There’s no denying that music and art share a deep connection. For many devotees and professional practitioners of both, the two mediums are often entirely interchangeable. Great art and music have the same effect on the soul. One that almost all of us understand but have trouble putting into words.
The spine tingle we often receive when we’re listening to a favourite track is certainly delivered straight through the ears, but another crucial part of what makes music so special to us is the images it conjures. There’s a song that takes us all back to a specific time and place, replayed instantly in the mind’s eye, just as there’s music that makes our imagination soar to create new visions.
For those who live their life to an ever-evolving soundtrack — the folk that don’t just enjoy music but truly need its magic to survive — there’s real harmony in receiving a beautiful, entirely bespoke, music-related present and finding gifts for a music lover you know well can be an equally satisfying and creative task.
That’s why we offer a selection of personalised gifts for music lovers and musicians alike. Striking wall prints that capture soundwaves, immortalise favourite lyrics and synthesise the joy of art and the music you love in some extraordinary ways.
1. Waves of Sentiment: Soundwave Prints for Music Lovers
You probably already know that Thomas Edison, a great American inventor, invented the photograph (later known as the gramophone) in 1877, but did you know that Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, a French printer, created the Phonautograph, the first device capable of recording and then visually depicting sound waves as they pass through the air, twenty years earlier?
Today, we’re used to seeing audio waveforms accompanying artists’ tracks on online music platforms like Soundcloud or music studio software such as Garageband. Visually expressing a song through its wave frequency and amplitude is a practical way to follow a song, or any recording, in real time to fulfil essential tasks like audio editing.
However, we think you’ll agree that the depiction of audio waveforms works equally well to form striking pieces of abstract art. Imagine taking a pivotal moment from a family member’s favourite song, a special section of the romantic number that’s become “your tune”, or even a slice of an original track recorded by a loved one and their band, then transforming it into a graphically stylish wall-print, packed with personal meaning.
Couple this with extra options, such as adding text for titles, lyrics, and meaningful messages, and you have a unique opportunity to create artistic gifts for people who love music that will surely be appreciated in the same timeless and unforgettable way as the music it represents.
Discover how to create your very own piece of Soundwave Art.
2. Celestial Symphonies: Star Maps for Heavenly Music
For any of us who’ve ever gazed up at the stars on a clear night, maybe even with a favourite song lilting gently in the background, it’s easy to understand why ancient Greeks, such as the philosopher Pythagoras, actually believed that the celestial bodies overhead made music as they arced across the heavens. They called the movement of the planets and stars “the music of the spheres”, a phrase so poetic and appropriate we remember it thousands of years later.
Music and the nighttime sky seem to share a deep affinity in our human psyche, chiming (no pun intended) in the same emotional range. So, if you’re searching for a gift with real meaning, why not marry both elements to create a wonderful, one-of-a-kind wall print?
Discover just how the heavens were spread overhead on the day a favourite song or album was released, the day you went to see the concert of a lifetime, or that little local gig that turned out to be the perfect first date. Showcase the arrangement of the night sky at that moment by making a Star Map, personalise it with the appropriate text to mark the occasion, and enjoy having made your very own, entirely personal cosmic connection to music, then immortalise it as a work of art.
3. Melodic Journeys: Maps for Musical Memories
Nothing captures that instant sense of nostalgia quite like music. Much of what makes a song so special — the very reason it ends up becoming a lifetime favourite — is that mysterious ability music has to transport us back to a particular place and time.
With this in mind, what could make a more thoughtful gift for a music lover than artwork specifically designed to take them on a journey down their particular musical memory lane? A Custom Map Wall Print is ideal for visually expressing this exciting sonic pilgrimage.
A piece of cartography that works as a personalised music history could evoke a hundred memories just by highlighting the old music shop on the street where you bought your first guitar — the venue where you first saw your favourite band or even the place where somebody played their very own gig for the first time.
No doubt there are many more examples of musical moments to map out and cherish, yet what’s certain is that, when it comes to finding gifts for music lovers, a music-inspired map is a stunning, imaginative way to let someone special travel back on a sentimental trip to recall their musical roots.
4. A Wall of Sound: Photo Art That Captures a Magical Musical Moment
Of course, musicians of all ages often quickly build an archive of photographs, whether it’s pictures of them performing publicly or simply practising at home. And if that’s the case with the music lover in your life, then a stunning piece of photo-led wall art will surely make their heart sing.
Pictures of friends or loved ones playing their instrument at various times in their lives, attending concerts, or even performing onstage themselves will make a great starting point for a striking wall print. Still, there’s always the option to create a really personalised visual symphony by building a montage that also incorporates album cover artwork by their favourite performers, ticket stubs from gigs, and even scans of the star’s autographs.
Adding personalised text also means that, when it comes to finding gifts for music lovers, a piece of lovingly created Photo Wall Art could be the ideal solution — one that offers a beautiful, bespoke snapshot of your music lover’s life.
Gift Ideas That Are Music to Your Ears
We hope you feel inspired if you’re looking for personalised gifts for a music lover. Of all the occasions we buy presents for, the one we buy gifts for more than any other in the UK is a birthday. Wall art for someone special with a passion for music is a great choice. You already know they’re someone with a creative mind, so they’re bound to appreciate anything artistic.
We believe wall art is an even stronger choice when it’s time to celebrate a music lover’s birthday, especially if you take a moment to do a little research to check if any significant musical events occurred on the same day, month, or even year they were born.
Did a classical composer write a famous symphony precisely a hundred years earlier? Did a band they grew to love release a classic album that same year? Such musical events can be encapsulated to great effect in wall art, whether expressed in sound waves, cosmic maps, or a personalised photo montage.
Whichever personalised gift you choose for the music lover in your life, we hope it fills them with delight by striking all the right chords.
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