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6 may 2012: Galm tour was amazing, new tour in October! -> www.galm-quartet.com
10 february 2012: exciting new perspectives! -> Galm Quartet on tour in april! ultra cool improv set at TryTone in April! lemuriformes residency @ WORM Rotterdam!
8 july 2011: new dates for lemuriformes: last days of november/december 1st: (re)thinking improvisation in malmö, sweden! and 28 august: festival 008 arnhem with lemuriformes and img_src collective PLUS residence and show in basel, switzerland early august..
14 june 2011: confirmed: new round in Hong Kong, 26/27 november.
10 may 2011: confirmed: lemuriformes at superproeflokaal. the last proeflokaal EVER. this time live from tallinn!
4 may 2011: tomorrow! -> something @ fluxus ministerija
also uploaded music of an old piece: Dialogue in a closed system
15 april 2011: new lemuriformes videos online: click!
1 march 2011: confirmed: 27 sounds @ sarc, belfast & lemuriformes, skybox amsterdam
05 october 2010: next thursday: SABOTAGE! at Huis aan de Werf. Portugal confirmed! (3-20 nov.)
25 july 2010: new sound page! links with soundcloud and vimeo. check it out.
24 july 2010: Hong Kong here we come!
16 may 2010: new dates: 27 Scenes @ ITs! The Cake @ Zaal 100 and ISMIR!
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a summary of all concerts, performances and the like. in reversed order: upcoming in bold font. click an event for more info about the project.
10.12.2012 | Galm Quartet
10.10.2012 | Galm Quartet
10.09.2012 | Galm Quartet
10.05.2012 | Galm Quartet
10.03.2012 | Galm Quartet
06.24.2012 | lemuriformes
06.04.2012 | Monday Match
04.21.2012 | Galm Quartet
04.20.2012 | Galm Quartet
04.19.2012 | Galm Quartet
04.16.2012 | Galm Quartet
04.15.2012 | Galm Quartet
04.12.2012 | Galm Quartet
04.04.2012 | TryTone
01.28.2012 | lemuriformes
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12.05.2011 | lemuriformes
12.02.2011 | lemuriformes
12.01.2011 | lemuriformes
11.27.2011 | 27
11.26.2011 | 27
11.26.2011 | 27
11.25.2011 | 27
09.19.2011 | Workshop Freie Musik
09.21.2011 | Workshop Freie Musik
09.22.2011 | Workshop Freie Musik
09.23.2011 | Workshop Freie Musik
09.15.2011 | lemuriformes
08.28.2011 | lemuriformes
08.27.2011 | Dutch Impro Academy
08.26.2011 | Dutch Impro Academy
08.05.2011 | lemuriformes
06.29.2011 | VOID
06.07.2011 | lemuriformes
05.27.2011 | Flavors
05.05.2011 | onenightride
04.22.2011 | lemuriformes
04.09.2011 | 27 Sounds
02.19.2011 | 59
01.21.2011 | lemuriformes
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12.14.2010 | lemuriformes
11.27.2010 | 27 Scenes
11.26.2010 | 27 Scenes
10.27.2010 | Tjongeboy
10.17.2010 | Zoodio
10.12.2011 | 59
10.07.2010 | SABOTAGE!
09.30.2010 | Tjongeboy
08.29.2010 | Zoodio
08.11.2010 | The Cake w/ Eliad Wagner
07.23.2010 | The Cake w/ Oriol Codina Succarats
06.26.2010 | Zoodio
06.25.2010 | 27 Scenes
06.24.2010 | 27 Scenes
06.19.2010 | 27 Scenes
06.09.2010 | The Cake w/ John Dikeman
06.09.2010 | 27 Scenes
06.08.2010 | 27 Scenes
06.01.2010 | Live Coding
05.22.2010 | VOID
05.21.2010 | VOID
05.20.2010 | VOID
05.02.2010 | The Cake w/ Jacopo Mezzanotti
04.27.2010 | 27 Scenes
04.15.2010 | The Cake
03.16.2010 | Live Coding
02.11.2010 | 27 Scenes
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12.15.2009 | Live Coding
08.19.2009 | Tilemaster
07.25.2009 | Tilemaster
07.17.2009 | Technology Penetrates Tradition
07.15.2009 | Technology Penetrates Tradition
07.14.2009 | Technology Penetrates Tradition
07.13.2009 | Technology Penetrates Tradition
06.21.2009 | Dialogue in a Closed System
06.20.2009 | Dialogue in a Closed System
06.10.2009 | Tilemaster
06.06.2009 | Bow Down
05.13.2009 | Bow Down
04.16.2009 | Dialogue in a Closed System
04.16.2009 | Warm Lamma Lamma or how to Rhubarb
04.05.2009 | Warm Lamma Lamma or how to Rhubarb
02.19.2009 | Warm Lamma Lamma or how to Rhubarb
01.24.2009 | Karel
01.24.2009 | Kiestoon
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12.21.2008 | Bedoelde u: Tegelmeesters
12.18.2008 | Anthèmes 2
12.18.2008 | Bedoelde u: Tegelmeesters
12.15.2008 | Anthèmes 2
12.14.2008 | Bedoelde u: Tegelmeesters
12.13.2008 | Bedoelde u: Tegelmeesters
08.27.2008 | No Sine Cure
08.18.2008 | No Sine Cure
06.07.2008 | No Sine Cure
05.27.2008 | No Sine Cure
05.16.2008 | Ode to K42
04.20.2008 | No Sine Cure
03.28.2008 | Anthèmes 2
02.28.2008 | The In-Sucking Power of the General Excuse
02.24.2008 | Anthèmes 2
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11.27.2007 | Live Coding
10.19.2007 | Live Coding
10.19.2007 | No Sine Cure
10.16.2007 | No Sine Cure
09.04.2007 | No Sine Cure
06.01.2007 | The In-Sucking Power of the General Excuse
04.11.2007 | The In-Sucking Power of the General Excuse
02.13.2007 | The In-Sucking Power of the General Excuse
02.01.2007 | The In-Sucking Power of the General Excuse
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11.22.2006 | Cage's Cartridge Music
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Laurens van der Wee is a sonic designer, 'electronic musician' and composer of electronic music from The Netherlands.
He gained his Master of Music and Bachelor of Art and Technology degree at the
Music Technology department of the Utrecht School of the Arts in 2011 and 2009 respectively.
After playing piano and cello, among other instruments, Laurens has now found a way to work with music and sound, art and technology at the same time.
Work varies from tape composition to audiovisual performance and from live electronics to music for modern dance. Work has been presented in Hong Kong, Montreal, Porto, Barcelona, Belfast and Udine, as well as dozens of performances and exhibitions in The Netherlands. Contexts include ICMC2008 and 2009, SMC2009 and 2010, Contemporanea 2010 and the Hong Kong International Dance Symposium.
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Galm Quartet is George Hadow (drums, UK), Andreas Fulgosi (electric guitar, IT), Laurens van der Wee (electronics, NL) and Michael Foster (tenor sax, US).
Galm Quartet was founded during the Dutch Impro Academy 2011 and toured parts of Europe in april 2012. A tour in October 2012 will follow.
More info on the website:
www.galm-quartet.com.
A recording of a short performance at Bimhuis can be found on the sound page.
10.12.2012 | Christiania Jazzclub | Copenhagen [DK]
10.10.2012 | tba | Kaunas [LT]
10.09.2012 | tba | Vilnius [LT]
10.05.2012 | Jazzclub Erfurt e.V. | Erfurt [DE]
10.03.2012 | Kunstfabrik-Schlot | Berlin [DE]
04.21.2012 | Fabrica Braço de Prata | Lisbon [PT]
04.20.2012 | Muziekhuis | Utrecht (w/ Dead Neanderthals)
04.19.2012 | OT301 | Amsterdam (w/ Lily's Deja Vu)
04.16.2012 | Carmen*Town | Brescia [IT]
04.15.2012 | 't Gildenhuis | Rupelmonde [BE]
04.12.2012 | Studio Ephémère, Studio LOOS | The Hague (w/ Arvind & Roro and Flavien Gillié)
08.26.2011 | Dutch Impro Academy, Bimhuis | Amsterdam
08.24.2011 | Dutch Impro Academy, Zaal 100 | Amsterdam
Another workshop, shortly after the Dutch Impro Academy: Workshop Freue Musik, led by Trio Full Blast (Peter Brötzmann, Marino Pliakas and Michael Wertmüller). Another amazing week also with a nice mix of disciplines and levels, culminating in many exciting improvisations in exciting combinations.
09.19.2011 | Workshop Freie Musik evening sessions | Akademie der Künste, Berlin, DE
(duo w/ Eliad Wagner (analog synth))
09.21.2011 | Workshop Freie Musik evening sessions | Akademie der Künste, Berlin, DE
(trio w/ Zeger Vandenbussche (alto sax) and Eliad Wagner)
09.22.2011 | Workshop Freie Musik evening sessions | Akademie der Künste, Berlin, DE
(quintet w/ Bertram Krumm (alto sax), Klaus Kürvers (double bass), Olga Nosova (drums) and Eliad Wagner)
09.23.2011 | Workshop Freie Musik evening sessions | Akademie der Künste, Berlin, DE
(quartet w/ Chris Heenan (alto sax), David Meier (drums) and Eliad Wagner)
27 is a follow-up to 27 Scenes, an evening piece this time. To be performed in Hong Kong late november 2011. Again a cooperation with choreographer Chun-ho Lam. Also involved: James Kong (video), Evelien van Zonneveld (soap and photography), Angela Herenda, Guillermo Blinker and Tanné Uddén (dancers), plus two more dancers from Hong Kong.
11.25.2011 | Kwai Tsing Black Box Theatre | Hong Kong, CN (premiere)
11.26.2011 | Kwai Tsing Black Box Theatre | Hong Kong, CN (afternoon)
11.26.2011 | Kwai Tsing Black Box Theatre | Hong Kong, CN (evening)
11.27.2011 | Kwai Tsing Black Box Theatre | Hong Kong, CN (afternoon)
Dutch Impro Academy: website. I injected some electronics in this pressure cooker course led by teachers Anne La Berge, Eric Boeren, Bart van der Putten, Wolter Wierbos, Mary Oliver en Han Bennink. It's been a fantastic week with incredible musicians. The Galm Quartet is a direct consequence of this experience. A recording of a short performance at Bimhuis can be found on the sound page.
08.24.2011 | Dutch Impro Academy | Zaal 100, Amsterdam
08.25.2011 | Dutch Impro Academy | STEIM, Amsterdam
08.26.2011 | Dutch Impro Academy | Bimhuis, Amsterdam
08.27.2011 | Dutch Impro Academy | ZomerJazzFietstour, Groningen
Live coding, improv and other slightly more random things.
06.04.2012 | impro | Monday Match, Bimhuis, Amsterdam (w/ Marcel Wierckx (curator), Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti, Anne Veinberg and Roel van Doorn)
04.04.2012 | impro | TryTone, Zaal 100, Amsterdam (w/ Yedo Gibson, John Dikeman, Bart van der Putten, Oscar Jan Hoogland, Nora Mulder, Jasper Stadhouders, Onno Govaert, George Hadow, Marcos Baggiani, a.o.)
05.05.2011 | impro | onenightride, Fluxus Ministerija, Vilnius, LT
10.07.2010 | live coding | SABOTAGE!, Huis aan de Werf, Utrecht
10.07.2010 | impro | SABOTAGE!, Huis aan de Werf, Utrecht
06.01.2010 | live coding | SuperProeflokaal, Theater Kikker, Utrecht
03.16.2010 | live coding | Proeflokaal, Theater Kikker, Utrecht
12.15.2009 | live coding | Proeflokaal, Theater Kikker, Utrecht
06.26.2009 | live coding | FruitFest, Huis aan de Werf, Utrecht
11.27.2007 | live coding | Proeflokaal, Theater Kikker, Utrecht
10.19.2007 | live coding | Nieuwe Verse Groenten, Uitspanning Lunenburg, Hilversum
11.22.2006 | Cage's Cartridge Music | ISCM Live Electronic Festival, Muziekgebouw aan het IJ, Amsterdam
Flavors - six miniatures for trombone and electronics is written for Sandis Bardins, a trombone player from Latvia. The six flavors will be called Up, Charm, Top, Down, Strange and Bottom.
05.27.2011 | Druskomanija 2011 | Kolonada, Druskininkai, LT
27 Sounds is a laptop performance, roughly based on sound material developed earlier for 27 Scenes.
listen to the Sonic Lab recording on my sound page (tip: use headphones).
04.09.2011 | Sonorities | Sonic Lab, SARC, Belfast, UK
Zoodio is installations, together with Roel van Doorn. Zoodio is about technology and its relation with time. It is embodied in installations that are adapted to the room and are made from old tapedecks and the like.
10.17.2010 - 10.31.2010 | Goom | Kulter, Amsterdam (expo)
08.29.2010 - 09-14-2010 | SlagRoom | De Kamers, Amersfoort (expo)
06.26.2010 - 07-02-2010 | Rather Whipped | SETUP Medialab, Utrecht (expo)
Tjongeboy is an improvisation project where analog synths and old electronics meet. With Eliad Wagner.
10.27.2010 | HKU evening | Zaal 100, Amsterdam
09.30.2010 | SlagRoom | De Kamers, Amersfoort
lemuriformes is a collaborative improvisational performance project in which live coding, painting and electronic
music blend together in one experience. Many issues are addressed in the process, such as the role of the graphical
representation of code in live coding performances, live coding as a means of sound transformation
[rather than synthesis], human and machine involvement levels in electronic music and live coding in
collaborative performances.
The main reason to start this unusual cooperation was to share a positive and playful experience in
which the personal qualities of the collaborators have their role defined on the fly. From it we learned
that it definitely creates an interesting combination of crosshatched and intersecting auditory and visual
palettes, which we will continue to explore.
Ink: Julie Dassaud, synthesizer: Eliad Wagner, circuits: Roel van Doorn, code: Laurens van der Wee.
lemuriformes will be featured on the Computer Music Journal 2011 issue 4 dvd, dedicated to live coding.
A video of the Theater Kikker performance and more can be found on our dedicated webpage: lemuriformes.org
06.24.2012 | WORM | Rotterdam
01.28.2012 | Network Music Festival | The Edge, Birmingham, UK
12.05.2011 | SPLab | Århus, DK
12.02.2011 | Skånes Konstförening | Malmö, SE
12.01.2011 | (Re)Thinking Improvisation | ??, Malmö, SE
08.28.2011 | Blitzgalerie | Loods 008, Arnhem
08.05.2011 | Plattfon | Basel, CH
06.07.2011 | SuperProeflokaal | Theater Kikker, Utrecht
04.22.2011 | Notations Festival | Skybox, Amsterdam
01.21.2011 | Kelder 5 | KMT, HKU, Hilversum
12.14.2010 | Proeflokaal | Theater Kikker, Utrecht
59 is a piece for disklavier, pianist and computer and is work in progress. A photograph of the inside of the disklavier was exhibited in Italy in October 2010 and in the USA in February/March 2011. Both as part of 60x60 Images.
click here for a large image and scatter these bits: 59_1.jpg 59_2.jpg (Udine exhibition pics)
02.19.2011 - 03.19.2011 | 60x60 Images | Art Academy of Cincinatti, Cincinatti, OH, US
10.12.2010 - 10.24.2010 | 60x60 Images | Contemporanea 2010, Udine, IT
The Cake is a sonic improvisation system, built to perform with a musician. An analysis algorithm will reduce two incoming sound streams to one single stream, cut this up and classify the segments. This library is then used to drive the synthesis. The Cake likes to be judged on its musical output.
listen to some excerpts on my sound page.
08.11.2010 | ISMIR2010 | J.M. Fentener van Vlissingenzaal, Utrechts Conservatorium, Utrecht (w/ Eliad Wagner on analog synths)
07.23.2010 | SMC2010 | Sala Polivalent, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, ES (w/ Oriol Codina Succarats on bass clarinet)
06.09.2010 | HKU evening | Zaal 100, Amsterdam (w/ John Dikeman on tenor sax)
05.02.2010 | LAC2010 | Theater Kikker, Utrecht (w/ Jacopo Mezzanotti on guitar)
04.15.2010 | HKU presents | Theater Kikker, Utrecht (w/ self on grand piano)
No Sine Cure is about sound and image melting together in one experience. Inspired by the images emerging
from sound, audible patterns and new images are created, using generative algorithms, programming and controlling.
Image and sound have the same source, No Sine Cure explores the ability of the audience to make connections between the two.
No Sine Cure is a live performance, which means in this case that all sound and image is generated live,
without the use of samples or video manipulation. It's just me and my oscillosope, camera and laptop.
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08.27.2008 | ICMC2008 | Sonic Lab/SARC, Belfast, UK
08.18.2008 | ICMC warm-up | EKKO, Utrecht
06.07.2008 | SuperProeflokaal | Theater Kikker, Utrecht
05.27.2008 | Vonken '07: Best of Music Technology | Theater Kikker, Utrecht
04.20.2008 | Nieuwe Verse Groenten | K&W-gebouw, Utrecht
10.19.2007 | Nieuwe Verse Groenten | Uitspanning Lunenburg, Hilversum
10.16.2007 | Interzone | Cul de Sac, Tilburg
09.04.2007 | Proeflokaal | Theater Kikker, Utrecht
Technology Penetrates Tradition is the name of an exchange project initiated by ZOEY, foundation for arts and culture.
Ten Dutch students in Music and Technology went to Macedonia to collaborate with ten Macedonians in a project about the confrontation of technology with
tradition.
In the context of this project, I made a performance for kaval (local shepherd's flute) and live electronics with Vladimir, did some visuals for an electronics performance by
Sjoerd van der Sanden, Martijn Duiven and Branislav Gerazov and was involved with some live coding contests (which was big fun).
07.17.2009 | Live Coding | Garden Studentski Dom Nikola Karev, Ohrid, MK
07.17.2009 | Jam Session | Summer Beach Club, Gradiste, MK
07.15.2009 | Jam Session | Garden Studentski Dom Nikola Karev, Ohrid, MK
07.14.2009 | Jam Session | Mezzoforte, Ohrid, MK
07.13.2009 | Jam Session | Cuba Libre, Ohrid, MK
A dance project in which I participate as an electronics and sonic designer. Together with Roel van Doorn, who will look after the interactive projections, I write the software for an interactive modern improvisation dance piece. The project is called VOID and is initiated bij Katerina Pejoska and Sabine Linz, the first as a composer, the latter being the choreographer.
Performers: Michael Schumacher (live dancer), Miquel Jorda Saun (viola), Anouk van Dijk, David Zambrano, Kenzo Kusuda and Simone Gomis (video dancers).
06.29.2011 | De Reuzenhal, Utrecht *
05.22.2010 | Melkweg Theaterzaal, Amsterdam
05.21.2010 | Melkweg Theaterzaal, Amsterdam
05.20.2010 | Melkweg Theaterzaal, Amsterdam (premiere)
* with Yanaika Holle and Anani Sanouvi instead of Michael Schumacher and without Miquel Jorda Saun
'A Blind Date?' is a collaborative project about modern dance and electronic music. In February 2009, I worked with Benedikt MacIsaac, choreographer,
Brechje Schoen, scenographer, and Ilse van Haastrecht, Jac Carlsson and Keonjoong Kim (dancers) on a twenty minute piece called
'Warm Lamma Lamma or how to Rhubarb'.
The given theme was 'Twisted Spaces'. Imagine three people entering a black hole, the ultimate twisted space; what will happen next?
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04.16.2009 | Studio Evening* | Codarts Theaterzaal, Rotterdam
04.05.2009 | Monsteren!* | Theater Kikker, Utrecht
02.19.2009 | A Blind Date? | Codarts Theaterzaal, Rotterdam
* with Liam Warren instead of Keonjoong Kim
Again participating in A Blind Date?, the modern dance project. Working together with Chun-Ho Lam (choreographer) and three dancers:
Yael Cibulski, Luca Cacitti and Imre van Opstal. No scenographer this time.
The process resulted in a surrealistic piece called 27 Scenes. See below for dates.
11.26.2010 | International Dance Symposium*^ | Drama Venue, The Hong Kong Academy
for Performing Arts, Hong Kong, CN
11.25.2010 | International Dance Symposium*^ | Drama Venue, The Hong Kong Academy
for Performing Arts, Hong Kong, CN
06.25.2010 | ITs Festival* | Frascati, Amsterdam
06.24.2010 | ITs Festival* | Frascati, Amsterdam
06.19.2010 | Talent on the Move | Lantaren/Venster, Rotterdam
06.09.2010 | Talent on the Move | Korzo5Hoog, Den Haag
06.08.2010 | Talent on the Move | Korzo5Hoog, Den Haag
04.27.2010 | Proeflokaal | Theater Kikker, Utrecht
02.11.2010 | A Blind Date? | Codarts Theaterzaal, Rotterdam
* with Tanné Uddén instead of Imre van Opstal
^ with Connor Schumacher instead of Luca Cacitti
Right after 'A Blind Date?', Benedikt MacIsaac, choreographer, asked me to make a tape piece for a new choreography he was working on, called 'Dialogue in a Closed System', that was performed at the ITs festival 2009 in Amsterdam.
listen to the first part on my sound page.
06.21.2009 | ITs festival | De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
06.20.2009 | ITs festival | De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
04.16.2009 | Studio Evening | Codarts Theaterzaal, Rotterdam
As a final project of my Bachelors, I made a performance for cello and electronics. I worked together with Noelle Casella.
There were a few things that I focussed on in this project.
First of all, I looked for a way to express myself musically, to play an instrument, rather than turning knobs. Therefore I decided to try to build my own
'instrument'. The idea was not to work on an object that makes use of the best materials to be found, i.e.
high-end pick-up elements, top class strings or a maple sounding box, but to escape from controlling effects and to build a device
with accompanying software that would give
me the opportunity to play it intuitively. It worked pretty well, although I didn't escape from the knobs and sliders completely.
The final performance included a projection of a system that generated graphic scores live. At certain points a printer on stage started printing the generated scores that were then played by the performers. The playing is improvisational, with each other but also with the printer sound. In the theatrical last part the printer is stopped from printing. This has a parallel with the selfmade instrument: throwing away the burden of technology that is dictating the musical output.
click here to listen to the concert recording (recorded by Jesse Broekman).
pictures of the building process:
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pictures of the final concert (by Evelien van Zonneveld):
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concert flyer:
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06.06.2009 | SuperProeflokaal | Theater Kikker, Utrecht
05.13.2009 | HKU evening | Zaal 100, Amsterdam (try-out)
Kiestoon is an installation that was made by Roel van Doorn, Arjan Loogman, Sjoerd van der Sanden and myself. It was built for the e-Live concert in January 2009.
Kiestoon consists of the insides of a piano and a computer. Computer sounds are generated with the piano and vice versa, raising question about the role of the computer in the very context that the installation was also a part of.
pictures of the installation:
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01.24.2009 | e-Live | Nicolaïkerk, Utrecht
01.22.2009 | Projectenmarkt | HKU (fac. KMT), Hilversum
A piece for tenor recorder and live electronics for the e-Live project with Francesca Thompson on recorder. In contradiction to "Ode to K42", this piece is fixed: no improvisation involved.
01.24.2009 | e-Live | Nicolaïkerk, Utrecht
In november 2008 I took part in a competition set up by the Utrecht Composers Collective (UCC).
In december 2008 my piece has been played as part of four performances called 'De Regelmeesters', that consisted of four pieces for piano, bass clarinet,
cello and live electronics.
Serving as an interlude, there were also three pieces for tape, one of which was mine, based on sounds created with a cello in an acoustically dead room.
The 8 speaker piece is called 'Bedoelde u: Tegelmeesters'.
Right after the first four performances, I made a new mix, based on my experience during Regelmeesters. I also changed the name to 'Tilemaster'. This piece has been accepted for the SMC and ICMC conferences in 2009.
work in progress: cello1.jpg cello2.jpg cello3.jpg cello4.jpg cello5.jpg cello6.jpg cello7.jpg cello8.jpg ............
click here to listen to 'Tilemaster'.
Tilemaster:
02.12.2010 | Arty-Farty | Atelier OG230, Utrecht
08.19.2009 | ICMC2009 | Wirth Opera Studio, McGill University, Montreal, CAN
07.25.2009 | SMC2009 | Casa da Música, Porto, PT
06.10.2009 | HKU Evening | Zaal 100, Amsterdam
Bedoelde u: Tegelmeesters:
12.21.2008 | De Regelmeesters | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
12.18.2008 | De Regelmeesters / Anthèmes 2 | Theater Kikker, Utrecht
12.14.2008 | De Regelmeesters | De Roestbak, Almere
12.13.2008 | De Regelmeesters | Uilenburger synagoge, Amsterdam
With Francesca Thompson I worked on a piece called
'Ode to K42'. This was performed at the Listening Landscape festival
dedicated to Ton Bruynèl.
05.16.2008 | Listening Landscape | Theater Kikker, Utrecht
click here for sounds.
In 2008, I worked on the realisation of Anthèmes 2 by Pierre Boulez. Together with Roel van
Doorn and Sjoerd van der Sanden, I programmed the software for the electronics part. Marleen Wester played the violin.
Special about this project is the fact
that Boulez decided to put everything on paper, the old fashioned way. The process of creating an electro acoustic work from scratch from just a score, is quite unique.
images from the Kikker performance: anthemes1.jpg anthemes2.jpg anthemes3.jpg anthemes4.jpg anthemes5.jpg
check my sound page to listen to three excerpts of the graduation performance.
12.18.2008 | De Regelmeesters / Anthèmes 2 | Theater Kikker, Utrecht
12.15.2008 | Graduation Marleen Wester | CvA, Amsterdam
03.28.2008 | Expert meeting: live electronics and the traditional instrument | Sweelinckzaal CvA, Amsterdam
02.24.2008 | CvA Live Electronics | Bachzaal, Amsterdam
For the analogue studio at the Utrecht School of the Arts, I've built a light dependent controller together with
Roelof de Koning. This happened in January and June 2007. The photograph for the panel of the second (June) version has been made by Evelien van Zonneveld.
The controller has 12 independent LDR's on it, each with its own circuit. It is connected to a patchbay in the studio, so it's easy to work with.
The sound is the result of some sessions where we used the controller to, well, control our analogue patch. Synthesizers include an ARP2600, Roland and Synton modular systems and a Doepfer sequencer.
listen to sounds on my sound page.
photos of the first version: cv1.jpg cv2.jpg cv3.jpg cv4.jpg cv5.jpg cv6.jpg cv7.jpg cv8.jpg cv9.jpg
Television, does it influence us or do we influence it?
The In-Sucking Power of the General Excuse is an installation/performance initiated with Sylvain Vriens which takes in and processes a live television
signal and outputs new images and sounds. It plays with the narrative and shows the level of abstraction and randomness we have gotten used to.
The performer or user uses a normal remote control to switch channels to generate new images and sounds.
Each time the channel changes a new algorithm is triggered. At first the channel will show normally and then gradually
the algorithm changes the image and the sound. In some cases this is hardly noticeable, sometimes it is more direct,
all depending on the expectations one has of the channel being watched.
Like with regular television, you have no real control on what is output.
If you don't like what you see and hear you can only change the channel.
images: insuck1.jpg insuck2.jpg insuck3.jpg insuck4.jpg insuck5.jpg
video: just to give you an idea, made by sylvain... (vimeo)
02.28.2008 | Club Society | .Off_Corso, Rotterdam
06.01.2007 | SuperProeflokaal | Theater Kikker, Utrecht (installation)
04.11.2007 | HKU-avond | Zaal 100, Amsterdam
02.13.2007 | TelevisieProeflokaal | Theater Kikker, Utrecht
02.01.2007 | Nieuwe Verse Groenten | EKKO, Utrecht (try-out)
