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About HJ
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"Hi, I'm HJ. Welcome to my website. Thanks for visiting. I'm a composer and multi-instrumentalist making mainly instrumental music with roots in surf/instro, 60's-70's spy / sci-fi/ action / Italian movie soundtracks, space-age-pop, exotica and experimental music. I make music for film, advertising and as an independent art form. I'm currently recording new work for my second solo CD. I want to make music that is a pleasure to listen to. I'm often told that my music radiates positivity and lightness and has a happy sound. Though I don't do this intentionally, I'm actually quite proud of it As an eclectic music fan, I listen to rock, pop, jazz, classical, early electronics, a bit of everything really, If it's made with passion, there is a fair chance I will like it. |
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I admire musicians who dare to
try a bit of experimentation, leading to unpredictable, often fantastic, sometimes horrible but always
interesting results. As a composer I'm influenced by Ennio Morricone, John Barry, Henry Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith, Lalo Schifrin, Esquivel, Piero Umiliani, Joe Meek, Dick Dale, Frank Zappa and any cool surf/instro band (check out Rhino's "Cowabunga!"- surf box!). My guitar playing is influenced by Syd Barrett, Link Wray, Mick Ronson, Cliff Gallup, Dick Dale, Danny Gatton and Mauro Giuliani. My saxophone heroes are Art Pepper, Eric Dolphy, John Zorn and Cannonball Adderley. On my self titled debut CD, you can hear pop/rock songs and instrumentals. It is very eclectic. Since then, I've decided focus on instrumental work, because that is what I seem to do best. You can listen to some of my instrumentals on my MySpace page, or buy my first solo cd from CD Baby and various other sources. To my knowledge the lowest prices are at CD Baby. That is also for the mp3's! Check out the links." |
Some facts about HJ
| Born in The Netherlands, HJ learned to play flute at young age, then switched to guitar and alto-sax, followed by every musical instrument he could lay his hands on. He played guitar in the Dutch rock group Garbitsjkeng, though was forced to quit after a minor aeroplane accident. Loud music became unbearable to one of his ears for a couple of years. Searching for alternative ways to carry on his passion, he built his own studio to record his music. Meanwhile he has written and recorded about 75 songs and instrumentals. A selection of these are available on his self titled solo CD, which has been released in August 2006. HJ also created music for commercials and soundtracks for films by artist Luciano Pinna, graduated from the famous Gerrit Rietveld Art Academy, with whom he occasionally works as the band Stunfish. |
News about HJ
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February 2012 - working on the last track for the second solo CD. It's a long track, about 7 minutes, dedicated to Syd Barrett. I like it. February 2012 - "Autostrada" on the Continental Magazine #19 compilation CD January 2012 - HJ is picking up a new instrument, the baritone sax, and loving it One octave lower than his alto its similar but a different experience altogether March - October 2011 - HJ is composing and recording several tracks for his second CD March 2011 - "Mr. Ds Mystery" on the Continental Magazine #18 compilation CD June - August 2010 - HJ is composing and recording several tracks for his second CD March 2010 - "Loud and Fast" on the Continental Magazine #17 compilation CD January 2010 - New track "Loud and Fast" on HJ's MySpace profile Since June 2009 HJ's music can be heard on WRFL, Radio Free Lexington, Kentucky March 2009 - "A&E" on the Continental Magazine #16 compilation CD November 2008 - New track "A&E" placed on HJ's MySpace profile Since October 2008 HJ's music can be heard on Surfabilly Freakout! on WPGU, (Thursdays, 9:00-10:00 p.m. CST, 107.1 FM, Champaign-Urbana, IL) May 2008 - "The Man with the Surfodot" on the Continental Magazine #15 compilation CD May 16th, 2008 - New track "Evening Breeze" on HJ's MySpace profile From April 2008 "The Man with the Surfodot" is in regular rotation on SPACE LOUNGE RADIO January 2008 - New track "Water Thiefs" on HJ's MySpace profile Since September 2007 HJ's music is played regularly on Tsunami Soul, WOBC (Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST, 91.5 FM, Oberlin, Ohio) September 8th, 2007 - HJ live with "Unnoted Sessions" at the Urban Action Festival NDSM, Amsterdam September 2007 - HJ's track "Banzai!" in Punk77s Top Ten Since August 2007 HJ's music is regularly played on Clint Beachwood's surf show "A Day at the Beach" on KCR radio, San Diego May 2007 - HJ on Yellow Beat Radio (Japan) in "Gone Fishing for Blue Skies" December 15th, 2006 - Live interview with HJ on Radio Kontakt in "3na8" October 25th, 2006 - Live interview with HJ on RTV Arnhem in "De Rotonde" |
