Doug Koyama is a Canadian singer who has been performing, in one way or another, since the 70s. Doug has been on a voyage of discovery into Improvised A Capella with a Loop Pedal. This completely unique style means that each performance, each song is different from any before or after. He has self-recorded a CD titled Smoke and Mirrors as well as Try-Cycle, recorded at Outer Rim Records.
Having just completed a six festival summer, Doug is focused on building his musical life. Please check back for information about coming shows.
"One woman in the audience Saturday said she "visited" a beautiful Caribbean island. For me, the music took me back to the Punjab, India when, on my first morning, I awoke at 5 a.m. to the sounds of chanting in the courtyard. Koyama's music can be many things. Waves of the ocean lapping on shore or seagulls flying in the air above. The sound of wind on a mountain top. It has a soaring sensation and you wonder what heights it will reach before it ends. You hope it never does."
Teresa Mallam (Community Editor, Prince George Free Press)
"Doug has a fabulous soulful voice with an amazing range (and I'm using the word "amazing" in an appropriately meaningful context). His show involves the layering of vocal loops creating a rich texture of rhythm and harmony with solid grooves. It's the coolest thing I've heard in a while."
Eric Tompkins (Composer, Producer, multi-instrumentalist Co-founder of Navaz)
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