About Me
A. Jacob is considered by the specialized press as one of the first representatives composer and an important reference at the field of music investigation. Also, he has worked on a number of international and national shows, television, events and live concerts, studio recordings, production and post-production, television commercials, film and short film soundtracks, etc., as a musician, composer, producer and arrangement director.
He is specialized on synthetics and is an innovator at the most effects-oriented field of architectonical acoustics.
A. Jacob participated in several jazz festivals and international seminars, such as:
· 10 Miedzynarodowy Festival, Makej Formy Jazzowey, Krakaw (Poland).
· 13 Jazz na Kresach de Zamosc (Poland)
· Festival L..Hora del Jazz “memorial Tete Montoliu†(Barcelona).
· Nantes Festival (France)
· Kosz Festival (Germany).
· Seminari internacional Jazz Flamenco música mediterrà nia & improvisada (Barcelona)
· Châteaudun Jazz (France).
· X Festival de Jazz de Lleida «Jazz Tardor» (Lerida)
· 24 Seminari internacional de Jazz (Begues)
· BCN, t’ho Porto 3 Festival Maus Hábitos (Portugal)
· 12 è Festival de Flamenco de Ciutat Vella (Barcelona)
· 17 MMVV - Festival música viva de Vic
· 37 Voll Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz (Barcelona)
· ANANIL junho 2006 / Montemor–o-novo (Portugal)
ANANIL junho 2007 / Montemor–o-novo (Portugal)
ESPIRELIA JAZZ 2007 / Lorca / (Murcia) etc …
A. Jacob had a share in the Guiness Record’s symphony for 100 drums (Fer volar coloms) written and directed by Santi Arisa.
A. Jacob has taught and organized several master classes and labs in international and national conservatories and superior music colleges, learning centers and music schools.
A. Jacob has produced experimentation banks, articles, live demos and technical support for a great number of magazines and firms.
During his professional career, several world-known firms have sponsored his productions, like Paiste, Tama, Ventamatic, Directworld, Adagio, Clavia, Casio, Native Instruments, Steinberg, Propellerhead, Musicmania, Fearless Studio, Phantom Sound, Sound Art and Microfusa, Sibelius.
A. Jacob is nowadays the international most sponsored musician
He has made labs and live demos for institutions like:
Adagio, Musicmania, Tama, Ventamatic, Directworld, Sound Art, Clavia - Ddrum 4, Nordlead 2 , Nord Modular, Emagic, Propellerhead, Microfusa …
A. Jacob has also obtained, as a composer, scholarships from institutions like: CÃrculo de Bellas Artes (Madrid) on its 75th anniversary
A. Jacob was chosen to participate in the Circuit Reasons Jazz 2005, Generalitat de Catalunya, Culture Section.
Also, he was picked for the special productions part at the MUM 2005
A. Jacob has worked together and had shares in concerts with musicians like:
Alicja Satrurska, The Great Resonance Choral “Poloniaâ€, Miguel Poveda, Miles Griffith , Michael Stevens, Albert Bover, Amelia Bernet, Marina Albero , Salvador Niebla, Max Sunyer, Michael Grossman, Santi Arisa, Jordi Bonell, Esther Estrada, Rob Stillman, Choral Zangensemble SLAVA “Holandaâ€, Chema Vilchez, Vicens Solsona, Chicuelo, Garrison Fewel, Conrad Setó , Jordi Rallo, Skip Haden, George Soler , Errol Woiski, Jordi Rossi, Mario Lecaros, Gorka Benitez, Big band " Taller de Músics" Jordi Gaspar, …and many others.
A. Jacob has created more than 500 works where new technologies are present and noticeable resources (multimedia, interactive creations, video creations, films and short films, etc.). His music is contemporary in her nature, where classic and at the same time avant-garde creations, jazz, rock, psychedelic, synthetically and improvised music disciplines, fuse and confuse.
http://www.andreujacob.comList of A. Jacob’s produced and published works
Discs
· The perfume of honey A.Jacob / CD
· 6666 A.Jacob / CD
· Dragon Dreams Vol. I A.Jacob / CD
· Dragon Dreams Vol. II A.Jacob / CD
· Digital Loneliness A.Jacob / CD + interactive multimedia
· Blind passenger to Kamtschka A.Jacob / CD + interactive multimedia
· Home das Bubas Vol. I A.Jacob / CD + interactive multimedia
· Home das Bubas Vol. II A.Jacob / CD + DVD
· Die Enttaeuschung des Hans Castorp A.Jacob / CD + DVD
· Resonance by Vanguard School Vanguard School
· Boing Boing EDEBE / CD
· Bateria Total CD Número 16 / CD
· Jazz i Noves Músiques de Catalunya 7 MUM / CD
· Jazz i Noves Músiques de Catalunya 9 MUM / CD
· Jazz i Noves Músiques de Catalunya 10 MUM / CD
· JAÇZ Nº1 Revista de Jazz / CD
· Revista de Jazz 04 Revista de Jazz CD
· Projet ONE Maxi Tuning CD
· Razzmatazz 03 Razzmatazz CD
Soundtracks
· Laura está sola, film, Lauren Films, director: Conrad Son, got the «Ninfa de oro» award for the best erotic film at the International Erotic Film Festival, Barcelona, 2003
· La memoria de los peces, film, Manga Films, director: Conrad Son, awarded at the 2004 Prague Festival and at the International Erotic Film Festival, Barcelona, 2004.
· Glamour sex, Film, Coco Films, director: Conrad Son, obtained the «Ninfa de oro» award to the best erotic film at the International Erotic Film Festival, Barcelona, 2003
· Private Château, Trilogy, Film, Private Films, GÜFA, 2005, director: Conrad Son
· El mar no es azul, Film, Manga Films, 2005, director: Conrad Son
· Arcus de Biart, Film, director: Conrad Son
· La entrega, Short film, director: Bert Palmen
· Buhos, Short film, Plimlico Artworkz
Multimedia and interactive creations
· Chameleon Soundart / interactive
· ADAGIO ADAGIO / interactive
· PS1 Fearless studio / multimedia
· Sin titulo Fearless studio / multimedia
· DSFEV30 Fearless studio / multimedia
· Digital Loneliness Multimedia
· Blind passenger to Kamtschka Multimedia
· EVA chill – out Multimedia / interactive / video clip
Video clips
· Secrets, 1998
· Profile, 2005
· Espirit «Make up to one», 2005
· Don’t cry, 2005
· Volume 04, based on the film Laura está sola, Lauren Films, Conrad Son Inc., 2006
· Mohaidi, based on the film El mar no es azul, Manga Films, Conrad Son Inc., 2006
Television commercials
· Axa insurance company, 2005, Albiñana Films
· Canary Isles Banana, 2005, Albiñana Films
· Wipp Express, 2005, Albiñana Films
· Bonaire Shopping Center, 2005, Albiñana Films
3D films
· Blind passenger to Kamtschka A.Jacob 2005
· Die Enttaeuschung des Hans Castorp A.Jacob 2006
· The God A. Jacob 2006
Soundtracks for dance and theatre
· Theatre Company Pa tothom, 2006, Theatre piece VacÃo
· Theatre Company Somorrostro, 2006, Taller de músics
57th International Austronautical Congress, 2006, piece: Expanding the Space
OrchestraConcierto para piano y orquesta nº 1, op. 36, en Si bemol mayor / Salvador Gómez ToldrÃ
Concierto para piano y orquesta nº 2, op. 225, en Do mayor / Salvador Gómez ToldrÃ
Concierto para piano y orquesta nº 3, op. 280 / Salvador Gómez ToldrÃ
Missa solemnis, opus 38 / Salvador Gómez Toldrà Video PerformancesA day in the country © (Belgium 2008) Dirección: Alex Sarbeni / Banda Sonora : Andreu Jacob
Balsamine © (Belgium 2008) Dirección: Alex Sarbeni / Banda Sonora : Andreu Jacob
Venus © (Belgium 2008) Dirección: Alex Sarbeni / Banda Sonora : Andreu Jacob
ANANIL 7 (Portugal) A.Jacob & Hajime Fujita
Espirit (Portugal ) A.Jacob & Hajime Fujita