He was found between silence and storm a messenger chosen by the natural world to translate what it felt but could not say. The ocean taught him rhythm, the trees gave him patience, and the wind pressed melodies against his skin until he could no longer keep them inside. When he sang, petals trembled and shadows leaned closer; when he played, smoke rose like prayer from the strings. Each song became a letter from the earth itself a confession wrapped in warmth, scent, and sound 
asking humanity to remember what it means to feel.

That messenger has a name: Asa Anderson, a Los Angeles–based singer-songwriter and guitarist whose music fuses soul, rock, and folk with a deeply introspective and spiritual core. A graduate of USC’s Thornton School of Music, Asa began his career studying jazz bass before stepping into his own voice as a vocalist and songwriter. His music has since been featured on major TV networks including NBC, ABC, and the Hallmark Channel, and he has performed at events such as the Sundance Film Festival.

In Asa’s world, nothing stays still: candles burn down to reveal truth, waves break only to return, and love keeps reinventing itself in the echo of every note. His latest project embodies that vision — a heartfelt collection of songs shaped by nature’s lessons and the quiet power of faith and presence. Backed by an all-star ensemble including Erik Kertes (Michael Bublé, Shakira), Kiel Feher (Maroon 5, Meghan Trainor), Dennis Hamm (Thundercat), and mixed by Grammy-winning engineer Bob Horn, the record blends contemporary warmth with timeless emotional depth.

Lyrically, Asa writes as both seeker and guide — reflecting on the tension between chaos and stillness, longing and release. With lines like “If I could conquer my mind, I might just find that our love would bloom,” his songs unfold as meditations on vulnerability and connection. Inspired by artists such as Sting, Sade, and John Mayer, Asa creates more than music; he channels messages written in salt and soil, inviting listeners to breathe deeply, love bravely, and hear the voice of the earth within their own hearts.

Following the streaming success of their ambient cat-purr project Purrfection 44, which was editorially playlisted on Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora, Sudama Mark Kennedy and Joss Jaffe return with “Super Pod,” the first single from their forthcoming album Whale Dreaming.

Built around the playful, high-frequency calls of dolphins, “Super Pod” blends authentic marine mammal vocalizations with an intimate global ensemble to create a buoyant soundscape for relaxation, yoga, meditation, and gentle focus. Instruments on the track include ngoni African harp, shakuhachi flute, and Indian tabla, flowing together with spacious ambient textures and ASMR-adjacent details that highlight the dolphins as the lead “singers.”

“After living inside the purrs of my cat Nunu on Purrfection 44, it felt natural to listen even more deeply to the ocean,” says Sudama Mark Kennedy, a musician, poet, and healer whose work centers on sound as a vehicle for joy and peace. “On ‘Super Pod’ the dolphins really guide us; the human instruments are there to follow, support, and celebrate their exuberant songs.”

Billboard Top 10 New Age artist Joss Jaffe, who brings tabla, ngoni, and expansive ambient production to the track, adds, “We wanted ‘Super Pod’ to feel happy and uplifting yet still soothing enough for a massage room, a slow-flow yoga class, or a long exhale after a busy day.”

About Sudama Mark Kennedy

Sudama Mark Kennedy is a musician/composer, poet, and intuitive healer, whose twelve albums span kirtan, folk jazz, spoken-word, world jazz funk, and meditative soundscapes, all unified by a focus on healing-intentioned music that brings joy and peace to the listener. He holds a BA in Creative Writing from Princeton and an MA in Shamanism and South Asian Religion from UC Santa Barbara, and has spent three decades pioneering energy medicine and sound healing as professional modalities. His viral cat-purr raga Purrfection 44 (The Meow Mix) has garnered hundreds of thousands of streams and editorial play listing on major platforms.

About Joss Jaffe

Joss Jaffe is a Billboard Top 10 New Age artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work in meditation, world, and devotional music. On Whale Dreaming he contributes tabla, ngoni African harp, and spacious ambient production, helping bridge authentic nature recordings with contemporary wellness and world-music aesthetics

About Steve Miles

Since Steve Miles graduated from the Guitar Institute of Technology with honors, he has been playing in all size venues throughout the West Coast ever since. His bands have opened for various artists such as Poco, among others.  He has also owned and operated his commercial recording studio, Miles Recording, in Santa Barbara, CA, recording and producing various artists including Kenny Loggins, David Crosby, Michael McDonald etc. He is a skilled guitar player, teacher, composer, producer, arranger with many albums to his credit. He often performs with his wife, a talented singer who has performed with country stars like Buck Owens, bringing his love for music to the world.

Find, Follow, and Feel Into the Offerings of Sudama Mark Kennedy, Joss Jaffe, and Steve Miles at:

Sudama Mark Kennedy

www.sudama.com

www.linktr.ee/sudamamarkkennedy

Joss Jaffe

Top-10 Billboard [New Age] Artist

jossjaffe.com

josstunes.com

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Kym is blessed to have inherited her extrasensory gifts from her mother, Joan Friel Durham.  Joan was a renowned New Jersey psychic medium, who worked with law enforcement agencies in the United States and abroad.  She helped assist in solving over 240 murder and missing persons cases in her lifetime. Joan began their family business, Psychic Studies & Investigations (PSI), in 1974. Kym is proud to be able to continue the family business.

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Brooke Ruffin graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florida and has a background in advocacy and performance. She has previously served as Operations Manager and Director of Outreach with the organization contributing to the development of training content, awareness campaigns, and community engagement initiatives.  

About Street Grace: 
Street Grace is a faith-based organization that utilizes evidence-based demand reduction strategies to eradicate the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) through prevention, protection, policy and pursuit. 
CSEC is sexual activity with a child in exchange for something of value given to the child or a third person.