A Belgian, London based, awarded medical doctor with special interest in voice and integration of art into healthcare. His mission is to use multi plural co - creativity and bring positive attention towards small and scattered groups (overlooked) in medicine, research and society. The spectacular variety in his projects goes from a voiceless choir singing with a choir of trees that survived the nuclear bombs in Japan to Belgian chocolates designed for the taste and swallow after head and cancer treatment.
He is founder and (choir) director of Shout at Cancer (charity dedicated to the implementation of music in speech rehabilitation and choral singing after laryngectomy), Co-founder and co director of Sound Voice (community company specialised in implementing arts to impact healthcare related research and development), and founding board member of The Listening Planet Foundation (world's biggest nature sound database used for nature conservation and preservation projects).
Collaborated with: Gweneth Ann Rand, Lucy Crowe, Tinneke Van lngelgem, Roderick lliams, Ed Lyon, Laverne Williams, Angelica Liddell, Zara MacFarlane, Martine Mccutcheon, Luke Halls, Bill Brummel, Reeps One and Dominique Persoone.
Performances: King's Place (London), The V&A (London), Britten Pears Art (Snape), The Barbican (London), The Bloomsbury Theatre (London), Bozar (Brussels), De Bijloke (Ghent) and Theater aan Zee (Ostend).
AWARDS
16 May 2024 Classical Next: Innovation Award for Sound Voice Project, Berlin, GE. 10 Feb 2023 Fedora Platform Award for Digital Art, Sound Voice, Paris, FR.
28 Jun 2022 Sheffield DocFest 2022 Alternate Realities Award for Sound Voice Project, Sheffield, UK.
02 Jun 2021 Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2021, equivalent to MBE, Shout at Cancer, London, UK.
07 Oct 2020 Audience Award nner Nashvie Fi m Festiva 2020, for the ong Feature Documentary about Shout at Cancer: "Can You Hear My Voice?" by Bill Brummel (Peabody Award winning and 5x Emmy nominated film Director)
28 Oct 2020 UCL's Provost Award for Public Engagement - 2020, Shout at Cancer, London, UK.
17 Mar 2017 Points of Light Award, personal recognition by British PM Theresa May, Shout at Cancer, London, UK.
12 Nov 2016 Development Award GHFi 2016, prize by "The Lancet" for best pitch and oral presentation, Global Health Film Festival 2016, Shout at Cancer, Barbican, London, UK.
FILM Can you hear my voice? (87 min) Feb 2020 Bill Brummel is an award-winning documentary producer/director. He has been recognized with a Peabody Award, a primetime Emmy nomination, several National News and Documentary Emmy nominations, and two International Documentary Association awards. After having his voice box removed in 2016, Brummel produced and directed "Can You Hear My Voice?". The film chronicles London's Shout at Cancer choir, led by Dr Thomas Moors, whose singers are also living without voice boxes.
Upcoming Short Courses
Thursday 20th February 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)
The Use of Music in the Speech Recovery and Confidence Rebuilding After Laryngectomy
Dr Thomas Moors
Laryngectomy is the surgical removal of the voice box, a life changing operation mostly indicated by throat cancer. The post-operative anatomical changes affect voice, swallow, smell and taste. As a result up to 30% of the affected population suffer from anxiety, depression and/or social isolation.