Jaap Blonk

A self-taught composer, performer and poet, Jaap Blonk is unique for his powerful stage presence and almost childlike freedom in improvisation, combined with a keen grasp of structure. He has performed on five continents.

Blonk started to work with electronics in 2000, at first using samples of his own voice, then extending to include pure sound synthesis.In 2006 Blonk began to research the possibilities of algorithmic composition for creating music, visual animation and poetry.