Tessa Rose Jackson - Film & media composer
Tessa Rose Jackson is a film & media composer, visual artist, producer and vocalist. She has over 10 years of extensive experience working in commercials, film and TV. She has three feature-film scores / soundtracks under her belt (including the NFF's 2021 opening film "Mijn Vader Is Een Vliegtuig" and IFFR Tiger Selected "NINGDU" for which she and her partner Darius Timmer created all sound and foley). She also provided the music for dozens of international advertising campaigns such as Turkish Airlines (Superbowl 2019), Audio, IKEA and many more.
Besides her bespoke work, Jackson is an independent performing artist, releasing music and art under the name "Someone". She has currently released 4 EPs and 2 albums, gearing up for the release of album number three in early 2022. She performs live with a six-piece band, and will be touring the Netherlands in September (9th Alkmaar, 14th Nijmegen, 16th Amsterdam).
photo: Bibian Bingen
More with Tessa Rose Jackson
Tessa Rose Jackson talks about the ORBIT Project, a multidisciplinary art project which started out as an EP.
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Tessa tells us about her creative background and her commissioned work, like her music for commercials.
Tessa Rose Jackson is a film & media composer, visual artist, producer and vocalist. She releases art & music under the name Someone.
In this Private Kitchen series our host Alexa Rodrigues visits Tessa Rose Jackson “in the studio”. For a month, we bring you weekly a new short story from her studio . Follow instagram for upcoming releases!
Director - João Rodrigues
Host - Alexa Rodrigues
Video & bio photography - Maja Silver
Editing - Nathalie de Jong & Maja Silver
Audio Mixing - Mass Audio
Producer - Rens Machielse
Producer - Sebastiaan Donders
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