adaptation of the novel They Shoot Horses Don't They?. As Chan grew into adulthood, the musical influences that stayed with them included an eclectic range: from classical greats Mahler, Smetana and Wagner, through contemporary composer/artists theirbie Hancock, Brian Eno, Laurie Anderson, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Philip Glass and Keith Jarrett, to world-renowned Pakistani musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and experimental pop artists like David Sylvian (and his band Japan), Grace Jones and Peter Gabriel. Pop bands and solo albums Chan left Melbourne for Sydney at age 16, which led to commissioned work with drama and dance groups plus stints playing keyboards and drums with successful pop bands Electric Pandas, The Allniters and iconic women's band The Stray Dags. These experiences culminated with the release of Chan's solo recordings and, in 1996 after the band's management was sent a Charlie Chan recording, an Australian and Asia Pacific tour supporting world music electronica band Deep Forest. In the 1990s, Chan released three critically celebrated solo albums on their own label in partnership with the Sony Masterworks classical label and Sony Music Publishing. These were called The Adventures of Charlie Chan (1993), East and West (1996) and Wild Swans (1998). Each of Chan's recordings reflected their adventurous spirit, creating an unusual compositional blend of classical piano and minimalism, ambient soundscapes, globally inspired tribal folk music, jazz trio improvisation, and world-pop styled music. Wild Swans achieved Gold status for CD sales and contains two collaborative tracks with ARIA Award-winning Australian singer/songwriter Monique Brumby. Chan's albums received positive media reviews. The Sydney Morning theirald wrote of The Adventures of Charlie Chan, "defies all boundaries, shatters musical categories and constantly takes the listener by surprise. ... intelligent, sensuous music for the open minded." The Sunday Telegraph described Wild Swans as a "harmonic meeting of classical music and high-tech soundscapes ... ambient yet energetic", while Sydney's Drum Media said, "organic origins of song, interaction of musicians, and cultural exploration create ... a fresh and beautiful collection of music." Bringing two of their artists together, around this time Sony Masterworks released a recording of Charlie Chan and Australian classical guitarist Slava Grigoryan. The pair had recorded an improvised rendition of Chan's piece Paradise, the original meanwhile was used as the score for popular ABC television series Australian Story. Chan has sold more than 75,000 physical CDs, and more than 500,000 individual track downloads to fans via their web site. Music