My music
Composing and performing music has always been a big part of me. My current artist projects are Pocket Knife Army and Goldchild.
Pocket Knife Army - Glamelectro duo
POCKET KNIFE ARMY PUTS THE GLAMOUR INTO ELECTRO POP MUSIC
Flashing lights, a kaleidoscope of bright colors and sounds, with two masked figures in the center. The nocturnal scene’s glamorous underdog, Pocket Knife Army, tells their story about alter egos, media overload and 21st century paranoia dressed in a glitter coat and platform shoes.
Their high energy Glamelectro blurs lines between musical norms and transcends genre boundaries, underpinning Daisy Rae’s confessional lyrics and expressive vocal delivery with larger-than-life synthpop and spiky electro jams.
My part in this project:
Songwriting, recording, producing, performing live, artist branding, marketing and promotion.
Goldchild
Voice sculpting and music design
“Layering voices is kind of my thing. I love harmonies and especially when I don’t compose them first, but just press record and see what comes out by trusting my intuition.”
GOLDCHILD
Goldchild is a type of ivy that likes to hide in the shade and cannot endure direct sunlight. It grows extremely fast, can climb real high and it clings to every surface it touches. It is no coincidence that this is the name of my solo project. I mostly describe myself as an introvert and I try to avoid being at the center of attention. Meanwhile I am ambitious and I’ll keep on growing and climbing in the shade.
My debut EP, 'It’s Only Me,' was entirely written, recorded, and produced in my own studio with no outside interference. Every song features only my voice as the source material, manipulated with effects to create unique sounds. The result is 5 tracks that are playful and melancholic, experimental and catchy, with an occasional electronic feel.
Listen here
Goldchild live videos
Recorded at Studio Apparatus
Audio recording, filming and editing by me.
Audio mix by Erwin Tuijl.
Some of the (analog) pictures I took and manipulated for Goldchild artwork
I’m always looking for the balance between nature and the artificial, so my photographs of natural elements are artificially processed to depict something that is not possible in the real world.
