Dr. Vincent Sebastian is a musician and PhD musicologist with 25 years’ experience in music composition, production, and performance. With a background in Psychology and ritual research, he specialises in how music impacts consciousness and its function for health, connection, and transformation. He has degrees in Music, Sound Design, and Psychology, and employs analytical symbology in his work to explore meaning though symbols. His research has been featured in scholarly books and international academic conferences, while his music has been released on respected global labels such as Defected and Atjazz Records. Notable accolades include an Aria nomination and supports of Santana; Earth, Wind, and Fire; Seun Kuti, and Manu Chao. His work culminates in the Sound-Soul System, an innovative approach to music and performance for transformative experience.

His PhD research explores ritual and how religious music practices are evolving using new music technologies. This work is important for understanding how music cultures evolve, and how psycholgical transformation systems develop across time and culture.

He gained a scholarship for his Ph.D research in Music, and hold a Bachelor of Psychology, and Bachelor in Music and Sound Design (First Class Honours) for which he received the University Medal from the University of Technology, Sydney.

His research and career culminates in his method- the Sound-Soul System, a holistic approach to music performance that merges psychology, ritual, and technology. It offers philosophy and techniques for creating transformative music, an antidote to commodified music and secularisation.

Vincent’s studio is the creative space where he develops original works and collaborates with those pushing the boundaries of music. It is a space of deep creativity and exploration where he offers artistic production, collaboration, and song development.

His music has been released on respected labels Defected, Imagenes, Prison Records, Vamos, United Music, Shika Shika, Groovescooter, Ocha Records, and Atjazz Record Company.

Artistic collaborations include with artists Pepe Citarrela, Atjazz, Hallex M, Jorge Montiel, Myles Bigalow, Qvln, Oveous, Selomi, Barrio Lindo, Milan, Amaru Tribe, and Cosmos Midnight, and dancer/choreographer Daniella Zambrano.

Oyobi is his band, the performance engine where he explores the roots of his creativity and research. Oyobi blends Latin rhythms with electronica into a unique sound that embodies his transformative music philosophy.

Oyobi’s music has topped the Traxsource charts on multiple occasions, and is frequently included in the Top Ten and ‘Best of the year’ categories. It has been featured on Late Night Tales, Bandcamp Weekly, radio stations around the world, and labelled “Nothing short of sublime…” by ToneDeaf Magazine, “Stunning !” by Laurent Garnier.

Vincent accolades include an Australian Aria Award nomination for his songwriting with Watussi. Other career highlights include performances at major festivals Bluesfest, Woodford, Womadelaide, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Vivid, Opera House, Rainforest Festival (Malaysia), Bogota Festival De Teatro (Colombia), Ulsan Festival (Korea), Osaka Kokolo Festival (Japan), NOMA (Thailand), and Ku De Ta (Indonesia).

Memorable performances and supports include: Santana, Seun Kuti, Ricky Martin, Los Amigos Invisibles, Los Van Van, Katy Perry, Earth Wind and Fire, Manu Chao, Juan Luis Guerra, and with electronic artists: Ron Carroll, Love Tattoo, Rob Vission, Sandy Rivera, Chuck Love, & Richard Earnshaw.

Vincent was the in-house percussionist for American television show 'Name that Tune' with Randy Jackson and Jane Krakowski filmed in Australia in 2022. Furthermore, he is endowed by some great brands including Toca Percussion, Wincent sticks, and Protection Racket.

In 2023, he was sponsored by Create NSW to give talks at Dancecult Conference in London, and at the Australasian Computer Music Conference in Sydney, where he presented his PhD research to an international panel, contributing to the international discussion on electronic music culture and ritual.

Vincent currently dedicates himself to creating, performing, researching, and sharing his Sound-Soul System. He releases his work and insights through his articles, books, podcasts, workshops, speaking events, and live performances.