About Us

Vision

Music4Life® is disrupting the mental health crisis by changing the culture of music creation and consumption, applying music like medicine.

Mission

To become the leading integrative medicine provider of DIY “Do-It-Yourself” music therapy-informed wellness products and programs to help consumers become more resilient, happy, and peaceful.

Values

Music4Life® teams strive to be authentic truth-tellers who are innovative, responsive, caring, music-therapy-minded professionals focused on delivering value to our customers.

Capabilities

Music4Life® [M4L] scales progressive music therapy-informed programs
and products through integrated online platforms featuring the clinical evidence-based Music Medicine Protocol to accomplish individualized goals. M4L’s core competency was developed by licensed, certified music therapist Judith Pinkerton, who is revolutionizing the field of music-based mood management to meet all sectors influenced by music – a shared human experience often over-simplified with the phrase “music is the universal language.

Consumers relieve stress and other unsettled moods through Music Medicine Pills®. When music is applied prescriptively, 94% reported in a study (n=603) of residential addiction treatment patients that EQ (Emotional Intelligence) was improved after listening to one thirty-minute Music Medicine Pill. Another study using a 23-minute Music Medicine Pill resulted in reduced stress for 87% of cases. And a case study with a veteran with PTSD resulted in physician-directed cessation of pain, anxiety, and depression medications.

The Music Medicine Academy and Music Medicine Club educate and empower consumers with DIY e-courses, certification trainings, ebooks, specialized playlists, live stream events, and blogs.

The patented Key2MEE® mobile music app supports users with an Emotional Profile QUIZ and results with recommended DIY programs to support mood management. In the next phase of app development, users will be able to generate their own Music Medicine Pills (2024). When it is determined that the user is stuck in the Chronic Unsettled Comfort Zone™, the user will be directed to tutorials and Music Telemedicine for personal support.

Professional Development and Tools are accessible through TheMusic4Life.com: Music Medicine Club, Music Medicine Academy, Music Telemedicine, and Key2MEE.

Our Partners

Our Teams

The people behind Music4Life “M4L” are experienced and compassionate experts devoted to promoting healing and well-being through innovative music therapy informed programs.

Staff

LPMT, MT-BC

Founder/CEO

Ph.D, Retired USAF Colonel

Chief Operating Officer

Mike Casey

CPA

Chief Finance Officer

Michelle Hjorth

CPA

Controller

Rick Duggan

MS

Chief Technology Officer

Board of Directors

LPMT, MT-BC

President / Founder

Dennis D. Burkhardt

D.C., Chiropractor / Sports Official / Educator (Retired)

Secretary / Treasurer

Michael D. Burkhardt

Caesar's Entertainment Inc., Risk Finance Manager

Director

Advisors

Michael Farmer

MA

MWF International LLC, Founder

Annie Heiderscheit

PhD, MT-BC, LMFT

Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research, Director

Alyssa Janney

MBA

ESTEAM Health, Founder/CEO

Donnie Lee, III

LPMT, MT-BC

Heartstrings, LLC, Founder/CEO

Barbara Reuer

PhD, MT-BC

MusicWORX Inc., Founder/CEO

Chad Lefevre

MA

International Design Thinker

Michelle McGrorey

BSN, RN, OCN, HTCP, CA

Music4Life® Nurse Educator

Jacqui Ragin

PhD

Mental Health Spectrum, Founder

Megan Alves

LCSW

Mental Summit, Founder

Music Therapy Lead

LPMT, MT-BC

Music Medicine Trainer

Network Members

LPMT, MT-BC

M4L Practitioner Specialist

MT-BC, M4L

Practitioner Specialist

PhD, MT-BC

M4L Practitioner Specialist

Katherine Halliwell

MT-BC

M4L Practitioner Specialist

Rae Sirott

LCSW, MT-BC

M4L Practitioner Specialist

Becky Wellman

PhD, LPMT, MT-BC

M4L Practitioner Specialist

PhD, MT-BC

M4L Clinical Specialist

Ph.D, Retired USAF Colonel

M4L Clinical Specialist

Morgan Underwood

LMFT, LCADC, LCS

M4L Clinical Specialist

Jacquelyn Claxton

M.Ed., MT-BC

M4L Clinical Specialist

Casey Brandel

M4L Specialist

M4L Clinical Specialist

Billy Adams

M4L Specialist

M4L Clinical Specialist

Connie Santos

M4L Specialist

M4L Clinical Specialist

Maggie Bowen

M4L Specialist

M4L Clinical Specialist

Alexandra Keith

M4L Specialist

M4L Clinical Specialist

Nanette Erickson

M4L Specialist

M4L Clinical Specialist

Rachel Noriega

RN

M4L Specialist

Lucia Lakteen

M4L Specialist

M4L Specialist