Psychedelic Frequency takes listeners on an expansive, inward journey exploring the crossroads of sound, psychedelics, and wellness in this immersive, 10-episode series. Hosted by acclaimed hip-hop producer and recording artist Maejor, alongside co-host Natalie Lyla Ginsberg from the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), the series takes listeners deep into the world of psychedelic therapy, unpacking its history and introducing some of the world’s foremost experts on MDMA, Ketamine, Ayahuasca, Psilocybin, LSD, and DMT.

The globetrotting series travels from Big Sur’s Esalen Institute for a holotropic breath workshop to Berlin’s psychedelic underground, a Los Angeles ketamine clinic, and Guatemala, where doctors are treating opioid dependency with the powerful hallucinogen, Ibogaine. Along the way, the series explores the entire taxonomy of the psychedelic experience, from the importance of set and setting to ego death, and how we synthesize these experiences to change the default setting within our minds.

With its emphasis on sound, the series is also a dense and deeply personal exploration of the psychedelic experience from the POV of a bevy of recording artists who share their life-altering experiences with Maejor, including Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Belly, Nathaniel Rateliff, Dead and Company bassist Oteil Burbridge, as well as Coldplay producer Jon Hopkins.

The series also features its own playlist of original music from Maejor, the recording artist Bi-Polar Sunshine, and Jared Gutstadt, tuned to the frequency of specific psychedelics to help the listener on their own inward quest.

We introduce the listener to the key concepts in the series. What is a psychedelic? What is psychedelic therapy and how to set yourself up for a successful experience by setting an “intention.” We do the same for the series. In addition, we breakdown the hierarchy of psychedelics by bringing the listener into a Ayahuasca ceremony with “New Yorker” writer Emily Witt. Finally, we discuss the power of micro-dosing and the safe consumption of psychedelics with multiplatinum hip hop artist and producer Belly who joins Maejor in conversation about psilocybin from his studio-aptly titled LSD in Los Angeles.

• Notable Figures: Belly, Dr. Julie Holland, Rick Doblin, Emily Witt

We introduce the concept of set and setting as defined by Dr. Timothy Leary to the listener as one of the key components to a psychedelic experience. Set and setting really breaks down to who we are with and where we are can define the psychedelic experience for an individual.

This conversation serves as a bridge into why we do psychedelics and the search for answers about the divine questions of life-GOD. This includes set and setting in the context of ritual. This is followed by a conversation with Brian C. Muraresku, author of the groundbreaking new book “The Immortality Key.” He posits that the Greeks and early Christians both used a substance similar to LSD in their rituals and how this may have lead to the creation of Western Civilization and Christianity.

• Notable Figures: Brian C. Muraresku, Gary Lachman

Co-Host Natalie Lyla Ginsburg undergoes Ketamine treatment on tape as a means of spotlighting how psychedelic therapy works in practice.

We travel to the legendary Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California to meet with Stacia Butterfield, a famed holotropic breathwork practitioner. We learn the history of Esalen which mirrors the history of the psychedelic therapy movement. Many of its leading guides passed through Esalen, including psychedelic therapy pioneer Dr. Stan Grof, who created the concept of holotropic breathwork as a means to enter into a psychedelic state without the need for psychotropic drugs. The episode ends with the listener via Natalie and Maejor being lead through a holotropic session.

• Notable Figures: Stacia Butterfield, Rick Doblin, Dr. Stan Grof

The episode unpacks the vital role music plays in the psychedelic experience. Known colloquially as the “second therapist in the room;” the music played and listened to under the influence of psychedelics can affect the experience as greatly as the dosage taken. Unfortunately, much of the music created for psychedelic therapy reflects the tastes of the older white men who have largely controlled the research. As such, listeners are forced to listen to classical music and other sounds that have little to do with their experience. Thankfully, an emerging group of recording artists and producers are creating playlists and even whole albums specifically curated towards the psychedelic experience. We meet Coldplay producer Jon Hopkins whose latest album “Music for Psychedelic Therapy” was timed to the duration of a Ketamine trip and combines Brian Eno style ambient sounds with field recordings from the ancient Tayos Cave System of the Ecuadorian Andes.

· Notable Figures: Jon Hopkins, Sam Ghandi

We discuss idea generation and creativity through altered states of consciousness and how we use psychedelics to reframe and change our assumptions. Maejor is joined by Belly, Jon Hopkins and we hear from Dr. Robin Carhart Harris on psychedelics and the creative flow state.

• NOTABLE FIGURES: Belly, Jon Hopkins, Dr. Robin Carhart Harris

We explore the notion of a “bad trip” and how it can often be therapeutic and beneficial especially in dealing with past trauma. Mega-platinum recording artist Nathaniel Rateliff talks about his use of psychedelics as well as the unresolved trauma as the child of a traveling Pentecostal preacher who spoke in tongues and died in a violent car wreck on the way to a revival meeting. The listener then travels to Guatemala City to an underground ibogaine clinic for the treatment of opiate addiction.

• NOTABLE FIGURES: Nathaniel Rateliff, Dr. Stan Grof