The Awesome Music Project is a Canadian fundraising initiative designed to further research relating to music's profound impact on mental health.

Through their new book and a series of events, the nonprofit is spreading awareness on how music can reduce stress, ease depression in the youth, improve the quality of life for dementia patients and even help premature babies grow and develop.

We talk to co-founder Rob Carli about AMP's long-term goals, their upcoming book launch, and his work as a film and television composer.