Jozef van Wissem
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Jozef van Wissem (* 1962 in Maastricht ) is a Dutch lute player and composer. He works primarily at the interface between baroque lute music and modern avant-garde . The titles of his songs often have a Christian - mystical appeal.
Career
Van Wissem first learned classical guitar as a child , later he studied lute with Pat O'Brien , a well-known guitarist and lute teacher in New York . He became known through his collaboration with Jim Jarmusch , with whom he recorded two albums as a duo. In 2013, his soundtrack to Jarmusch's film Only Lovers Left Alive was awarded at the Cannes Film Festival . He also worked with James Blackshaw , Maurizio Bianchi and Tilda Swinton , and wrote the music for the Sims Medieval video game .
Jozef van Wissem lives in New York.
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According to his own statements, van Wissem plays 6 to 10-string renaissance lutes , a medieval lute played with a feather and 11 to 16-string baroque lutes . He also uses guitar amps to create feedback effects .
Discography (selection)
- 2009: Ex Patris (Important Records)
- 2009: It Is All That Is Made (Important Records)
- 2011: Concerning the Entrance Into Eternity (with Jim Jarmusch ; Important Records)
- 2011: The Joy That Never Ends (Important Records)
- 2012: Mystery of Heaven (with Jim Jarmusch; Sacred Bones Records)
- 2013: Nihil Obstat (Important Records)
- 2014: Only Lovers Left Alive (soundtrack to the film of the same name by Jim Jarmusch, together with SQÜRL; Naked Kiss Music)
- 2019: An Attempt to Draw Aside the Veil (with Jim Jarmusch; Sacred Bones Records)
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- ↑ Chart sources: Germany / Austria
- ↑ Jozef Van Wissem at New York Times, accessed December 7, 2014.
- ↑ VAN WISSEM, JOZEF. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
- ↑ a b The Out Door: Regression Is a Virtue on Pitchfork.com, accessed December 7, 2014.
Web links
- Jozef van Wissem Web presence of the artist
- Jozef van Wissem at Discogs (English)
- Jozef van Wissem in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Wissem, Jozef van |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch lute player and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Maastricht |