Residencies

Smitty is a multi-talent from Haarlem who masters both the art of rapping and the skills of a producer. During his residency, he explored the potential of avatars as live visuals, creating digital body doubles of himself (a younger and an older version) to represent the different perspectives within his music.

Eveline Ypma is a film composer, multi-instrumentalist, and sound artist based in Amsterdam. Her love for nature resonates through the soundscapes in her compositions, adding an organic dimension to her music. During her residency, she used open-source AI tooling, running locally on her computer to extend her samples and perform live.

Jan Modaal writes punk smartlappen — his lyrics reveal a deep love for the Dutch language. His songs exist somewhere between a cheerful indictment and an angry declaration of love. During his residency, Jan explored the potential of 3D avatars as a form of live interaction on stage, animating body doubles using a live camera feed.

Mathilde Nobel is a multidisciplinary artist known for merging ethereal sound, visuals, and performance into immersive experiences. She has received critical acclaim for her releases on nous'klaer audio, and performed at major festivals such as Rewire Festival and Dekmantel. For Open Culture Tech, Mathilde teams up with artist and techy Chagall to investigate how she can shape visuals and music using her body, creating a performance where the boundaries between sound, visuals, and movement dissolve. Working with TouchDesigner amongst other things, Mathilde aims to turn the performer into the interface: fluid, organic, and alive.

Linde Schöne is a Dutch pop artist and singer-songwriter known for her emotionally honest songs and distinctive style. During her residency, she combined mobile AR filters with projection screens to create a fully immersive Christmas show, blending digital layers with live performance in a playful and heartfelt way.

Melting the aggression of punk and metal with the technical intricacies of jazz, OATS are making their mark with an emotional and hard-hitting live act. During their residency, OATS used a motion capture suit to animate real-time avatars set in a dystopian world, projecting them live as part of their performance.

Nana Fofie is a 28-year-old singer and songwriter born and raised in the Netherlands with Ghanaian roots. She received her first major cosigns from artists like Nicki Minaj in 2019, with a career highlight performing at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome in front of 15,000 people. During her residency, Nana used mobile AR to promote the recording session of her new single.

Melle Jutte is a songwriter and producer whose musical journey weaves together an eclectic blend of influences, including the pulsating rhythms of house and techno, the diverse world of global grooves, and the immersive soundscapes of experimental and ambient music. During his residency, Melle explored the possibilities of generative AI as a creative sparring partner in various experiments throughout his songwriting process.

Sophie Jurrjens is a composer and creative entrepreneur passionate about merging music with the environment. To bring her music to life, she developed the Off-Track app, which transforms a simple walk into a unique experience by adding music to a walking route. During her residency, Sophie enhanced the Off-Track app by integrating mobile AR technology, creating an immersive audiovisual layer that offers users a fully engaging sensory experience.

Vincent Höfte is a 30-year-old engineer from The Hague who works in Amsterdam. During his residency, Vincent used mobile AR to enhance his concert performed on station pianos.

Ineffekt has established himself as a multi-genre producer and DJ who blends all the sounds he loves. His relentless energy comes through in the adventurous tracks he selects during his sets. Having his breakthrough year during a time when clubs were closed, festivals were banned, and dancing happened in secret, this young artist is driven to make his mark on the world. During his residency, he used AR as a promotional tool to showcase his work at ADE during the daytime.