Brian O’Donnell
Sound Artist • Teacher • Facilitator
"Sound is the thread that’s woven
through my entire life."
From the time I could walk, I was making music — on real instruments when I had them, or on whatever I could find when I didn’t. That early curiosity took me to New York City, where I worked in some of the top recording studios, helping shape A-list records as a sound engineer, producer, and mixer.
When the music industry shifted, I turned to my other creative skills — graphic design, photography, video, and large-scale visual installations — to keep creating. But I was also burning out. The endless grind left me anxious, stressed, and unsatisfied.
In 2010, I walked into a hot yoga studio in Harlem and everything changed. Within months, I was training with the founder of the practice, earning my 200-hour teaching certification, and starting what would become 15+ years of teaching yoga, Pilates, meditation, Nidra, Reiki, and movement. My classes began to weave in my own original music, and I saw the power of merging art with healing.
The final piece clicked in Miami, when I attended my first sound bath. It felt like coming home — a way to combine decades of musical craft, teaching experience, and my desire to help people feel lighter, freer, and more connected.
When COVID forced me to leave California and return to Florida, I used the pause to reconnect with my love for ambient, downtempo, and meditative music. That period of rebuilding gave me the clarity to launch RITUAL— a practice devoted to creating bespoke, fully improvised sound bath experiences that meet people exactly where they are.
The Future
RITUAL is more than a service — it’s the foundation for a new way of experiencing sound. My vision is to expand beyond the studio, bringing immersive sound bath experiences to corporate wellness programs, global brands, hospitals, and large-scale events where connection and transformation matter most.
I’m dedicated to exploring the edges of what sound can do — blending ancient healing instruments with modern production, layering in scent, light, and intentional design to create multi-sensory moments that stay with people long after they leave.
The mission remains simple: to help people feel lighter, think clearer, and reconnect with themselves — one unforgettable RITUAL at a time.