Michael Bettine - percussionist Michael Bettine has been performing and recording for over 40 years. Along the way, he has performed in a wide variety of musical styles, including rock, jazz, country, pop, symphonic, marching, and contemporary classical.


Since 2001, he has worked under the name GONGTOPIA, presenting both solo percussion performances and Gong Meditation Sessions. He has released over 60 recordings under his name.


Michael has enjoyed a parallel career as a writer. He was a contributing writer to MODERN DRUMMER magazine for twenty-five years (1983-2008) and has written over 200 articles for such magazines as DownBeat, AVANT, RHYTHM, and many others. Among his books are, WHEN IN DOUBT, ROLL! (with Bill Bruford), PERCUSSION PROFILES (with Trevor Taylor), and THE THINKING DRUMMER series of instruction books. His long running blogs: The Way of the Gong™, Art As A Spiritual Practice, and, Percussion Deconstruction™, have been embraced by both the meditation/sound therapy, and percussion communities.


Along with performing, he has taught privately, as well as presenting workshops at schools and universities across the country. He believes teaching and sharing his knowledge is an important part of being a working musician.


Besides his solo performing with GONGTOPIA, he is one half of the GONGTOPIA TAIRAKU Duo with shakuhachi player Brian Ritchie (bassist for Violent Femmes). He has presented workshops on Gongs at the prestigious Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in 2005 & 2012; and was the Artist in Residence at the 2016 MONA FOMA Festival in Hobart, Australia, where he presented 8 concerts featuring gongs and metal percussion.


Michael endorses Paiste cymbals/sounds/gongs, Mike Balter mallets, and Orpheus Percussion products.


Don Conreaux - for the past 40 years, Don Conreaux has brought the mystical and entertaining sounds of the ancient bronze gong (tam tam), bells, bell bowls, shofar and the spiral sea horn conch to millions of listeners around the world. He has been a avatar in spreading the voice of the Gong far and wide, and now in his 85th year, he will visit 20 countries. The founder of Holistic Resonance and the first to use the term ‘gong bath™, to explain a style of play.


Crown of Eternity - has spent their lives serving people through vibration, sound, music, and energy healing. Through their extensive international tours with concerts, workshops, therapy sessions, and retreats they have helped thousands of people connect to their life energy and to self healing. They have performed at Sat Nam Fest, Bhakti Fest, the Kripalu Center, and hundreds of yoga studios and wellness centers throughout North America. They have trained many budding sound


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