EP17: Ludwig Berger

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. If you can, please support the SoundPower podcast via our Patreon: patreon.com/soundpower

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…If you can, please consider supporting the SoundPower podcast via our Patreon: patreon.com/soundpower

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

This week, we’re joined by our friend John Stuart Reid, acoustic physicist, inventor of the CymaScope, and one of the leading voices exploring how sound shapes both the visible and invisible worlds.We dive into the healing mysteries of the Great Pyramid, and John shares the miraculous experience he had in the King’s Chamber that changed the course of his life and career.His work bridges ancient wisdom with modern science, and in this episode we talk about the hidden architecture of sound and the exquisite patterns that pure vibration can reveal...You’ve heard of Sound Power… today it’s all about pyramid power!If you can, please support the SoundPower podcast via our Patreon: patreon.com/soundpower

Tomorrow’s exciting episode of SoundPower features Stefan Koelsch, professor of Biological, Medical and Music Psychology at the University of Bergen, music neuroscientist, psychologist, violinist and bestselling author of Brain and Music and Good Vibrations. His work maps how music engages the brain systems for emotion, memory, attention and language, and how those insights translate into health and therapeutic practice. He has led influential studies using EEG, MEG and fMRI, and founded the “Neurocognition of Music” research group at the Max Planck Institute. From concert hall to clinic and lab, he investigates how music shapes the nervous system and our capacity to heal, connect and feel.Ladies and gentlemen… the wonderful Stefan Koelsch.If you can, please support the SoundPower podcast via our Patreon: patreon.com/soundpower

This exciting episode of SoundPower features Ludwig Berger, landscape sound artist, musician and educator exploring the sonic and vibratory dimensions of landscapes. His practice listens with plants, insects, trees and ice, revealing small-scale and often inaudible processes through installations, compositions and performances. Recent work includes Melting Landscapes and Crying Glacier, projects that bring the inner sounds of Swiss glaciers to our ears. He also researches and teaches in the field, and has curated the landscape sound festival Sonic Topologies in Zurich. Ladies and gentlemen… the wonderful Ludwig Berger.If you can, please support the SoundPower podcast via our Patreon: patreon.com/soundpower

This exciting episode of SoundPower features Scanner: artist, composer, sound designer, performer, collaborator, curator and activist Robin Rimbaud.From early works turning intercepted mobile and radio signals into music, he has built a practice across albums, site-specific installations and scores for dance, film and museums. Highlights include Tate Modern’s first sonic arts commission and permanent work at the Science Museum, plus collaborations with Merce Cunningham, Laurie Anderson, Steve McQueen, Bryan Ferry and the Dutch National Ballet.Ladies and gentlemen - the wonderful Scanner...If you can, please support the SoundPower podcast via our Patreon: patreon.com/soundpower

This exceptional episode of SoundPower features Charlotte Church, singer-songwriter, actress, activist and transformative sound-healer.From her classical-crossover breakthrough Voice of an Angel to presenting The Charlotte Church Show, she keeps reimagining how she creates and shares her voice.Today she runs The Dreaming in the Elan Valley, leading sound healing and meditation with programs such as Song of the Soul and WITCH with Tree Carr.She also champions creative education through The Awen Project.Ladies and gentlemen… the wonderful Charlotte Church.If you can, please support the SoundPower podcast via our Patreon: patreon.com/soundpower

Today’s exciting episode of SoundPower features Stephen Emmer — a composer/arranger/producer with an illustrious career.From Recitement to Home Ground, his work spans spoken word, orchestral pop, and soul — with collaborators ranging from Lou Reed and producer Tony Visconti to Midge Ure, Glenn Gregory, Liam McKahey, Neil Crossley, Chaka Khan, and Patti Austin. We dive into arrangement as architecture, atmosphere as emotion, and the practices that keep the music bold, resonant, and alive.Ladies and gentlemen… Stephen Emmer...If you can, please support the SoundPower podcast via our Patreon: patreon.com/soundpower

This exciting episode of SoundPower features Melpomeni Kermanidou — singer, composer, songwriter, producer, arranger and lyricist.From orchestral torch songs to ambient electronics, she moves fluently across forms, inviting deep, cinematic listening.She also works across immersive sound and performance art.Ladies and gentlemen… the wonderful Melpomeni Kermanidou...If you can, please support the SoundPower podcast via our Patreon: patreon.com/soundpower