SONIC PIECES is a boutique record label based in Berlin. Every carefully selected release comes as a limited edition in genuine packaging, hand-crafted with locally produced and designed material. The label's musical output and unique artwork form a connection between each release that is both recognizable and challenging, while celebrating the difference and individuality of each project.

With over 100 physical releases since its inception by Taylor Deupree in 1997, New York-based music label 12k has decisively defined and developed the concept of minimalism in the realms of electronic music for more than a decade. Fusing elements from Ambient and Electro-Acoustic Composition with carefully arranged digital textures and associative micro-noises, the label's aesthetics revolve around a precisely-outlined, yet deeply emotional concoction of the technological and the organic. Eschewing the typical marketing mechanisms of the commercial music industry, Deupree has sculpted a platform whose influence today extends well beyond the confinements of the experimental community. 12k's integral approach, in which the label's instantly recognizable, elegantly spartan artwork enters into an inseparable symbiosis with the music, has created a timeless audiovisual language respected and appreciated all over the world.

Wouter van Veldhoven creates music, instruments and installations. Most of it has the following ingredients: taperecorders, toy-instruments, lots of hiss, nostalgia and moving parts. Old means, new music.

Music offshore cluster by: seko, krumov, german & the machines

Yu Oda (b.1983) is a composer based in the the Netherlands. His activities include composing for various ensembles/musicians as well as performing live electronics. The list of his compositions has a wide range of styles, and they are characterized in exploring groove and sound colour. Such as open gallery, classic concert hall, underground venue, theatre, radio, film, and religious ceremony, his works have been presented in a wide range of occasions and recognized internationally.

In addition to working as a composer in a traditional manner, Oda has been a member of "Plastiklova", a duo consisting of vibraphone and electronics, and "Project 128", a live techno band, in which he performs live electronics. He has also co-founded a group of Amsterdam-based musicians "stichting Earvision" and worked as artistic director/composer of contemporary music ensembles "Looptail" and "Amsterdam Collage Ensemble".

International music festivals his works have been performed include: Gaudemus Muziekweek (NL), Holland Festival (NL), Oerol Festival (NL), Amsterdam Dance Event (NL), Grachten Festival (NL), Sounds of Music Festival (NL), MATA Festival (US), Darmstadt International Summer Courses (DE), Forum Neuer Musik (DE), Time of Music Festival (FI), Rainy Days Festival (LUX), and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (UK). And, his works have been nominated for Toonzetters (2012), Gaudeamus Prize (2011), as a finalist of Henriette Bosmansprijs and Tera de Marez Oyensprijs (2011), and awarded for the 2nd prize in Young Composers Meeting (2012) and honorable mention of the 32nd Irino Prize.

Oda has worked with groups, ensembles, musicians, and artists, such as: Noord Nederlands Toneel, Noord Nederlands Orkest, United Instruments of Lucilin (LUX), Ensemble Proton (CZ), Scenatet (DK), Joint Venture Percussion Duo, Ensemble Phoenix (CZ), orkest de ereprijs, Kölner Gagaku (DE), Ensemble10/10 (UK), Leo Smit Ensemble, and Asko | Schönberg.

Oda was born in Japan and started his musical activity playing and composing in a rock band. He has studied composition and graduated from California State University, Northridge, and Conservatorium van Amsterdam.

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Weerthof // Song Smith /// 
A headstrong mix of indietronic pop, new wave and early music. Portishead meets Tom Waits meets Metronomy meets Sufjan Stevens meets King Henry VIII ///  www.weerthof.com

Weerthof // Music Brewer - Sound Designer /// 
Translating someones intentions and visions to music is something I enjoy very much. And through this, lifting the whole to a higher level. Every maker is different and every assignment asks for a different flavour, approach and arsenal of instruments // Having broad cross-disciplinary experience myself by working with music, film, theatre, dance and performance-art (on both sides; being assigned, as well as being the initiator) I have a very pro-active mentality within the process if needed /// www.weerthof.com

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