Collection'' (Natural Visions/NV103) * 1994 - ''Common Ground'' (Natural Visions/NV106) * 1995 - ''Between Father Sky and Mother Earth'' by Various Artists * 1996 - ''Closer to far Away'' (

Windham Hill Windham Hill Records was an independent record label that specialized in instrumental acoustic music. It was founded by guitarist William Ackerman and Anne Robinson (née McGilvray) in 1976 and was popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The label was ...

/BMG) * 1997 - ''Tenaya: Ode to Yosemite'' (Natural Visions/NV120) * 1998 - ''Pray'' (Higher Octave) * 1999 - ''Voices''

Publications

* ''Making Arrows the Old Way!!'' (as Doug Wallentine. Later reissued after name change) Eagles View Publishing / self-published (1987) * ''Voices of Native America: Native American Music'' Eagles View Publishing / self-published (1997) * ''Using Soundtrack: Produce Original Music for Video, DVD, and Multimedia'' (2004) * ''Instant Encore DVD 1.5'' (2004) * ''Instant Vegas 5'' (2004) * ''Digital Video Basics: Your Guide to Making Great Movies'' (2004) * ''HDV: What You NEED to Know'' (2004) * ''Instant Digital Audio'': VASST Instant Series (2005 ) * ''HDV : What You NEED to Know! **Second Edition**, The Complete Guide'' (2006)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spotted Eagle, Douglas American flautists Living people Musicians from Utah Place of birth missing (living people) Windham Hill Records artists 1962 births