Dear friends and family~

I’m reaching out with a heart-full invitation to bring my debut album, “Regeneration” to life together!

This album is a living prayer, a transmission of upliftment, remembrance and awakening. It is an offering to the place where our hearts feel connected within the sacredness of Life.

Though I didn’t grow up in a musical environment, when I first encountered Mantra yoga in 2001, something inside me immediately fell in love. Chanting became my daily practice and a constant companion. Over the years, I picked up the guitar, merging simple rhythms with prayer. What started as a deeply personal practice has slowly blossomed into a calling to share this heart art with the world.

Some of you have connected with my earlier song releases, and the response has been both extraordinary and humbling. The messages I’ve received from people all over the world, many playing them daily, finding comfort and upliftment in the music has inspired me to keep going, even when it has stretched me more than anything ever has.

“Regeneration” is a collection of Prayers, mantras, poetic insights, and intentional soundscapes designed to uplift, inspire, and remind us of our divine essence and the living revelation that is ever available.

As someone who has spent much of my adult life volunteering in service, for me giving has always been effortless. I have built, created, and labored with my hands as a craftsman to sustain myself monetarily since I was 18, ensuring that my dharmic services remain pure and freely given for the most part. But bringing an album of this depth and quality into the world requires resources beyond my own means.

To produce a high quality instrumental song it generally costs 1k-2k sometimes less if you produce your own music (which I do not) but often much more depending on so many factors. Also for those unaware, the revenue that artists receive these days from streaming is almost laughable.. for example Spotify typically pays artists $0.003 to $0.005 per stream. What I’m attempting to say is your support and contributions help tremendously in an age where the musical art arena is extremely hard to be supported in.

Here’s how your contribution will help:

I believe in the transformative power of prayer through music. I have felt firsthand how sound and mantra can heal and awaken us rapidly to the deeper truths of who we are. My teacher in India used to say “humanity will sing and dance their way into the Golden Age.” My intention is that “Regeneration” serves as a sweet and powerful reminder to reconnect with the sacred within us, all around us, and ultimately impact our shared collective consciousness.

If my service, friendship or music has touched or uplifted you, or if you simply believe in the power of prayer and sacred sound, I ask you to help bring this vision to life. Every contribution no matter the amount supports this project. We have 7 tracks finished so far, with the full album calling for 12 or 13.

Thank you from the depths of my heart for this consideration, and for walking this path with me. Your presence is a unique gift and your support means the world. Join me in bringing “Regeneration” to life!

With love and devotion,

Matthew Hara

You can find more info about me and my journey here.

Thank you MC&E Photography for the spontaneous photo in Panama and thanks for the magic album art Kelsey Erin Sky.