A little post about my personal project Antenna, a new party in Amsterdam. I’m the promoter of Antenna and resident dj together with Max Cole. On Saturday May 21 we’re organising the first edition of Antenna at Canvas Amsterdam. With guest performances by DJ Ken and Ahy’Kah. Listen to Antenna on Soundcloud or Spotify and follow us on Facebook.
Photo: Antenna, May 21 2011
Momenteel werk ik aan een website voor Ensemble Labyrint. Het eerste concert van dit nieuwe ensemble heet ‘The Factory’ en is geïnspireerd op de legendarische avant-garde rockgroep The Velvet Underground en hun geestelijk vader Andy Warhol. Het concert maakt niet alleen gebruik van de muziek van The Factory die door Warhol is geproduceerd. Ook het beeldend werk van de kunstenaar speelt een belangrijke rol in de vormgeving van het digitale onderdeel van het project. De nieuwe website van Ensemble Labyrint zal eind juni online te zien zijn.
The Velvet Underground
De komende 2,5 week werk ik als ‘Chef Online’ aan de online publiciteit voor Theater na de Dam 2011. Op 4 mei, aansluitend aan de nationale Dodenherdenking op de Dam in Amsterdam, vindt Theater Na de Dam plaats. Een uitgebreid theaterprogramma met bestaande én nieuwe theaterproducties, die zich allemaal direct of indirect verhouden tot de periode van de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Te zien in verschillende theaters en locaties rondom de Dam. De organisatie heeft mij gevraagd een strategie te bedenken voor de online communicatie. Bekijk voor meer informatie theaternadedam.nl en volg ons op Twitter en Facebook.
I had a great time working as a freelancer for Muziekgebouws World Minimal Music Festival 2011. Our communication and marketing strategy really worked out. The festival got a lot of press coverage and many (new and young) visitors. Most of the concerts sold out and the music was very inspiring. You can find pics, video’s, music and interviews on the wmmf highlights page of Vpro Dorst.
Steve Reich after the great performance of his work Tehillim
Minimal elctronica by Raphael Vanoli (Knalpot) at the Festivalcafe
Last week I was invited by Oscar Smit for his radio-show Beautiful Extremes at Studio80 in Amsterdam. He wanted to talk to me about the upcoming World Minimal Music Festival at Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ (March 30 – April 3). Oscar also asked me to collect some minimal music for his show. It was really nice playing Aphex Twin next to Gaving Bryars, Steve Reich and Brian Eno live on air. Listen to the show and enjoy the music.
I wrote a little blogpost for Mediamatic about Eric Holterhues, Head of Art and Culture at Triodos Bank. He was one of the keynote speakers at Kom je ook? last thursday (March 10). His talk was about finding new ways of financing the Arts. Have a read here (in Dutch).
Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ asked me to help them promote the World Minimal Music Festival (March 30 – April 3). What a great way to start my new career as independent communications professional. This month I will be working full time on PR at the office of the Concert Hall of the 21st Century, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ.
Steve Reich will be opening the World Minimal Music Festival (photo: Jeffrey Herman)
Hypnotic, repetitive and breathtaking: since as far back as the 1960s, minimal music has been entrancing people with deceptively simple means. Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam and Muziekgebouw Frits Philips Eindhoven are paying tribute to this exceptional genre with a programme which includes music from Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Simeon ten Holt, Michael Nyman, the Mandara Mountains in Cameroon and Machinefabriek.
More about the festival: minimalmusicfestival.nl
In my spare time I like to take pictures. Using my Nikon camera, Fujifilm hand camera or iPhone G4. It’s just a hobby, but on this website I would like to share my personal pictures with you. You can find a mix of images on the new photo page or visit my flickr profile.
New York 2009
In 2011 I will start a new career as Independent Communications and PR professional.
Free as a bird - Italy 2010
