Joris laid his musical foundation as a violinist with various (youth) orchestras. After studying mathematics, he studied singing at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp with Bernadette Degelin. He attended several masterclasses with John Norris, Carol Yahr and Udo Reinemann. Today he is coached by Bart De Kegel.

After graduating with the highest distinction in choral conducting training, he attended masterclasses such as the Kurt Thomas Course Choir and Orchestra Conducting, where he worked with conductors Jos Van Veldhoven, Daniel Reuss and Hans Leenders, among others.

Now, he works as guest conductor with various ensembles, such as the Choir of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Collegium Vocale Gent, Vlaams Radiokoor, Brussels Philharmonic, Choeur de Radio France, Wiener Kammerchor, Oslo Chorale Selskap, Youth Choir Balsis and many others.

In 2000 he founded the Ghent University Choir (GUK) and has been its artistic director ever since. Since 2010, Joris has also been the founder and artistic director of Kamerkoor Koriolis. Joris was vocal coach and co-conductor of BEvocaL, the Belgian National Youth Choir. From January 2026, Joris is the new musical director of the Brussels Choral Society.

As founder, artistic director and baritone at Air4Six, the sparkling Belgian vocal collective of professional singers, Joris creates intresting musical projects with a focus on romantic and original repertoire.

As a baritone soloist, Joris masters a wide repertoire from Bach's Passions, cantatas and oratorios to the great Romantic and Classical oratorios and song cycles. Joris has already appeared in numerous concerts, opera and music theater performances, in Belgium and abroad.

As an ensemble singer, Joris collaborates with the Nederlands Kamerkoor (Peter Dijkstra) and Cappella Amsterdam (Daniel Reuss) and has been a baritone with the Vlaams Radiokoor from 2005 till 2023. He worked with conductors Klaus Mäkelä, Philippe Herreweghe, Mariss Janssons, Bernard Haitink, Jos Van Immerseel, Marcus Creed, Kaspars Putnins, Paul Hillier, James Wood, and many other great contemporary choral and orchestral conductors.