About Us

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)

Josh

Josh has been involved with music for the past three decades. As a teenager he began playing guitar and his passion for music still burns strong today. He is also the co-founder of Arcana Musical Instruments where he builds handpans. In 2011 he started making kalimbas with materials around his workshop and realized how overlooked the instrument has been by many. He continued to improve his techniques and tools, which in turn has helped to produce the beautiful ring of Colorado Soundscape’s instruments.

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Wesley

Wesley has been working with wood for more than 25 years. While in high school he discovered the lathe and has since loved turning and creating art out of exotic and unique wood. He is passionate about design and craftsmanship as well as photography and business. A true entrepreneur at heart, he has started multiple businesses. Wes is a problem solver and thrives on figuring out how to showcase an instrument’s beauty while incorporating modern technology.

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Colorado Soundscapes has many more designs in process at their shop and plan to share them with you in the near future. Thanks for visiting the site and feel free to contact them through email with any questions.