Jason van Wyk
Jason van Wyk (Afrikaans pronunciation: [fan ˈvɛik]; born January 10, 1990) is a musician, composer and music producer from South Africa. He is best known for his electronic and experimental compositions and has been releasing records since the early 2000s.
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Born | Cape Town, South Africa | January 10, 1990
Genres | Electronic, experimental, electroacoustic, neoclassical, contemporary classical, ambient, trance |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, record producer, remixer, DJ |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | n5MD, Home Normal, White Notebook, Black Hole Recordings |
Website | www.jasonvanwyk.com |
Life and career
Jason was born in Cape Town. His music career started with the release of his first record in 2004.[1][2] Producing mostly Trance music during this period, numerous singles were released though Black Hole Recordings with remix commissions extending to artists such as BT and Kirsty Hawkshaw, as well as the Armada Music label. These works were supported by the likes of Armin van Buuren, Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk, Tiesto, Above & Beyond and more, with inclusion on compilations such as In Search of Sunrise and A State of Trance.
In 2013 Jason's first solo album Days You Remember [3] was released. This is noted as his first major departure in style from his previous work, taking on a range of influences from abstract electronic music to post-classical and ambient.[4]
His second album Attachment [5] was released in 2016 and its follow-up Opacity [6][7] was released 15 September 2017. Both consisted of minimal compositions for piano, chamber strings and electronics.[8]
Besides his releases, Jason's work has been commissioned for various film and media projects, including documentaries for the likes of The Criterion Collection, Taschen and LinkedIn, as well as sound design work for Roland and Virtual Sonics.[9][10] In 2019 he scored the upcoming feature film Triggered.[11][12]
Jason's fourth album is set to be released in 2020 on the Californian based label n5MD.[13][14]
Discography
Albums
- 2020 Untitled 2020 Album (n5MD)[15][16]
- 2017 Opacity (Home Normal)
- 2016 Attachment (Eilean Records, Home Normal)
- 2013 Days You Remember (White Notebook)
Singles
- 2019 Stay (White Notebook)
- 2019 Kept (White Notebook)
- 2018 Clouds (White Notebook)[17]
- 2018 Blinded (White Notebook)[18]
- 2015 Sun Rising (with Stephen J. Kroos & JPL) (Black Hole Recordings)
- 2014 Fields (White Notebook)
- 2013 Every Mile Away (with JPL & Cat Martin) (Black Hole Recordings / SongBird)
- 2013 Winter (Black Hole Recordings / SongBird)
- 2012 Safe (with JPL & Cat Martin) (Black Hole Recordings)
- 2011 Someday (with Audien) (Black Hole Recordings / First State Music)
- 2010 Moments (with Amex) (Black Hole Recordings / First State Music)
- 2010 Dream On (Black Hole Recordings / First State Music)
- 2010 September Rain (Black Hole Recordings / In Trance We Trust)
- 2010 Always (Black Hole Recordings / In Trance We Trust)
- 2010 Once Again (Black Hole Recordings / In Trance We Trust)
- 2009 Far From Me (Redux Recordings)
- 2008 Oceanblue (with Vast Vision) (Alter Ego Records)
- 2006 Imagine (with Dreamquest) (Redux Recordings)
Remixes
- 2012 Signum - Beyond This Earth (Jason van Wyk Remix) (Armada Music)
- 2011 LTN - Ordinary People (Jason van Wyk Remix) (Enhanced Music)
- 2011 Betsie Larkin with John O'Callaghan - The Dream (Jason van Wyk Remix) (Black Hole Recordings / Premiere)
- 2011 BT ft. Kirsty Hawkshaw - A Million Stars (Jason van Wyk Remix) (Black Hole Recordings)
- 2011 Susana ft. Dark Matters - Unwind Me (Jason van Wyk Remix) (Armada Music)
- 2011 Kirsty Bertarelli - Set Your Body Free (Jason van Wyk Remix) (KB Recordings)
- 2011 Meridian - Shifter (Jason van Wyk Remix) (Infrasonic Recordings)
- 2011 Daniel Kandi - Promised (Jason van Wyk Remix) (Enhanced Music / Always Alive)
- 2010 Protoculture - Early Bird (Jason van Wyk Deep Mix) (Spundae Music)
- 2010 T.O.M. - Monsoon (Jason van Wyk Remix) (Black Hole Recordings / In Trance We Trust)
- 2010 C-Systems ft. Van Dresen - Embrace (Jason van Wyk's Offshore Mix) (Black Hole Recordings / In Trance We Trust)
- 2010 First State - Cape Point (Jason van Wyk Remix) (Black Hole Recordings / Magik Muzik)
- 2009 Pierre Pienaar ft. Marcie - If You're Not Here (Jason van Wyk's Drifting Mix) (Media Records)
- 2009 Javah ft. Tiff Lacey - One By One (Jason van Wyk Remix) (Redux Recordings / Spinnin' Records)
- 2006 Pole Folder ft. Kirsty Hawkshaw - Silent Stars (Jason van Wyk Remix) (White label) [19]
- 2005 Rene Ablaze - Autumn Again (Jason van Wyk Remix) (Redux Recordings)
Miscellaneous
- 2019 Jason van Wyk - Outset (Alternative Version) (Appears on the compilation Eilean 100, released by Eilean Records)[20]
- 2019 Jason van Wyk - Call (Appears on the compilation Grenzwellen Vier)
- 2019 Thesis Project: Thesis Recurring 023 - Jason van Wyk (1-minute loop written for a still image)[21][22]
- 2011 Jason van Wyk & JPL - Elsewhere (Appears on the compilation In Search of Sunrise 9, released by Black Hole Recordings)[23]
- 2011 Jason van Wyk - Luminate (Appears on the compilation In Trance We Trust 017, released by Black Hole Recordings)[24]
Film & Media
- 2020 Triggered (Feature)[25][26]
- 2020 How Long Does It Take? (Experimental, feature)[27]
- 2019 nvr lnd (Short)[28]
- 2019 Love (Short)[29][30]
- 2019 Quand Les Fleurs Nous Sauvent (Documentary, short)[31]
- 2019 Taschen: David LaChapelle - Lost & Found / Good News (Documentary, short)[32][33]
- 2019 Taschen: 100 Years of Bauhaus (Documentary, short)[34]
- 2019 Taschen: Renzo Piano - Workshop Visit (Documentary, short)[35][36]
- 2018 The Criterion Collection: Studio Visits - Richard Haines (Documentary, short)[37][38]
- 2018 For Now (Music video)[39]
- 2018 Blinded (Music video)[40]
See also
References
- "Jason van Wyk – Discogs". Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- "Jason van Wyk – Biography". Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Days You Remember – 2013 Album". Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- "Jason van Wyk – Biography". Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Attachment – 2016 Album". Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- "Opacity – 2017 Album". Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- "Opacity – Album Preview". Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- "Jason van Wyk – Biography". Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Jason van Wyk – Biography". Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Jason van Wyk – Biography - IMDb". Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- "'Triggered' on IMDb". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "Jason van Wyk - Works List". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "Drifting, Almost Falling - Jason van Wyk signs to n5MD". Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "n5MD Artists – Jason van Wyk". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- "n5MD Press release: Jason van Wyk signs to n5MD". Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- "Jason van Wyk - Discography". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- "Jason van Wyk - Clouds, Discogs.com".
- "Jason van Wyk - Blinded, Discogs.com".
- "Discogs - Pole Folder, Kirsty Hawkshaw – Silent Stars (Jason van Wyk Remix)".
- "Eilean Records #100 - Bandcamp". Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- "Bandcamp - Thesis Project: Thesis Recurring 023 - Jason van Wyk". Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Thesis Recurring 023 - Jason van Wyk". Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "In Search of Sunrise 9: India - Discogs".
- "In Trance We Trust 017 - Discogs".
- "'Triggered' on IMDb". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "Jason van Wyk - Works List". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "'How Long Does It Take?' on IMDb". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "'nvr lnd' on IMDb". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "'Love' on Vimeo". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- "'Love' on IMDb". Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- "'Quand Les Fleurs Nous Sauvent' on IMDb". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "'Taschen: David LaChapelle - Lost & Found / Good News' on YouTube". Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- "'Taschen: David LaChapelle - Lost & Found / Good News' on IMDb". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "'Taschen: 100 Years of Bauhaus' on IMDb". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "'Taschen: Renzo Piano - Workshop Visit' on YouTube". Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- "'Taschen: Renzo Piano - Workshop Visit' on IMDb". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "'The Criterion Collection: Studio Visits - Richard Haines' on YouTube". Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- "'The Criterion Collection: Studio Visits - Richard Haines' on IMDb". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "'For Now - Video by Jacob Rigaux' on Vimeo".
- "'Blinded - Video by Kai Lee' on Vimeo".