Re;make
When is something a remix? And when is a new work created?
Intro
Composer Remy Alexander and Kluster5 explore the possibilities of written music and the flexibility of remixes with the same material. An exciting exploration of composed new music influenced by electronic, hip hop, R&B and dance. The live music is interrupted in front of the audience by the composer himself and together with Kluster5 they perform, improvise, arrange, combine sounds and creative new remixes. The result is a kaleidoscopic set of dreamy new compositions and their electronic shadow prints.
Composer Remy Alexander collaborated with ensemble Kluster5 to create new pieces that would live a multitude of lives. The acoustic compositions were recorded, mixed and then flipped on their heads and remixed by the composer. Apart from giving the material new vantage points it amplifies the reasons to ‘not play a concert like it’s a copy of the recording’. Opting for different ways the music can be presented live.
The 7 new works, both solo and for the full ensemble, exist next to their shadow-counterparts; sonic echoes of the originals that seem to come from the attic of a warm household. Elements from RnB, hip-hop and pop music seep in and out of these remixes, signifying an artistic stance where ‘genre’ is no longer considered, maybe at all.
Music
Composer
Remy Alexander (*1991) likes to compose often and with a wide variety of influences. As a composer he works for mainly concert and film settings. Remy has earned his bachelors degree in composition at the Utrecht Conservatory, and his masters in composition at Fontys and the royal conservatory of The Hague. In 2018 he was awarded the Tera de Mare Oyens prize during the Gaudeamus week. His music has been performed at festivals such as November Music, the Huddersfield Contemporary music festival, Gaudeamus and Cross-linx. He is not very athletic, but he can run pretty fast. Middle-C is his favourite note.
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