Josie Dow

Josephine “Jocéan” Dow is a highly sensitive soul, a multi-faceted artist, sound alchemist, vocalist, instrumentalist, composer, & holistic facilitator based on Orcas Island, WA. Besides her own artistic endeavors she is incredibly passionate about creating opportunities for beings to access the music within them through the art of the handpan and frame drum. She teaches from her music studio on Orcas Island as well as around the world via zoom.

The niece of Jamey Haddad, a world-renowned/grammy nominated percussionist, she is deeply inspired and moved by rhythm, melody and harmony. She started playing music at a very young age picking up the violin at age 7 and continuing on to play over 10 instruments including a variety of percussion. Her life mission is dedicated to the Spirit of Music and how it flows through all of us.

“THE RHYTHMS WITHIN IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO WOMEN BUT ENCOURAGES THE MYSTERIOUS, MAGICAL, CREATIVE FEMININE SPIRIT IN US ALL TO WAKE UP AND DANCE. CENTERED AROUND THE ANCIENT ART OF THE FRAME DRUM WE COME TOGETHER TO REMEMBER SOMETHING OLD AND TO GIVE OURSELVES A LIFE-RENEWED BY RHYTHM”