Ellen van den Honert always knew she would be a singer. She has worked internationally as a music teacher, project manager, and entrepreneur, while also managing a career as a songwriter and performing artist, successfully releasing the critically acclaimed albums, Breath of the Soul (2006), and Hummingville (2010).
In 2015, Ellen established the Wild About Music Foundation dedicated to promoting the synergy of art and conservation. This led to the production of her first feature-length documentary, There Is A Place On Earth, exploring the role of artists in wilderness conservation on a beautiful and poetic journey around the world. She co-wrote and performed the soundtrack for the film.
Ellen studied piano early on and then jazz voice at the Dutch Conservatory of Music but dropped out because she felt she was losing her personal voice. Cycling home from a Tuck and Patti concert in Amsterdam, she ran into the American musicians on a canal and they invited her to a jazz camp in California. She used this opportunity to launch her musical career in the US. After a stint of gospel singing at Glide Church in San Francisco, she joined V Soul, a group of singers from Glide, which toured the Netherlands.
All along her career Ellen has engaged in teaching singing and music to adults and children alike.
