SoulBrain Raises Awanessness and Funds for Animal-Free Research into Brain Injury through Dance Events and Gigs
Matt J Maran
Matt's spent 20+ years working with elite performers, neurological patients, and everyone in between - combining advanced fascial therapy, movement coaching, clinical hypnotherapy, and a slightly obsessive interest in how brains actually work.
After watching dancing accelerate brain injury rehabilitation in ways medications couldn't touch, he's co-launched SoulBrain: getting communities dancing for brain health. Prevention and recovery, wrapped in soulful music and serious neuroscience.
When he's not organising disco fundraisers or geeking out over neuroplasticity, Matt runs EPIC Research CIC, developing animal-free treatments for neurological dysfunction, and Born 2 Stand Tall: pain-relief and performance therapy.
Dancing fixes brains. Science proves it. Let's move!
Jonny Velon
Bristol-based singer-songwriter and experienced singing coach Jonny Velón crafts symphonic art-rock that transcends genres. Classically trained as a pianist and self-taught in arrangement, he draws from David Bowie, Brian Wilson, and Steve Reich to create baroque pop with strings, horns, and theatrical baritone vocals.
His critically acclaimed debut Goodness Flows (2019), recorded at Bristol's Toybox Studios with a 20-piece ensemble, showcases his talent for writing, producing, and arranging sophisticated compositions.
Velón also directs Bristol's R n B Choir, teaching classic soul and R&B in accessible three-part harmonies. His passionate live performances combine expressive stagecraft with musical virtuosity.