October 13, 2018 iii workspace, Willem Dreespark 312, The Hague The 34th edition of the interdisciplinary performance series No Patent Pending  present new work by guest residents (me) and iii members. A very nice intervieuw klick HERE A live set with 4 strings and 6 sanding machine beta-testing our custom build dimmer for machines. Playing […]
Ohm is more a side project with Geert-Jan Hobijn, Gijs Gieskes and Radboud Mens. Each of us has build their own instruments that we bring. This was our first show, we did not rehearse, test live on stage. [AFG_gallery id=’74’]
We started the new year with a new set up. ‘One of each’ of the usual instruments and featuring some new arrivals. Looked good and sounded better. To orchestrate the installation we used “Sale Away Lab” our bespoke designed DMX control system. This was a new step in our continuing development of how to install […]
“Blind Date”electroacústica/objetos sonoros Geert-Jan Hobjin, arpa/ Gwyneth Wentik A sound machnes improvisation with Gwyneth Wentink (harp ). soon more sound and images [AFG_gallery id=’64’] And a Kids Cobra Talleres construcion y Ejecucion de Instrumentos mecanicos [AFG_gallery id=’63’] And a presentation of our work as you can see by this nice analogue impression by one of […]
Commissioned by TodaysArt 2015, Staalplaat Soundsystem (for this occasion consisting of Geert-Jan Hobijn, Radboud Mens, Anthony Blokdijk and Bastiaan Maris) created ‘Zeero’, a very large organ of four steel tubes with a length of 24 meters and a diameter of 1 meter , sponsored by Van O0rd. Staalplaat used hot air balloon burners to create […]
At the Dutch GOGBOT festival we presened for the first time our new sequencer system. Now we can play our machines live. On the main square of Enschede a frame is set up round the local monument . In this set up we placed: 12 bog boxes 10 metal grinders 12 vacuum cleaners (that play […]
On the Beach in Den Haag we will do the opening show for the Todaysart 15. Our plan is called “Zeero” and it is a very large organ of four steel tubes with a length of 24 meters and diameter of 1.2 meters. We will use air balloon burners to create sound. The hot air […]
Invited by Netwerk for the Festival: StraatHerrie (literally translated ‘Street noise’) we did our concert in Aalst and used 16 sirens. (written for shiphorns) I got the hand written score from Alvin and had it transcribed and then saved to Midi, we played it as DMX (with a self programed Max patch) It worked very well. […]
Staalplaat soundsystem presented the installation/concert ‘Musica povera al dente’ or fluxYOU at the Intermediales Symposion Kiel For the set up we had 19 hand driven turntables, made from siple neadle, paper horn andfound opbjects like a salad-dryer or yogurt box. Weput contact mic’s on the paper horns and used our ownthe white and transparent model […]
sound sample FluxYOU or Musica Povera al dente at Auditorium Rome 2010 [audio:http://www.staalplaat.org/snd/staalplaats_auditoriumroma191110.mp3] “Fluxus Biennial 2010-2011” Staalplaat soundsystem presented a new installation/concert ‘Musica povera al dente’ or fluxYOU commissioned by Fondazione Musica per Roma, Rome Auditorium†For the set up we build 20 hand driven turntables, made from siple neadle, paper horn and found opbjects […]