It's contemporary art for music lovers everywhere – and while fans shed out their money on the truly original pieces, Nordoff-Robins Music Therapy will be quids in. It is hoped that over a three-year period, Soundwaves will raise a tidy one million pounds for the specialist music therapy charity.

Attracting names to the campaign is proving to be an easy task too: So far Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Nick Mason have signed up, alongside George Michael, Coldplay, Dido, Snow Patrol, Westlife, Status Quo and Jamie Cullum.

"When artists see the work, they all sign up," said creator Tim Wakefield. "They have all been shocked at how good the pieces are. They are all artists in their own right, so for them to appreciate these pictures is really flattering...."

Tim has a history in producing art in aid of charity. One previous project focused on sporting heroes. Footballers, for example, were asked to make their prints on canvas using a ball and paint. A piece by Thierry Henry sold for £21,000!

This is the first time that Tim and business partner Tom Bowron have stepped into the pop realms though, and turning the digital images made in a recording studio into customised canvasses is a time consuming affair. Well, you can't hurry perfection, right?

Ten variations of each songs' 'picture' are created, printed, hand varnished and sent over to the artists for their preferences and approval. Once that side is sorted, the artist then gets to add their truly personal touch – with signatures and lyrics.

And – as you can see on the front page with Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars and on the right with Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here – the results really are stunning.

"This is what us musos stare at on computer screens when we record only now they're much more beautiful when rendered cleverly like this," commented Jamie Cullum. "It's an amazing project which is going to make a big difference to the lives of thousands of people throughout the UK."

"Led Zeppelin would be fantastic," says Tim when we ask him which artist he would love to get signed up to the venture.

"They are just the greatest band in Rock n Roll history, and when I was in my teens they were so cool that everyone owned their records. Another special one for me would be The Clash..."

Currently the duo are working on one canvas a week, and will therefore secure some 50 artists in the coming year, with plans afoot to eventually feature 100 different tracks over the course of the project.

Pieces will sell for anything from a few hundred pounds for the smaller, lesser-known artists up to thousands for the biggest of the bunch. Many of the works will go to auction via the charity directly, and you can purchase online too.

"People pay £500 for a suit these days," says Tim of the prices asked. "I would never pay that, but I would pay out for a piece of beautiful, original fine art."

For more information on the Soundwaves project, to see works already completed or to purchase, go to www.epicfineart.co.uk