USA – Colorado
HandpanMaker since: 2012
Colorado Soundscapes is a maker of high quality musical instruments based out of Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was formed in 2012 out of the passion of two brothers, Josh and Wesley Keegan. The brothers have always loved musical instruments and were fascinated with the history and design of traditional instruments like the kalimba. Melding modern technology with ancient instruments, a new iteration of the kalimba was born, the Lamellae. This unique instrument boasted precision tuning, the first of it’s kind, and a custom designed electric pickup to virtually eliminate feedback. Later, the Electric Mbira was released with the same functionality but built on exotic hardwoods and featured a new streamlined design. In 2016 the brothers entered their Mbira in the prestigious Guthman Musical Instrument Competition held at Georgia Tech and won a spot in the finals. (You can see the performance in the video below)
