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Sound It Out

2023 – Present · Creator & Sound Healer

Sound It Out blends music, meditation, and sound to help people find balance and centered presence.

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Derek studying sound healing at IASH India.
Derek studying sound healing at IASH India.

Sound It Out is my sound bath and sound healing practice. I blend music, meditation, and creative expression to help people reconnect with themselves and find a sense of equanimity amid the constant motion of modern life.

My journey with sound healing began through my own meditation practice. I discovered how the simple strike of a singing bowl could clear my mind, ground my focus, and shift my state of being. That experience led me to India, where I trained at the International Academy of Sound Healing with Manju Singh. There, I studied the traditional use of Himalayan singing bowls for healing and meditation.

Derek leading a sound bath for a corporate leadership retreat.
Derek leading a sound bath for a corporate leadership retreat.

Returning to the United States, I began bridging these traditions with contemporary sound. I incorporated quartz crystal bowls—descendants of the crucibles once used to grow silicon chips—symbols of how ancient resonance can meet modern innovation. Over time, my collection of instruments has expanded into a living library of textures, each chosen for how it invites the listener deeper into awareness.

Music has always been my language. I play piano, violin, ukulele, trombone, Native American flute, and just about anything I can get my hands on. I studied music at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and Sound It Out has become a new chapter in that lifelong relationship with sound—not performance, but presence.

Through Sound It Out, I offer individual sessions, group sound baths, and corporate experiences that invite participants to attune to their own rhythm and sense of balance. These sessions are not performances to be watched or recordings to be replayed—they’re experiences that can only be felt in real space and real time, where sound waves move through the air and through the body.

At its core, Sound It Out is about resonance—the meeting point between vibration and awareness, where sound becomes a mirror for the mind.

Derek leading a sound bath at a library in Seattle.
Derek leading a sound bath at a library in Seattle.

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