Riina Paulina Eskola – The Poet

Riina appears courtesy of Spirit Verses Music.
Finland
Artist, graphic designer, art education student, and “accidental writer”. “Being a visual person, I have never been super good with words. So it has been wonderful to be used as a channel for these poems.”

Michael Alexander Stace – The Composer

Michael appears courtesy of Dr Ziw Music. www.drziw.com
Austin, Texas
Musician, composer, and sonic Innovator. Professional musician since age 9. Played four concerts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at age 13. Professional “fixer” in the golden age of analog-to-digital synthesis. Digital recording consultant to CBS/Sony Records Japan. Created the first digital audio editing studio for The Walt Disney Company/Walt Disney Records. Grammy®-nominated Record Producer.

What began as an online connection in 2020 during the ‘pandemic ’ revealed a shared perspective, especially on spiritual subjects and the world events unfolding.

In 2026, Michael wondered whether Riina’s poems from her poetry book, Spirit Verses, could live as lyrics in his music. The first attempt—“Sunsets are God’s Reminder”—answered the question clearly and beautifully.

From that single spark, the project grew on its own. Over the following months, it became thirty-five songs across fourteen genres—a true collaboration between poetry and music that neither of them had planned.

The synchronicity of events during production is worthy of a song in itself.

A Little Note About the Album Graphics:
I had the great privilege of working at SpaceXSI as a consultant, programming specialist, and AI tutor on Grok 3, Grok 3.5, and Grok 4. [Yes, I was the OLDEST nerd there.] Our groundbreaking work, especially in audio, graphics, cinematography, and voice, shows in the amazing results we see today.

Thank you, Elon Musk. You gave artists another palette to work with.

— Michael Stace, Austin, Texas, October 15, 2026