Background:
Sam is a musician, builder, and humanist. As a young man, he looked up to farmers, builders, and other craftsmen, and he apprenticed with mentors he met traveling far from his hometown in rural Wisconsin. Through working in agriculture, carpentry, and most recently building handpans, his admiration of quality craftsmanship has only deepened. He brings this striving for what makes something good to his music — experimenting, seeking novel expression in an ancient art form, and developing his own sound.
After devoting much of his youth to training in orchestral percussion, marching drumline, and jazz drumkit, Sam branched out into an exploration of music and instruments from around the world. When he encountered the handpan, it opened up both a deep familiarity and a refreshing newness within him. It quickly became his preferred instrument, and he has spent a decade immersed in its sounds. His music is a means of reflecting upon themes he is fascinated with and inspired by. Cycles within nature and our individual lives. What brings us together and what divides us. The juxtaposition of simplicity and complexity, of fragility and resilience, of life on Earth.
Sam approaches both music and meditation from a spirit of curiosity, a belief in possibility, and a commitment to exploration. His Music + Meditation classes are an invitation for you to show up as you are, to listen, and to rest.
CLASSES/PRIVATES TAUGHT AT UNPLUG:
Handpan, Percussion, and Drumming
Music
Meditation
Instagram Handle:
@sam.eldred
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