Matthijs Vos - Classical and Digital Instruments



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Curriculum Vitae

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

2023 Aveyron, France; and Netherlands
• I am working on a new series of compositions / tracks
• Music and Sound Design for Mercury’s Footpath, a stage play written by Ellen McLaughlin, produced by "Aan Zee Theaterproducties", directed by Martine Zeeman. To be performed in August; Noordwijk, 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)

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