Sid Barnhoorn -=- Filmcomposer -=-
""Composer, Musician & Sound Designer""

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Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands



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PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY Composer Siddhartha Barnhoorn got into music when he was 17 years old. His first instrument was an old electric guitar. He learned to play by himself but playing along with the music of bands like Camel, Pink Floyd and Blind Guardian. After a year he started composing his own music using the guitar as his main instrument. In the first few years the main styles he composed in were rock and metal mixed with orchestral elements. He took a great interest in working with samples. With these samples he could create the sound of an orchestra. His main influences came from bands like Camel, Pink Floyd, Blind Guardian but also filmcomposers like John Williams, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith and more.

Having worked with samples for a while, Sid composed his first concert piece in 2003: "Space Suite - The Undiscovered Journey". This was his first big epic orchestral piece which had a film music feel to it. After hearing a lot of comments about his music sounding like film and game music, he started thinking about actually composing for film. A friend of his got him into contact with an animator and gave him the idea to study music in Hilversum.

In 2004 Sid started his studies of Composition in Context, at the Utrecht School of the Arts, Faculty of Art, Media & Design in Hilversum. In August 2008 Sid graduates with the title, Master of Composition in Context.

In the early years of his studies Sid was confronted with various new ways of composing and various music that was new to him, encountering electronic soundscapes, counterpoint, the Twelve-Tone System, the polytonal / contemporary techniques of Stravinski, Ligeti and Bartok, the beautiful sound of the Javanese Gamelan, African polyrhythmic music and medieval, other ethnic music and renaissance vocal music. The music of György Ligeti made a great impact on him even before he started his study. Ligeti’s instrumental soundscapes inspired Sid to compose very atonal music, using clusters. Experimenting with these techniques gave him a wider knowledge of form, structure and sonic detail. His concertwork can be described as evolving piece of music.

Sid took a great interest in ethnic music, especially traditional Japanese music. Through this music he decided to learn the shakuhachi, the Japanese bamboo flute. He took lessons from shakuhachi teacher and musician Kees Kort. Aside from the shakuhachi, Sid also took interest in various other instruments like the Armenian Duduk, the bouzouki (8-string lute), Turkish Ney and Soprano Sax to name a few.

Aside from composing for film and other media, Sid also composes his own (prog)rock albums and works in collaboration with other musicians and composers. His rock albums are usually mixed with electronica, orchestral and ethnic elements.

PROFESSIONAL BIO In 2004 Sid scored his first short film “Temple Tumble” by Niels Philipsen. After that he scored a number of short films that same year, one of which made it on national television (Netherlands). One of the most important projects came in 2005, when Sid got in contact with the award-winning director Jeremy Haccoun to score his shortfilm, "Paradox". After this Sid was introduced to conductor Lex Veelo of the Hofstads Jeugd Orkest, the oldest Youth Orchestra in the world. He got commissioned to write a concertpiece for them to perform at the National Youth Orchestra Contest. The concertpiece is called "Overture to the Snow Goose".

2006 was one of the busiest years for Sid, scoring up to fourteen short films aside from trailers, commercials and school projects. One of those short films, “Heart’s Atlantis” by Drew MacDonald, was nominated for Best Score in Australia. He took on a lot of different genres and styles, ranging from drama to horror, thriller/suspense to adventure to comedy to sci-fi / experimental film. His skills evolved and grew by doing all these various films, as did his knowledge of the business.

In 2007 Sid a lot of interesting films among which “In Midair” by Robert L. Arnott, which was a personal breakthrough for him in terms of composition and style. This was also the year he scored his first feature film “Clear” by Eddie Lebron, a futuristic psychological thriller. Side projects for this year include: a composition for the New York rockband Electric Kompany and a composition for large ensemble.

For more information about Sid and his projects, visit his official website:

www.sidbarnhoorn.com

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Frank Schiphorst





Jul 6 2008 12:52 PM

Hoi Sid, bedankt voor de request. Ik zit nu al een tijdje je muziek te beluisteren; geniaal!

cheers
JessiKa Violet





Jul 5 2008 5:57 AM

JessiKa Violet..
Thanks for the friendship!:) -JessiKa xox
Polydrone


Is Online


Jul 2 2008 1:04 AM

Yo Sid,

bedankt voor de add.
Dat is een indrukwekkende bio die je hebt staan ;)
LadyLau





Jul 1 2008 12:29 PM

Hi!
Thanks for your message! I am working on some projects: I've just finished a song for "Blackorchidx", which is somewhat experimental (www. myspace. com/blackorchidxmetal), and "VoXager", a space metal project from Germany (www. voxager. de) and Time Space Matter (symphonic rock from Norway). Apart from that I'm working on a new album and there's some more exciting stuff coming up.
How about you?
Greetz!
The Moon and the Nightspirit





Jun 29 2008 4:40 AM

Thanks for your support!
May the Moon-adorned Mother of All guide you on your path!
Blessed be,
Agnes & Mihaly
Elaine of ZIA





Jun 28 2008 1:41 PM

Hi Sid! Sorry for the delay.
I've been out of town and now frantically getting ready to go to the High Arctic for 50 days -> marsonearth. com as a photo journalist.
I'm going to be making a bunch of mars cds for that anyway (today) so I'll send yours out Monday morning!! :D
Marzio Scholten





Jun 28 2008 6:52 AM

Bedankt voor je complimenten. Mooie muziek hier ook zeg!

Marzio
Don@Online Drum Recording





Jun 28 2008 6:37 AM



Hallo Sid,

Bedankt voor je request! Mooie muziek in je player.
Laat het me weten als je 's drum tracks nodig hebt.
Dan zou m'n custom drum tracks service wel eens van pas kunnen komen.
Check www. onlinedrumrecording. com voor meer info en laat het me weten als je interesse hebt. Lijkt me leuk!

Groeten,
Don
Discrete Encounter





Jun 27 2008 11:34 AM

salute, Sid!
hope to see you at the show sometime,
DE
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Jun 24 2008 10:47 PM

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Jun 25 2008 1:01 PM

Sid!

Bedankt voor je uitnodiging!

respect,

Gerben
Phoebe





Jun 24 2008 10:34 AM

Hi Sid.
Thank you for the add.

Wishing you all the best in your career...

Phoebe (music and dance therapist).
RPWL





Jun 24 2008 9:25 AM

hi sid,
thanks a lot for finding us :-)
love and peace
yogi
H.G. Fortune





Jun 21 2008 12:05 PM

Hi Sid,

thanx for adding me and Your nice comment on my VSTi work. Right now I'm busy on the STS-33 which is going to be an awesome new machine ;-)

btw. You are doing some really amazing music!!!

all the best
HG Fortune
AXON Technologies





Jun 21 2008 8:33 AM

First thanks for the compliment. Then I recommend our forum for asking questions: http://www. axon-technologies. net/forum
Sunna Wehrmeijer





Jun 19 2008 10:46 PM

haha ja Rens is cool :) helaas heb ik de HKU verder nooit leuk gevonden, was niet echt mijn plek. LA wel gelukkig!

well, ben hard aan het studeren, filmscoring program is erg tof maar intensief, verder zoek ik veel naar films om te scoren, doe binnenkort een korte film. Wat tof dat feature projecten eraan zitten te komen, hoe kom je aan je opdrachten if I may ask? Zijn ze in NL of internationaal? heb je thuis een studio, wat is je setup?

op msn ben ik sun_girlskickass@hotmail.com, op skype 'kleitosun'

cheers,
Sunna
ERA V. / Era Vulgaris





Jun 19 2008 1:35 PM

Thanks for checking us out Sid! Our debut album What Stirs Within is available now in all good stores in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and Finland, on import worldwide through amazon and also on iTunes.

Help spread the word in your area so we can bring our live show to your town!!!

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Sunna Wehrmeijer





Jun 19 2008 11:53 AM

Hi Sid,

succes met het afronden van je master! ik heb m ook gedaan vorig jaar, daarna gelijk naar LA gevlucht ;)wie is je docent, Rens?
great music on your myspace! ben je van plan in NL te blijven werken?

goodluck on the thesis,

groetjes, Sunna
Stella Rodrigues





Jun 19 2008 11:41 AM

Well, Lazik is the cool project at the moment, although I just came out of a meeting discussing a project with a group of bellydancers! Check out our myspace (www. myspace. com/lazikmuzik).
What about you?

Ciao,

Stella

PS: Nederland wordt KAMPIOEN!!!
Sagor & Swing





Jun 19 2008 11:50 AM

Hello. Thank you.
Stella Rodrigues





Jun 19 2008 11:12 AM

Hi Sid!

Thanks for finding me. Your stuff sounds cool! It's dramatic, I like drama!

Groetjes,

Stella

PS: Hup Holland!
Minds Obscure





Jun 18 2008 10:14 PM

Good stuff Sid! You and I would make good friends.
:D
CARTHAGO (Female Fronted Progressive Metal)





Jun 18 2008 10:29 AM

:)
Robbie O





Jun 18 2008 10:20 AM

Heej Sid, Meesterlijke composities man!

Groeten,

Rob O.
Wendy Seager





Jun 18 2008 5:08 AM

Hallo Sid,

Dank je wel ;) Inderdaad Keltisch muziek ;) Op het moment geen projecten lopen, maar komt er misschien wel 1 binnenkort aan. Altijd wat rustiger in de zomermaanden. Wel natuurlijk optredens met mijn bands ;)
Als je mij wilt hebben voor een project, hoeft je alleen maar te vragen, vind ik altijd heel erg leuk om te doen ;)
Nou, fijne week nog!

Groetjes,
Wendy.
Wendy Seager





Jun 17 2008 12:00 PM

Wow Sid, amazing stuff! Bedankt voor het verzoek, goed om te weten dat er echt getalenteerde mensen in de omgeving zitten!

Groetjes uit Warmond,
Wendy ;D
Sjoerd van Ravenzwaaij





Jun 17 2008 7:47 AM

Hallo Sid,

Bedankt voor de vriendschap.
En zeker voor de leuke muziek.

Vriendelijke groet,
Sjoerd
Henk Werkhoven





Jun 16 2008 5:51 PM

Hallo Sid,

Ah, dit kan gewoon in het Nederlands..:-)Dank je voor de uitnodiging! En wat ik zoal opmaak uit jouw bio, ben je net zo'n muzikale omnivoor als ik ben...Goed hoor, hoe je met filmmuziek bezig bent en groeit. Alleen werkte de wimpy-player op jouw site eerst niet. Pas toen ik op video's klikte en toen weer terug naar jouw pagina ging verscheen het in beeld, en kon ik jouw muziek beluisteren. Starman spreekt mij het meest daarvan aan en het weemoedig klinkende Lazarus. Ook zonder beelden is het uiterst filmisch en verhalend. Complimenten! Ik vroeg mij alleen af waarom Ennio Morricone niet bij de filmcomposers staat, of een groep als Tangerine Dream.

Groetjes,
Henk
Phobos





Jun 15 2008 3:02 PM

Héé!
Oh druk aan het werk lees ik, is altijd leuk om bezig te zijn met dingen die je graag doet. Hier gaat alles zijn gang, voorlopig staat studeren als eerste op onze agenda's..
Bedankt hoor, doet ons altijd veel plezier! We doen ons best, de nieuwe nummers zien er nog beter uit maar die moeten eerst nog opgenomen worden.

Groetjes Phobos -x-
Phobos





Jun 15 2008 5:07 AM

Heey man!
Bedankt voor de virtuele vriendschap, alles inorde ?

Rock 'n Phobos -x-
Trygve Knudsen





Jun 11 2008 4:53 AM

I finally got a chance to listen to your music and I am truly impressed. It sounds really powerful.

Best of luck to you in your further musical adventures. Sounds very promising indeed.

I'm off to Holland and the North Sea Jazz Festival in July - perhaps we'll bump into each other somewhere! :-D

Cheers,

Trygve
KRISTIN





Jun 11 2008 1:59 AM

Hello Sid
How nice to see you here as well!!
Welcome!

all the best
Kristin*
Tramtracks





Jun 10 2008 5:07 PM

Wow! This music is really special! Thanks for stopping by our site.
Film composer Kristin





Jun 10 2008 2:15 PM

Hello Sid and thanks for responding and for friendship!
Stay in touch

Kristin*
LYDIA’S GEMSTONE





Jun 9 2008 12:12 PM

hey!

at first, thanks a lot!
that's a real pleasure and means a lot to me (us) when words like these come from such an good musician like you!

oh yes, i listened to starman too...and liked it!!!

we can do on myspace...messaging!??!

hope that is ok!?!


best wishes & nice greets from austria


markus