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Johan Hoogewijs Domicilio: Belgium |
Johan Hoogewijs studied at the Brussels film-school R.I.T.S, and started his piano-studies at the Conservatory of Leuven. Later on, he participated at several jazz-workshops at the Conservatory of Liège.
As a composer Hoogewijs is an autodidact. His styles differ as he composes for film and TV since the 80’s:pop,jazz,electronic compositions but also classical and contemporary works for orchestra.
His diversity, which characterizes his music, is appreciated by producers and directors
in Belgium and the Netherlands. Still, his typical musical touch is recognized by
many listeners.
Apart from his work for radio, television and film,he also made music for several modern dance choreographers.
He created hundreds of jingles for the public Belgian network (BRT1-BRT2-STUDIO BRUSSEL-RADIO1).
He composed for documentaries, short movies and highly appreciated drama-series as LANGS DE KADE, NIET VOOR PUBLICATIE, HETERDAAD and WITSE ,RUSSEN and DEADLINE for Belgian and Dutch TV.
More then 200 episodes of drama-series gave him a lot of experience and insight in composing for the image.
He worked with several known orchestra’s in Belgium and Holland and worked on several occasions with TOOTS THIELEMANS as a harmonica soloist, also on a few
liveconcert-occasions.
Feature films: WINKY’S HORSE, WHERE IS WINKY’S HORSE?,(Mischa Kamp) BLOODBROTHERS( Arno Dierickx), LIFE IN ONE DAY(Mark De Cloe) and DON’T TOUCH MY CHILDREN( Ron Termaat).
Apart from his composing, he teaches workshops for more then ten years now
at the Dutch artschool HKU-KMT in Hilversum, where future composers for film and the performing arts are trained.