Pbalris

About me:

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I am a music composer and producer, as well as a recording & mastering engineer. I have recorded numerous full-length albums, demos, TV-show leaders, music for commercials, production-music, as well as voice-overs.

In the 1980’s, as a student, I played the electric guitar as well as synthesizers and even a little piccolo flute in numerous bands and projects. In the near future, remastered versions of many of these songs will be provided as mp3s on my website. For information, check: my website.



To name just a few of my bands: Modern Management, De Rest, What’s Left, The Secret Love Life of Harry the Shark and Viermansterk.
For websites with info and free songs, see below under "Affiliated websites".



I'm also a member of De Hufters. Our music is guitar oriented, although there's synths as well. It's powerfull alternative pop/rock with Dutch lyrics. Check out de Hufters here.

Another Dutch band I'm in is Drijfzand. It's brand new, with a lot of synths and drumcoputers and spacey guitars. If you like Cocteau Twins and the Cure, check it out here: Drijfzand.



My biggest musical project to date is Wave World. Wave World is a Dutch-Canadian multimedia act, conceived by Harry Kessels, Rolf van Slooten and myself, who share a common passion for music, computer graphics, science fiction and plain weirdness. Wave World combines ambient as well as danceable electronic music with stunning 3D computer graphics. Check: the Wave World website and the video below.



The project has toured Europe and the United States several times, and has released 8 CD’s, a VHS video and recently a DVD called Fundamentals.
For 2007 a DVD called Membrane is planned, as well as a DVD registration of our most recent live show The winds of Laax.



For more information on Wave World, or for buying their products, please visit: the Wave World website. You can also find Wave World on MySpace



I am also a freelance photographer and Photoshop artist. I have been shooting pictures since my 14th birthday. I mostly use DSLRs, but also a digital compact camera.
Check: my website.



Last but not least: I am a professional translator and writer. Since 1992 I have translated dozens of novels (Star Wars, thrillers, etc.) and hundreds of magazines (Real Robots, Star Wars Fact File), as well as technical manuals. When time isn’t tight, I like to write my own material. Check: my website.

Affiliated websites:
Gert van Santen's official website.
Wave World. Ambient, ambient techno, dance.
De Hufters. Dutch alternative pop/rock.
Solipsist Paradise. Intelligent Electropop/Dance.
Sandarach. Ethnic Fusion.
Modern Management. Alternative New Wave.
VFR Records. Electronic, Dance & Alternative record label. ......