associated_acts years_active notable_instruments label article_title background instrument birth_date genre origin name occupation
hamid deep listening band , pauline oliveros , malcolm goldstein drake , david mott , jesse stewart , 1994 - present paiste sound creation gongs sonic , nuun records flame , art stew records , deep listening johannes welsch
 non_vocal_instrumentalist percussion 28 november 1960 avant-garde , progressive , minimalism saarlouis , germany johannes welsch percussionist , producer/audio engineer , educator
johannes welsch

johannes welsch is a german percussionist , recording engineer and producer living in canada .
he is the son of german industrialist hans welsch and , on his mother 's side , the grandson of european statesman johannes hoffmann .
his professional approach to music production is based on his background as business school academic .
he began his career teaching executive programs in europe before entering the music industry in north america .
a percussionist since the 1970s , he has been performing regularly with a large collection of gongs both as a solo performer or in collaboration with other artists since 1994 .
he is best known for his deep listening label releases `` sound creation '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- and `` dunrobin sonic gems '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .
welsch is the founder of the dunrobin sonic gym , a center for the exploration , production and experience of sound and music in ottawa , canada .
