Sound Celebration

At the Gathering you can find many classes offered that celebrate the power of sound, such as singing classes, drumming workshops, dance, and more. On Friday night we gather for our fireside Song Circle, a special experience where all are invited to offer their voices together, sharing new and old songs, all while honoring where they come from.  We also come together on Saturday for our  Sound Celebration,  a night of acoustic musical performances to honor and uplift our community through the power of sharing voice & sound. Then, on Sunday Night we come together to dance it all out with a DJ performance as the sun sets and the moon rises. All of our musicians and DJ’s are mindfully selected and invited with intention of their artistry harmonizing with the Collective’s song.

All of these curated offerings are in celebration of the collective understanding of the power in sound. We also encourage you to bring your own instruments and share your voice in song throughout the weekend together, between classes, at meal times and around the fire. Since the beginning of humanity, sound and song have been guiding and healing forces in our world, and we are honored to hold that power in reverence and celebration here at Spirit Weavers.

Sun Session : Moorea Masa

Songs have always been there for Moorea Masa (pronounced More-ray-uh Mah-sa), being raised in the musical mecca of Portland, Oregon. The daughter of an Italian immigrant father and an Black mother born abroad, this singer/songwriter/guitarist has been making music for as long as she can remember. At fifteen, she was already looking for chances to perform by sneaking into local clubs, where she was lovingly adopted into the vibrant community of Portland musicians. Moorea has toured the world and shared a stage with artists k.d Lang, Allen Stone, Big Wild, Rachael Price (Lake Street Dive) The Motet, El Vy, Nick Waterhouse, headlined tours in Europe, and supported other artists including Corrine Bailey Rae, Emily King, Lawrence, The Dip, Lady Wray, Bernhoft and many more.

Sun Session : Angelica Rockne

Angelica Rockne’s “…songs are steeped in so much shadowy allure that they are like torch ballads that would feel timely and soulful in any era” – LA WEEKLY. Despite being named Los Angeles’ Country Singer of the Year, Rockne moves through genre boundaries as freely as crossing county-lines. Rockne’s band referenced everything from Ethiopian jazz to Bill Evans, back to folk standards and iconic rock like Harry Nilsson’s Pussy Cats. Rockne’s songs unfurl at a stately pace, with instrumentation that evokes vast landscapes. Her dream-weave voice is striking in its willingness to be exposed, yet there’s a strength that comes through that feels learned, like how one learns to navigate chaos. Nevertheless, what is underlying and constant throughout is an exquisite tenderness. Rockne was born in California, but lived a nomadic life in her youth, moving every few years with her parents. In her early twenties she settled in Nevada City, which became the backdrop for her debut Queen of San Antonio, an album that established her as a cosmic country artist with staying power. Her sophomore album came some five years later after several life shifts and rites of passage, including motherhood. She pays homage to the parts of ourselves that could never fully come into the light.

Sun Session : Indigo Sparke

Moon Session : Darian Lane

Darien Lane is an up & coming singer/songwriter with a vintage folk voice and soulful lyrics. Her unique sound has been described as “feral folk”. Darien transmutes natural elements and heavy emotions into ethereal & catchy melodies, each performance is a chance to witness her bare her soul. She is currently working on her debut album and draws influence from Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams and Vashti Bunyan. Whether busking on the street, sharing songs around a fire or performing on stage, her creations of earth centric verse and twangy tunes are sure to pull at the heartstrings.

Moon Session : OHMA

OHMA, two dear friends Mia Garcia and Hailey Niswanger touch timelessness through their immersive sonic worlds. With playful wonder at the core, this magical duo is inspired by the symphony of nature, as they integrate elements of ambient, jazz, experimental, and folk music. In 2022, OHMA released their acclaimed debut album, Between All Things, and toured the US supporting FKJ. The duo has also performed in London, Amsterdam, Mexico City, and toured in Japan performing on Mt. Fuji. Their second offering On Loving Earth (2024), shares intimate moments with nature, as the sounds were captured acoustically in the mountains of Altadena.
Having extensive accolades as individual artists, both Hailey and Mia have earned their praises as producers, composers, and performers. With woodwinds, guitar, bass, keys, percussion and vocals, OHMA harmonizes their gifts to produce a distinctive sound that transcends listeners worldwide.

Moon Session : Emily Elbert

Sound Technician : Brenna Manzare

Brenna is an audio engineer, DJ, entrepreneur, gardener, singer songwriter, seamstress, and crafter across mediums. She first learned to play with sound at Texas State University where she majored in music with a focus on sound recording technology. Her love of singing and playing guitar corrupted her in the eyes of mainstream society early on, setting her on a path quite at odds with her pedestrian beginnings in the suburbs of Dallas/Fort Worth. On account of the amount of personal resources that a dream of playing music demands, Brenna was drawn to a life of finding creative ways to make money. Through the years she has been a live sound engineer, a pedicabber, a bus driver, a seamstress, a glass bottom boat captain, a lemur, a rhinestone specialist at a local chainstitch shop.
In 2017, she started an event production business called ‘Your Silent Disco,’ through which she rents silent disco headphones and DJs private events. When she is not spinning TikTok hits at dog birthday parties and bar mitzvahs, she can be found in her garden, tending to her heirloom peppers and cut flowers.

Brenna will be lending a hand with all things audio engineering and sound projection at this year’s Moon Session.

DJ Sun Session: DJ SumYums – Summer

SumYumz brings a yummy blend of old-school anthems & current day hiphop, r&b and bass tracks. Bringing feminine flare and energy to the function, she bridges the best of the past and the present. Her goal is to curate sounds that are fun, nostalgic and leave people empowered to move their body on the dance floor.

DJ Moon Session: Heather Christie

Heather Christie is a folk-soul singer, producer, DJ, and the founder of motherhood-focused record label, Möonbabe Records. Her indelible curiosity and independence have led her on a lifelong creative journey exploring the performing arts, dance, and music production. After releasing music through several collaborative projects, she’s harnessed her cumulative talent and DIY spirit under her own name.

Raised in Santa Cruz by a family of Grateful Dead lovers, she’s followed the dream of performing since five years old, spending her childhood in classical choir, teen singing competitions, and starring in Broadway musicals.

Heather has co-founded the music projects Feral Fauna, Silk Drop, Honeywild, and Sirens of Soul, with Feral Fauna’s “Tincture” gaining viral recognition with millions of streams. In 2016, she was on American Idol’s “Hollywood Week” episode as a second-round finalist. Today she’s fascinated by the music of other cultures with her focus on writing, singing, and producing her tribal house tracks—and releasing them on her label. For live shows, she DJs, sings, and dances while her husband accompanies her on world instruments, such as the sintir from Morocco.

Her first child, a daughter named Naya, reinforced her belief that there should be a holistic space within the music industry where female music artists and mamas are celebrated and supported. Möonbabe Records is her answer. She leads through empowerment, for herself and other creatrix mothers, and empathetically maneuvers time constraints while honoring the feminine cycles.

After exploring the healing arts for a lifetime, she radiates positivity. She says, “It’s yet another pursuit. It’s another level of creativity. I believe my greatest work is my life, my whole life. This is just a part of it.”