Education
1980—1983 | The Sweelinck Conservatory, Amsterdam, Netherlands • Studying Oboe |
1982 | Sound Seminar Renee van Broekhoven, Rotterdam, Netherlands • Recording, Editing & Producing |
1985—1986 | Royal Conservatory, The Hague, Netherlands • Studying Sonology |
Occupations
2024 | Athens, Greece; and Krakow, Poland |
2023 | Aveyron, France; and Netherlands |
2022 | Aveyron, France • I am working on a new series of compositions / tracks • Rast Sound market release of the "Sephardic Vocals" Virtual Instrument / Sound Library, vocalist Anke de Bruijn |
2021 | Aveyron, France • I am working on a new series of compositions / tracks • Rast Sound market release of Vos Music "Contemporary Colours" Virtual Instrument / Sound Library |
2019 - 2021 | Aveyron, France • Development of Vos Music "Contemporary Colours" Virtual Instrument / Sound Library for Rast Sound • Development of a Sephardi Vocal Library, vocalist Anke de Bruijn, for Rast Sound |
2019 | Aveyron, France • Rast Sound market release of free promotional "Vos Contemporary" Virtual Instrument / Sound Library |
2018 | Aveyron, France • Prep's for developing Rajesh Mehta trumpet Virtual Instruments / Sound Libraries • Developing Matthijs Vos Music Virtual Instruments / Sound Libraries for Rast Sound |
2017 | Aveyron, France Research for and start of: • my Nature Source channels on YouTube and Vimeo |
2016 | Oerolfestival, Terschelling, Netherlands Composing and music-editing for the performance of: • Hester's Story (Inez van Dullemen), director Erik Vos |
2015 | Montouliers, France Preparing and composing of a new music album: • 'Six Winged Symphony' |
2014 | Eastbourne, UK Preparing and composing pilot for: • The 'Inspired by Nature Theme Music Composition Project' |
2013 | Brighton-Hove, UK Composing and release of: • The Halloween Project |
2012 | Netherlands, UK, several locations Several I.T.-jobs: trouble shooting and software and hardware maintenance |
2011 | De Nieuw Amsterdam (DNA), Amsterdam, Netherlands Compositions and tape for the performance of: • Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran (Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt), director Erik Vos |
2011 | Netherlands, several locations Several I.T.-jobs: trouble shooting and software and hardware maintenance |
2010 | Glendale, LA, California, USA Promotional stay during wintertime |
2009 | Nationale Toneel, The Hague, Netherlands Compositions and tape for the performance of: • The Cherry Orchard (Chekhov), director Erik Vos |
2009 | State of the Art Gallery Ithaca, New York City, USA Score for the video of: • “There and Back” by Alicia Felberbaum |
2007 | Marius van Beek Foundation, Scheveningen, Netherlands Sound editing for the movie “Goal of Santiago”, being shown in the Museum “Beelden aan Zee”. |
2006 | Nationale Toneel, The Hague, Netherlands Compositions and tape for the performance of: • Maria Stuart (F. Schiller), director Erik Vos |
2004 | Nationale Toneel, The Hague, Netherlands Compositions and tape for the performance of: • Afterplay (Brian Friel) & embedded movie by Frans Weisz, director Erik Vos |
2002—2003 | Toneelgroep De Appel, The Hague, Netherlands Compositions and tape for the performance of: • Tantalus — based on the Greek Iliad, a sixteen hour show (John Barton), director Aus Greidanus. |
2002—2003 | Toneelgroep De Appel, The Hague, Netherlands Compositions and tape for the performance of: • Roberto Zucco (Bernard-Marie Koltes), director Erik Vos |
1999—2000 | Vedute Art Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands • Design and building of the Phenomenological Transformer, a soundsculpture or 3D-manuscript, presented in Fall 2000 (New York City, Aronsons Galleries, 66 Fifth Avenue) |
1999 | Concerthall, Haarlem, Netherlands • Video presentation during concerts (e.g. L’enfant et les sortilèges, by M. Ravel), performed by the Noordhollands Philharmonisch Orkest |
1997—1998 | Nederlands Dans Theater (N.D.T.), The Hague, Netherlands Compositions used in the dance performance of: • Addio Terra, choreography Erik Vos; premiere Holland Dance Festival |
1993—1997 | CD-recordings (Studio M.I.N.D.), Amsterdam, Netherlands, for e.g. the Rajesh Mehta Collective, resulting in the CD Arrows in Time. Music editing for the theatre production of: • Gilles de Rais (Hugo Claus), director Aram Adriaanse (PaardenKathedraal, Utrecht, Netherlands) Compositions, some of them live performed as well, for the modern dancepiece: • Hungered Skin, for two dancers, trumpet, piano and electronics (The Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
1988—1991 | Danslab, Amsterdam, Netherlands Compositions for two modern dance-pieces: • One Suggests the Other and Augen-Blicke, choreography Lilian Jansen |
1986—1996 | Toneelgroep De Appel, The Hague, Netherlands Music editing, and compositions used in performances of: • Hamlet, Antony and Cleopatra and As You Like It (Shakespeare); La Trilogia della Villeggiatura (Goldoni); Three Sisters (Chekov), director Erik Vos • Grob und Klein (Botho Strauss), director Aus Greidanus • Don Juan (Max Frisch), directors Aram Adriaanse and Aus Greidanus Music concept and compositions for the performance of: • L’Héritage (Koltès), director Erik Vos |
1985—1986 | Improvisation ‘Gazan-project’ for electronics, voice, oboe and bass recorder (‘May-concerts’, Kees van Baarenzaal, Royal Conservatory, The Hague, Netherlands) |
1981—1984 | Stagemixes for the Amsterdam rock band Terras Bankok, (truck-driving for the same band to Berlin, Germany, and to Barcelona, Spain) |