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Studying and exploring the indonesian native tradition and music language I found out there's a whole galaxy of genres spread around the countless islands of the archipelago. From the reeling mystical polyrhythms of Javanese gamelans to the heartfelt arpeggios of Borneo's tek guitar, the sapè, reminescent of the virgin pluvial forest. I casually met Gabriel while he was performing wearing a traditional outfit out of a mall about one year ago. Despite his young age he was already a sensitive musician, much of his effort goes to keep the bornean tradition alive. Today we started a steady collaboration that blends contemporary harmony with indonesian scales and native rhythms, modern and folk instruments, western and eastern elements. I am sure the music resulting from this partnership will breed fresh music, bringing out a mix of ancient flavors and surprising new tastes.

Since August 2020 I'm involved in a new project based in Indoensia. As a psychologist and music therapist, I am currently leading a three years research program at Universitas Negeri Malang. The project is a joint venture between CCI ( Independent Citizens Committees ), University of Malang and the Ministry of Research of the Republic of Indonesia.  My research focuses on music-therapy and it is one of the pioneering researches on this subject in Indonesia. An investigation on the basic building blocks of music such as intervals and scales, will serve as the launching platform for a new form of therapy diseases supported by quantitative data and the modern principles of neuro sciences and shape a formal protocol to treat most common psychological disorders. The final therapeutic protocol could be applied to groups and individuals as well, either online or performed live. Finally there will be margins to fine tune the therapy to adjust it to personal needs. I am confident that up ...

The day October 23, hr 18:00 local hour, I'll be guest at Brawijaya University of Malang for a lecture on Music and Art Therapy. I'll give general guidelines on the subject and perform live examples to show these new therapies in action.  This conference, among others I gave in Indonesia, is one of the first in this genre. With UM, the University of Malang, we are currently working at a quantitative research in music therapy. Hopefully In the future I will be able to frame a brand new protocol to treat several psychological disorders. If you are interested in the subject or willing to collaborate PM me. Thanks!🙏 #musictherapy #arttherapy #malang #indonesia #Brawijaya