CURATION
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Name:
Martin Fondse
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City/Place:
Amsterdam
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Country:
Netherlands
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Hometown:
Bergen Op Zoom
Life
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Bio:
Musical omnivore Martin Fondse (February 20, 1967, Bergen Op Zoom) is a jazz and contemporary music pianist, composer and arranger who won the prestigious Dutch Boy Edgar Prize in 2017. The customarily accepted boundaries between genres like classical music, jazz, Latin and world music simply do not exist in his world.
Fondse‘s creativity in composing and arranging is distinctive. It reveals a humorous and narrative style ranging from poetic, empathetic to delicate. He often devotes the fruits of his wide-ranging interests in large ensembles in which he can portray the full scope of his writing capacity.
Martin Fondse has released twelve albums under his own name and appeared on many more as a composer, arranger or sideman. He has composed film scores for several animation and feature films, and has received both national and international awards for these as well as for his orchestral work, including the Prémio da Música Brasileira (2018), Zilveren Notenkraker (2016, NJJO), the Edison National Jazz Award (2012) his score for the Dutch entry for the Oscars (2009), Phantom of the Cinema, Animated Shorts category). In 2018 he wrote the score for the highly acclaimed documentary film WAD.
As a composer/arranger Martin collaborated with artists like Pat Metheny, Terry Bozzio, Lenine, Peter Erskine, Doudou N’Diaye Rose, Vernon Reid, George Duke, Christina Branco, Claudio Puntin, Eric Vloeimans, Ernst Reijseger, Mariza, Sezen Aksu, Nils Wogram, Basement Jaxx, Matthew Herbert.
Furthermore, Martin received composition commission from orchestras like Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Holland Symfonia, Limburgs Symfonisch Orkest, hr-Bigband Frankfurt, Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw, The Meridian Arts Ensemble, Metropole Orchestra.
His music has been featured on North Sea Jazz Festival, Holland Festival, Nederlandse Muziekdagen, November Music, Dutch Jazz Meeting.
He has been awarded several international prizes, ranging from orchestral work to film music.
My Recordings
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For Audio, Visual:
As main artist...
1995 8 x g! – Martin Fondse Oktemble (Rollercoaster Records)
1998 Upperground – Martin Fondse Oktemble (BV Haast)
2001 Ere Ibeji – Martin Fondse Oktemble (BV Haast)
2003 Two Suites – HR Big Band (HR)
2003 Zoom Zoo – Groove Troopers (JJ-Tracks)
2008 Fragrant Moondrops – Martin Fondse & Starvinsky Orkestar (Basta Music)
2009 Martian Art – XLJAZZ (BK Disk)
2010 Key Figures – Martin Fondse & Wolfert Brederode (Orgelpark)
2010 Martian Club – XLJAZZ (BK Disk)
2011 Martian World – XLJAZZ (BK Disk)
2012 Testimoni – Martin Fondse, with Eric Vloeimans & Matangi Quartet (Basta Music)
2013 Talismã – Morais & Martin Fondse Project (BK Disk)
2013 Sensitive Material – BEAM feat. Markus Stockhausen – producer, pianist
As a composer/arranger/side man...
2014 Memento – Remy van Kesteren (Kes Think Big Music) – composer, arranger
2014 Beatrix met hart en ziel (DVD) – Nederlands Blazers Ensemble (NBECD) – composer
2014 De Waan van de Dag – Nederlands Blazers Ensemble (NBECD) – composer
2013 Evensong – Eric Vloeimans (Challenge Classics) – composer, arranger
2013 Kross Over – Tania Kross (Challenge Classics) – composer
2013 Still Listening – Phaedra Kwant – vibrandoneonist
2013 Zonde – Freek de Jonge – pianist
2012 Impulse – Clint Allen – composer, pianist, producer
2012 Gunder – Daniel Lohues – arranger
2011 Basement Jaxx vs Metropole Orkest – arranger
2011 Oud? – Nederlands Blazers Ensemble (NBECD) – composer
2011 Radio Berlijn – Bløf (EMI Music) – arranger
2011 Amstel Raga – Amstel Quartet – composer
2010 The Midge – Andy Bruce & the Rigidly Righteous – piano, flute, melodica
2010 On The Other Hand – Ties Mellema – composer
2008 Eraze Una Vez – Tango Extremo – composer
2006 The Bauer Melody of 2006 – arranger, composer
2005 Chamber Works – Terry Bozzio – arranger
2000 Me, Myself and I – Eric van der Westen (EWM Music) – composer, producer
2000 I Eye Myself – Mete Erker/Blink (EWM Music) – producer
1994 First Floor – Eric Vloeimans (Challenge Records) – composer
Filmography
2004 Vent – Erik van Schaaik (Music: Martin Fondse)
2007 Soufiane – Natasja André de la Porte (Music: Martin Fondse)
2007 Dennis P. – Pieter Kuijpers (arrangement title song: Martin Fondse)
2008 The Phantom of the Cinema- Erik van Schaaik (Music: Martin Fondse)
2010 Witte Hond – Natasja André de la Porte (Music: Martin Fondse)
2010 Pecker – Erik van Schaaik (Music: Martin Fondse)
2010 Overmorgen – Natasja André de la Porte (Music: Martin Fondse)
2011 My Long Distance Friend – Carina Molier (additional music: Martin Fondse)
2011 Audition – Udo Prinsen (Music: Eric Vloeimans & Martin Fondse)
2013 Fallin’ Floyd – Albert ‘t Hooft & Paco Vink (Music: Martin Fondse)
Awards
2014 Best Short Film Adult Jury & Young Jury Young About International Film festival, Bologna. Fallin’ Floyd – (Albert ‘t Hooft & Paco Vink Music: Martin Fondse)
2013 VNAP Vakprijs Holland Animation FIlm Festival Fallin’ Floyd – (Albert ‘t Hooft & Paco Vink Music: Martin Fondse)
2013 Audience Award Holland Animation Film Festival, Fallin’ Floyd – (Albert ‘t Hooft & Paco Vink Music: Martin Fondse)
2013 Best 2D Animation Neum Animated Film Festival, Fallin’ Floyd – (Albert ‘t Hooft & Paco Vink Music: Martin Fondse)
2012 Edison Award Jazz National
2011 Best International Film Black Rock Animation Film Festival, Dublin, Ireland – Audition (Director: Udo Prinsen Music: Eric Vloeimans & Martin Fondse)
2011 Best Animation Award Leids Film Festival – Audition (Director: Udo Prinsen Music: Eric Vloeimans & Martin Fondse)
2009 Dutch entry for the Oscars, Animated Shorts (USA) – Phantom of the Cinema (Direction: Erik van Schaaik Music: Martin Fondse)
2009 Grand Prize and Trophy at Anim’est international film festival Romania – Phantom of the Cinema (Direction: Erik van Schaaik Music: Martin Fondse)
2009 Winner of the Grand Prize and Trophy at Anim’est international film festival Romania – Phantom of the Cinema (Direction: Erik van Schaaik Music: Martin Fondse)
2007 Award Francisco Garcia De Paso, Huesca International Short Film Festival (ES) – Soufiane (director: Natasja André de la Porte Music: Martin Fondse)
2006 International Working Animated Film Festival RFAF 2006 (Bosnia- Herzegovina) – Best music (Vent)
2005 Cinanima Espinho 2005 (Portugal) – Best music (Vent)
2004 Fipresci award, Annecy, France – Vent (Direction: Erik van Schaaik Music: Martin Fondse)
2004 1st prize at the International Festival of animationfilms Bimini in Latvia Vent (Direction: Erik van Schaaik Music: Martin Fondse)
2004 Nominated best short film and best sound design at the Holland Film Meeting 2004 – Vent (Direction: Erik van Schaaik Music: Martin Fondse)
2004 Grand Prix for best short film at The Kyoto Kinder Film Fest – Vent (Direction: Erik van Schaaik Music: Martin Fondse)
2002 Nominated for Bird Award, artist deserving wider recognition, North Sea Jazz festival
1998 2nd Prize Euror’ Jazz Big Band Association, Paris, France
1996 1st Prize Julius Hemphill Award (Jazz Composers Alliance), Boston, USA
1993 3rd Prize Euro Jazz Contest, Hoeilaart, Belgium
Composition commissions
2014 ‘Rosefire’: new songs for mezzo soprano, trumpet, piano & string quartet
2014 Zomer Orkest Nederland – new work
2014 World Trombone Quartet – new work
2014 Matangi Quartet – new work
2013 ‘The Bridge’ for Martin Fondse Orchestra & Lenine: new instrumental music and arrangements of Lenine’s favourites
2011 ‘Far, East, South’ for Doelenensemble Rotterdam & Steffen Schorn
2010 New Composition for Clazz Ensemble, in collaboration with Jacob TV
2009 ‘Uncle M.’ for Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Eric Vloeimans
2009 ‘4 Seasons in 1 Day’, composition for Doudou N’Diaye Rose, Saxophone Quartet (Artvark), Drums (Peter Erskine), Bass (Eric van der Westen), Percussion Ensemble (Anumadutchi)
2009 Half/Half for Gelders Fanfare Orkest & eric Vloeimans
2009 Bollywood Medley for Amstel Saxophone Quartet & [Niti Ranjan Biswas]
2009 Theatre Music for Boogaerdt/vanderSchoot: Martha Loves George
2008 Composition for ‘Sintonize’, project of modern dance company Cisne Negro, São Paulo and Silent Disco (NL)
2006 ‘Primer Dark’ for Symphonic Orchestra & Clarinet Solo for Holland Symfonia (NL) & Claudio Puntin
2006 ‘Swinging Old Lady’ for Nederlandse Muziekdagen – Work for Tania kross, Izaline Callister & Metropole Orchestra
2005 ‘Fester’ for Doelenensemble Rotterdam & Eric Vloeimans
2004 ‘City Lights’, Suite for Jazz Orchestra & Trumpet Solofor HR Big Band, Frankfurt (De) & Eric Vloeimans
2003 ‘All in the Family’, composition commission from Jazz international Rotterdam (NL)
2003 ‘Cottacatya!’, Suite for Jazz Orchestra for HR Big Band, Frankfurt (De)
2002 ‘Cactus’, The Annual Composition Commission from North Sea Jazz Festival (NL)
Collaborations
2013 Martin Fondse Orchestra & Lenine: ‘The Bridge’
2012 Martin Fondse Orchestra & Roberto Sion: ‘Homelands’
2012 Gregory Porter & Metropole Orchestra – arrangements
2011 Martin Fondse Orchestra & Matthew Herbert, November Music (NL)
2004 Vernon Reid & Metropole Orchestra – Holland Festival (NL), compositions, arrangements
2004 Manu Dibango & Metropole Orchestra – Dunya Festival (NL), compositions
2003 Pat Metheny & Metropole Orchestra – arrangements
1999 Carleen Anderson & Metropole Orchestra – arrangements
Clips (more may be added)
The Integrated Global Creative Economy
Wolfram Mathematics
From Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, the unprecedented integration of the creative economy. Creators planet-wide positioned within reach of each other and the entire world by means of technology + small-world theory (see Wolfram above). Bahia was final port-of-call for more enslaved human beings than any other place on earth throughout all of human history. It was refuge for Sephardim fleeing the Inquisition. It is Indigenous both apart and subsumed into a sociocultural matrix which is all of these: a small-world matrix. Neural structures for human memory are small-world. This technological matrix is small-world...
In small worlds great things are possible.
Alicia Svigals
"Thanks, this is a brilliant idea!!"
—Alicia Svigals (NEW YORK CITY): Apotheosis of klezmer violinists
"I'm truly thankful ... Sohlangana ngokuzayo :)"
—Nduduzo Makhathini (JOHANNESBURG): piano, Blue Note recording artist
"Dear Sparrow: I am thrilled to receive your email! Thank you for including me in this wonderful matrix."
—Susan Rogers (BOSTON): Director of the Berklee Music Perception and Cognition Laboratory ... Former personal recording engineer for Prince; "Purple Rain", "Sign o' the Times", "Around the World in a Day"
"Dear Sparrow, Many thanks for this – I am touched!"
—Julian Lloyd Webber (LONDON): Premier cellist in UK; brother of Andrew (Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Phantom of the Opera...)
"This is super impressive work ! Congratulations ! Thanks for including me :)))"
—Clarice Assad (RIO DE JANEIRO/CHICAGO): Pianist and composer with works performed by Yo Yo Ma and orchestras around the world
"We appreciate you including Kamasi in the matrix, Sparrow."
—Banch Abegaze (LOS ANGELES): manager, Kamasi Washington
"Thanks! It looks great!....I didn't write 'Cantaloupe Island' though...Herbie Hancock did! Great Page though, well done! best, Randy"
"Very nice! Thank you for this. Warmest regards and wishing much success for the project! Matt"
—Son of Jimmy Garrison (bass for John Coltrane, Bill Evans...); plays with Herbie Hancock and other greats...
Dear friends & colleagues,
Having arrived in Salvador 13 years earlier, I opened a record shop in 2005 in order to create an outlet to the wider world for Bahian musicians, many of them magisterial but unknown.
David Dye & Kim Junod for NPR found us (above), and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (he's a huge jazz fan), David Byrne, Oscar Castro-Neves... Spike Lee walked past the place while I was sitting on the stoop across the street drinking beer and listening to samba from the speaker in the window...
But we weren't exactly easy for the world-at-large to get to. So in order to extend the place's ethos I transformed the site associated with it into a network wherein Brazilian musicians I knew would recommend other Brazilian musicians, who would recommend others...
And as I anticipated, the chalky hand of God-as-mathematician intervened: In human society — per the small-world phenomenon — most of the billions of us on earth are within some 6 or fewer degrees of each other. Likewise, within a network of interlinked artists as I've described above, most of these artists will in the same manner be at most a handful of steps away from each other.
So then, all that's necessary to put the Bahians and other Brazilians within possible purview of the wide wide world is to include them among a wide wide range of artists around that world.
If, for example, Quincy Jones is inside the matrix (people who have passed are not removed), then anybody on his page — whether they be accessing from a campus in L.A., a pub in Dublin, a shebeen in Cape Town, a tent in Mongolia — will be close, transitable steps away from Raymundo Sodré, even if they know nothing of Brazil and are unaware that Sodré sings/dances upon this planet. Sodré, having been knocked from the perch of fame and ground into anonymity by Brazil's dictatorship, has now the alternative of access to the world-at-large via recourse to the vast potential of network theory.
...to the degree that other artists et al — writers, researchers, filmmakers, painters, choreographers...everywhere — do also. Artificial intelligence not required. Real intelligence, yes.
Years ago in NYC I "rescued" unpaid royalties (performance & mechanical) for artists/composers including Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Mongo Santamaria, Jim Hall, Clement "Coxsone" Dodd (for his rights in Bob Marley compositions; Clement was Bob's first producer), Led Zeppelin, Ray Barretto, Philip Glass and many others. Aretha called me out of the blue vis-à-vis money owed by Atlantic Records. Allen Klein (managed The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Ray Charles) called about money due the estate of Sam Cooke. Jerry Ragovoy (Time Is On My Side, Piece of My Heart) called just to see if he had any unpaid money floating around out there (the royalty world was a shark-filled jungle, to mangle metaphors, and I doubt it's changed).
But the pertinent client (and friend) in the present context is Earl "Speedo" Carroll, of The Cadillacs. Earl went from doo-wopping on Harlem streetcorners to chart-topping success to working as a custodian at PS 87 elementary school on the west side of Manhattan. Through all of this he never lost what made him great.
Greatness and fame are too often conflated. The former should be accessible independently of the latter.
Matrix founding creators are behind "one of 10 of the best (radios) around the world", per The Guardian.
Recent access to this matrix and Bahia are from these places (a single marker can denote multiple accesses).
Across the creative universe... For another list, reload page.
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For a complete list of everybody inside, tap TOTAL below:
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Nduduzo Makhathini
Susan Rogers
Julian Lloyd Webber
Clarice Assad
Kamasi Washington
Randy Brecker
Matt Garrison
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