UPCOMING DATES
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07.09.2024 - 22h30
Meral Polat Trio
Isole Che Parlano, Sardegna IT
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05.10.2024 - 22h30
Meral Polat Trio
Nacht van de Poëzie, Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht NL
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23.11.2024 - 18h30
Meral Polat Trio
Flagey, Brussels BE
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29.11.2024 - 20h15
Meral Polat Trio
HA, Gent BE
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30.11.2024 - 20h
Meral Polat Trio
OC Merselborre, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw BE
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01.12.2024 - 17h
Meral Polat Trio
KAAP, Oostende BE
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04.12.2024 - 20h15
Meral Polat Trio
Schouwburg Kortrijk - Concertstudio, Kortrijk BE
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05.12.2024 - 20h
Meral Polat Trio
CC CasinoKoksijde, Koksijde BE
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06.12.2024 - 20h
Meral Polat Trio
N9, Eeklo BE
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07.12.2024 - 20h
Meral Polat Trio
CC De Factorij, Zaventem BE
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12.12.2024 - 20h
Meral Polat Trio
CC De Werf, Aalst BE
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17.12.2024 - 14h
Meral Polat Trio
Cafe De Werft, Geel BE
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18.12.2024 - 20h30
Meral Polat Trio
Nona, Mechelen BE
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19.12.2024 - 20h15
Meral Polat Trio
CC De Muze, Heusen-Zolder BE
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20.12.2024 - 20h30
Meral Polat Trio
Rataplan, Antwerpen BE
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NEWS
28.10.2024
The Imaginary Friend - OST
The soundtrack for "The Imaginary Friend" by Steye Hallema is now available on all major streaming platforms.
ABOUT
Jens Bouttery (°1988, Oostduinkerke, Belgium) is a drummer, composer & producer based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. During his education as a jazzdrummer at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, he got involved in the Free Jazz scene of Belgium. Now he’s working in a wide range of disciplines from music to film, theatre & dance work internationally. The drumset is his home base but he became a multi-instrumentalist throughout the years, curious for other input, unpolished mastery or DIY-builds for instruments.
His artistic universe converges around exploring freedom within compositional performance structures. Live drums, orchestral works, experimental sound design, pop songs, underground dance or even metal music are an inspiration to his work. All musical styles are a possible influence as long as they have a natural connection to the core of the work and as long as they create a unique and organic world for the project.
He played in numerous band formations such as Winchovski, Jef Neve, Sandy (w. Lander Gyselinck), Blue Monday People, Llop and Nicolas Kummert. Bouttery was invited as a studio drummer on albums for Warhaus, Admiral Freebee, Karim Gharbi et al. Jens also mixed albums for Lennart Heyndels and produced albums for Hendrik Lasure, Lisa Verbelen, Annelinde Bruijs and Urland. Together with Benjamin Sauzereau, he created the Brussels label ~suite. With his own band Jens Maurits Orchestra and colleague Daan Milius, he created multiple concert performances inspired by philosophical and scientific input. He transcribed interviews into music for their project The Dubtapes for which they received the "Toots Thielemans Jazz Award". Jens is currently playing with Meral Polat, Thunderblender, Les Chroniques de l’Inutile and his own popduo Hi Hawaii.
Jens has created unique music concepts for international theatre performances such as We’ll Do It Ourselves, Superleuk maar voortaan zonder mij or Square/Praça with long time collaborator and actors collective Wunderbaum. In Square/Praça, Jens creates music with a wireless trigger system he designed for his shoes; with his footsteps and a customized remote control he can play music by simply walking around in public space. He also worked with Naomi Velissariou, Ivo Dimchev, Circus Treurdier, Club Guy & Roni and BOG.. With Urland he is a member of the theatrical band Death.DEF for which he co-composed a blend of doom metal and opera music with Jimi Zoet.
Original music for film he has created, include Misschien Later and Maarten Van Severen: Addicted to Every Possibility by Moon Blaisse, Allegory of the Jam Jar and The Day The Dogs Disappeared by Boris Kuijpers & Ruth Mellaerts, L’Homme Inconnu and Dag Vreemde Man by Anthony Schatteman. For the latter he received the “Grand Prix pour la meilleure creation musicale” at the International Film Festival of Aubagne. Jens scored for feature film Stop Acting Now by Wunderbaum/Mijke de Jong and for WTC: A Love Story and WTC: A Never-ending Love Story by Lietje Bauwens & Wouter De Raeve. His most recent work for film is called The Imaginary Friend, a Virtual Reality Experience by Steye Hallema. The experience had its world premiere at the 'Venice Immersive' Programme and is currently traveling festivals around the world.
DISCOGRAPHY
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mixer
Lennart Heyndels Quartet
Codex Au Soleil (2023)
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drummer
Jef Neve
That Old Feeling (2023)
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mixer/producer
Urland
De Gabber Opera (2023)
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mixer
Lennart Heyndels
Brussels MIDI (2022)
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mixer/producer
Collectief Walden & Annelinde Bruijs
Liederen voor het wassende water (2022)
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mixer/producer
Lisa Verbelen & Hendrik Lasure
TWO. Is Not A Solo (2022)
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mixer/producer
Easy Pieces
16 (2022)
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drummer
Les Chroniques de l'Inutile
L'occurrence (concert takes) (2021)
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composer/singer/drummer/producer
Hi Hawaii
The List (2021)
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drummer/bassist
Thunderblender
Stillorgan (2020)
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drummer
Admiral Freebee
This Dream Of You (2020)
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drummer
Admiral Freebee
No Ordinary Moments (2020)
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composer/singer/drummer/producer
Hi Hawaii
What Do You Do? (2018)
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drummer
Warhaus
Warhaus (2017)
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drummer
Thunderblender
Last Minute Panic (2017)
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drummer/singer/composer/producer
GeRoeZeMoeS
Yours or Mine? (2017)
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drummer/electronics
Jef Neve
Spirit Control (2017)
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drummer/electronics/mixer
Llop
J, Imp (2017)
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drummer
Les Chroniques de l'Inutile
Virgule (2017)
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drummer/composer/producer
Jens Maurits Orchestra
THEY DO IT FOR A REASON. (2016)
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drummer/singer/composer/producer
GeRoeZeMoeS
GeRoeZeMoeS. (2015)
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drummer/electronics/mixer
Llop
Lampke (2015)
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drummer
Karim Gharbi
Poisson d'Or (2015)
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drummer
Blue Monday People
Empire of Matches (2014)
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drummer
Lara Leliane
Free (2014)
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drummer
Annu Junonen
Skeletons (2014)
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drummer
Nicolas Kummert
Liberté (2014)
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drummer/composer/producer
Jens Maurits Orchestra
The Dubtapes Live @ De Werf (2013)
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drummer
Various Artists
Valley of Love, another christmas album (2012)
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FILMOGRAPHY
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musician/composer
VR-experience by Steye Hallema
The Imaginary Friend (2023)
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musician/composer/producer
Lietje Bauwens & Wouter De Raeve
WTC: A Neverending Lovestory (2023)
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musician/composer
Moon Blaisse
The Miracle of Almeria (2022)
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musician/composer
Anthony Schatteman
L'Homme Inconnu (2021)
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musician/composer/producer/sound mixer
Wunderbaum, Theaterhaus Jena & Florian Schaumberger
Urlaub in Deutschland (2020)
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musician/composer/producer
Lietje Bauwens & Wouter De Raeve
WTC - A Love Story (2020)
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composer
Ivo Van Aart & Elly Scheele
Rita (2018)
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musician/composer/producer
Boris Kuijpers & Ruth Mellaerts
The Day The Dogs Disappeared (2017)
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music producer
Olivier Meys
Bitter Flowers (2017)
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sound designer/composer
Suze Milius/Femke Huurdeman
iii (2017)
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musician/composer/producer
Anthony Schatteman
Dag Vreemde Man (2016)
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drummer/composer/producer
Wunderbaum/Meike De Jong
Stop Acting Now (2016)
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drummer
The Subs/VRT/Canvas
Canvas Jingles (2015)
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drummer/producer
Frederike Migom
Nkosi Coiffure (2015)
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drummer/composer/producer
Boris Kuijpers & Ruth Mellaerts
Allegory of the Jam Jar (2015)
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composer
Moon Blaisse
Guest (2015)
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drummer/mixer
Bernard Crutzen
Bruxelles Sauvage (2014)
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composer/musician
Moon Blaisse
Maarten Van Severen: Addicted to Every Possibility (2013)
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composer/musician
Daan Milius
Lollo gaat op reis (2010)
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composer/musician
Moon Blaisse
Misschien Later (2010)
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THEATRE/PERFORMANCE
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composer
Kasper Vandenberghe
Mystica (2025)
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musician
Naomi Velissariou/NKK/Binkbeats
HardKoor (2024)
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composer/musician
Urland
De Eindtijd Revue (2023)
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composer/musician
Wunderbaum
Plein/Praça (2023)
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composer/musician
Studio Bruijs
Portretten in Concert (2022)
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composer/musician
Urland
Urland Doet Openbaringen (2022)
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composer/musician
BOG.
TAL. (2021)
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composer
Circus Treurdier
Het Verhaal van Erica Speen (Een Remake) (2019-2020)
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musician/composer
Wunderbaum
Hätte, Hätte, Fahrradkette/Wat Heb Ik Nou Aan Mijn Fiets Hangen (2019-2020)
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musician/composer
Wunderbaum
Superleuk, maar voortaan zonder mij (2017-2018)
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musician/composer
Wunderbaum
We Doen Het Wel Zelf (2015-2017)
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musician/composer
Het Paleis/Simon Devos
Romeo & Julia (2013-2016)
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musician
Wunderbaum
Detroit Dealers (2012-2013)
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musician/composer
Club Guy & Roni
Alpha Boys (2008-2013)
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musician/composer
Wunderbaum
Rail Gourmet (2010-2011)
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musician/composer
Lise Bouttery
Hete Tenen (2009-2010)
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drummer
Toneelgroep Oostpool
Zomergasten (2009-2010)
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drummer
Wunderbaum
Kamp Jezus (2007-2010)
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