Job Roggeveen

“The first time I tried to capture emotions in music was about 30 years ago when I wanted to make my own album with my best friend when I was 10 years old. We couldn't write or play songs. But we got to work. With two microphones and a piano we made an hour of songs, which we recorded on a cassette tape. I actually wanted to go back to this way of working. To the simple, clear and above all pure. Not only musically, but also personally.

In addition to my work with my animation studio Job, Joris & Marieke, I also ran the music project Happy Camper for many years with a lot of singers and musicians. Sometimes you can completely control such a large project. Also privately. Before you know it, you've got a marriage further. I sometimes forgot to look at my own environment and the bigger picture. I felt in everything that I wanted to do this differently now. That I could make my music in addition to our animation films, but also return to earth.”

Whether he is playing the Utrecht Dom with a light organ, covering the Wu-Tang Clan or recording an album inspired by images from 1945 of his newborn father, Job Roggeveen's music sounds like a safe landing.