OCEAN BLOOM BOULDER 2025
WITH AYLA NEREO, SAMUEL J, BLOOMURIAN,
SHAWN HEINRICHS, HANNAH MERMAID
DECEMBER 13th @ BOULDER THEATER
WELCOME
Samuel J and Shawn Heinrichs have created a deeply moving, live state-of-the-art visual and music concert dedicated to the oceans.
The next iteration of this breathtaking event series taking place at Boulder Theater on Saturday, December 13th is going to be the brightest greatest one yet!
OCEAN BLOOM MAIN EVENT
This one of a kind experience weaves some of the most stunning underwater cinematography in the world from Emmy Award winning cinematographer/photographer/storyteller Shawn Heinrichs, with the astounding live music of award-winning musician Samuel J, appearance by Hannah Mermaid, and performances by Ayla Nereo and Bloomurian.
“The combination of Shawn's film with Samuel J's music was the most wonderful synergy I have ever experienced with a live show.” - Jeff Taper (Sony Images)
This very special Ocean Bloom weaves intimate storytelling of Shawn’s real life experience in the field with some of our oceans most charismatic animals, with heart opening music, immersive performance art, and projection display. Hannah Mermaid shares her stories of breathtaking animal encounters, dancing with sharks, whales, rays and more in the open ocean, as an advocate for ocean protection, animal conservation and universal love.
Each Ocean Bloom provides a hub for other ocean conservation organizations, musicians, DJs, and climate platforms to come together and collaborate. This event brings together the creative world, the conservation world, and the business world to create tangible impact.
JOIN US IN MAKING REAL IMPACT
Ocean Bloom is not only an invitation to attend a deeply moving concert experience, but also an invitation to be part of the rising movement and network dedicated to ocean protection.
There will be a very powerful network of inspirational people in the space to meet and connect with, as well as an incredible live art show to view, and an array of other inspirational sister orgs set up to engage with.
We are partnered with one of the fastest growing ocean NGOs in the world - Only One. Funds raised at this event through donations, ticket sales, art sales will all be going toward the tireless work of what we consider the world's best ocean NGO.
“Ocean Bloom carries such a deeply important message for the world today. The transformative, inspired, moving music and visuals have inspired me to take more of a stand for what really matters in the world.” - Alamna Tenz
AYLA NEREO
Ayla Nereo is a creature of the forests and rivers, a dancer between the timeless and modern, a musician and poet weaving forth a magical and emotional world of sonic beauty. Lyrical meditations and riddles of language dance into wondrous tapestries of song and story, from energetic electronic rhythms and disco ballads to celtic melodies and ethereal mantras. With an uncanny ability to crack open the heart, Ayla's songs are an ode to the beauty of being human, inviting us deeper into the exquisite and innately psychedelic dream of this moment.
SAMUEL J
International Musician, Producer, Ocean Athlete, and Conservationist
Samuel J is an innovative singer songwriter, producer, and conservationist from Cornwall, UK.
His unique soul touching voice, gracious melodies, and deeply moving lyrics are captivating hearts around the world.
His compelling music and live performances have led him to opportunities with his music all over the world... sharing the stage with the likes of Ben Harper, Michael Franti, RY X, Jack Johnson, Donovan Frankenreiter, Zero 7, Alice Russell, Jurassic 5 and more.
Some of his career highlights include, being selected to perform for his holiness the Dalai Lama performing in Times Square with Amma, performing at the Olympic/Paralympic games in London and his music was recently picked up by National Geographic films.
BLOOMURIAN
Bloomurian is the electronic music & DJ project of Robin Liepman (Bloom), originally from California, and currently Colorado based. Bloomurian’s style ranges from Ecstatic Dance, World Bass, Trip-Hop, Glitchy, Psy-Dub, & Trap, to face-melting, heart-opening, soul-awakening multidimensional frequencies.
Bloomurian DJs ecstatic dances, concerts, festivals, and retreats worldwide, weaving original tracks, collaborations, remixes, and tasteful selections, into a rich tapestry of sonic alchemy, always tuning in to the ideal vibe for each particular event and audience. He often plays electric guitar and his shovel slide-guitar during his sets, and has live instrumentalists and vocalists join him on stage.
Bloomurian reads the energy of the moment and steers the spaceship in the direction most conducive to ecstatic states of awakening and embodied movement medicine. The vibe can get down dark and dirty, light vibrant and uplifting, psychedelic, transformational, and worldly, depending on the frequency of the moment.
SHAWN HEINRICHS
Artist, Photographer, Filmmaker, and Conservationist
"Art is my passion, conservation is my purpose, and for me the two are inseparable. I have found art is the most powerful tool I can bring to bear to help protect the ocean's most threatened species and habitats.“
Shawn is an EMMY Award winning cinematographer, an acclaimed photographer, and a passionate conservationist. A CoFounder of Only One, he has become a major force in the global movement to protect threatened marine species and habitats.
Fueled by his passion for the oceans, his groundbreaking work fuses dramatic imagery with intimate and thought-provoking stories, to connect the global community to the beauty and vulnerability of threatened marine species and habitats. Shawn was one of the lead activists and cinematographers of the Emmy-nominated film, ‘Racing Extinction’, one of the most watched environmental documentaries of our time, and most recently, he was featured in the award-winning Netflix series ‘Tales by Light’ that showcased his innovative use of imagery to inspire and drive conservation of one of earth’s crown jewels, West Papua. Shawn is a United Nations ‘Wild For Life’ Champion, serves on the International Board of WildAid, is a Director of Manta Trust, a Safina Fellow, and an iLCP Fellow.
HANNAH MERMAID
Hannah Fraser, known professionally as Hannah Mermaid, is a professional model, actress, dancer, and performer who specialises in underwater and ocean-oriented freediving performances, often in mermaid costume. She is a central figure in modern mermaiding and is an ocean ecology activist.
PRESENTED BY
CONSCIOUS ROOTS
Conscious Roots co-creates evenings of music and connection in Boulder with artists who share music with a conscious message to uplift our community and the world as a whole. Each event aims to be a place where we can connect, let go, relish in the magic, and leave nourished and inspired. And through them we aim to create a more conscious and compassionate world.