World Cuisine

In this third episode, Marieke de Bruijn, Allard Buwalda and Jeroen de Rijk discuss the business side of the working as a session player

In this second episode, seasoned session musicians Marieke de Bruijn, Allard Buwalda and Jeroen de Rijk focus on the collaboration between session player and the composer/producer.

In our new 3-part series we talk with three experienced session musicians about life ‘on the other side’ of the studio control room window.

André informs us about the differences between European and American movie trailers

André talks about the (im)possibilities of NFT’s (non-fungible tokens) for the music industry

André talks about finances, author rights, licenses and sync fees within the movie trailer industry

Composing for movie trailers is the main job of André and his company The Solos

André Ettema is a world wide operating composer, synthesizer programmer and founder and chief of The Solos.

Joris de Man is an award-winning composer for games and films, widely known for his work on Horizon Zero Dawn

Selma Mutal is a film composer who works in a striking number of international productions

Vincent Beijer, director of the sample library company ProjectSAM, shares his view on the future of sample libraries.

Selma Mutal shares detailed insights into the communication with a film director.

Selma Mutal is a French-Dutch composer who writes music for cinema and contemporary dance.

Vincent Beijer, director of the sample library company ProjectSAM, shares his view about the current amount of sample libraries.

Joep Sporck talks about his ambitions for the future and how to realize them.

Joep Sporck talks about his ambitions for the future and how to realize them.

Joep Sporck talks about the start of his career in Los Angeles/Hollywood, and how he came to his decision.

Joep Sporck talks about the start of his career in Los Angeles/Hollywood, and how he came to his decision.

Joep Sporck is an award-winning Dutch composer of over 40 films, commercials, and television shows.

Tian tells us how he tries ‘to fill the gap between music and dance’ by using his voice. The performance SoulSqueezing and the instrument Breathtaking are astonishing examples of his approach.

International sound artist and composer Malu Peeters tells us about ‘going international’. After Italy she ended up in Berlin and is working with a.o. the game collective Machina Ex and the theatre collective Henrike Iglesias.

Tian Rotteveel is a Berlin based composer and maker of dances.

Malu Peeters is a sound artist/composer/sound designer who lives and works in Berlin and Amsterdam.

David Lowe talks about his international career and his ongoing relationship with the BBC. Watch and listen to the idents for BBC News, CCTV China, NDTV India, AL Arabya and and his hit “Would You..?” by Touch and Go!

David Lowe is an established composer, arranger and producer working primarily in television, radio, branding, idents and commercials, both in the UK and internationally.

Composer Joris de Man tells us about his musical background, his career as a composer for games and other media forms and his international adventures.

Vidjay Beerepoot is an award-winning composer from the Netherlands. He has worked internationally as one of Europe's youngest established professional composers on some of the most popular TV shows and biggest films in Europe.

Based on ten years of 'Hollywood experience', Vidjay talks about working in international film productions such as the animation film Ainbo. He also tells us how to build a career as a film composer in the American film industry.