Grammy-nominated recording artist Chris Redding has released a new album, Unspoken Psalms, a seven-track instrumental project inspired by his nonverbal autistic son, Christian. The album features an international group of musicians, including GRAMMY Award-winning Japanese artist Masa Takumi and GRAMMY-winning producer Al Walser. Unspoken Psalms has appeared on Amazon's New Age Best Sellers chart, marking another milestone in Redding's career. Redding's journey with his son has led him to explore the emerging field of NeuroArts.
Redding's experience with Christian, who is nonverbal and autistic, changed the way he thought about music and communication. He began to explore how sound, rhythm, and repetition could be used to connect with his son without spoken language. This journey led to The Colors In My Mind, a Grammy-nominated project featuring Christian, and now Unspoken Psalms. Redding's music incorporates meditative arrangements and intentional sonic elements, including compositions tuned around frequencies such as 528 Hz.
Redding is using his experience with Christian to explore the intersection of arts experiences with the brain, body, and well-being. His music has been incorporated into wellness and fitness environments, including platforms like Peloton and UFC Ultimate Sound. He has also collaborated with Unyte Health on sensory and therapeutic listening environments, including the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP). Redding sees his work as part of a broader question about the role of music in society.
Redding's work with Unyte Health has taken his music into new areas, including sensory and therapeutic listening environments. His music is not presented as medical treatment, but rather as a tool for connection, sensory experience, and well-being. Redding's experience with Christian has shown him that listening, expression, and connection don't always require words. He is now taking these ideas beyond recordings and into live environments.
Redding recently presented sensory-focused programs for children and families at Miami's Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. His programs combine live music, movement, guided relaxation, and interactive musical experiences, giving participants multiple ways to engage. The goal is to explore how performing arts centers and other public spaces can incorporate sensory-conscious experiences that recognize different ways people process sound and their environments.
Redding's work has received recognition, including inclusion in the U.S. Congressional Record and the UF Health Shands Music Meets Medicine Impact Award. Despite his success, Redding says his work continues to return to Christian, who inspired him to explore NeuroArts and sensory wellness. Unspoken Psalms brings the story back to where it began, with an album inspired by a relationship in which words were never the only language.
Redding's career has evolved significantly since he began making music with Christian. He has moved from focusing on traditional music to exploring the intersection of music, brain, and well-being. His work has expanded into wellness platforms, live environments, and sensory-conscious experiences. The question behind his project is simple: If music helped a father find another way to connect with his son, where else could that idea lead?
Key points
- Chris Redding's album Unspoken Psalms explores NeuroArts and sensory wellness.
- Redding's music has been incorporated into wellness and fitness environments.
- His work has received recognition, including inclusion in the U.S. Congressional Record.
