Short bio
PULSE is a live improvisational band from Humane Design, creating new music in the moment for movement, ceremony, sound bath, and shared presence.
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PULSE
Live improvised music for movement, ceremony, sound bath, and shared presence.
PULSE is the live band inside Humane Design, blending ambient, soul, folk, jazz, electronic, and devotional improvisation. The group writes new music in the room, shaping each performance around the people, energy, and emotional arc of the event.
Booking
humanedesignglobal@gmail.comDownloads
Format and specs
- Home base
- Laguna Beach, CA
- Format
- Live improvised music, movement, and sound bath
- Best fit
- Retreats, wellness festivals, sober dance, art gatherings
- Set length
- Adaptable 45-90+ minute live journeys
- Core sound
- Ambient, soul, folk, jazz, electronic, devotional
- Audience
- Participatory rooms, listening rooms, movement spaces
Bio
Medium bio
PULSE plays new music every event, written live on the spot. The band blends ambient textures, vocals, rhythm, guitar, bass, keys, percussion, horns, and sound-healing instruments into an arc that responds to the room. At Humane Design events, PULSE works with facilitators to support grounding, movement, catharsis, and integration. The result is part concert, part ceremony, part communal nervous-system reset.
- New music is written live at every event.
- Live musicians listen to the room and shape the arc in real time.
- The experience can move from grounding to ecstatic dance to sound bath.
- Facilitation supports consent, safety, participation, and integration.
Lineup
Nadia Sessen
Vocals, Sound Bowls, Percussion, Ukulele
Scott Love
Ambient Sounds, DJ, Percussion
Weston Bourne
Bass Guitar
Tristan Palmer
Guitar, Vocals
Mack Hubbard
Piano, Vocals
Shelton Taylor
Vocals, Live Songwriting, Guitar
Haris Ahmed
Vocals, Live Songwriting, Flute, Harmonica, Chanting
Brandon Baker
Saxophone, Flute, Etc.
Formats
PULSE Live Jam
A full-band improvised music journey for movement, release, and group connection.
PULSE Live: Connective
Guided interaction and dancing with live music, designed for team and community cohesion.
ARC
A quieter sound bath and ambient live-music format for deep rest and nervous-system regulation.
Photos
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Details
Advance snapshot
- Flexible lineup based on venue, budget, and event arc.
- Indoor, outdoor, retreat, beach, studio, and venue formats.
- Final technical rider shared after date and scope are set.
- Can pair with Humane Design facilitation and integration.
Recent contexts
- PULSE: Contact Improv in Laguna Beach
- PULSE Live on the Beach: Sunset Edition
- Summer Solstice ceremony at The Peace Dome / The Ecology Center
- Humane Design public movement, sound bath, and sober dance events
Sample 75-90 min flow
- Arrival and grounding
- 5-10 min
- Guided movement and room attunement
- 15-20 min
- Live improvised musical journey
- 30-45 min
- Ambient decrescendo or sound bath close
- 10-20 min
- Optional integration and sharing
- 10-15 min
Press proof
“Really fun time dancing with beautiful people. I highly recommend checking out an event!”
Marcus Garfunkel · Google review
Booking and press