The Doctors Behind Sound Oasis
Dr. Lee A. Bartel, Ph.D
Dr. Bartel is a Professor of Music at the
University of Toronto and Director of the
Canadian Music Education Research
Centre. His involvement in research in
music and medicine includes
rehabilitation of attention deficits,
audiology and stress management.
Dr. Bartel is the scientific designer of the internationally best-selling Music for Your Health series of recordings on the Solitudes label as well as the SonicAid series with Somerset Entertainment. Dr. Bartel’s gold and platinum album work has achieved several Juno Award nominations. He is the author or senior editor of 16 books and technical research reports, author of chapters in 11 books, author of 64 refereed academic papers and publications, and well over a 100 other professional publications and presentations.
Steven Halpern, Ph.D.
Steven Halpern, Ph.D., is the
world’s leading composer and
recording artist of music for
relaxation, wellness and “sound
health”. For over 30 years, he has
pioneered and promoted the healing
powers of music through his
recordings, books, media
appearances and workshops.
Dr. Halpern’s music has been heard on CBS’s 48 hours, ABC’s 20/20, Oprah, John Bradshaw’s PBS TV series, Homecoming and Creating Love.
Dr. Fred Schwartz
Dr. Schwartz is an acclaimed
expert on the use of music to
reduce stress in premature babies,
in the operating room and with
hospital patients. Dr. Schwartz has
pioneered the development of
hospital-wide music systems and
was the medical spokesman for
Governor Zell Miller in bringing
music to all newborns in Georgia.
Dr. Schwartz has appeared on CNN Headline News, NBC News, National Public Radio, BBC and quoted in Prevention and Good Housekeeping.
Dr. Jeffrey Thompson
Dr. Thompson is recognized as
one of the world’s leading experts
in sound therapy. He has created
over 60 CDs which are sold in 26
countries and is a consummate
musician and composer in his
own right.
Dr. Thompson has appeared on Fox Evening News, CNN, Time/ Life, various radio programs and quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, San Diego Magazine and Psychology Today.