We’re extremely delighted to announce that four musical artists we deeply respect are joining the Sync Project. Our new advisors – Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Peter Gabriel; Grammy Award-winning alternative artist, Annie Clark (St. Vincent); critically acclaimed electronic musician, Mercury Music Prize and Ivor Novello nominee, Jon Hopkins; and distinguished composer and conductor, Esa-Pekka Salonen – will work with our team on product strategy as we develop music as precision medicine.

When we asked Peter, why he decided to become an advisor, this is what he said: “Our senses provide us with different ways of inputting and experiencing ideas and emotions and also provide wonderful opportunities to change our physical and mental health. A good collection of music has always been used as a box of mood pills. I am delighted that The Sync Project is now using evidence-based science to explore and develop real tools and a platform to engage sound and music in the practice of medicine.”

Peter, Annie, Jon and Esa-Pekka are all using technology in creative ways to push the boundaries of what music can be. We feel very lucky that they have chosen to apply their creative focus to work with us on the Sync Project.

The new advisors will join our existing scientific advisors including Robert Zatorre, Ph.D., Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University; Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Neuroscience Imaging Center and Professor of Physiology, Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco; Tristan Jehan, Ph.D., Founding Chief Technology Officer of The Echo Nest (Spotify). We are excited by the breakthroughs that may come from this unique collaboration of world-renowned musical artists and scientists.

Below please find a bit more about each of our new advisors.

Marko, Yadid and Ketki