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Geoff Smith
Geoff Smith comes from a long line of musicians.
His brother and sister both played with the likes of Tony
Bennett, Andy Williams and Chuck Mongione, and his father
was Musical Advisor to the King of Morocco. By age, 20, Geoff
Smith, an artist on the string bass, electric bass and Chapman
Stick was performing throughout North America. Venues for
Geoff include, playing before President Ronald Wilson Reagan,
Yankee Stadium New York and Canadian National Exhibition Toronto.
To further broaden his focus, Geoff has worked in prisons
and the inner city. Due to his deep spiritual commitment,
Geoff and his wife Marie moved to Moscow, where they assisted
in the creation of a recording studio and music ministry training
centre. After Russia, Geoff returned to Toronto where he worked
on a project called Midtown and then traceelements.ca. Today,
from Geoff's base just outside of Ottawa, he works on his
latest project, Smith & Doornekamp.
Kathy Doornekamp
Music has always been a passion for Kathy Doornekamp, a sustaining
and stabilizing force in her life. Although trained as a vocalist,
she enjoys turning her hand to keyboards and strings. She
has been a voice teacher and choral director for many years,
and now with 'Smith and Doornekamp', takes a more personal
approach to her music. Kathy's honest and contemplative lyrics
reflect the ongoing journey of her strong Christian faith.
She lives north of Kingston, Ontario on the edge of the rugged
Canadian Shield where she shares a country farmhouse with
her husband and four children.
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It was in late 2002 when we began working together to create
our own unique musical expressions of faith and life. Though
music has always played a big role in both of our lives, the
unique music of ‘Smith and Doornekamp’ offers us
a new opportunity to express our hearts. What is at the core
of our music? - it is our heart-felt belief that Christ really
lived and walked on this earth, that He died, and rose to
life again - and that He makes healing, wholeness and purpose
available to us, and to all who look for Him. So whether our
music speaks overtly or subtly about faith, it is the underlying
theme of all our music. Our faith has changed the course of
our lives, it shapes our world view, and our heart’s
desire is to share it with those around us as well. Our music
speaks honestly of both the good and bad times in life, and
chronicles an honest quest to make sense of a world that leaves
God largely out of the equation.
Smith & Doornekamp are an official ministry of Westport
Free Methodist Church (Westport Ontario, CAN).
CDs:
Visit www.smith-and-doornekamp
for more photos and information and to purchase their CD.
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