Hilary Moss, PhD, MBA, is Professor of Music Therapy at University of Limerick, Ireland. Her monologue Music and Creativity in Healthcare Settings: Does Music Matter? is published by Routledge, 2021.

Katie Fitzpatrick, PhD, MMt, MA, is Music Therapist and Researcher. She holds the post of Senior Music Therapist at the Pain Excellence Centre in Croom Hospital, HSE Mid West, Ireland.

Patricia O'Shea has a BSc in Health Science. She is an expert by experience of music therapy and chronic pain. She is a member of Chronic Pain Ireland, the Irish Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry, and is a EUPATI Fellow.