Gert-Jan Prins
Illustration — Gert-Jan Prins Gert-Jan Prins (born 1961, IJmuiden) is a Dutch musician active in free improvisation. Initially a free jazz percussionist, Prins now focuses on producing and manipulating sound, especially white and pink noise, using a collection of custom-built FM radio transmitters and receivers, similar to the instruments of American composer David Tudor. Prins is a member of M.I.M.E.O, a twelve-piece electronic orchestra led by Keith Rowe (formerly of the British free-improvisation trio AMM).
Gert-Jan Prins
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- 1961 · IJmuiden.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
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- composer · percussionist · drummer · sound artist · new media artist · multimedia artist · musician
- Fields
- ceramic art
- Education
- European Ceramics Work Center
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1961
Gert-Jan Prins born at IJmuiden.
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He has groups with synthesizer players Thomas Lehn and Thomas Ankersmit, pianist Cor Fuhler and composer and reed player Peter van Bergen.
• 2012 Gert-Jan Prins – S/T 10"EP (The Spring Press #14) • 2011 mimeo wigry, 2lp, monolp006 • 2010 Tomas Korber / gert-jan prins: RI 1.5442, cd, cavity 03 • 2010 gert-jan prins cavity: the capacitive version, publication+ 10" vinyl, onomatopee 39 • 2009 gert-jan prins & bas van koolwijk: synchronator device, first edition • 2009 gert-jan prins & bas van koolwijk: synchronator, DVD, cavity 02 • 2008 gert-jan prins cavity, cd, cavity 01 • 2008 gert-jan prins break before make, cd, demego 002 • 2007 mimeo sight, cd, cathnor004 • 2005 mimeo lifting concrete lightly live at the serpentine gallery pavilion 2003, 3-cd • 2004 the vacuum boys space breakdance challenge, cd takashi mobile 01 • 2004 e-rax (van bergen lehn prins dolleman) antics, DVD, infim • 2004 gert-jan prins risk mego 072 mini-cd • 2003 the flirts, various artists kraakgeluiden document 1 cd unsounds • 2003 sciajno / prins the d&b album featuring: do shine'o & prinsjan cd bowindo • 2002 the vacuum boys play songs from the sea of love cd fire inc • 2002 gj prins rg 58 gj lp creamgarden • 2002 mimeo / John Tilbury the hands of caravaggio cd Erstwhile Records • 2002 van bergen / prins / fennesz dawn cd grob • 2001 Cor Fuhler / prins the flirts cd erstwhile • 2000 gert-jan prins prinslive cd grob • 2000 various artists international live electronic music incorporated cd x-or • 2000 mimeo electric chair + table 2-cd grob • 2000 e-rax van bergen lehn prins live at the bimhuis 99 cd x-or • 1999 gert-jan prins sub 8 & 9 maxi single a-musik sieben • 1999 mimeo music in movement electronic orchestra cd perditionplastics • 1999 l'oops werner puntigam / gj prins, live @ café strom, linz cd ixthuluh • 1999 Anne La Berge / gj prins united noise toys live in utrecht '98 cd x-or • 1998 mimeo music in movement electronic orchestra queue cd grob • 1998 various artists the cocktail event cd staalplaat • 1998 Luc Houtkamp the duo recordings various artists cd x-or • 1998 gert-jan prins noise capture cd x-or • 1997 houtkamp / van hove / prins live in Canada cd x-or • 1997 mengelberg / Mats Gustafsson / prins live in holland cd x-or • 1997 various artists x-or on tour! cd x-or • 1996 Micha Mengelberg / houtkamp / prins various artists cd x-or • 1994 analecta body o' graphic cd x-or • 1994 houtkamp / beukman / prins / bauer metslawier cd x-or • 1993 analecta what you hear is where you are cd x-or • 1988 gorgonzola legs piscatorial debris cd exart
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