'Rising' offers rebalancing music medicine for the soul. With mindful intention, SacredFire (previously Chants & Drums) create harmonious, heartfelt waves of gratitude and flow. MJ's haunting voice and improvised, spoken tongue lyrics are often said to resonate with Dead can Dance's Lisa Gerrard's vibration.

"I love 'SacredFire'. They are gifted musicians who have created a powerful, healing, & transformational experience for us to connect to our deepest source." - Davidji, dean of Chopra Center University, Carlsbad, CA.

With this powerful debut EP, Worldbeat Sound Healers MJ Vermette and Dean Richards invite you to open your heart and feel peace and harmony at a cellular level. Each song has a meaningful and profound purpose, and aims to help the listener create a sense of wholeness and well-being:

Track 1: Donte Kür is a loving tribute to the Divine
Track 2: Rhâ! Tcheba is an empowering song, honouring the Masculine within the Feminine
Track 3: Croeso is an improvisation meant to express a warm welcome into our hearts
Track 4: Shaman Rising is a tribute to the Apprentice dancing his/her way on the path to Awareness
Track 5: Abundancia is a prayer of gratitude for the great abundance of life (inspired by Doreen Virtue, and her teachings around angels and archangels)
Track 6: You and I are Stardust celebrates Unity, and reminds us that we all come from the stars


Bringing magic to your ears!

SacredFire (previously 'Chants & Drums') is committed to offer innovative music journeys to individuals and groups who seek healthy and satisfying mental, physical, emotional and spiritual lives. We use musical expression as an empowering tool, and to build pathways between humans and their True Nature.
In our travels around the world, we invite communities to gather with conscious, loving intent, supporting them in their healing process and celebrating the gift of Oneness. We love to share Chants & Drums Sound Healing Meditations and Concerts, as well as Intuitive Singing and Creative Drumming Workshops. An important aspect of our work is supporting Yoga classes with our live music, as we have been doing at various Deepak Chopra Seduction of Spirit Meditation Retreats since the Summer of 2011.

About MJ

“My intention is to raise my awareness, sing and drum the Sacred Truths and participate in the blessings of the Earth by guiding others in rebalancing their energies and calling in high vibrations that will help them radiate health and positive force.” - MJ Vermette, Chants & Drums

MJ is a Healing Artist and Certified Acupressure Bodymind & Energy Therapy Practitioner, with specialized training in Sound Massage. She is also a Reiki Practitioner. As a skilled facilitator, vocalist and hand drummer, she passionately dedicates her talent and teachings through her intuitive work. With incomparable enthusiasm, she has developed a unique concept that allows her therapeutic expertise to blend with her psychic abilities and artistic personality. She has been offering Sound Healing Meditations and leading self-expression workshops, using the voice and the drums since 2004.


About Dean

"I thrive with profound delight, and am filled with bliss each time I get to share the gifts of music that clears, induces a deep relaxation state and will leave you feeling filled with a positive, serene energy." - Dean Richards, SacredFire Music

Dean has been playing music professionally; performing, recording and touring Canada and the USA since the 80's. From his earliest memories he has always had the desire and passion to create music and drumming. His dharma is to connect with people at a deep level using music as the conduit. Dean started supporting MJ’s Chants & Drums in 2010. His smooth charisma and strong presence favours their music with fluidity and intensity. With improvisational flair that matches MJ’s vocal and percussive soarings, Dean’s music vibes are abundant with joy and harmony.


A Few Testimonials...

"I love 'SacredFire'. They are gifted musicians who have created a powerful, healing, & transformational experience for us to connect to our deepest source." - Davidji, dean of Chopra Center University, Carlsbad, CA.

"Thank you from the bottom of my heart... that was beautiful, it brought tears to eyes, bumps all over my body and my HEART swelled with Love, it is a gift I Am grateful to receive and honour, you are so beautiful, Namaste" - Candice Lanes, BC, CAN

"We are playing your CD constantly and just about everyone who listens to it is completely mesmerised by it." - Clare and Brian at Pilgrims B&B, England, UK

"I am enjoying 'Rising' which I got at the Shamanic Conference. Recently, I had a very long slow car journey and your CD got me through the last bit when my back was really hurting and I felt exhausted. So big THANKYOU for your lovely energy coming through the music. And I'm enjoying it happy times as well of course!" - Karo Ryan, England, UK

"WOW pour votre CD. Je le trouve super, envoûtant. Je l'écoute très souvent et je l'aime énormément. Chaque plage a sa particularité et j'ai l'impression d'une ouverture qui va en croissant de la première à la dernière pièce. BRAVO." - Yolande Renaud, QC, CAN

"Récemment, alors que j'étais submergée par une vague d'émotions négatives, j'ai écouté "Rising". Pendant l'écoute du CD, j'ai senti un réconfort et un grand nettoyage énergétique et à la fin, j'étais beaucoup plus sereine! Un gros merci à vous deux." - Marie-Catherine Belzile, QC, CAN