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Digital Media. Public Relations. Hot Music. It's what I'm into. 

I am a composer and sound designer who also specialises in final mix of television series.

pop punk with fangs | south london | new single "HOLES" out now!

"Vampire Slumber Party’s brand of pop-punk follows the playbook of its predecessors but brings in emotional complexity and nuance in a fresh and evocative way" - Texx and the City.

"Funeral Pop is an album that defiantly through a style that can only be described as conversational storytelling, nuances the modern perceptions of Pop-Punk" Ear Nutrition.

A Hollow in the Land melds natural human darkness and the scattered remains of a deconstructing
future into a soft and glorious lullaby. “ - Rolling Stone, South Africa.

The duo behind “A Hollow In The Land” are husband and wife team Jacob van der Westhuizen (also known asexperimental musican Jacob Israel) and Ola Kobak (the leading member of Folktronica act “Fulka”). They currently reside in Pretoria, South Africa, and work from their studio,“Benjamin”.

“A Hollow In The Land” is their debut collaborative project, drawing from Ola's Polish influence, and from Jacob's experimental side the duo set out to create a product that would be a unison between the two's musical backgrounds. Out of this “A Hollow In The Land” was born. The music generally fits under the genres Abstract Electronica, Soundscape & Melancholy Ambient. Together, they create cimmerian and misty ballads coupled with an ever-calming presence and raptured with strong blasts of gritty noise drones and abstract texture. The album was written, recorded and produced between June 2011 and November 2012.

Tracklisting:

01. Planning The Fall
02. The Fall
03. After Brokenness
04. A Call To Arms
05. Let Me Take You Home
06. The Joy Of Reunion

Album Credits:
All music composed, produced and performed by Jacob van der Westhuizen & Ola Kobak except Trombone performed by Speedy Kobak, Tenor Saxophone performed by Janus van der Merwe, Viola performed by Jean-Louise Nel, Cello performed by Lani Groves and Violin performed by Hana Yim-Wahl.Recorded, mixed & mastered by Jacob van der Westhuizen (Jacob Israel) at Benjamin Studio, Pretoria, South Africa. Design by Ola Kobak.

Hulle is jonk, sexy en vol lewenslus en energie. Hulle is trendy, hip en cute. Hulle is . . . Mwah!
Soos in “soentjies”! lag die blondekop Talana Vuren. Sy, Chane Brits en Loriska Bubb – die ander twee lede van die nuwe meisiegroep Mwah! – oefen tans kliphard aan hul repertoire waarmee hulle die Suid-Afrikaanse musiekwêreld gaan verower. “En hulle kan hulself maar regmaak vir groot dinge,” belowe Loriska van die Oos-Rand, Johannesburg. “Ons tooi byvoorbeeld ou treffers – soos Laurika Rauch se Huisie by die See en Blondie se Call Me – in ‘n unieke, moderne baadjie. Dan het ons ook nuwe pop-liedjies opgeneem wat spesiaal vir ons geskryf is.”
Chane van die Vaaldriehoek vertel opgewonde hulle wil die “luisteraars verras met ‘n vars, hedendaagse spin op liedjies wat die ouer garde hul goue ou treffers sal laat afstof en die jeug se ritmes pimp!” Hulle sing pop, verduidelik Talana wat maar net nege jaar oud was toe sy alreeds begin optree het. Twee jaar gelede slaan sy ‘n rol in die Barnyardproduksie, Girls wanna rock, los waarna sy vir ‘n jaar lank met die produksie deur die land toer. “Ek was natuurlik die babatjie in die groep wat baie vinnig in die grootmens-wêreld moes aanpas!” Na haar pa se dood in 2008 kyk Talana met ander oë na haar sang: “Ek wil graag ‘n boodskap oordra aan mense wat smagtend vir antwoorde is, maar wat dalk andersins nooit beantwoord sou word nie.”

Loriska, wat verlede jaar haar BA Dramagraad by Tukkies verwerf het, het haar voete reeds stewig in die teaterwêreld gevestig. Sy vertolk tans die hoofrol in Michelle Ayden se kinderproduksie, Rooikappie, die Musical, en speel ook in die teaterstuk Blink, wat by skole opgevoer word. Teen die einde van die jaar gaan Villa Rosa-kykers haar in dié sepie sien in die rol van Sasha Bouwer.
Haar stokperdjies is “baie uitdagend”, verklap sy: “Spinning, shopping en social!”

Nie een van dié drie meisies kom nou juis uit musikale ouerhuise nie, spot hulle. Chane se ouma het darem gesing terwyl sy skottelgoed was, en Talana se ma in haar jong dae in ‘n Jeugkoor. 
Maar hulle het darem seker gemaak dat hulle self ‘n ordentlike musiekopvoeding en stemopleiding gekry het. 
Vanwaar dan dié aweregse naam vir ‘n meisiegroep wat pop sing? Tieners en jongmense gebruik mos deesdae die woord ‘Mwah!’ aan die einde van elke sms en bbm, verduidelik Loriska. “Dit is ‘n alledaagse woord wat gebruik word in verskillende kommunikasie mediums. Boonop het dit ook verskeie betekenisse: van die vriendskaplike ‘Mwah!’ tot daardie ene wat iets meer beteken – jy verstaan mos wat ek bedoel?” sê sy met ‘n stoute knipoog. “En omdat soveel verskillende mense die woord gebruik, spreek ons musiek ook tot ‘n wyer gehoor,” voel Talana.

Dit is presies wat hulle met hul musiek wil bereik. “Elke liedjie het ‘n ander boodskap, maar oorkoepelend sing ons oor alledaagse onderwerpe en emosies waarmee elke mens kan identifiseer,” is Chane se mening. Vir hulle ondersteuners het hulle net een boodskap: “Mwah!” roep hulle dit saam uit . . . 

MINNAAR is a musical collaboration between brother and sister Louis and Magdalene Minnaar. The siblings (Louis - graphic artist, music video director, composer, animator & Magdalene - opera singer, actress, lyricist and producer) have been brooding over this symbiotic project for many months, engrossed in the crafting of their dramatic lyrics, soaring melodies and crunching beats. Not being governed by any specific genre, MINNAAR’s music weaves an electronic beat tapestry with various styles of vocals, creating an enchanting fusion of epic dance-inspired operatic ballads. “Volcano” EP is the first part of a series of releases that will form their full length debut album.

Nomadic Orchestra's primary objective is to create energetic music which makes people move and let the magic of music fill the surrounding air.

Nomadic Orchestra arrange and compose all their music with inspiration from a range of traditional and modern styles of music, twisted with contemporary beats to create their brass dance style of music - music for everyone, everywhere.

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