The Sounds We Share project launched today at thesoundsweshare.com and on YouTube, introducing a children's music channel where songs contain no words from any language. Instead, the compositions rely on speech sounds such as hums, pops, rolls, and whooshes that humans universally use to communicate. This approach eliminates the need for dubbing or translation, enabling every child worldwide to hear the same song in the same way.
The channel targets children ages 0 to 5 and their families. Research indicates that babies are born capable of distinguishing the full range of human speech sounds but undergo perceptual narrowing during the first year, specializing in the sounds they hear most frequently at home. The Sounds We Share builds its songs within this early developmental window, pairing playful speech sounds with simple movements—bounce, march, twirl, sway, or rock—that families can perform together.
Creator Bryan Eisenberg, a former educator and social worker turned digital marketing pioneer and New York Times bestselling author, conceived the idea 15 years ago after encountering the science of phonemes at Wizard Academy in Austin, Texas. "Before children learn words, they learn sounds," said Eisenberg. "Words sometimes divide us. The sounds underneath them belong to everyone." He waited for the right technology to realize his vision, which now includes AI tools like Suno and Gemini, with human oversight ensuring quality.
The channel features three characters: Mavi, the blue Sound Explorer; Kado, the orange Rhythm Explorer; and Lila, the lavender Melody Explorer. Season One includes two collections: Sound Adventures, offering daytime energy and movement, and Dream Sounds, featuring lullabies with rain, ocean waves, and soft vocal sounds. The Family Movement Guide, a printable resource available at the website, illustrates the movement for each song.
Eisenberg emphasized transparency: "Families deserve two things kids' media rarely gives them: honesty about how the content is made and honesty about what it can do." The website openly discloses the use of AI tools and clarifies that the songs will not make a child bilingual or smarter. "I have been pleasantly surprised by reactions from parents, kids and even neuroscientist researchers that have seen the videos," he added.
The Sounds We Share is an independent family project based in Round Rock, Texas. The YouTube channel is live now, with streaming platforms to follow.
