Jason van Wyk

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Jason van Wyk (born January 10, 1990) is a South African composer and music producer based in Cape Town.

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Biography

Van Wyk started producing techno and trance music during his early teenage years, with the majority of these works being released through Black Hole Recordings after signing with them in 2009. [1] During this time, he collaborated with and remixed artists such as BT, Kirsty Hawkshaw, JPL, Audien [2] , Signum, Kirsty Bertarelli, Stephen J. Kroos, John O’Callaghan and First State. These releases gained support from the likes of Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Above & Beyond and Tiesto, with appearances on radio programs such as A State of Trance and the In Search of Sunrise compilation CD series.

2013 saw the release of van Wyk’s first solo album Days You Remember. [3] The album was a departure from his previously established sound [4] , taking influence from abstract electronic music, post-classical and ambient. [5] Van Wyk’s second album Attachment [6]  was released in 2016 and subsequently reissued together with his third album Opacity in 2017, both on the UK label Home Normal [7] and consisted of minimal compositions for piano, chamber strings and electronics. Van Wyk’s fourth album Threads [8]  was released in July 2021 through the US label n5MD. [9] [10] A darker, experimental electronic album; Threads was described as a return to form in some ways, going back to atmospheric beat-driven production and making use of heavier synthesiser parts. [11]

Besides his releases, van Wyk has composed for various film and media projects. These include the feature film Triggered [12] [13] , released through Samuel Goldwyn Films in 2020 [14] , as well as brands such as The Criterion Collection, Taschen, LinkedIn and Netflix. He has also worked as an additional music composer within in the film industry as well as a sound designer in conjunction with Roland and their subsidiary Virtual Sonics. [15] [16] [17]

Discography

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References

  1. ↑ Feedback Monitor EP02. Jason van Wyk Profile. Chain D.L.K., October 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ Someday - Single review. Archive. Mixmag, July 2011.
  3. ↑ Days You Remember are Just Around the Corner. Vancouver Weekly, October 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ n5MD - Learn More About… Jason van Wyk. n5MD, August 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ Days You Remember album review. Archive. Tilllate, November 2013.
  6. ↑ Attachment album review.. Chain D.L.K., October 27, 2017.
  7. ↑ Opacity album review. Archive. Rockerilla, September 2017.
  8. ↑ Threads album review.. Headphone Commute, July 23, 2021.
  9. ↑ Jason van Wyk interview.. Headphone Commute, August 5, 2021.
  10. ↑ Threads album review.. A Closer Listen, July 18, 2021.
  11. ↑ Jason van Wyk - Threads (n5MD) — “Partial Dawn” track premiere.. Igloo Mag, June 25, 2021.
  12. ↑ Triggered soundtrack.. Film Music Reporter, November 6, 2020.
  13. ↑ Triggered (2020). IMDb
  14. ↑ Jason van Wyk - Cast & Crew. RogerEbert.com
  15. ↑ n5MD - Learn More About… Jason van Wyk. n5MD, August 18, 2021.
  16. ↑ Jason van Wyk biography
  17. ↑ Feedback Monitor EP02. Jason van Wyk Profile. Chain D.L.K., October 31, 2021.
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