EKHO Duo is Shane Borth, violin and Ben Muñoz, cello. The two met back in 2006 while on the teaching staff at Ottawa Suzuki String’s Sound Encounters, a premiere strings workshop. Their similar tastes in music and penchant for performing music outside of strictly classical let them strike up a friendship while they were living in different cities, Shane in Kansas City, MO and Ben in Pittsburgh, PA. Every so often they would perform together in Kansas City but finally teamed up in Miami Beach, Florida, while performing together for a one year residency at the Faena Hotel in the Quixotic produced cabaret show, “Samsara.” While there, Shane and Ben began to rehearse and develop a unique sound, combining classical know-how with rock attitude, blending the two styles into something energetic, elegant and modern on ancient instruments. After a year residency in Miami, they returned to their hometown of Kansas City to continue evolving over the course of another 4 residency shows. Then, in 2023, they went on to expand their brand with a new installment of Sensatia in Denver, while also releasing their first EP. EKHO fuses rock, pop, classical and world styles with recognizable songs that their audiences can enjoy.