Measuring health benefits of listening to music

Peter Gabriel has been hired as an adviser for a project which will measure the physiological effects music can have on health.
The former Genesis frontman is working with Boston-based firm PureTech Ventures on their Sync Project study, in conjunction with academics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Berklee College of Music.
The study uses information gathered from smartphones via music and health apps. According to the Boston Globe, the researchers have been tracking songs on apps such as Spotify to see how they influence biometric data created through health apps and wearable devices.
Sync Project co-founder Marko Ahtisaari says using artists to help analyse the data will enhance the creative process. Along with Peter Gabriel, Annie Clark, composer Esa-Pekka Salonen, and John Hopkins are involved.