Conscious Creator: Matty Ryce
Matty Ryce has been a DJ for over 15 years. Based in Toronto, but travelling internationally, playing big clubs to beaches to intimate lounges to silent discos. House music has been the consistent thread throughout his career, but as artistry and interests change and grow, so does the music and he has developed an affinity for organic house over the past several years.
As his club days turned into spiritual work, he has deepened his understanding of sound, vibration, energy, time and space; simultaneously diving further into Ecstatic Dance and the journey that can be had through musical experiences.
Over the past few years Matty has had ongoing revelatory conversations with Spirit/Universe that have profoundly deepened his understanding of music, sound, frequency, energy, time and space.
Music is medicine and Matty cherishes every opportunity to share that transmission from his heart and soul to others.
Matty is this week’s guest for the Seekers show on Beach Radio.
You can listen to mix here.
Let’s get to know Matty more:
Can you tell us how and when you first got on the spiritual path?
This path had been a long, slow process over the past 10 years - a lot of it before I knew what "spirituality" actually "was".
It was a gradual shifting in my way of being - of awareness, presence, mindset, yoga practice, diet, relationship to the Earth, how I showed up in intimate relationships, solo traveling, cacao ceremonies, sound baths, moon rituals.
Dipping my toe into the esoteric … the more notable shift came more prominently during an ayahuasca retreat in March 2020. The expansion since then has been fast and wild.
What role does music or sound play in your spiritual practice?
Music is crucial, it's... everything. Coming into a deeper understanding and relationship with music and sound has been a significant leveling up to something that I already had an affinity for.
It is a huge part of my service - from DJing, to breathwork, to sound journey-meditations in the moon rituals that I hold bi-monthly... and it is a beautiful tool that I lean on when I am feeling the need to shift my own energy and mood.
These sonic journeys are my offerings, my prayers - channeled through me. From me, to you, to the earth, to the everything.
I am a tool, a conduit of the Divine/Creator… this is an expression of how I serve.
Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, it simply flows and transforms - I am an energy worker - a servant of the energy, the Highest Truth … LOVE.
Everything is energy, vibration, frequency - may this musical offering resonate with the mind, body and soul harmoniously.
The music is in me, as it is within you.
It’s almost 2024. What are you most excited about for next year?
So much is already presenting for 2024, I am continuing to expand my service both in breadth and depth.
Audra (my partner) and I are holding our first retreat in Tuscany in May (so that's a huge one!).
I am also being called deeper into (plant) medicine work. Summer is already dotted with retreats and festivals too. Needless to say, I am looking forward to what the new year has in store.
Where can people find you if they want to learn more?
For those in the Toronto area (or hey, Tuscany in May) I am very active with in-person gatherings - from ecstatic dances, to my bi-monthly moon rituals, to men's circles, my monthly calendar is full of great ways to connect.
I also offer 1-on-1 mentorship opportunities, both in-person and online, as well as group and individual plant medicine ceremonies, energy work, body work, and somatic breathwork.
Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/MattyRyce
IG @MattyRyce
podcast: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mattyryce
email: mattyryce@outlook.com
Read a bit about my awakening story: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09J1P7FB4