Pages tagged Electronic Music

If you’ve never worked with a laser-focused choreographer (all of them?), I can thoroughly recommend it. It’s intense. And I’m only crew: the dancers on stage have to work their arses off. Every single show. Of all the laser-focused choreographers, Dunja is the ultimate Death Star argon laser, I reckon.

For RAVE-L, Holland Festival brought a large-scale production into the Grote Zaal at the Muziekgebouw. Les Apaches! played Ravel, Parrish Smith provided the electronic layer, and the room was reshaped into something between a concert hall and a club space. Not exactly a rave. I’ve been to raves, trust me.

The load-in started with quite a trek. Together with the members of Ex-Easter Island Head, we dragged their extensive instrumentation—from percussion and prepared guitars to stage mixers—straight through an empty Grote Zaal all the way to our workspace in the Kleine Zaal. There was an immediate connection with Ben, and the enthusiasm and camaraderie of these Scousers from Liverpool stood out right away. They were incredibly helpful, and the vibe was set from the start.

Sometimes the most magical moments happen when you least expect them. Working as A2 for Dekmantel aan ’t IJ, I discovered that electronic music legends are refreshingly human.

On the evening of November 19, 2023, the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam transformed into a mesmerizing blend of sound and light, hosting the awe-inspiring concert “David August presents VĪS”.