ADHD & Music, Iconic Instruments, Sound Healing

Hello Friends,

Nathan here, this week we have an extra packed newsletter as we skipped last week due to taking a break and enjoying life (which I highly encourage you to do once in a while as well). I’ll share a bunch of new placements, industry news, and a bunch of exciting creative insight!

Let’s get on with it!

PROJECTS

So cool to hear that the remix I worked on with Darby Phillips of Madison Beer’s Make You Mine landed in the trailer for Fall for Me, a German mystery-thriller now streaming on Netflix!

Excited to be part of the Terror Tram Reel (2025) with our sound design featured! Big thanks to our friends at Universal!

Super cool to hear our track Unrequited by Issy Lau featured in the trailer for the Chinese web series Jiang Hu Ye Yu Shi Nian Deng!

Stoked that our sound design found its way into the Elio campaign!

One of the world’s most valuable violins is about to be heard live again! It’s called the Carrodus, built back in 1743 by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù in Cremona, Italy. With only around 150 of his violins still around, getting to hear this one played is a pretty rare experience. If you’re curious about it, read more below!

Another bit of news for this week is regarding “background music.” We all turn to background music for different reasons: to focus, lit our mood, or keep the energy going. But it turns out the way we use music for those moments isn’t the same for everyone. A recent study looked at the listening habits of young adults with and without ADHD and found some interesting differences, from when people hit play, to the styles they choose, to how music helps them concentrate. Insights like these could influence how music is created and shared for study, work, and creative environments.

When words fall short, music has a way of breaking through!

One powerful example is Henry, an elderly man living with advanced dementia. At first, he sits slumped in a chair, quiet and withdrawn. Then a caregiver plays music from his youth. Almost instantly, his face lights up, he starts to sing, and he talks with passion about how music makes him feel alive.

We found this really insightful and wanted to share it with you. To read more, click below:

Another fun ting for this week, we came across an interesting topic that blends music, science, and nature. Most modern music is tuned to A = 440 Hz, but it wasn’t always that way. Before the mid-1900s, tuning varied across cultures and centuries. Some musicians and researchers believe A = 432 Hz—a slightly lower pitch—has a calmer, more grounded feel, resonates with patterns found in nature, and may even help reduce stress, heart rate, and blood pressure.

It’s one of those details that makes you wonder if music can feel different not just because of melody or rhythm, but because of the exact frequency it’s built on. We explore the history, research, and ongoing debate in our latest blog.

That’s it for this week, I appreciate you!

-Nathan

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