Sounds Heal Podcast

With guest Michael Bettine, exploring his new books, ‘The Way of the Gong – Explorations and Observations in Sound’, and ‘Art As A Spiritual Practice’. Michael Bettine was born in Frankfurt, Germany. Besides being an active musician for over 50 years, he has also run drum shops, worked with musical instrument manufacturers, taught music and been a music journalist. He has contributed hundreds of articles to such magazines as: Modern Drummer, Down Beat, Rhythm, and many others. Since 2002, Michael has worked under the name, GONGTOPIA, presenting sound sessions and workshops, using gongs, singing bowls, bells and other percussion. Including his two new books, he is the author of ten books. Michael is also devoted to music education. Besides teaching privately, he has presented workshops on gongs at the prestigious Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in 2005 & 2012; at the 1st Gong Summit in 2019 and the online Gong Summits in 2020 & 21, at Gong Camp in 2021–23, at ‘Focus on sound therapy’