Rafe Pearlman’s music is anchored by his vocal range, deep and full, and it seemingly flows forth from cultures around the world, ethnic and urban. He is currently returning to the wandering road of inspiration, an open-ended tour of Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Che oke' ten (Paul Wagner), Native American flutist, drummer/singer and storyteller of the Saanich (Coast Salish) tribe, shares the beautiful songs and stories of his ancient northwest coast Sissiwiss (“sacred breath”/”sacred life”) spirituality, in cultural presentations and ritual and public performances, in the United States and abroad. Based out of Seattle, Washington, Che oke' ten has worked with some of the Pacific Northwest's great artists such as Eyvind Kang, Bill Frisell, Gina Sala and Johnny Moses.

Che oke' ten comes from a lineage of Shneh'em, medicine people who have dedicated their lives to healing work using many tools, including music. He continues this work through traditional sound healing and ritual performance. Che oke' ten's Native American flute songs have come to him with visions of healing and prayer for all relations (tree people, animal people, human people). He believes music comes to us directly from Spirit; leaving yourself open to Spirit is the way; asking for the gifts to come so we can gift the music to those who need such blessings. Along with his traditional Native American flute.

Che oke' ten also plays mbira from Zimbabwe, didgeridoo, Chipendani (Zimbabwean mouth bow), guitar, bass, trombone, drum and voice. Winner of Best Album in the 2009 Just Plain Folks music awards for Journey of the Spirit.

West Coast recording artist Michael Maricle began creating music at the age of four when he first sat down to play the piano. He was born in Los Angeles in 1969 and grew up on the Central Coast of California, where he studied classical piano and cello. He is a graduate in Music Composition from UC Santa Barbara College of Creative Studies. In the 1990s Michael formed an electronic jam band called Padma, playing improvised electronic music in the SF underground electronic music scene. In 2001 Michael moved to Seattle and began to fine tune his unique sound, perfect the art of music production, and study sound healing with world renowned sound healer Tom Kenyon. In 2005 Michael released “Breakthrough”, a Hemi-Sync release with the Monroe Institute, a CD designed to enhance creativity, learning and focus. Michael also has three self produced CDs, “Dreamelodia”, ”Reflections” and “French Press”. You can hear his music on his website, www.michaelamaricle.com

The first time I saw and heard the Hang Drum I was completely entranced. Its sound took me into the ancient past and its shape transported me into the future. Its unusual tones are both soothing and mysterious. I usually play for my yoga students before and after class as a way of helping to bring about unity of consciousness. I feel blessed to posses this relatively new instrument (about 10 years old), which is a Swiss innovation on the steel drums of the Caribbean, and to be able to share its sound with the world.

Jake Perrine is an artist whose mediums include music, audio, video, theatre and poetry.  He has released four albums of his music over the last decade, and produced and engineered for many other artists.  He is a graduate of Hampshire College in Amherst, MA.  He is a founding member of Division13, a 501(c)3 theatre company based in Chicago and New York.  His undergraduate thesis was an original rock opera entitled “Vamp” that was ultimately produced in Times Square, NYC in 2001.  Since moving to Seattle, Jake has worked for RealNetworks engineering webcasts all over the world, taught audio and video production at The Art Institute of Seattle for over a decade, and mastered over one hundred CDs for international clients at RFI/CD Mastering.  His electronic compositions can be heard and purchased at www.djspire.com.

As a recording artist: Masaru likes to explore unique instruments from around the world while capturing the true spirit in every culture and tradition by creating a improvisational sound scape from each instrument. Collaborating with other unique artist and musicians to explore new combinations of sound and vibration.

As a healer: with sound vibrations and positive intention Masaru hopes to create a spiritual sound journey taking you back to heal and to help the expansion of consciousness.

As a electronic artist: Masaru likes to infuse dynamic earthy live instrumentation and electronic music production exploring the sonic possibilities where acoustic and ancient meets produced and modern. The music traverses a broad sound scape, flowing from the ambient and meditative to groove–laden beats, deep, Dubby bass and soulful melodies..

Elle McSharry comes from a family of singers and has studied and performed various vocal forms including Irish Sean-nos, Indonesian chamber music, opera, jazz, art music, and the Catholic Mass. Elle enjoys creative collaboration and is available as a studio songstress or live performer. Currently Elle sings with the local Seattle band “Once And For All”. You can hear her at: http://onceandforalltheband.bandcamp.com/album/hear-now

Joel Levey / Seattle
Maryann Schumacher / Seattle
Emily Lauderback / Seattle

“My daughter Dahlia and I moved from Hawaii to Seattle. I like to stay close to the ocean, the insistent, endlessly patient message of its waves. Words are a boat that carry me into the open. I write and teach under my own roof under the sky. I love when the roof busts off, audience and their fellow travelers onstage uniting with the moment, its liquid life, i ts nameless wings.” Recordings, and more can be found at www.karindeweille.com.

Joel Levey is cofounder of WisdomAtWork and his pioneering work on mind–fitness, change resilience, and breakthroughs in creativity and innovation has inspired leaders and teams in hundreds of leading organizations around the globe including: Google, NASA, Intel, HP, Microsoft, World Bank, MIT. Joel is an advisor for the Art Monastery Project, Art Monks, Compassionate Action Network, and International Campaign for Compassionate Cities. Joel and his beloved wife Michelle were recognized by the Institute of Noetic Sciences as leading “teachers of transformation”. The Dalai Lama, an advisor and supporter on a number of their projects, blessed them in their work saying: “You are presently engaged in work that has great prospects for bringing the Dharma to a very wide section of people who may not under ordinary circumstances come into contact with these teachings.” Joel serves as faculty for Bastyr University’s Center for Spirituality, Science, and Medicine, and clinical faculty for University of Minnesota Medical School's Center for Spirituality and Health. Their published works include: Luminous Mind: Wisdom at Work; and Living in Balance. Joel lives in Seattle and Hawaii where he and Michelle steward The Kohala Sanctuary, an organic permaculture farm and learning center on the on the Big Is. of Hawaii. See: WisdomatWork.com and http://KohalaSanctuary.com

Jody is a poet, prayer–form–ance artist, visual artist and speaker. The intention of her work is to create a tuned field of conscious energy within which we can know ourselves as, and participate with the primordial bliss and self–liberating force of the Creative Evolutionary Intelligence in physical form.

She has presented body–based spoken word, body-prayers, movement ritual theater pieces at the Centers for Spiritual Living in Tacoma and Seattle, Seattle Unity Church, The Little Red Studio Erotic Arts Center, Congregational Community Church in Tiburon, SPACE Venue, Dream Dance, the Sophia Foundation (among others),

Most recently Jody was part of the production team for One: The Event, presented poetry with Citta Flow and facilitated the interactive sound breath–meditation leading into the Global Pulse of Love on 9/11 at Seattle Memorial Stadium

She has been an organizational development coach and consultant for many years. She currently gives talks, facilitates workshops, and creates spoken word events to strengthen and re–ignite creativity and community in organizations using ritual, movement, music, poetry and storytelling.

Jamila S. Thomson / Seattle

Jamila S. Thomson is an initiate of the Sufi Order of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Through poetry and prayer, she invites listeners to join in the epic love affair with God. She is co–founder of DownTemple, a Seattle based performance group. It is the aim of her work to facilitate the opening of all her brothers and sisters in this life, that we may ever expand our capacity to behold the Beloved.

Growing up in Indonesia, Jemilla would swim with her sister, turning & whirling underwater, using soundsong to communicate, when words could not be heard. Years later, she stumbled onto the path of Tasawwuf (Sufism), the path of divine love, which, for a decade now, has re–Turned her again and again towards that Ocean of Remembrance, and towards whirling; whirling as a form of devotional prayer and healing service, and as an act of love, union, and surrender.

Jemilla is a Mureed and Zakir of the Rifai Marufi Order, a Semazen in the Mevlevi Order of America, and is currently studying as an Ordained Cherag Reverend and Healing Conductor in the Sufi Order International.

Nina von Feldmann (co)producer, creative director, water well priestess, and costume designer, and more. Nina’s passion is creating and gathering people together in sacred space in the name of beauty and art, for the higher purpose of elevating the human experience, honoring connection with the earth and the greater forces at play. Her event production background is in the Oracle Gatherings, working with Starborne Productions, and most recently producing the monthly DreamDances.

She is a lover of life, a painter, clothing designer, and natural skin and personal care therapist.

Eric Wilson, MS – In 1992 Eric completed his master's degree in Exercise Science with a focus on dance throughout his undergraduate and graduate years. Since then he has led dance classes/workshops, and performed in numerous events and festivals around the country. Currently Eric is the co-festival coordinator for the World Rhythm Festival held every spring at the Seattle Center. For more information about Eric see www.compfit.com

Chryseph Fawcett is a professional performance artist, with a background in gymnastics and dance. He is a practitioner of Thai Massage and gemstone healing. It is through dance that he powerfully relates to the audience, inspiring in them the realization of their full potential. He is co–founder of DownTemple, a Seattle based performance group. His prayer for this evening is that all beings connect with the strength, passion, and hope, which is their true nature.

Kenny Telesco happily returns to Water Sines 3 having been involved in the previous two incarnations as a dancer, stage manager and assistant director. For the past 30 years Kenny has worked in theatre, film and television production & performance and also co-created Lola Tarot here in Seattle with Miss Tamara Newmoon.

Michelle Levey is a leader in the field of individual, team, and organizational health, resilience, creativity, and transformation. Her work focuses on integrating contemplative awareness into contemporary life to help create a more compassionate & reflective working culture in healthcare, education, corporations, government & social change organizations. Author, therapist, meditation teacher, and corporate consultant, Michelle is faculty at Bastyr University’s Science, Spirituality, and Medicine Center, and has devoted her life to in-depth spiritual study and practice with many of the world's greatest spiritual teachers of our time, including a yearlong silent retreat in the Tibetan tradition. Based in Seattle and the Big Island of Hawaii, Michelle is Co–Founder of InnerWork Technologies, Inc., and WisdomAtWork.com. She is dedicated to ecospirituality and co–stewards the Kohala Sanctuary, an organic farm and learning center on the Big Island. For more info visit http://wisdomatwork.com

Marin Pema is a precocious 5 year old with an insatiable appetite for learning and connecting with Spirit. She is "soooo excited to be part of such a special event to honor the Water of Mother Earth".

Shari Herndon / Seattle
Adele Jerista / Seattle
Wafa Daher / Seattle

Sidney Culver / Seattle
Martha Early / Seattle
Julia Wharton / Seattle

Everett Keithcart / Seattle
TJ / Seattle

Jay Neal / Seattle
Michael Manahan / Seattle
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