Title: The Beats Drop Cancer Free Music Therapy Clinic

Abstract:

Since my, 2015 Man of the Year campaign for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in the Bay Area, we have been on a mission to help Cancer patients beat this disease.  Originally, Beats Drop Cancer was my campaign to honor the most important person in my life, my grandmother. She was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and given 3 months to live. She tells her Doctor, F that!! Nazi death squads tried to kill me, this is just Cancer. She ended up living 7 and a half years longer because of her mental strength and will. It hit me that we can do so much more. We turned BDC is its own entity.  We became Beats Drop Cancer Inc. a 501 c(3) with the mission to use music as our primary tool to help cancer patients deal with the psychological fatigue and depression that comes along with chemotherapy. But since then we have learned so much more and evolved...

We began doing our research. For example,

Data Research

"A new study conducted by researchers from Duke University, MIT and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University shows that sound waves are capable of rapidly and efficiently separating circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from blood. CTCs are small pieces of tumor that break away and flow through the bloodstream. They contain a wealth of information including tumor type, physical characteristics and genetic mutations." 

http://dukecancerinstitute.org/news/sound-waves-could-provide-new-tool-fight cancer

"High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a treatment that aims to kill cancer cells with high frequency sound waves. HIFU doesn't pass through solid bone or air, so it's not suitable for every cancer.You have this treatment from a machine that gives off high frequency sound waves. These waves deliver a strong beam to a specific part of a cancer. The high intensity ultrasound beam is focused directly onto the cancer which heats the cells up and kills them." 

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-in-general/treatment/other/high-intensity-focused-ultrasound-hifu

After finding this research, we knew we were on the right track. My wife and I both came from the Music Industry. So the pieces to this puzzle starting to come together. Then we took our knowledge of sound for Example, 

Ambisonics 

What is Ambisonics?

Ambisonics is a method for recording, mixing, and playing back three-dimensional 360-degree audio. It was invented in the 1970s but was never commercially adopted until recently with the development of the VR industry which requires 360° audio solutions.

The basic approach of Ambisonics is to treat an audio scene as a full 360-degree sphere of sound coming from different directions around a center point. The center point is where the microphone is placed while recording, or where the listener’s ‘sweet spot’ is located while playing back. 

What is Music Therapy?

"Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.

Music Therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals. After assessing the strengths and needs of each client, the qualified music therapist provides the indicated treatment including creating, singing, moving to, and/or listening to music. Through musical involvement in the therapeutic context, clients' abilities are strengthened and transferred to other areas of their lives. Music therapy also provides avenues for communication that can be helpful to those who find it difficult to express themselves in words. Research in music therapy supports its effectiveness in many areas such as: overall physical rehabilitation and facilitating movement, increasing people's motivation to become engaged in their treatment, providing emotional support for clients and their families, and providing an outlet for expression of feelings." 

https://www.musictherapy.org/about/musictherapy/

We put these three theories together and realized we can not only help the mind, the body, and one's spirit, but we can attack those cancer cells. We have one of the top Sound Engineers on our team, Paul Breed. This is the evolution of Beats Drop Cancer Inc. The best part about all of this is this...we have secured a space to launch the very first Beats Drop Cancer Free Music Therapy and Wellness Clinic for Cancer in San Francisco. We open this October in conjunction with our open Air Gala this October 17, 2020. We know we are in a pandemic due to Covid-19.  That being said, Cancer did not just punch out and take a break. This is our way to do what we can to help Cancer patients fight and hopefully win their battle with Cancer. Thank you so much for reaching out to me and I hope my Abstract Submission is everything and more than you expected.  Please let me know if I am selected to speak. Let's harness to power of Sound and it's endless possibilities #BeatsDropCancer