Robert Gupta: Music is medicine, music is sanity

Music is medicine.  That is what Robert Gupta talked to his audience about in March of 2010 on the TED stage.  A violinist with the L.A. Philharmonic, Gupta talks about his encounter with a violinist, Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, who suffers from Paranoid Schizophrenia, and how this changed his mind on the power that music has over us.

In 2008, Robert Gupta met Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, after a concert he was involved in with the Philharmonics.  Ayers came back stage and met Gupta and they had a great conversation about music and life and then they both went on their way.  Before I tell you what happened next, let me tell you about the life of Nathaniel Anthony Ayers.

North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents

I have had the pleasure of performing in the entertainment industry for the past 5 years and I have gotten to a place in my life where I want more.  I want to take my experience to the next level and help others take their natural talents there as well.  I feel North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents can help me in this venture, by helping me develop professionalism and give me the community support I need to succeed.

NAPAMA is a non-for-profit service organization, founded in 1979.   This organization prides itself by promoting the professionalism of its members and the spirit of the performing arts.  Located in New York City, NAPAMA has helped artists, managers and performers for over 30 years.  Their mission statement is “to promote the best interest of performing arts agents and managers through leadership, professional developmental and alliances in the performing arts industry.”  All of NAPAMA’s active members consist of agents, agencies, presenters, associations and artists, and uses the Certified Performing Arts Executive Certification Programs to help their members with professional development.  They also collaborate with other organizations including Arts Midwest, Western Arts Alliance, Performing Arts, and many more.