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My links to music organisations, composers and orchestras, software tools
List of Links
The table below contains links to organisations, companies, orchestras and musicians. I am either a member of these organisations, or I have provided music to their repertoire. Or I am a supporter to their activities. Also find a number of great public domain and open source software tools.
| Name (Click on URL) | Description |
|---|---|
| Buma/Stemra | The Netherlands Music Copyright Organization. |
| Audio Modeling | Expressive virtual instruments based on physical modeling, including SWAM woodwinds, solo strings and brass. |
| Sample Modeling | Virtual instruments with hybrid sampling and modeling approach, including brass, solo and ensemble strings. |
| Native Instruments | NI Komplete software, including the Kontakt sampler, Reaktor, many synthesizers and effects. Controller and audio interface hardware. |
| Vienna Symphonic Library | Virtual instrument sample libraries, Vienna Ensemble Pro cross-platform network solution, MIR mixing and reverberation engine. |
| Spitfire Audio | Virtual instrument sample libraries, including the Symphonic Library and the BBCO Symphony Orchestra. Scoring tools for film. |
| Arturia | V Collection software, many legendary analog and digital synthesizers and instruments modeled. Controller and audio interface hardware. |
| Ample Sound | Virtual instruments, acoustic and electric guitars, basses. |
| Modartt | True modelling instruments. Pianoteq (pianos, keyboards) and Organteq. |
| Aaron Venture | Infinite Series instruments with hybrid sampling and modeling approach, including woodwinds and brass. |
| Toontrack | Virtual instruments, including Superior Drummer and expansion packs. |
| Steinberg | Music software, including the Cubase DAW and Dorico music notation. Controllers and audio interfaces. |
| FabFilter | Audio effect plug-ins, including EQ, compressor, limiter, reverb, de-esser, distortion. |
| Valhalla DSP | Audio effect plug-ins, including reverb, delay, echo and modulation. |
| Affinity | The Affinity Suite software for document and web content production, including Publisher, Photo and Designer. |
| Blaasmuziek | Portal to Dutch webpages about wind music, concert bands, symphonic wind orchestras, fanfare and brass bands. |
| Metropole Orkest | Using their own label: the world's leading jazz and pop orchestra (radio and studio orchestra). |
| Rick Beato Everything Music | Great site for learning advanced aspects about jazz, classical, film and rock music (watch the collection of YouTube videos). |
| Pensado's Place | Learn about audio mixing. Web TV channel of mixing engineer Dave Pensado. |
| Vince Mendoza | Website of Vince Mendoza, composer, arranger and chief conductor of the Metropole Orkest. |
| Marinierskapel | The Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy, a professional symphonic wind orchestra with outstanding performances of both classical and popular music. They have on a couple of occasions played my arrangements. |
| Ricciotti Ensemble | A small symphony orchestra (music students and excellent amateurs), with exotic projects and a unique approach to concert performance practice. I wrote a short symphonic poem, Caribbean Night for one of their concert tours. |
| Dutch Symphonic Wind Orchestra | A symphonic wind orchestra with a mix of professionals and highly skilled amateurs, doing thematic summer and winter tours in Europe. In 2006 they commissioned the Blue Danube Makeover for their summer concert tour through France. |
| Nederlands Politie Orkest | The semi-professional symphonic wind orchestra from the Netherlands police force. They recorded my arrangement of The Summer Knows on their CD The Strong Arm. |
| West Coast Big Band | A semi-professional big band in the The Hague area, with lots of interesting projects and recent CDs. It's now quite a while since I was their band leader. |
| Sine Nomine Alkmaar | Mixed Chamber Choir from the town of Alkmaar, North-Holland. This broad-minded vocal ensemble has been participating in Harenkarstival 2008. |
| The Schillinger Society | Website, promoting the Schillinger System of Musical Composition through courses and a user forum. |
| Makemusic Finale | The company behind the Finale music notation software. |
| TUG | International TeX Users Group (public domain computer typesetting software). |