MAKERS, SHOPS & PLACES TO GATHER
Find instrument makers, independent sellers, retreat centres, event venues, and training schools that serve sound practitioners.
Instrument maker & seller
Portland, Oregon, United States
A small fictional workshop making hand-hammered gongs for practitioners, studios, and concert performers. Custom sizes and lower-volume options are available.
Gongs · Custom work · Repairs · Worldwide shipping
Retreat & event venue
Sintra, Portugal
A fictional hillside retreat centre for small sound gatherings, trainings, and quiet group stays, with indoor and covered outdoor practice spaces.
Sleeps 24 · Vegetarian kitchen · Practice hall · Airport transfers
Retreat & event venue
Monteverde, Costa Rica
A fictional cloud-forest retreat centre for sound trainings, small retreats, and quiet group stays. The open-sided practice pavilion looks across the mountains.
Sleeps 20 · Open-air practice pavilion · Plant-based meals · Airport transfers
Retreat & event venue
Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
A fictional rural lodge for concerts and residential retreats, with flexible seating and quiet rooms.
Sleeps 18 · Concert room · Group catering
Instrument maker & seller
Urubamba, Sacred Valley, Peru
A fictional Andean workshop creating original clay ocarinas, ceramic and reed antaras, whistling vessels, and ancestral-style flutes for listening, study, and performance.
Clay ocarinas · Antaras · Whistling vessels · Ancestral flutes
Instrument maker & seller
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
A fictional independent shop offering handpans, chimes, singing bowls, stands, and travel cases, with virtual instrument demonstrations by appointment.
Handpans · Chimes · Bowls · Cases · Canada & US shipping