Koen Vandenhoudt

Antwerp based artist Koen Vandenhoudt works solo under the Shifter or Scene Shifter moniker, was a member of The Burglars (Early 80s), Tales Of A Scarecrow (mid 1980s) and Talerman (early 90s). Was part of the extremely short lived trio Laser Quest with Ignatz and Laurent Cartuyvels (R.O.T) and co-founded Bombay Lunatic Asylum with Bart De Paepe and Louise Landes Levi in 2017. From the early 2000's until the end of 2013 responsible for the musical program at Kunstencentrum België. Composed music for choreographer Stijn Celis (Wölfli Doodle Diary 1998, Paradise Practice 2003, Stations, 2004), worked on recordings (live and studio) and productions with artists like Mette Rasmussen, Dennis Tyfus, Chie Mukai, Masayoshi Urabe, Chris Corsano, Ken Vandermark, Nate Wooley, Dave Rempis, Peter Brötzmann, Fred Van Hove, jamie branch, Archie Shepp, Margarida Garcia, Pak Yan Lau, Manuel Mota, Marcia Bassett, Samara Lubelski, Bill Nace … Together with partner Christel Kumpen he runs the non profit organisation Sound in Motion, the Dropa Disc record label, the Oorstof concert series, the Visitations residency project and the yearly Summer Bummer festival for adventurous music.