The Soundmakers Project
Houten - Utrecht - Netherlands

The Soundmakers project revolves around the human voice, in all its versatility.

In this project the Soundmakers, guided by the unique hand signals of Canadian Christine Duncan, improvise ‘soundscapes’ with their voices to the music of singer Ineke Vandoorn and guitarist Marc van Vugt. Guided by Christine’s cues they improvise soundscapes, texts, rhythms, emotions and create whole worlds; sometimes lovely and mysterious, other times emotional and powerful. Nothing is fixed in advance, so the music truly arises in the moment. The Soundmakers is not a traditional singing choir, but consists of people of all shapes and sizes, who enjoy using their voices, but would not necessarily identify themselves as singers.The Soundmakers attend prior workshops led by Christine, Marc and Ineke.

The Soundmakers Project in the Netherlands is an initiative of Marc van Vugt and Ineke Vandoorn. They are known for their adventurous and lyrical music and travel the world with it. Christine Duncan is the leader and founder of the Element Choir, the world’s leading vocal improvisation group from Toronto. With the Element Choir she has collaborated with the famous Inuit singer Tanya Tagaq, among others.