Hello, I’m Tamara van der Laarse, an Amsterdam based electronic music composer, educator, soundartist and creative producer. My practice spans different disciplines, including producing and directing sound and music, creative production, performing, photography, djing, video and graphic design. My work is moving between music, soundart, performing arts, fashiondesign, coaching and creating autonomous work.
I compose and produce sound and music for:
– (live) fashionshow, catwalk (couture / non couture)
– art performances, (site-specific) installations
– collaborating with choreography / dancers / movement direction
– moving image pieces
Some of my work and performances have appeared at art nights, club- and museum nights and many live fashionshows. Since 2013 I’ve been an artistic music director at reknown art & fashion academies for coaching young fashion talent and taking care of the music direction of group-, soloshows.
Overview of fashion shows.
1. Sounds for couture / performance With designer Tess van Zalinge
2. Sound and music for artfilm “Mahura” With director Surim Kim
3. Soundpiece for interdisciplinary art project – With scenographer Eleni Palogou
4. Music for moving image – Conny Groenewegen
5. Music for art installation Holocube – Ting Gong
6. Original music for the catwalk Individuals
photography by Maarten Nauw
I have been part of collective group-, and solo fashionshows:
Amsterdam Fashion Institute, Amsterdam Fashion Week, ArtEZ Fashion Design, Marlou Breuls, Copenhagen Fashion Week, Dutch Sustainable Fashionweek, Erik Frenken, Liselore Frowijn, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Ting Gong, Conny Groenewegen, Individuals, Iris van Herpen, Marianne Ladreyt, Verena Michels, Prague Fashion Week, Zyanya Keizer, Duran Lantink, Tijme Veldt, Karin Vlug, Tess van Zalinge
The music scene where I have been performing as a DJ:
Amsterdam Dance Event, 5DAYSOFF, FOAM, HÖR Berlin, Huis Marseille, ISOAMSTERDAM, Kunstfort bij Vijfhuizen, Melkweg, Museum N8, OCCII, OT301, Oude Kerk Amsterdam, Paradiso, Radio Soulwax, Radio Wintergarten, Red Light Radio, Rijksmuseum Passage, Sandberg Instituut, Sounds Of The Underground(SOTU Festival), Van Gogh Museum, Verdieping/TROUW, Vondelbunker, W139.