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.

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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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)

Acoustics pioneer John Stuart Reid is on a mission to educate and inspire the world about the field of cymatics — the science of visible vibrations and sound. He asserts that sound is the foundation of almost all matter in the universe and was a potent force in the creation of life in the primordial oceans, thereby carrying the power to heal life.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

Luis Mendez 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.

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. 

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

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.