Open Fire Sessions: Mushroom Pulses

Live act transforming the signals from living fungi into sound

By Kasper van der Meulen - Mushroom Pulses

Kasper van der Meulen is a biology teacher, multi-instrumentalist and internationally recognised breathwork facilitator, known for his work around nervous system regulation and altered states of consciousness. He has guided thousands of people through breathwork, live music, retreats and transformative experiences.

For Mushroom Pulses, Kasper brings this background into a live audiovisual experiment centred around a living mushroom grow box - and treats the mushroom as another musician to jam with. A biosonification device connected to the mushrooms measures the subtle shifts in their bioelectrical activity and translates them into notes, which feed an evolving ambient soundscape in real time.

Over that living, ever-changing foundation Kasper improvises, layering different instruments from around the world through live looping - a genuine back-and-forth between human and organism. The signals are also visualised on screen, so the audience can see and hear the interaction as it unfolds.

Kasper weaves music with storytelling. The three-hour session will start with a lecture about Biosonification and mushrooms: How does the bio-electrical signal fungi get translated into music? From there he opens up the bigger picture - the quiet, essential role fungi play in our own health and in the wellbeing of the whole planet. A living reminder of how deeply interconnected all things truly are.

Part performance, part lecture and part audiovisual installation, Mushroom Pulses brings together biology, music, technology and curiosity inside the botanical environment of Mr. Watson.

The session is curated and documented by REDBOX, with the full experience captured and edited into high-quality visual content, preserving the performance beyond the room and giving it a second life through the REDBOX platform.

Open Fire Sessions:

Free entree - reserving a table is advised.

13:00–16:00 — Kasper van der Meulen

Live audiovisual experiment / fungi / bio-signals / synthesizer / sound art


About REDBOX
REDBOX is a non-profit artist-curatorial project, music platform and media initiative built around artists, live performance and the spaces where music comes to life.

Through curated events, recorded sessions and collaborations, REDBOX connects artists with new audiences while producing high-quality visual content, from filming and atmosphere capture to editing and final delivery.

Our goal is to support artists, create opportunities for emerging talent and build a platform where music, visual culture and community can grow together.

Different sounds, different spaces, one platform.