About Music Health
What is Music Health?
Music Health is a music wellness technology company developing AI-powered music therapy tools to improve mental health and reduce cognitive decline — starting with transforming dementia care. The company's flagship product, Vera, was launched on Apple's App Store in June 2022 through a strategic, industry-first exclusive partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG) — making the entire UMG catalogue accessible for personalised music stations designed to improve the lives of people living with dementia.
Vera targets the 60 million people worldwide living with dementia and their roughly 200 million caregivers — managing the impact of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD: aggression, agitation, depression). The app analyses the age of the dementia-affected person, where they grew up, and how they react to certain music — then presents three personalised playlists for distinct purposes: relax, energise, and reminisce. Vera is available on Apple and Android.
Founder Stephen Hunt — a former UMG executive in Australia — launched Music Health after seeing music's impact on his grandfather during his dementia diagnosis. In Stephen's verbatim words: "We've built Vera to know and find the music that means the most and has the biggest effect for each person living with dementia. It acts like a music detective, that seeks out tunes that they used to love a long time ago but may have forgotten about."
Where will I work?
Music Health is headquartered in Los Angeles (3003 W Olympic Blvd) and operates as a small, hybrid-remote startup. The team works across multiple geographies — some 100% remote and others hybrid — supporting a global product. Note: at the time of research, www.musichealth.ai was experiencing infrastructure availability issues (SSL handshake errors).
What is the Music Health team like?
Co-founders Stephen Hunt (Co-founder, COO, Executive Director) and Nicc Johnson (Co-founder; 20+ years as a musicologist; TEDx Ibiza speaker on "Music can save your life, literally!") lead a small team focused at the intersection of music, AI, neuroscience, and dementia care. Music Health's advisors include Chris Becherer, Joy Allen, PhD MT-BC, Elizabeth Moody, Michael Herring, and Joe Stringer.
The team has reached partnership scale with major healthcare distribution: Walgreens Finds Care partnered with Music Health to offer the Vera music app for dementia patients.
Work-Life Balance
Founder Stephen Hunt has spoken publicly on The Four Day Week Podcast about Music Health's adoption of a 4-day work week as a deliberate talent-attraction strategy. Stephen's framing: in an early-stage startup where compensation packages can't match large incumbents, a 4-day week is "virtually free" perk that helps recruit better people, who in turn build a better business. The company commits to a 32-hour week with vacation policies that include 20 days off plus public holidays.
Perks and Benefits
- 4-day work week (32 hours) as core talent-attraction practice
- Hybrid remote — some team 100% remote, others hybrid
- Healthcare benefits (location dependent — varies by country)
- Opportunity for equity in a music-tech startup
- 2x retreats per year (per legacy company materials)
- Working on a transformative product with major industry partnerships (UMG, Walgreens Finds Care)
- Mission-driven work at the intersection of music, AI, and dementia care
Specific salary ranges and dollar-amount benefits are not publicly disclosed; the live website was temporarily unavailable at the time of research.