Production and Composition
Two of my main focuses are composition and production.
These two are often intertwined for me but I do produce and record for other people as well.
I work on both standalone music but also applied music and audio like games and film.
In my process im all about making quick and bold choices.
I'm not afraid to go off into the deep end or to scrap work if it's not working and iterate.
Im very broadly oriented and have interest in many genres.
My main intrests are funk, soul, country, rock, metal or any fusion of these genres.
I'm highly detail oriented in my work and am always thinking 10 steps ahead.
Im always looking for depth in my music, wether this is through complex rythms, creative harmonies, odd sounds or heartfelt lyrics.
On top of this I try to deeply work together with the other people involved to find fitting solutions which contribute to the desired outcome.
When working on music or sound for other media I aim for interesting and bold outcomes that lift the experience to another level. For example through juxtaposition or clever attention to detail.
If you're looking for a unique composition for your project or an interesting production take on your music, send me a message!
Toothpaste
Toothpaste is a Bigband jazz funk rock fusion track I composed, arranged, produced and mixed.
For this project i used sample instruments for the drums and horns.
The bass and guitar were performed by me.
WHAT IF
I am currently producing the next EP of my band, WHAT IF.
In this process we're taking a new approach by first fulling arranging and producing demo's.
With this we're hoping to find a more refined and musically interesting sound.
Stay tuned for more details!
@whatif.band on Instagram
Studio image taken in Studio 2 @ HKU during drum recordings.
Shooting Stars Soundtrack
Shooting Stars is an immersive video game designed for a 360 dome with a 7.1 speaker system. I did the sound design, music, multichannel mix and audio implementation for this project.
In this paragraph i want to highlight just the stereo mixdown of the boss battle music.
You can read more about the entire project by pressing the button below.
For this project we wanted to juxtapose the innocent and corny experience of an astroid shooter with Horror-like sound and visuals.
The moment I heard horror and space I was immediatly inspired by the Mick Gordon Doom(2016) soundtrack. This resulted in the following track.
Formula 1 AD Pitch
For a school project I was giving the task of scoring a Formula 1 promotion video.
Part of the assignment was to step away as far as possible from the traditional Formula 1 sound and to put your own fingerprint on the project.
So I decided to go for a bigband jazz rock fusion track.
I did this because I knew I would be able to use the horns to mark cues in the video very effectively.
I also wanted to make use the association between Mario Kart and jazz fusion to give the video the usual F1 vibe.
Additionally I wanted to give video a 'cool' and laidback feeling to give Max verstappen the swagger he deserves.
For this I borrowed inspiration from the GTA San Andreas Theme.
Im quite pleased with the end result and the way it syncs with the video, but im not sure it fits the Formula 1 brand enough.
This production was acomplished with sample instruments for the drums and horns.
The guitar, bass and keyboard were performed by me.
Production was done in Reaper.
Ambient Rose
Ambient Rose is a late night synthesizer improvisation that started as a school assignement.
It is an experimetnation with a synthesizer that was mapped to be as expressive as possible on a keyboard as possible.
Addutionally i experimented with 7 different delays and glitch generators that interact with eachother.
Fantasy March
Fantasy March is a composition I wrote for my auditions for HKU Music & Technology.
It was meant as videogame music.
Its inspired by contrasting emotions on a battlefield.
Sorrow
I wrote Sorrow the day that my dog passed away, there was a melody that I just could not get out of my head.
This is what formed the basis that would become Sorrow.
I used this piece at my auditions for HKU Music & Technology
