Katie Down is a sound artist, experimenter,  flutist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, sound practitioner, licensed creative arts therapist,  and Deep Listening® facilitator.Her music intersects the realms of sound art, free improvisation,  folk, Jazz, and "world" music and her instrumentarium  includes flute, piano, ukulele, glass percussion, frame drum, doumbek, voice, and steel cello. Katie  has created numerous sound scores for theatre, dance, and independent films, garnering her Drama Desk nominations and the award for best sound design from The Connecticut Critic's Circle for her work at Long Wharf Theatre. She is the recipient of several grants, artist residencies, and composer commissions including the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, The Jerome Foundation, BAM, Watermill, Chashama, Music Omi, and Meet the Composer.  Katie’s private practice, SoundWell Creative Arts Therapy, offers trainings, clinical supervision, and special events at her upstate space Sound Well Barn where she hosts and curates creative offerings including The Arts and Wellbeing Gathering, a consortium of artists and healing arts practitioners.