Stars Over Foy

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Stars Over Foy
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Background information
Birth nameJessy Winters
Born Roosendaal en Nispen, Netherlands
Genres Ambient, drone, soundtrack, space music
Years active2015–present
Labels Planet Ambi, [1] Ambient Files [2]
Website starsoverfoy.com

Stars Over Foy is a Dutch ambient music producer and radio host with Australian descent, living in Belgium. He is also known as Lone Wolf in Space and Moon Visitor and the radio host of the World of Ambient show on Di.fm. [3] 3 of his releases entered the World Chill Lounge Charts in April 2016 and many followed in the years after. [4]

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History

Stars Over Foy was founded in 2015 to create relaxation, meditation and sleep music for the audio CD series World of Ambient by Swiss based radio station Planet Ambi HD Radio. [5]

The first World of Ambient CD was released on 3 December 2015. [6] Followed by World of Ambient Part II on 29 February 2016. [7]

"Until We Meet Again In Heaven" and "Don't Run To The River" (both part of World of Ambient) and At The End Of The Ocean (part of World of Ambient Part II) charted in the World Chill Lounge Charts at the same time in week 16 of 2016. [8]

Guiding Bells a track that he composed with Dr. J. James and released on Planet Ambi [9] entered the WCC Charts on 2 May 2016 at #37. [10]

In April 2016, he released "The Dreamship" a music CD with the focus on sleep. [11]

In June, he released his CD album "Mirror of Emotions" and in September "Outrunning The Darkness" with his new Stars Over Foy presents Art of Drone project. [12]

In September 2016, he launched his podcast named "World of Ambient Podcast" in where he plays a dj mix featuring drone and ambient music. [13]

September 2017, he released a new CD album in the Planet Ambi Presents World of Ambient Part III series. [14]

His radio show and podcast "World of Ambient" have been broadcast on Di.fm since October 2017. [15]

His track Pacific taken from his album "World of Ambient Part III' reached the number 2 position of the World Chill Charts in week 52 of 2017. [16]

In 2018, he released his first mix album "The Ambient Files" on his own new label "Ambient Files". For this album he works together with artists such as Bvdub, Vechigen, Hirotaka Shirotsubaki, Alonefold, and Blank Embrace. [17]

He is the founder and owner of the ambient music label "Ambient Files" on which he mostly releases his own music.

Discography

CD Albums

Digital Singles

Discography Hit Quotation Singles

Single(s) with hit quotation in
World Chill Lounge Charts (WCC) [18]
Date
release
Date
entree
 Highest 
position
 Number of 
weeks
 Notes 
Until We Meet Again In Heaven03-12-201504-04-2016520
Don't Run To The River03-12-201518-04-2016719
At The End Of The Ocean07-03-201618-04-2016284
Guiding Bells16-03-201602-05-2016149with Dr. J. James
We Are Not From Earth29-02-201613-06-20162111
Hypnotised By Aliens29-02-201615-08-2016922
Mind Peace30-05-201624-10-20161015with Dr. J. James as S.O.F.
Follow Your Heart14-06-201624-10-2016919with Dr. J. James and Jamie Duvel
Lost in the Outback03-12-201528-05-20161538
Mindfulness Trip14-11-201620-02-20172417with Nagayaki Hushimo
15 Minutes of Silence09-01-201710-05-20171121
Nagoya Moments14-11-201617-05-2017919with Nagayaki Hushimo
Pacific01-09-201702-10-2017228
Le Prix de la Loyauté01-09-201709-10-2017614
Garden in the City01-09-201701-01-20181011
Never Look Back11-05-201708-01-2018167
Want To Leave This World (Into Space)23-07-201813-08-20181112with Vechigen
The Ambient Files23-07-201801-10-20181014
Atlantic24-09-201814-12-2018413
Until Infinity15-03-201922-04-2019145with Vienna Sky
Nova, Part 217-03-202319-05-2023511with Vienna Sky

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