Mark Smulian
Music Consultant & Creative Facilitator
Supporting artists, teams & organisations in communication, creativity and social cohesion.
With over forty years of experience as a bass player, producer and creative facilitator, I support musicians, teams and organisations in developing awareness, trust and authentic creative confidence. My work bridges musical and non musical environments, drawing on the deep emotional skills that lie at the heart of group music making: Respect, Responsibility and listening, encouraging flow and shared purpose to enrich connection and collaboration in both musical and non musical environments.
These principles strengthen collaboration for artists and also transfer powerfully into team building, communication and group cohesion across many sectors. Whether working with performers, creative teams or community groups, I use the language of music to encourage people to align, express themselves more clearly and work together with greater ease
Trusted by artists, organisations and institutions including
Musicians & Artists
Drawing on decades of performance, bandleading, teaching and award-winning production work, I support musicians and artists in discovering and trusting their own musical voice. The focus is on confidence building, artistic growth and rediscovering the joy of making music, supporting a purposeful and sustainable musical life.
• Creative development, confidence building and artistic direction
• Performance coaching for studio and stage
• Band mentoring: communication, cohesion and shared musical identity
• Production support from first ideas to final masters, arranging, recording, mixing and more
• Instrumental guidance to help musicians trust their musical voice, deepen expression and explore improvisation with confidence
Organisations, NGO's & community projects
My organisational work grows out of years of facilitating musical collaboration in diverse and often challenging environments from community projects and social cohesion work to NGOs and a broad range of organisational contexts.
The skills that musicians rely on in real time Respect, Responsibility and Listening translate directly into organisational life where communication, cohesion and trust are essential. These principles are explored through simple, accessible methods that require no musical background and create space for teams to examine collaboration, connection and shared purpose.
Consultancy for organisations and NGOs seeking healthier communication, alignment and team cohesion
Guidance for groups working in social cohesion, dialogue and peace-related environments
Experiential sessions that nurture Respect, Responsibility and Listening, encouraging groups to find genuine collective flow
Programmes shaped around each organisation’s lived challenges, supporting clarity, resilience and shared purpose.
The Harmonic Codes
Respect · Responsibility · Listening
The Harmonic Codes lay out the emotional skills that allow individuals and groups to collaborate with clarity, trust and shared purpose. Drawn from decades of musical practice, these principles reveal how listening, awareness and responsibility enable people to align, adapt and create together in music, organisations and wider social contexts.
MindHarp
MindHarp is a musical tool designed to make the experience of music immediately accessible no musical background required.
It supports focus, wellbeing and connection by inviting people into a shared flow state through listening, timing and intuitive response. It’s used in education, wellbeing settings, community projects and team environments.
A closing thought
The emotional skills musicians rely on to create great music reveal a simple and effective path to clarity, connection and shared purpose.
If you’d like to explore how this way of working might support creativity, communication or cohesion in your own context, feel free to get in touch.