Dago Sondervan
I’m a musician/composer/programmer, and I work as a free agent, as a test pilot for synthesizer builders and distributors :
Sherman (Filterbank) – http://www.sherman.be/
Modor – http://modormusic.com/
Axoloti – http://www.axoloti.com/
Novation – http://www.novationmusic.com
Algam Benelux – http://www.algambenelux.be
2018
Soundtrack for the exhibition “Unrest” by the photographers collective MAPS from Brussels, with Magnum photographer John Vink
Soundtrack for Oedipus, a remix of a theaterplay of Hugo Claus, by director Simon De Vos, for VRT national radio.
Release of the Sondervan album “Cuts of the Hypercube” on vinyl https://sondervan.bandcamp.com/album/cuts-of-the-hypercube
Immersive and live coded improvisation for IPEM’s ARTSCIENCELAB
https://www.ugent.be/lw/kunstwetenschappen/ipem/en/services/asil
H.Al.I.C concert on the first Algorave @ the ADE Hacketon 2018, Amsterdam
https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/en
2017
Soundtrack for ‘DPR Korea Grand Tour’ by Magnum photographer Carl De Keyzer
Immersive audio composition for IMEC’s Phosphotron : Phosphotron’ is an immersive lab in which companies can test their solutions using virtual and augmented reality. https://www.imec-int.com/en/about-us
Live coding concert with H.Al.I.C, at the Berlin Algorave, Urban Spree Berlin
Demo of the Sherman Filterbank 2 Compact, with Herman Gillis @ Superbooth 2017, Berlin
2015-2016
Inventor of – and performing on Novation’s “Battle Of The Circuits”, for Algam Benelux
Hosting and playing with H.Al.I.C. on the Algorave of the Indie Game festival Screenshake by The House of Indie
Release album on vinyl : SONDERVAN – Triangle Yur https://sondervan.bandcamp.com/album/triangle-yur
Tour with singer-songwiter Stan Lee Cole, playing e-drums
Demo of the Modor NF1 synth on the now legendary 2016 edition of Superbooth at Funkhaus, Berlin
2014
2014:
Founding of H.Al.I.C, a live coding duo, as Bohrbug with Kasper Jordaens aka Kaosbeat as live- graphics coder.
For Live-coding I started using Overtone with LightTable and learning Clojure, a fairly new LISP , in general.
Organizing of and performing on the first Belgian Algorave, in Trix Antwerp.
Electronic drum recordings on two tracks of the album of Stan Lee Cole “That’s Why We Weep”.
Live performances with Stan Lee Cole
Composing of the soundtrack for ‘Habitat’ , a documentary of Jan Stevens of Boiler Media. http://boilermedia.be
Research en Development for Glass Magnet Wall , a project about a new controller, using Fiducials, OSC and Max. https://www.reinvention.be/en
Organizer of the Lambda Sonic Algorave for Devopsdays @ Eskimofabriek in Ghent :
Teacher of the course“programming for the youth”, using Scratch, forHetBos, Antwerp
2012-2013
Development and build of an electronic drumkit. Max MSP. Pure Data.
Curator at music-hall Vertigo, Antwerp
Teacher music-theory and software, for Let’s Go Urban, Antwerp, Belgium
Ableton Live – Composition – Beat making
Collaboration with DJ Grazzhoppa and Lamont @ The Depot, Leuven
DJ Grazzhoppa is one of Belgium finest Hip Hop DJ’s :
https://djgrazzhoppa.bandcamp.com
Conductor of The Pumpkin Orchestra, a technological innovative orchestra using the AXOLOTI synthesizer platform: http://www.axoloti.com/product/axoloti-core
in connection with vegetables and old-school gaming equipment. Our latest performances could be experienced on the I-minds convention and at the latest Bozar Electronics Arts Festival, Brussels. https://www.bozar.be/en/activities/128264-bozar-electronic-arts-festival-2017
Drummer ( with my DIY electronic drumkit) for Stan Lee Cole ( winner of the ISC contest 2013, jurymembers : Susan vega, Tom Waits , NAS, etc)
2011
Touring with a singer-songwriter band from Greenland : Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children in France, USA, Canada, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Greenland, Belgium, Austria
2010
Music Journalist for the Antwerp based magazine “Apollo”
Curator for the experimental electronic music festival ‘Lambda’ including Live Coding, Luchtbal, Antwerp
2009
2008
2008 : Touring with ‘Little Criminals‘ a project with local string orchestras through Belgium, performing the music of Randy Newman, as a bandleader and arranger of the scores for the string orchestra.
2007
Recording of ‘The Ladies Second Song’ by Lais, a folk band from Belgium. (recording, arranging, drumming) http://www.lais.be/
Drums and electronics for Soepkinders a collaboration between Laika and Het Paleis, two theater companies based in Antwerp.http://www.laika.be/EN
2006
Drummer for Hormonia, a project of Hugo Mathijsen
Teacher at the TRIX music center teaching Reason, Beat Programming, synthesizer techniques.
Drummer in the band of Trixie Withley https://www.trixiewhitley.com
2003/2004/2005
European tour with Styrofoam, on Simmons drums https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styrofoam_%28muziek%29
Composer for ‘Johnnyboy’, a theatre piece of fABULEUS(Belgium)
Tour Canada, Greenland, and Belgium as a drummer, with Think of One (Winners BBC award ‘Boundary Crossing’)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic/a4wm2007/2007_think_of_one.shtml
2002
Touring with Daan – drums and electronics
Release of a Bohrbug EP for Conspiracy records
Artwork by Dennis Tyfus
2001
Recording and concerts with Monguito, a crossover project with Mauro Pawlowski
Drums, electronics and arranging for the album Bridgeburner of Daan.
Live sessions with Buscemi
www.buscemi.be
Fother, a live jungle band with members of Think of One, X legged Sally (Peter Vermeersch) and Flat Earth Society.
2000
Started to play with DAAN, playing drums and electronics in his band , for four years.
Release of the first full album of Anton Price : The Collapse of the State Vector on Audoview, a label of Lowlands