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Silhouettes of the Crowds

HEART BEAT CAST

Profound stories of recovery, research & transformation
EXPERTS, DOCTORS, SURVIVORS, SOUND HEALERS & MUSICIANS
Science-backed research and data provided by well known, respected clinics & Institutions

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NORDOFF ROBBINS MUSIC THERAPIST

DR. ALAN TURRY 

NORDOFF ROBBINS MUSIC THERAPY CENTER (NYU)

Dr. Turry was the recipient of the Arthur Flagler Fultz Research Award in 2012, given by the American Music Therapy Association to support the collaboration between the Center and Rusk Rehabilitation Institute at NYU Medical Center to develop and research an integrated music therapy/occupational therapy stroke rehabilitation program.

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JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR MUSIC & MEDICINE 

DR. ALEX PANTELYAT  

(To be interviewed) Baltimore, MD

Dr. Alexander Pantelyat cares for patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease and related syndromes, essential tremor, dystonia, chorea and normal pressure hydrocephalus. His research explores atypical parkinsonian disorders, such as dementia with Lewy bodies, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal syndrome/degeneration and multiple system atrophy; cognitive aspects of movement disorders; and music-based rehabilitation of neurodegenerative diseases.

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SOUND EXPERT, RESEARCHER &

AUTHOR OF TUNING THE HUMAN BIOFIELD

EILEEN DAY McKUSICK

Eileen Day McKusick is a pioneering researcher, writer, inventor, practitioner, educator and speaker in the fields of therapeutic sound, the human biofield and electric health. She has an MA in Integrative Education and has been studying the effects of sound on the human body and its electromagnetic system since 1996.

​She is the originator of the sound therapy method Biofield Tuning (with over 2000 students trained worldwide since 2010), the founder of the Biofield Tuning Institute (which conducts grant funded, IRB approved and peer reviewed studies on the human biofield)

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SOUND SCIENTIST & INVENTOR OF THE CYMASCOPE

JOHN STUART REID

John Stuart Reid is an acoustic-physics scientist with a mission to educate, inspire, and excite the world in the field of visible sound—known to science as “Faraday Waves” and to an ever growing number of researchers and explorers as “cymatics”. Reid points out that since sound underpins almost all matter in the universe and was a potent force in the creation of life in the primordial oceans, it also carries the power to heal life. In his frequent lectures, he reveals ground-breaking information on the mechanisms that underpin sound therapy to improve health naturally.  His CymaScope invention has changed our perception of sound forever: 

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PIONEER OF SOUND HEALING & GRAMMY NOMIATED PRODUCER

JOHNATHAN GOLDMAN M.A.

JONATHAN GOLDMAN, M.A. is an international authority on sound healing and a pioneer in the field of harmonics. He is author of HEALING SOUNDS, SHIFTING FREQUENCIES, THE LOST CHORD, the best selling THE 7 SECRETS OF SOUND HEALING, CHAKRA FREQUENCIES (co-authored with his wife Andi), and his latest THE DIVINE NAME, winner of the 2011 Visionary Award for “Best Alternative Health Book”.

Jonathan is director of the Sound Healers Association and president of Spirit Music, Inc. in Boulder, Colorado. 

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MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLGICAL SURGEON 

USES MUSIC BEFORE, DURING & AFTER SURGERY

MARCELLO CECCARONI, M.D, PhD

Known as the Rock Doctor -  internationally renowned expert in gynecologic oncology and minimally invasive pelvic surgery. With an extensive academic background and leadership roles in prestigious hospitals and institutions, Dr. Ceccaroni combines innovation with precision to deliver exceptional care.

Music is not only Dr. Ceccaroni's number one passion, but music is used daily in his work life, before, during and after patient surgeries; helping to calm the energy in the operating room, as well to bring his team into a cohesive mindset.

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FREQUENCY EXPERT & CREATOR OF THE SONIC GEOMETRY SERIES

ERIC RANKIN

Eric Rankin has been immersed in the study of frequency for decades. While researching and swimming with dolphins around the world for his bestselling novel “The Aquarians,” Eric was introduced to the power of sonic vibration. Currently conducting frequency experiments at the world famous Integratron, Eric has published many of his findings in the Sonic Geometry video series.

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MUSIC THERAPIST & HEALER

LYNDA ARNOLD

Lynda Arnold, founder of Sonic Devas Divine Feminine Sound Meditation Experience, is a Sound Meditation Facilitator, Vocalist & Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer and seasoned Performer on a life long mission to build healthy communities through the power of sound and music. She offers sound healing workshops, private sound baths, singing for wellness sessions at some of the top meditation and yoga studios in Los Angeles and beyond.

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MUSIC THERAPIST

ZACHARY KANDLER, MA, MT, BC 

Managing Director of Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Center NYU

Zachary Kandler, MA, MT-BC, LCAT is a graduate of the NYU music therapy program and has worked in clinical settings that serve neurodivergent children and adults. He joined the Nordoff-Robbins staff in 2016 as a clinician and moved into his current role as managing director in 2023. Zachary is a Level II trained Nordoff-Robbins music therapist and an Expert Training Leader through the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental Learning, which trains parents and professionals in the DIRFloortime™ model. Zachary is currently pursuing his doctorate in music therapy at NYU. 

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Sound Healing, Breathwork, HeartMath, and
Vibrational Sound Therapy

MICHELLE BERC

Michelle Berc is the founder of Sonic Being and has been sharing Sound Healing across Southern California for seventeen years. She is certified in Sound Healing, Vibrational Sound Therapy, Breathwork, and is a HeartMath Practitioner.

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SOUND HEALER & SONIC ARCHITECT

TORKOM JI

Torkum Ji is a sound healer and sonic architect from Los Angeles. He has led sound healing experiences since the summer of 2012, and has provided deep meditation and rejuvenation for thousands of people using his unique and powerful modality.  Torkom has created a technique that is known to put people into very deep states of consciousness, with little to no effort. Using a synthesizer in 432Hz pitch, Torkom weaves soundwaves and harmonics in realtime, creating dynamic and fluid healing soundscapes. 

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MUSIC THERAPIST, ETHNOMUSICOLOGIST,

ANCIENT INSTRUMENT BUILDER

LUIS MENDEZ

Luis Mendez is a resident in the jungles of Tulum, Mexico. He has 26 years of experience as a music therapist, ethnomusicologist, constructor of ancient instruments (such as the didje) and researcher of the therapeutic use of ancestral instruments. His objective is to recover the sacred and therapeutic use of ancient instruments, in order to remind us of our origin, our source, the Mother Earth and our individual essence.

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GUITARIST, MEDICAL MUSICIAN & AUTHOR

ANDREW SCHULMAN 

MEDICAL MUSICIANS INITIATIVE New York City

in July 2009 when on the third day of lying in a coma in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit in Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City Mr. Schulman’s life was saved by the music of J.S. Bach (played via his iPod). The power of music to heal was made manifest and inspired him to give back with his guitar. Once recovered he received permission to return to that same ICU as a musician. 

 

Working closely with the doctors and nurses in the unit he developed the specialty called Medical Musician, bringing professional musicians trained in pertinent aspects of critical care medicine into ICUs as members of the medical team. 

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WORLD MUSIC ARTIST & MUSIC PRODUCER

OMAR FARUK TEKBİLEK

Omer Faruk Tekbilek is a Turkish musician and composer, who plays a wide range of wind, string, percussion and electronic instruments. He has developed a style that builds on traditional Sufi music, but includes inspiration from ambient electronic musicians, most notably Brian Keane

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FORBES 30 UNDER 30

GRAMMY WINNING ARTIST,

RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE WORLDS LEADING CELLISTS

ERU MATSUMOTO 

(To be interviewed)

Eru Matsumoto, a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and Grammy-nominated multimedia artist, is recognized as one of the world’s leading cellists. 

Passionate about music’s healing power, Eru leads research on sound frequencies’ effects on the mind and body, collaborating with institutions like Stanford Psychiatry and UCI Biomedical Engineering to explore music’s therapeutic potential. Eru is deeply committed to delivering healing and transformative experiences through music.

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WORLD CLASS DJ & PRODUCER

DJ DAN

DJ Mag named DJ Dan the #1 House DJ in 2006. URB magazine named him "America's Favorite DJ" and "America's Hardest Working DJ". In 2014, he was rated the #9 DJ in the US according to the DJ Times' "America's Best DJ" Poll.

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WORLD CLASS DJ & PRODUCER

DJ NICK WARREN

In 1988, Nick Warren began DJing in Bristol, playing mainly reggae and indie music until house music became more popular in the UK. By the early 1990s, Warren had become one of the more popular DJs in Bristol, performing regularly at the superclub Vision and DJing for Massive Attack.

Warren states that he "bring[s] most of the sounds into our projects" and an understanding of what music needs in order for it to be successful at dance clubs.

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Co-FOUNDER OF MOONTRIBE COLLECTIVE & DESERT DWELLERS

TREAVOR MOONTRIBE

Treavor Moontribe is one of the founders of the Los Angeles based “Moontribe Collective” and its legendary full moon desert gatherings. Since 1993, these events have been at the core of Southern California’s underground electronic music scene and these events are still ongoing to this day. Treavor is also known as a dynamic music producer having released music under several projects, his most notable being Desert Dwellers which has become a globally recognized pioneer of Global Electronica genres. 

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BRAIN CANCER SURVIVOR.

USED MUSIC TO HELP HER HEAL

FELICIA ACOMMAZZO

Felicia has been diagnosed with Brain Cancer. On 6/24/13 Felicia just turned 31 years of age. On Tuesday June 11th Felicia was taken to the Healdsburg Emergency room due to a severe headache. The ER doctor ordered a CT Scan and told she had a cyst and a malignant brain tumor, she needed brain surgery .
The surgery was successful and they were able remove the cyst and approximately 50% of the tumor out. She was diagnosed with Stage 1 pilocyptic astrocytoma. She is sadly in the unknown for the time being, but we are all praying for the best. She will need treatment constant medical treatments, as well as another possible brain surgery.

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STAGE 4 CANCER SURVIVOR,

DJ, USED MUSIC TO HELP HEAL

SCOTT "YO RIDER"

YO Rider started Djing while going through chemo in 2010. Each round of chemo he challenged himself to learn a different genre of music, so every month he learned a new genre and put out a mix. This made him distracted and versatile.
Each mix he explains what round of chemo he was on. He did this to inspire people, or give them hope while going through tough times.

 

 "I did it to encourage people to get lost in their own art or passion and escape reality to help them physically heal, like it did for me."   - YO RIDER  

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STAGE 4 ESOPHAGEAL CANCER,

USED MUSIC TO EXTEND HER LIFE MORE THAN A YEAR

CAROLE CAPLET

Given only 2 weeks to live, Carole fought back with all she could to survive. Carole gratefully and miraculously lived 1.5 years longer than doctors had originally thought. She had prepared for the worst but prayed for the best. Giving all options a chance, her son Shawn-Michael  reached out to Director Michael Boidy to connect her with sound healers. We documented Carole over the year and half and she loved sound healing, the energy, strength and relief she felt from the music and sounds. 

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HELICOPTER CRASH SURVIVOR, DIRECTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHER,

TEDX SPEAKER 

MICHAEL BOIDY

"I'm Michael Boidy, director of 'Heart Beat.' After my helicopter crash in April 2012, I was left with a broken back, memory loss, and depression. Traditional therapies could only take me so far.

Then, in August 2013, everything changed at a week-long art and music event in nature. I discovered the profound healing power of sound, combined with community and nature. This trinity literally rebuilt me.

This transformation was so powerful that by 2018, I was sharing these discoveries on the TEDx stage!. What began as my personal healing journey evolved into a decade-long mission documenting what I've always known: music is medicine

This documentary isn't just my story – it's for everyone seeking healing beyond conventional methods. 

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SURVIVED TWO MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS,

DJ, USED MUSIC TO HEAL

KELLY KELLAM

An artist who expresses his wanderlust through his music, KELLAM, aka Kelly Kellam, is a DJ, music producer and event producer out of New York City, who has played on the worldwide stage alongside an incredibly long list of industry icons.

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SOUND ENGINEER, RECORDIST, AUDIO DIRECTOR

ADAM MIHALAK

After completing his degree in music engineering at the University of Miami, Adam Michalak made a beeline for Los Angeles with plans to record and mix orchestral music for film, television, video games and live concerts. Before coming to Hollywood Scoring, Adam was as the staff recordist at the historic MGM / Barbra Streisand scoring stage in Culver City where he worked with Barbra Streisand, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, Randy Newman, and Alan Silvestri, just to name a few. Outside of the Hollywood scoring stages, Adam has worked on projects with The Chicago Symphony, The New York Philharmonic, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, The San Bernardino Symphony, and The San Diego Symphony.

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DJ & MUSIC PRODUCER

NICHOLAS ALVARADO aka PUMPKIN

"Seeing Pumpkin play the Woogie became a festival tradition for both attendees and staff. “Pumpkin’s set always became the unofficial place for our team to come together and laugh and cry and celebrate what we just created,” says Flemming. “It was always to his music, because there was this love and magic he brought out.”

~Dede Flemming, a co-founder of The Do Lab

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THE INTEGRATRON: The Fusion of Art, Science, and Magic

THE INTEGRATRON - SOUND DOME

This one-of-a-kind 38-foot high, 55-foot diameter, all wood dome was designed to be an electrostatic generator for the purpose of rejuvenation and time travel.

The location of the Integratron is an essential part of its functioning. It was built on an intersection of powerful geomagnetic forces that, when focused by the unique geometry of the building, concentrate and amplify the earth’s magnetic field. Magnetometers read a significant spike in the earth’s magnetic field in the center of the Integratron.

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ENERGY 4 LIFE CLINIC   PARK CITY, UT

DR. GREG ECKEL  (to be interviewed)

Dr. Greg Eckel, a leading naturopathic doctor with over 24 years of experience, is regarded as one of the nation’s foremost experts in brain health and neuroregeneration. His integrative approach, which blends naturopathic medicine with cutting-edge treatments, has helped countless patients reclaim their cognitive health. Kitty Stoneburner, a wellness innovator and pioneer in bioenergetics, brings over 25 years of experience to the program, combining her expertise in energy healing and her passion for empowering others to unlock their body’s innate healing potential.

More Voices Will Be Added Soon

If you know someone that would be a good fit for our documentary please have them reach out to the email below. A member from our Heart Beat team will reach out within 10 days.

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