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Reflections at the 
Intersection of Great Music
​and Collective Liberation

Heart, Mind, Hips, Feet: Four Ways Music Moves Us.

2/26/2024

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With its mystical, transformative power, music is hard at work in and among us, drawing a better world ever more near.
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That feeling when the hook grabs and won’t turn you loose. (Yes, we hear the Blues Traveler there. Sorry, not sorry.)

The music gets us. It’s sneaky like that!

It gets in you. You’re feeling it. Vibing. You’re on the wavelength. 

Music moves us.

It gets in our minds. Our bodies. Our bones. Songs become a part of our inner melody. They become a part of our own discovery, the new ways we’ve come to identify ourselves or the world around us.


Music beckons us. It calls us into action. 
Or, sometimes, we just can’t help but get our damn groove on about it!

Ascent Radio came to be out of our core conviction that music moves us. Personally. Collectively. And as we continue our quest to perfect our unique, craft recipe and process as a station, we keep coming back to these four ways that music moves us.

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    Jonathan Bristow - Ascent Founder & Director.

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    Jonathan is a queer, former pastor, creator, mystic and amplifier, dedicated to decolonization and recovering sovereignty. Stepping into a lifelong dream in 2021, he created Ascent Radio to offer music enthusiasts a handcrafted radio platform at the intersection of great music and collective liberation. Jonathan lives and breathes music, and believes fiercely in the power of music to draw us together and inspire us toward a better world.

    Alongside his work as the Founder and Director of Ascent, he is a freelance writer, and author of the Substack blog, Finding Jonathan, reflecting on the journey of simultaneously losing and finding himself all at once, recovering from childhood trauma, faith deconstuction, and learning to love and embrace all of who he is.

    An inspiring wordsmith, Jonathan writes content for conscious brands, artists and industry professionals. To connect with him about writing on a project that needs beautiful words, connect with him over on his LinkedIn profile, or email at: [email protected]!

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