EMBRACE: Inspired by the painting of Zdzisław Beksiński I composed this piece in 2022. Emotions came to the surface and turned into sound. The “eternal embrace” of life. Enjoy!!! Go to the music page to listen.
– Composed by Jan Sluijsmans. – Produced by Jan Sluijsmans. – Mixed by Jan Sluijsmans. – Mastered by Mike Kramer. – Picture edited by Indra Moonen at Contrastique dot com. – Special thanks to Joelle for your inspiration and support to make this come thru!!
The End is not The End!! 22:22:22 the final track of “Project 22:22” that developed into a personal musical overview of the last 12 years based on my memories. Every 22nd of the month I released a track. For more info go to the project page.
The end is near but it`s not the End!! 22:22:21 is track eleven of “Project 22:22” that will develop into a personal musical overview of the last 12 years based on my memories. Every 22nd of the month I release a new track. For more info go to the project page.
One step closer!! 22:22:20 is track ten of “Project 22:22” that will develop into a personal musical overview of the last 12 years based on my memories. Every 22nd of the month I release a new track. For more info go to the project page.
This special event will take place on Sunday the 7th of November at the Royal Theatre in Heerlen. Our short film will be introduced by Stefan Gilissen, a journalist of the Limburger. Thereafter the movie “Songs of the water spirits” will be shown. The event will start at 14:00 and will last until 16:00. Afterwards there’s a meet & greet with the artists who will all be present.
Proud to announce that the short film “The Insidious Effect Seq III” will be played from 2 to 6 November during the Dutch Mountain Film Festival. The movie will be running between 9:30 and 17:00 at the Visit South Limburg Experience. This short film is a special collaboration between photographer Indra Moonen (NL), composer Jan Sluijsmans (NL) and double bass player Mateusz Malcharek (PL) and is the first in a series of 4.
So very proud to do my part in this. Big thanks to Indra Moonen at Contrastique Photography for your trust!!
“A vanishing wet plate collodion image as a metaphor. Even the fastened memories fade over time. The captured memory of me, it’s not merely an image on glass, it has become a looking glass. There’s beauty in the inevitable passing of things, in the sadness it gives you, a memento mori. For every ending also entails a new beginning. Through time I have found this thought to be of great comfort to me”.
