About Us

Built by musicians.
For musicians.

We're a team of artists, engineers, and advocates who know firsthand what it means to face barriers in music — and refused to accept them.

Our Story

Where it started.

In 2012, Jason Barnes lost his right arm in a workplace accident. As a working drummer, the diagnosis felt like a death sentence for his music career. It wasn't.

Working with engineers at Georgia Institute of Technology, Jason developed a first-of-its-kind robotic drumming prosthetic powered by EMG sensors and Google TensorFlow — a device that reads muscle signals and translates them into drumstrokes in real time.

By 2014, he held a Guinness World Record. By 2016, his story was in Rolling Stone and the New York Times. But Jason knew his story wasn't unique — millions of musicians with disabilities were facing the same walls and finding no doors.

Limitless Sound Foundation was born from that reality: a nonprofit designed not just to tell stories of resilience, but to actively build the tools, access, and community that make those stories possible.

What We Do

Four ways we
remove the barriers.

Adaptive Equipment

Custom-Built Instruments & Prosthetics

We research, design, and fabricate custom adaptive instruments and prosthetics for musicians with mobility challenges — built around each person's anatomy, playing style, and goals.

Studio Access

Free Recording & Production Services

Our fully accessible studio in Conyers, GA is open to musicians with disabilities at no cost. Recording, mixing, mastering, and podcast production — equipped with gear from Universal Audio, Neve, Focusrite, Roland, and more.

Education

Workshops & DAW Training

In-person and online programs covering audio engineering, production techniques, instrument lessons, and DAW training — designed to build self-sufficiency and give every musician the skills to create on their own terms.

Advocacy

Industry Partnerships & Representation

We partner with 50+ leading music brands to ensure musicians with disabilities have representation, access to world-class gear, and a voice in shaping the future of adaptive music technology.

Leadership

The people
behind the mission.

World's First Bionic Drummer

Jason Barnes

President & CEO

After losing his arm in 2012, Jason partnered with Georgia Tech to build the world's first robotic drumming prosthetic — powered by EMG sensors and Google TensorFlow. Guinness World Record holder. Featured in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Guardian, and Amplitude Magazine. Jason co-founded Limitless Sound Foundation so that what happened for him becomes possible for every musician who needs it.

Musician · Producer · Engineer

Matt Bankston

Vice President & COO

A musician, producer, and audio engineer living with severe hemophilia, Matt runs day-to-day operations, donor relationships, and recording projects in the foundation's adaptive studio. His personal experience navigating music with a chronic condition drives his commitment to removing every barrier he encountered — so others don't have to.

Sam Pura

Director

Founder of Panda Studios in Fremont, CA — a world-class recording facility that has worked with major artists across rock, metal, and alternative. Sam brings deep industry relationships, strategic partnership experience, and a genuine commitment to making the music world more inclusive.

Heather Jepsen

Director

A harpist and ordained Presbyterian minister since 2006, Heather lost her lower left leg to Giant Cell Tumor. Despite her amputation, she continues performing and passionately creating welcoming spaces where music unites people of all backgrounds and abilities.

Zach Herrington

Chief Technology Officer

Senior software engineer with expertise in embedded systems and prosthetic device design. Zach leads our technology development, from sensor integration to fabrication of adaptive music hardware.

Francesca Castiglione

Director of Marketing & Communications

Talent agent, manager, and paralegal with experience spanning the entertainment, education, and nonprofit sectors. Francesca shapes how we tell our story to the world.

Bennet Laren

Graphic Design / Outreach

Designer and musician with 10+ years of experience, currently at Visual Concepts in Humboldt County. Bennet leads our accessible visual communications and community outreach campaigns.

Advisory Panel

Guided by the best in the field.

Our advisors bring expertise from robotics, prosthetics, the music industry, and disability advocacy.

Gil Weinberg

Georgia Tech · Robotics

Andrew Tkaczyk

The Ghost Inside

Athan Billias

The MIDI Foundation

Billy Brimblecom

Steps of Faith

Joey Koblasz

Hanger Clinic

Dylan Hardy

Audioscribe

Jim Suptic

Musician · Advocate

Supporters

50+ brands backing
the mission.

These companies have donated gear, funding, and expertise to put world-class tools in the hands of musicians who need them most.

GibsonRolandPearl Drums Universal AudioShureMarshall Amplification ZildjianFocusriteNeural DSP DW DrumsNeveSoftube StrymonD'AddarioLudwig IK MultimediaOrange AmpsLine 6 SabianBaby AudioWalrus Audio JHS PedalsEarthQuaker DevicesKali Audio 1010musicElectro-HarmonixStringjoy AudioscapeML Sound LabGetGood Drums Karanyi SoundsLiquidSonicsStam Audio Nash GuitarsHumanoid FXOaktone Safari PedalsB&G GuitarsDialtune Fret ZealotPurafiedMIDI.org Steps of FaithMillennia AudioMavijatra

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