#50 Music From The Soul with Sol Rising

If you’ve gone (or taken online) to a yoga class recently, you’ve heard Sol Rising’s music. His original soundscapes evoke feelings of inspiration and bliss through an eclectic mix of electronic music, mid-tempo house, chill-trap, ambient and hip-hop. Basically a modern version of yoga music with out the kirtan. Today on the show we get to dive into Sol Rising or Brandon Au’s back story from being top 5% in his accounting class to headlining yoga events across the world.

He began meditating at age four with a walking mantra technique. His mother took him to visit numerous spiritual teachers, who inspired him on the spiritual path he walks today. As a teenager, he became a hip hop fanatic. His rooted interest in hip hop led him to learning the art of scratching — using turntables as musical instruments. Sol Rising soon became one of America’s top scratch DJs, winning second place at the DMC, the world’s most prestigious DJ competition.

After graduating, he realized accounting was not his path. A journey to India with Sai Maa illuminated his true calling — to light up people’s awareness of their true nature through music. This lead him to study audio engineering and production at Pyramind Studios in San Francisco, CA.

Now a successful Producer with over 10 albums released (with many more on their way), Sol Rising has licensed music for brands such as Apple, Clarks Shoes and US Polo as well as a placement in Academy Award winning director Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film “Loro.” Sol Rising has been featured in major media outlets including The Washington Post and Yoga Journal, and has also been streamed over 10 million times on Spotify. Sol Rising has toured in the US, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia at festivals such as Wanderlust, Burning Man and Lightning in a Bottle.

Listen to hear the journey of any creative and heart centered person to keep showing up (even when the next step isn’t clear). And everything will fall perfectly into place.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL HEAR [00:45:00]:

• How Brandon got into music (from studying to be an accountant)

• Figuring how what you actually want to do (career/with life)

• Keep showing up and following your dream: never an over night success

• The fun behind creating and mixing music

• What inspires him to create

• New collab album with DJ Taz Rashid

• The ever changing music industry landscape

• What excites Brandon about life (other than music)

• Elevation: his new album just out!

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GUEST:

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Sol Rising’s Website>>

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