Adam Sturgeon, a member of bands Status/Non-Status and OMBIIGIIZI, is comfortable talking quantum physics and the healing nature of shoegaze music.

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Aside from the differences in sound, Sturgeon shared that in OMBIIGIIZI he found a sense of brotherhood with fellow musician Daniel Monkman (of Zoon) that neither had previously experienced, particularly in their genre of music.

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The conversation shifts to performance as a call and response between the audience and musician, and the healing aspects of music SA国际影视传媒� how this relates to gathering for ceremony, and how this offer opportunities to transform collective energy, which is both a gift, and responsibility.

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