I'm a classical composer from the Shetland Isles. I specify in composing classical music but I do like to try and compose other genres and to be creative as possible!.

I make music and videos. I don't post to soundcloud much though.

I write music and experiment with sounds through keys, and I record piano works under the moniker Boy in the Rain. Most of my songs are free to download, so do please listen and share! Support me when you can: you can purchase my music through most digital media stores.  Check out my site at www.BoyintheRain.com and like me on facebook! www.facebook.com/boyintherain  

I'm always up for a challenge, so feel free to hit me up for a cover or collab.

A keen electronic music enthusiast! Working with LMMS at the moment and discovering the sounds I want to express and make.

Always up for collabs and critique!

My warmest thanks to everyone stopping by for listening to my tracks, the most of the representing a  'REVIEW   OF THE PAST TIME PIANISTS' INTERPRETATIONS ON THE HISTORICAL PIANO ROLLS, and in addition to them, also to a minor but growing  LISTS of MY MY OWN RENDITIONS, all of the latter representing a variety of piano music, & some pipe-organ classics, - and  TO THE Growing LISTS OF (just lately done and reproduced)  TRANSCRIPTIONS OF VARIOUS CHAMBER MUSIC CLASSICAL PEARLS FOR TWO PIANOS.
A HEADSET IS RECOMMENDED for optimal sound experience!
This kind of 'touching' on these old pre-sound-rec. era works by the great performers of the past, and giving my sound to these old 'punch rolls',  makes me feel  deep humbleness, .and I wish that this modest attempt to bring these  performances alive will satisfy you listening to them!
To introduce myself...
I am a Finnish M.D., PhD. and Hand Surgeon (now retired), previously when young with 10 years of professionally orientated piano studies at Turku Conservatory in 1965-1975, partly  along with medical University studies. 
The digital sound techniques have become very familiar to me already from 1980's along with my university research work  
and my musical activities.
As continuation to my musical and professional experience, I have, during the last few years of my retirement, adopted a music historical challenge
to bring the past time major and minor pianists, prior to sound-recording era, onto the same 'start line' with the present pianists, by making their presentations, played onto 'punch rolls' i.e. piano rolls, audible with modern digital techniques. This wouldn't be possible without the pioneering  efforts of Richard Stibbons, Wayne Stahnke, Terry Smythe, Warren Trachtman, Spencer Chase, and others, who developed the optical digitizing techniques of the piano rolls, and digitized them.

The main part of my recordings here in SC consists of selection recorded by me from optically digitized piano-rolls** (from 1910's on or earlier, classical and 'vintage era'). These recordings of mine are not and will not be commercially unavailable. - The rolls were first optically scanned and converted into a digital form by diverse operators** (see also to the info of each piece). The pieces here were partly (minor part) picked from various open net sources, publicly available, but mainly from the huge archive (n=ca.5000) of digitized copies copies of the original reproducing piano rolls, made available to me by one of the pioneers of roll digitizing tehchniques (willing to keep anonymous), and then recorded from this archive mainly with virtual grand piano (called by me 'Bluethner Model One') modified/re-designed by me, as well as the rec settings. 
Also a minor selection of my own renditions among my records can be found here, included on my playlist 'Bach Goes Virtual', the name of the list telling something about the techniques used for getting the end result... The list includes various organ works by J.S.Bach and others, and also a few piano renditions of mine. Then there are included also various pieces which have been in my repertoire, but here played mainly by the  'guest' great players of the past (before the sound recording era).
MY MOST HUMBLE THANKS TO THE NOBLE DONOR  OF THIS INVALUABLE PIANO ROLL MATERIAL FOR MY USE!!!
My Sincere Thanks also to The Player Piano Group, UK, for providing me their permission to use the information about the piano rolls collected and provided on their web page ( https://rolls.playerpianogroup.org.uk ),  and for simplifying my short historical presentations of these renditions on their re-publication here!
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY MOST HUMBLE THANKS TO EVERYONE  OF YOU FOR LISTENING, AND FOR YOUR 'LIKES' & COMMENTS !
YOUR LISTENING & FEEDBACK IS TRULY APPRECIATED..!!.
Use of good headphones or speakers will make your music experience more enjoyable!
Best wishes, all the best
Veikko
These recordings are not commercially available, and ANY KIND OF THEIR COMMERCIAL USE IS PROHIBITED.

‘2025’ is the name of my 5th album out now! 11 brand new tracks! Go check it out on my Soundcloud page! 😎

My fourth album ‘Aether’ is released by Warner Chappell PM! Check out the 10 soundtracks on this album! An epic emotional orchestral journey awaits! 

My third album 'Wonders Beyond'. All 12 tracks on the album are recorded with live strings and live brass. The vocals by Nele Juchtmans, Piglet Porch, Julie De Groote,... accompanied by piano, percussion/drums and electronica.

My second album "Future Now" released by Warner Chappell PM and Elbroar Trailer Music. It's an album where the music reaches out to the challenges of mankind. Nature, Global Warming, the Universe, Discovery etc. are just a few musical themes covered in this unique album!

Please contact me if you wish to use one of my songs for your project:

info@koenjanssen.com

Koen Janssen (born February 6, 1981) is a composer from Belgium, currently residing with Warner Chappell PM. 

My debut album, “Alive” (2019), released worldwide on October 30th 2019 tells a musical story about the journey through life. From “Essence Of Life” too “Rebirth”. Koen Janssen also collaborated on this album with Cozin (a Belgian band) and singers Nele Uyttendaele and Finlay Van Wymeersch. His wife Stefanie Wauters even has a spot as a vocalist on his track “Run Wild, Live Free“. The album will be released by Warner Chappell PM on Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play Music,… 

Born in Dendermonde and raised in Hamme, he started his passion for music at a young age. When he was 7 he used his brother’s room as concert hall and with a help of his trustworthy pencil, he conducted his own imaginary orchestra on the classical tunes of Mozart and Beethoven. At the age of 10, he attended the local music school where he learned to play the piano. 6 years later he was the proud owner of an upright piano, a gift from his parents. Every day after school, he sat behind his piano and according to his mood, he played happy or sad tunes. When puberty kicked in, his musical preferences wandered a bit. He started going to parties and got influenced by electro and pounding techno music. Eventually he started to perform as DJ at numerous parties and clubs. Not much later he came in contact with the band Cité Soleil who where on the search for a singer. Together they toured the East-Flanders region for 6 years. After this period of reggae and ska filled performances, he started his own band called InnerSyn with a good friend and an American singer. He gained a following on audio distribution platform SoundCloud when he released his single “Almost Found My Peace” (a collaboration with Oliver Sadie). This brought him back on the road of classical/orchestral music. Koen has grown in his musical career thanks to his many collaborations with various artists like Dirk Maassen, Fivos Valachis, Milana, IceRequim, Zefora, Achazia,…

Eamonn Watt / &quot;The Virtual Conductor&quot; | Composer is following

Eamonn Watt / "The Virtual Conductor" | Composer is following