Predicament
Jon Samson
As a music therapist, I have worked with so many children over the last 15 years who have sang and expressed concerns about global issues ranging from climate change to war and everything in between. This inspired my song “Predicament” off my album Ageless: Songs For The Child Archetype. This has been the most challenging piece I’ve ever written and produced, and I offer it with a tender heart. We really are facing some serious problems in this world, and my intention here is to acknowledge that, yet simultaneously share with you a sense of childlike hope, inspiration, creativity, to fuel sustainability.
About the Artist
Jon Samson
Jon Samson, MA MTBC is the first board certified music therapist in history to receive a Grammy® Award and the first native South African to win for Best Children's Album. Jon resides in Brooklyn, NY, and founded CoCreative Music® in 2005 where he offers a hybrid of music therapy, audio/video production, artistic mentoring and life coaching to inspire "The Child Archetype" in all ages.
Samson was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa from 1980-1994 and is now a citizen of the United States. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Composition from SUNY PURCHASE and a Masters Degree from NYU in Music Therapy. Samson received the Benedikte Scheiby Pioneering Spirit Award, in the name of his late mentor.
As a Music Therapist, Jon worked extensively through the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and other organizations with children and adults on the autism spectrum. As a Performer/Producer, Samson has taken first place in the International Songwriting Competition 3 times, won the John Lennon Award, and is a recipient of a Parents Gold Choice Award for his self-produced family music. Jon’s music has been featured in Parenting Magazine, Time Out New York Kids, USA Today, and other civilizations from other planets love Jon's music too. Jon produced music for Sounds True audio programs by world renowned author Caroline Myss.
As a speaker, Samson guest lectured at Columbia University for 7 consecutive years to the Occupational Therapy program on his approach to working with special needs and how it relates to other therapies and the general population. Samson’s ultimate goal is to help transform the blueprint of the education system by advocating for mental health awareness though Music and Creative Arts Therapy.