I'm a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer. I've played and recorded in everything from local pubs to a 500,000 person festival in Berlin. I've been a musical sidekick and recording engineer/ producer to innumerous great musicians for decades.  It was time to capture my own melodic landscapes. Music is about communication. If my music happens to speak to you…great! I simply wish to share my musical inspirations with you. That's it! Early on, my father showed me some moves on an handmade, gut string guitar he had traded for a couple of packs of cigarettes on the WWII Dutch warfront. Then, I became fascinated with percussive sounds from around the world. I fanatically traveled the world collecting anything that you could bang, scrape or hit. My musical career led me down many different paths: - built three innovative recording studios - toured internationally in world music. Played in some of the most unique venues imaginable (i.e., water reservoirs under Munich) and even more venues that you don't want to imagine! - produced and recorded many artists, in many studios, in many cities in Ottawa, Nashville and NYC - performed on hundreds of records, documentary films, jingles and special projects where the individual artist just had something special to say. -Composed and conducted a score for 40+ percussionists from all corners of the world If you're interested in 'What I've Learned From 10,000 Musicians" during my career check out https://www.kluanetakhini.com/bio