Music
Intercultural exchanges – innovation of art – original performances - confrontations.
Popular music (pop, hiphop, rap, rock, metal-dance-industrial, jazz, percussion)

Bands:

• The Freaks

The Freaks is one of the most trendy band from Deventer! Rockgrooves and swinging funks make the audience dancing crazy! Stiring up, dancing show, in which various styles are tied together in an original way. The variant occupation of the band, with saxophone and orgue makes it more special. The melody-lines are both like rock and cheerful and almost jazzy, but they always correspond. Frontman Jordi Filali is a very strong and energetic person in the band. With a lot of humour and passion he sings, raps, growls, squeaks and shouts his excellent texts to us. Live this Freakshow is a feast for the eye and ear.
www.freakonout.nl

• Next Waste Dimension & VJ

Next Waste Dimension (NWD). Blending heavy guitars with modern dance. Only few bands dare to do it, even fewer are able to make it work. With REWIRE REALITY Next Waste Dimension (NWD) prove they can pull it off. And how! On it’s debut NWD shows how to perfectly blend metal, dance and industrial in a way it sounds both natural and refreshing. Together with producer Pascal Altena (The Monolith Deathcult, Devious) and mastering engineer Guido Aalbers (Faithless, Muse, Within Temptation, Franz Ferdinand) NWD nailed down their innovative symbiosis in ten tracks (+1 video!) that are filled with energy, creativity and melody. But NWD is more than just music. NWD is a multimedia platform where music, lyrics and video all come together. Because of their innovative and high energy show NWD was invited to take part in international events such as Aardschok’s Metal Bash competition (as a finalist) and the Noordschok talent scout-festival. Moreover, they were the Dutch closing act at the Metal Ways Festival in Madrid (Spain), summer 2005. NWD is inseparable of their thrilling live VJ-show. They look forward to offering their artistic video projection skills to their Romanian heavy music comrades.
www.nextwastedimension.com

• Thinktank

Guy Nikkels (1979) is born in Bogota (Colombia) and grew up in Deventer. He started guitar playing when he was 10 years old, got interested in jazz music when he was 15. At 19 years old he entered the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, where he successfully got his degree in music in 2003 and in 2005 his master degree. The other members of the Guy Nikkels Quartet consists of Rein Godefroy, Hendrik Vanattenhoven and David Barker, all former members of the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. They focus on fusion and jazzrock, also mixed with other influences like latin. The band plays own pieces and has played on wellknown jazzfestivals in the Netherlands and abroad. Recently they played in the final of Jazz Hoeilaart in Belgium, one of the most important international jazz-competitions in Europe with participants from 22 countries. During his study-period Guy Nikkels has played and worked with different national and international famous artistst like Michael Brecker, John Ruocco, Kenny Werner and Kurt Rosenwinkel.
www.myspace.com/thinktankjazz

• Hiphop group Da Floawaz

Da Floawaz is an English-language hip-hop group from Deventer, who has influences from the Oldschool. But variation, energy, content and originality are their key-words. Da Floawaz is founded in 2002 and its members are: MC’s Nexus en D, Dj Swerve and Dj/sound-engineer Biotic. Since 2002 they had performances a.o.: with Opgezwolle, C-mond&Kypski, played on 3TM Libertyfestival; 2004 in Zwolle, Opening Event FIFA World Championship Football under 20 in Doetinchem with Lange Frans and Baas B. They also played with Delinquent Habits, Blockjam, Bogey’s, Groene Engel. Were finalists in Oogst van Overijssel 2004 and 2005. Their first album is called The ALBOMB a.o. with videoclip.
www.myspace.com/dafloawaz

• Reality Brass Band (9) meets Romanian band(s)

Reality Brass Band is the first and only Antillian Brassband from the East-Netherlands! They play during festivals, celebrations and parties. For every situation they make a tailor-made performance. They also play together with breakdancers, dancers and/or brass players. These nine young talented percussionists got their education from the famous ABC Brassband from Rotterdam. Brassband is original from the tropical countries. When they play, an atmosphere with rhythm is immediately created and people start to dance. That’s why many brassbands participate at Carnival.
www.kunstcircuitdeventer.nl

DJ’s:

• DJ confrontations

Dutch DJ’s in cooperation with Dutch VJ, will perform in Sibiu. The city of Sibiu has a very lively disco-scene, better said has many dancing opportunities for the youth in Sibiu. Lately, the house, dance and techno music has been more and more successful in The Netherlands and worldwide. Enormous house parties are organised in famous discos in The Netherlands where well-known DJs are invited. A Dutch – Romanian house, dance party organised in Sibiu could make the Romanian audience acquainted to the music trends right now in The Netherlands and the other way around, the Dutch DJs will experience knowledge-exchange with their Romanian counterparts. This programme is mainly directed to the young population and might attract great audience.

Classical contemporary music:

• Simeon Kwartet, De Leeuwenkuil : Canto Ostinato, classical contemporary music in combination with modern VJ presentation

The Simeon Quartet will perform Canto Ostinato (music by Simeon ten Holt, a contemporary Dutch composer) on four grand piano’s together with four young pianists from Sibiu (from the Music and Arts Highschool in Sibiu) and four young pianists from Deventer/Zutphen (De Leeuwenkuil). Before and/or during the performance photo/film shoots will be made and mixed during the performance by a VJ and projected on a big screen. The VJ mix will show people and places from Deventer and Sibiu.
www.oostcultuur.nl , www.simeonkwartet.nl