JAN-BAS BOLLEN
born 13 May 1961, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Composer, performer, media artist, producer and educator with over 25 years of higher education teaching experience in a wide range of musical and multimedia subjects across different stylistic genres.
CURRICULUM VITAE and PORTFOLIO (via hyperlinks)
jump to:
- music for acoustic instruments
- music for acoustic instruments with live electronics and/or live video
- electronic music
- music for contemporary dance (sometimes club-related)
- video art and installation art
- music theatre
- radiophonic works and soundwalks
- activities as a performer (selection)
- miscellaneous collaborative works (recent)
- community projects
- management, advice and artistic leadership experience (selection)
- miscellaneous experience
- musical education
- courses (selection)
- teaching experience (selection)
- languages
- software skills
- hardware skills
- performance skills
- education skills
- management skills
SELECTION OF COMPOSITIONS AND PREMIERES
FST = Commissioned/supported by the Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst (Dutch Fund for Composition).
FPK = Commissioned/supported by the Fonds voor de Podiumkunsten (Dutch Performing Arts Fund).
AFK = Commissioned/supported by the Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst (Amsterdam Arts Council).
STIFO = Commissioned/supported Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie, Rotterdam, NL.
BUMA = Commissioned/supported by the Music Investment Fund of the Dutch copyright organisation BUMA.
DON = Published by DONEMUS.
Note: In general, only premieres are listed below, any subsequent performances are not.
MUSIC FOR ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS
KOORD (2023) for string quartet and HyperTheremin. Written for Nieuw Amsterdams Peil. Ca. 40’. FPK.
Blight & Beauty (2020) for Ensemble Klang and Elaine Mitchener. Ca. 50′.FPK
I RESTI (2017) for violin and piano. Ca. 16’. Premiere 11 March 2018, Splendor, Amsterdam. DON.
THE ORDER OF BELLATRIZIA (2016) 4 pieces for carillon. Premiere 19 August 2016, Old Church, Amsterdam. Ca. 30′. AFK.
DIE SCHULE DER HEADBÄNGIGKEIT, 7 metal etudes for piano solo (2014). Premiere 31 March 2016 by Gerard Bouwhuis, Splendor, Amsterdam. Ca. 50’. FPK. DON.
COLOMBO (2014) for Big Band. Written for David Kweksilber Big Band. Ca. 1′. Commissioned by De Doelen Concert Centre, Rotterdam, NL, Premiere 11 April 2014, The Doelen.
NoGo (2014) Ca. 2’30. idem.
CLAUSTROPHOBIA (2014) ca. 5′. idem.
ROCKS&BLOCKS (2013) for Big Band. Written for David Kweksilber Big Band. Ca. 13’30 Premiere 21 April 2013, Lantaarn/Venster, Rotterdam.
BINDER (2010) for violin, trombone and piano. Written for Trio 7090: Bas Wiegers, violin / Koen Kapteijn, trombone / Nora Mulder, piano. Ca. 15’. Premiere 19 February 2012, Xenakis Festival, Orgelpark, Amsterdam, NL. FPK.
STRAIGHT CANONS (2010) for Big Band. Written for David Kweksilber Big Band. Ca. 15’ Premiere 31 January 2011, International Ensembles Series, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, Amsterdam, NL. FPK.
SQUARE TIME (2006) for ensemble. 17′. Written for Array Music Toronto. Premiere Toronto, Canada 2009. FST.
JINX (2006) for string quartet. 17’. Written for the Matangi Strijkkwartet. Premiere 2006. Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, NL. FST, DON.
FUSE (2004) for ensemble. 20’. Written for Ensemble Klang Premiere 2003, De Link, Tilburg, NL. FST, DON.
FLARE (2003) for chamber orchestra. 20’. Written for NESKO (Dutch Student Chamber Orchestra. Premiere 25 april 2003, Middelburg, NL. FST.
SOFTLOADER (2000) for the Orkest De Volharding. 12’. Premiere 2001, Amsterdam, NL. FST, Don.
IN SITU AMSTERDAM (2000). DVD multimedia presentation. 48’. Premiere 2000, Ysbreker, Amsterdam, NL. FST, NL, W.
BUG (1999) for large ensemble. 12′. For Ensemble “De Ereprijs”. Premiere 2000, Musis Sacrum, Arnhem, NL. FST.
INNER MOBILES (1999) for piano solo. 16’30. Premiere 2000, by Ananda Sukarlan, Adam Concert Room, New Zealand. FST.
NASTAY (1997), etude nr. 5 –short version- for electric guitar, ca. 7’. For Wiek Heijmans, Premiere NYC, 1997, Phorzheimer Recital Hall.
TUBE (1997) for Kingma System quarter-tone flute and percussion. 10’30. For Anne LaBerge, quarter-tone flute en Yuko Suzuki, percussion. Premiere 1997, Bergen, NL.
ZOAB (1997) for 8 musicians and DJ. Ca 10’. For the Maarten Altena Ensemble. Premiere 1997, BIMhuis, Amsterdam, NL. VPRO radio recording. Also on “Generations” CD by MAE. FST.
DOKADANS (1994) for piano en chamber orchestra. 14′. Premiere 1995 at the Moscow Autumn Festival by the Moscow Ensemble for Contemporary Music. Dutch Premiere 1996, Rotterdam by Ananda Sukarlan and the Doelen Ensemble. Recording NCRV radio. FST.
PTOOMA (1993) for large ensemble. 9′. For the Ensemble “De Ereprijs”, Premiere 1994, the May Festival, Royal Conservatory The Hague, NL.
HAMMER (1993) for Ensemble HEX, mezzo-soprano and tape on a text from F.Nietsche. 15′. Premiere 1993, RUMORI series, Amsterdam, NL. FST.
VACUUM/LAMENT (1992) for violin and piano, 7′, In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen. Premiere 1993, by Frank de Groot and Gerard Bouwhuis, The Hague, NL. FST, DON.
ETUDE IV, UNSTABLE, ARTIFICIAL (1992) for cello solo. Premiere 1993 by John Addison, MeiFestival in The Hague. Compulsory work for the International Gaudeamus Performers Competition in 1994. FST, DON.
ETUDE I FOR PIANO (1991) 7′ and written for the Indonesian pianist Ananda Sukarlan. Premiere 1991, Royal Conservatory The Hague, NL. FST, DON.
ETUDE II FOR VIOLIN (1991) 8′. Premiere by Vera Beths 1992, Amsterdam, NL. FST, DON.
BAUH (1991) for 2 male voices, harpsichord, 2 percussionists and tape. 7’30. Written for the opening festival of the new Parliament Buildings, The Hague 1991. Commissioned by the Dutch parliament and FST. Radio & TV recordings, CD. FST, DON.
SLANTS (1991) for piano solo, 4’30. For Indonesian pianist Ananda Sukarlan. Premiere 1991, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ON FREEDOM AND ARCHITECTURE (1990) for clarinet, violin, 2 violas, contrabass and accordion, 20′. Premiere by Ensemble HEX 1991, Royal Conservatory The Hague, NL. FST, DON.
MUSIC FOR ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS WITH LIVE ELECTRONICS AND/OR LIVE VIDEO
SATU_ROTA (and get it together) for bass clarinet and multi-channel looper (2020). Written for David Kweksilber. Ca. 4’00. Premiere 22 August 2020, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, Amsterdam, NL. FST.
KAPUT [defect Bond] (2011) for Ensemble KLANG. Ca. 5′. Premiere Korzo Theater, The Hague, NL.
SAQUEO (2010) for ensemble, with projections of photographs by Edward Burtynsky. Written for Hexnut. Ca. 10’00. Première 22 May 2011, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, Amsterdam, NL. FPK.
WORD POWER (2008) for tenor-sax, keyboard, percussion, bass guitar, live audio & video manipulation. For LOOS: Peter van Bergen, tenor saxophone/ Gerard Bouwhuis, piano / Johan Faber, percussion / Jan-Bas Bollen, bass guitar, video control. Ca. 15’. Premiere 15 March 2008, Theater aan het Spui, The Hague, NL. FST.
BLU-97 (2007) for harpsichord, live audio and video processing. 12′. Written for Annelie de Man (1943 – †2010). FST.
RIDE (2007) for percussion, cello, harpsichord, saxophone and live-electronics. 14′. Written for Brooomm!. Premiere 11 nov 2007, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, Amsterdam, NL. FST.
ROGER (2005) for saxophone quartet and synthesizer/electronics. Written for ensemble Python+. 16′. Premiere 5 November 2005, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, Amsterdam, NL. FST.
HIJACK (2004) for percussion ensemble, realtime video & audio manipulation. (DON). 20′. Written for Percussion Group The Hague, NL. FST, DON.
SERVO (2002). Hammond, bass guitar & drums. For Steamboat Switzerland. Ca. 60’. Premiere 2003, November Music, Den Bosch, NL. FST.
SYNC (1995) for Ensemble LOOS, tape & live electronics. 20’. Premiere 1997, Utrechtse School, Utrecht, NL. FST.
ELECTRONIC MUSIC
KATALOGA for for HyperTheremin, 3 HyperOrgans live-electronics and visuals (2025.
DJEZENZORG for Hypertheremin, live electronics and visuals (2025).
BOETE, 3 pieces for HyperTheremin, live electronics and visuals (2024). Ca. 30’. AFK.
BENG, BOGOR, and other new compositions for 31- tone Fokker organ in ‘HyperTheremin meets HyperOrgan’. Kleine Zaal Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam, NL. Ca. 25’, Commissioned by Huygens Fokker Foundation.
ViiR / The Red Morten Basket / Tronage, 3 pieces for HyperTheremin, live electronics and visuals (2020) and La’Atar / VENE 2020 / RotStuk VioolTroep, for HT, live electronics, visuals and one extra musician. Ca. 50’00. Premiere 3 December 2020, Splendor, Amsterdam. FST and STIFO.
LAAG (2018) for Leap Motion controller and live audio and video processing. Premiere 7 July 2018, STEIM, Amsterdam. Ca. 15’. FPK.
SOSRUKO (2018) Soundtrack for documentary film by Ineke Smits, 20’. Premiere IDFA, November 2018.
NEUROBAZR (2015) 3 Neuro tracks for EP release with a total of 5 tracks.
SCULPTING HANDS (2014) for Leap Motion controller and live audio processing. Premiere 10 February 2014, STEIM, Amsterdam.
DAS NERVÖSE WOHLTEMPERIERTE DISKLAVIER (1992). 5’21, ROBOARD Festival 1992, Royal Conservatory The Hague, NL.
MUSIC FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE (SOMETIMES CLUB-RELATED)
TABLO (2023), Drum & Bass Club set, 7 tracks – with assistant engineer CREAX. Ca. 45’. BUMA.
SKIN | SCAN | SCAPE (2022), concept, composition, HyperTheremin, live visuals & electronics, Hillary Blake Firestone – movement, choreography Eric de Clercq – video recording and editing. . Ca. 20′. BUMA.
MECHANICAL ECSTACY (2015) for Percussion Den-Haag and Club Guy&Roni. Premiere 13 March 2015, Club Paradigm, Groningen. Ca. 30′. FPK. Ca. 80 performances.
SATELLITES (2014) for Royal New Zealand Ballet and choreographer Daniel Belton, part of Allegro. (promo clip, interview) Premiere 30 July 2014, ASB Theatre Auckland, New Zealand. Ca. 15′. FPK.
STITCHBIRDS (2007) Music for Dance. Choreography Daniel Belton. Sonic Composition by Jan-Bas Bollen and Steve Heather. Premiere Christchurch, NZ, 2007.
SEISMOS (2006) Electronic soundtrack for dance video. Collaboration with NZ choreographer Daniel Belton and NZ animator Jack Grenfell. Duration 18’30
SOMA SONGS (2005) Live VJ/DJ events / composition featuring Sensor Bass, Tuning Forks, Stones, and various electronic sound media. Collaboration with NZ choreographer Daniel Belton and NZ animator Jack Grenfell. 65′. Premiere 2005, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, New Zealand. W.
KLAUSTRODANZA (2003) Rumori Festival, Premiere 11 March 2003, Paradiso Amsterdam. Suzy Blok, Choreography, Jan-Bas Bollen (aka DJBully), Composition. Performed by Kenneth Flak, Kelly Hirina, Guillaume Marie, Stéphanie Pignon, Yukio Tomino and Jan-Bas Bollen. Also on Julidans Festival 2004.
LUMIN (2002). Music for dance film by New Zealand choreographer/dancer Daniel Belton. Commissioned by Good Company. 23’. Premiere Wellington, NZ, 2002. Dutch Premiere Eindhoven, De Witte Dame, NL.
MANA (2001) for Scapino Ballet Rotterdam & choreographer Keith Derrick Randolph. 75’. Premiere Rotterdam, NL
AMERICA TODAY, (1999) for tape, commissioned by choreographer Gonnie Heggen. 70’. Premiere 1999, De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, NL.
EXTREME & FRAGILE, (1999) for tape, commissioned by choreographer Ross Cooper and The Curve Dance Company. 15’. Premiere 1999, Edinburgh, Scotland.
DE KARMELLENBERG (1997/1998). Tape commissioned by choreographer Gonnie Heggen. 60’. Premiere 1997, Theater Frascati, Amsterdam, NL.
LOOKING FOR PETER (1996) for tape, commissioned by choreographer Gonnie Heggen. 60’. Premiere 1996, Theater Frascati, Amsterdam, NL. Winner of the Audience Award 1996.
VIDEO ART AND INSTALLATION ART
CENTREFUGE (2012) 8-channel audio & video installation. Ca. 12′. Written for November Music 2012.
FORNAX (2011) 36-channel audio & light installation. Written for RED EAR Festival, Rotterdam 2011. Ca. 15′. Technical Design: Byungjun Kwo. Supported by STEIM and City Council Rotterdam. FPK.
PULSEFF (2009) 36-channel speaker system with wireless audio sync and blue dynamics-triggered leds for the Maas bicycle tunnel, Rotterdam. Technical Design: Byungjun Kwo. Supported by STEIM and City Council Rotterdam. 12′ (in a continuous loop, 24-7). NFPK.
PLANOFONIE_V1 (2004) 5.1 surround sound and video installation, commissioned by PBKZ (Programming Board Visual Art Zuidas] and FSTK. 25′.
GAME OVER (2002). 1′. Short video clip made together with Alison Isadora for the website of and commisioned by VAMP (Union for Contemporary Music Venues).
MUSIC THEATRE
DIE TURM DES EMPEDOCLES (1994), music theatre production for male voice, MIDI- piano and sampler. 30′. 8 performances, Anger Museum, Erfurt, Germany. AFK, W.
RADIOPHONIC WORKS AND SOUNDWALKS
THE HIVE (2012) Soundwalk made for SoundTrackCity and International Film Festival Rotterdam 2012. Scenario by Jeroen Stout. Duration: 41’13’’.
IN AFGHANISTAN (2010) Radiophonic composition. 20′. Commissioned by Worm, Rotterdam.
ACTIVITIES AS A PERFORMER (selection)
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2025 |
22 March: solo programme Orgelpark. A.o. premieres of several HyperTheremin works for Hyperorgan. |
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2025 |
31 Januari: premiere solo theater performance BIOMORFICA |
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2023 |
14 November: Final presentation IEM residency in Graz, (see below under Misc. experience). |
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2023 |
March – May: New Zealand HyperTheremin tour. |
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2023 – present |
Composition & performance in KOORD for string quartet and HyperTheremin. |
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2021 – present |
Composition & visuals performance in ‘Blight & Beauty’ with Ensemble Klang. |
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2021 |
TOOMBLAH – Oene van Geel – violin, vocals / JBBollen – bass/vocals/HyperTheremin, composition, visuals, mixing & mastering / Stefan Kruger – Drums, Recording. |
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2020 – present |
Instrument design, coding, composition, performance (incl. visuals) on HyperTheremin. |
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2018 |
Composition, arrangements, live video, electric bass and artistic director for ENDENDER with Alison Isadora – electric violin, Valentijn Bannier – electric guitar, Stefan Kruger – drums, Murk Jiskoot – percussion. |
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2014 – 2015 |
Spectral Improv Trio ERTZ with Aart Strootman (e-gtr) and Joost Buis (tromb). |
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2014 |
Electric bass in improv quartet JAAT, Melbourne with Tom Fryer – electric guitar, Adrian Sherriff – bass trombone, Adam King – drums. |
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2010 |
Duo with Lukas Simonis (e-gtr). |
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2010 |
Trio Simonis – Bollen – Heather. |
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2007 – 2009 |
Bass function in Peter van Bergen’s LOOS ensemble (Palermo, Italy; a.o. Dag in de Branding 2007 and 2008 The Hague, NL). |
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2007 |
Festival Neue Musik Lüneburg solo digital bass project, also in various Dutch cities. |
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2007 |
Electric Bass and acting in Conversations with Ice by Sahr Ngaujah. 5 – 14 July, Over het IJ Festival, Amsterdam, NL. Featuring a.o.: Justin Ellington, Kebbi Williams, Jahi Kearse, Alison Isadora. |
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1998 – present |
Improvisation duo HEATHER AND BOLLEN on electric violin, electric bass, as composer and sound designer with Australian percussionist Steve Heather. 4 albums released: ‘Heather & Bollen’ (1998), ‘Critical Distance’ (2000), ‘Antibiotik‘ (2003). ‘H&B Studio Sessions 2022’ |
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1999 – present |
Active as DJ, recently mainly as producer and remixer. |
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1997 |
Keyboards, electric violin and Music Director in 60 performances of Yannis Kyriakides’ arrangement of Kurt Weill’s Three Penny Opera (Toneelgroep De Appel in The Hague, NL) |
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1996 – present |
SYNC (co-founder with Alison Isadora). Diverse cross-media performances touring around the world including A Small Wash (1996), The Big Shop (1998), Born and Bred (2001), The Deep South (2002) Trace (2008-2012), Critical State (2017). |
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1996 |
Violin and piano duo with Fréderic Lagnau (a.o. UNICEF Gala in Dublin). |
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1995 – 1996 |
Violinist in International Gaudeamus Music Week. |
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1993 – 1996 |
Violinist in Residential Bach Orchestra in The Hague. |
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1970 |
Youngest participant Oscar Back Violin Competition. |
MISCELLANEOUS COLLABORATIVE WORKS (RECENT)
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2018-2019 |
Sound design and composition for the video installation ‘Valuable Cargo’ by Christiaan Bastiaans. Premiere in the ArtFront Gallery in Tokyo in September 2019. Performers include actress / director / writer Liv Ullmann, actress/singer Angela Molina, butoh danser Kazuo Ohno, actress Maruschka Detmers and soprano Claron McFadden. |
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2018 |
Soundtrack and Music for Marionette Theater in the documentary Little man, Time and the Troubadour by Director: Ineke Smits, 108’. Premiere 2019. |
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2017 |
Music and sound design for “Een Betere Stad” (A Better City), Audio installation in The Bazel City Archives for an exhibition. Script & direction: Jeroen Stout. Production: Stout&Smits. Vimeo, soundcloud |
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2015 |
Music for “Vrouw Zonder Schaduw” 30’ / radio play for NRT Radio Script: Kaweh Modiri. Direction: Jeroen Stout. Sound design: Mark Glynne. Production: Stout&Smits. soundcloud |
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2013 |
Music and sound design for “Een Haagse Affaire” (part of the exhibition “Het Geheugenpaleis” (‘The Memory Palace’, winner of Museums + Heritage Awards 2014 and The Luigi Michelleti Award 2015), audio installation (5 separate scenes on headphones) in The National Archive. Script & direction: Jeroen Stout. Production: Stout&Smits. soundcloud. |
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
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2023 |
Workshop leader, co-producer, performer Together#11 – Re-sounding the Peninsula, for local residents, school children and professional musicians. Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Caselberg Creative Connections Residency, Nieuw-Zeeland. |
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2023 |
Co-producer, performer Klankbord, for HyperTheremin, cornet, alto sax, percussion and participating audience. Badhuis Theater & Tempel, Amsterdam. Financial support by AFK. |
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2020 |
Co-producer, performer Together#8 – De Merel met Ons, for local residents. Premiere 2020. Financial support by FPK. |
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2006, 2010 |
Workshop leader, composer Write Your Own Song in collaboration with Matangi String Quartet, workshops & concerts for school children, in 6 Dutch cities. |
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2003 – 2004 |
Co-producer, sound designer Speaking Rites, Hayal Kutusu, audio walk & 2 participation rooms. Amsterdam. In collaboration with DasArts, Gaudeamus & AFK. Also in Life Rituals festival, Brakke Grond, Amsterdam. |
MANAGEMENT, ADVICE AND ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE (selection)
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2017 – 2023 |
Advisor Dutch Performing Arts Fund (Fonds Podiumkunsten) |
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2018 – 2019 |
Adviseur en redacteur Gottschalk Cultureel Advies, o.a. Kunsten ’92 rapport Arbeidsmarktagenda |
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2003 – 2006 |
Vice-chairman of the Dutch Composers Union Nieuw GeNeCo. |
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2000 – present |
Producent en redacteur eigen projecten, coproducent SYNC en Alison Isadora |
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1999 – 2003 |
Programming Committee Rumori Festival, Amsterdam, NL. |
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1990 – 1997 |
Artistic Director and Manager of Ensemble HEX. |
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1987 |
Musical Director in Will Spoor’s Mime company Inccoprodinc. |
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1982 – 1985 |
Musical assistant for chamber opera company ‘De Lyrische Komedie’. |
MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIENCE
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2023 |
July – November: Artist-in-Residence at the Institut für Elektronische Musik und Akustik (IEM) of the Kunstuniversität Graz, Austria. |
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2021 – 2022 |
Associate Maker with Ensemble Klang, The Hague, NL |
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2009 |
3D projection control software development (in Isadora) for theatre production Game Jan (company Lange Poten). |
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2005 |
Video editing for Dutch pop band Emma Peel. |
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1996 – 1997 |
Copyist and Score Editor (a.o. for Dutch music publisher DONEMUS). |
MUSICAL EDUCATION
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1989 – 1993 |
Royal Conservatory The Hague, NL: Composition with Theo Loevendie and Louis Andriessen. Electronic Music with Gilius van Bergeijk. Sonology course with Joel Ryan, Clarence Barlow, a.o. |
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1987 |
Conservatorium Utrecht, NL: Composition with Joep Straesser. |
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1972 – 1979 |
Sweelinck Conservatorium Amsterdam, NL: Violin studies with Herman Krebbers and Jeanelotte Herzberger. |
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1967 – 1972 |
Violin studies with Jan Bor. |
COURSES (selection)
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2002 |
Supercollider DSP course, Steim, Amsterdam. Lecturer: Joel Ryan |
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1999 |
International Course for Professional Choreographers and Composers, Wakefield, England. Teachers: Robert Cohan, Nigel Osborne. |
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1995 |
ISCM Kazimierz Dolny, Poland. Teachers: Tom Johnson, Jonathan Kramer, Louis Andriessen, Pavel Szymanski; Workshop Carnatic percussion by Mr. S. Mani. |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (selection)
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2020 |
Interfaculty Workshop “Contemporary Music Production”, Royal Conservatory The Hague, NL. |
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2017 |
Composition workshops and lectures at Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch Universities, NZ. |
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2015 |
Collaborator in the Codarts Jiri-Kylian Lectorate – my text can be found in the pdf here (p. 113). |
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2009 – 2013 |
Master Supervisor at Codarts Classical Music Academy, Rotterdam, NL. |
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2007 |
Lectures on Creativity at the Philosophy Interfaculty, University of Amsterdam, NL. |
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2006 – 2017 |
Permanent lecturer in Composition and New Media at Codarts Classical Music Academy, Rotterdam, NL. Dir. Codarts Composers Improvisation Ensemble. Supervisor of Interfaculty courses in collaboration with Codarts Dance Academy. (Co-)developer of curricula for Digital Media, Electronic Music and Composition. |
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2005 – 2009 |
Permanent lecturer in Composition and Media Music at ArtEZ Conservatorium, NL. |
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2006, 2010 |
Workshops ‘Write Your Own Song’ with the Matangi String Quartet for high-school students, in Dutch cities. |
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1998 – 2001 |
Lecturer at Faculty for Art, Media and Technology at the Utrecht University College for the Arts, NL. |
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1998 |
12 part course “Digital Sound technology” Canterbury University, workshops at Victoria University of Wellington and the Waikato University of Hamilton, NZ. |
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1995 – 1996 |
Teacher Buitenkunst (‘Outside Art’ summer course), Drenthe, NL. |
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1994 – 1995 |
Composition Workshops and lectures in Warsaw (Poland) and Moscow (Russia). |
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1994 |
Composition Workshops and lectures in Kiev (Ukraine). |
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1991 |
Composition workshops and lectures at Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch Universities, NZ. |
LANGUAGES
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Dutch |
– native |
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English |
– fluent |
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German |
– proficient |
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French |
– intermediate |
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Italian |
– intermediate |
SOFTWARE SKILLS
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DAW and plugins: |
Logic Pro X and Ableton Live |
– expert |
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Digital synthesis: |
misc. platforms |
– expert |
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DSP/Midi Programming: |
Cycling74 Max, Max4Live |
– expert (official beta tester) |
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Video programming: |
Max Jitter, VideoSync, Zwobot, Isadora |
– expert (occasional SDK involvement) |
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Spectral orchestration: |
Orchids (IRCAM) |
– expert |
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Music notation 1: |
Finale |
– expert |
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Non-linear video: |
Adobe Première |
– expert |
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Music notation 2: |
Sibelius |
– intermediate |
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Compositing: |
Adobe After Effects |
– intermediate |
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Graphics editing: |
Adobe Photoshop |
– intermediate |
HARDWARE SKILLS
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Analog Modular synthesis techniques |
– expert |
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Digital systems and controllers |
– expert |
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Recording studio techniques, production |
– expert |
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Video projection, screens |
– expert |
PERFORMANCE SKILLS
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Violin, electric violin |
– expert |
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Electric bass (4 & 5 string, also fretless) |
– expert |
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Laptop, controllers and real-time video |
– expert |
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DJ |
– expert |
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Conducting |
– advanced |
EDUCATION SKILLS
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Music composition (including electronic) |
– expert |
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Multimedia |
– expert |
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Music analysis |
– expert |
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Music and multimedia performance |
– expert |
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Live electronics |
– expert |
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(live-) Video Processing |
– expert |
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Music theory |
– advanced |
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Music history |
– advanced |
MANAGEMENT SKILLS
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Developing educational curricula |
– expert |
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Planning |
– expert |
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Writing funding applications |
– expert |
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Leading small organisations |
– advanced |
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Production |
– advanced |
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Marketing and Communication |
– intermediate |