We at SoundPower are all for empirically proven ‘facts’ re the power of sound, but historically many skeptics are proved wrong as the sum of human knowledge increases… in other words, “we don’t know what we don’t know.”
Every person has intuition and confirmation bias, yet advancement also needs testable theories. There are leaders and followers, but we must test any claims about sound’s healing to validate solid theories and weed out the rest.
We want this podcast to advance human knowledge for the good of all, bring us closer, and resist division. Bring it on!
We close season one with Plumes, the viral musician who plays his pink guitar to animals all around the world. Plumes visits sanctuaries and natural spaces, honouring their emotional awareness, and drawing attention to animal welfare.
These simple, heartwarming encounters have resonated widely, attracting 1.8 million followers on Instagram, reminding us that music can be a sacred meeting place, not just a performance.
Plumes talks to us about making music without expectation, listening as much as playing, and what it means to connect across species through sound.
22 episodes. Inspiring guests. SoundPower at its finest.Thank you for being part of the journey.
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19 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT
EP21: RIOPY
On today’s SoundPower episode we are excited to have Jean-Philippe Rio-Py, known professionally as RIOPY, a French-British pianist and composer whose music bridges contemporary classical, cinematic and wellness worlds.
Riopy’s work has spanned film trailers, documentaries and major advertising campaigns. In 2017 he signed with Warner Classics and released his debut album RIOPY, followed by Tree of Light, Bliss, and Thrive — the former reaching No. 1 on the US Billboard Classical charts and earning widespread attention. His sound, often described as emotionally immersive and meditative, has found millions of listeners worldwide and led to large-scale concerts across Europe, North America and Asia.
Beyond concert halls, RIOPY has explored music’s role in wellness and mental health, integrating meditation-focused compositions, alternative tuning like 432 Hz and collaborations with platforms like Peloton and Calm. He has also worked with artists such as Lana Del Rey and serves as a music ambassador for educational initiatives. Through both high-profile collaborations and introspective solo works, RIOPY continues to champion music as a tool for emotional connection, healing and human resilience.
Sound lovers - we proudly present to you, RIOPY…
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12 Dec 2025
EP20: Aaron Horn
We welcome producer, songwriter, and sonic explorer, Aaron Horn, a unique artist whose work spans big pop records, underground club culture, and immersive healing sound.Aaron is the Grammy-nominated co-writer on Doja Cat’s “Woman”, founder of Sam & The Womp with their UK No.1 “Bom Bom”, and co-creator of Crate Classics. What we love about Aaron’s unique approach to music is that, alongside his studio success, he explores sound as a therapeutic medium, curating ambient experiences, making him one of the few musicians and producers that walk between the worlds of entertainment and entrainment!Enjoy our philosophical chat with Aaron on creativity, balance, how sound shapes our lives, and what happens when you follow sound into the deeper layers of yourself.If you can, please support the SoundPower podcast via our Patreon: patreon.com/soundpower
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EP22: Plumes
Published 26 Dec 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I know some of the people who can play the drums for elephants, for example, because elephants like low vibrations. And so there's plenty of instruments that could be tried, but I don't know enough, unfortunately. So I stick to that. Oh, that's interesting. So you're saying that the animals respond better to the lower vibrations. The elephants do. I don't know if other ones, I know like here, there's very specific things like parrots, they really like rhythm. There are one of the only animals with a sense of rhythm. So yeah, there's plenty of things to learn about them. And as a kid, I remember when I first started playing the flute, I was white outside once playing. […]
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