CV Geert Jonkers – audiomachinist (update March 2011)

Upcoming 2011: the neighborhood carrilion (co-worker at 5eKwartier) / TU Odyssee Eindhoven / recordings 2nd CD BOT / repirse tour BOT / Roedel (mechanical herd) / tour Machinery by De Staat / tour D-Fence / tour Wood of Steel / tour Concert of your life
2010
De Staat: mechanic-acoustical ‘chaingang’-machine for the Dutch rock band De Staat. Installation is musical instrument as well as brand image for the new CD ‘Machinery’ (free work in commission, with Doan Hendriks)
The Next Tone: six-week theme exhibit by Odd Enjinears in former transmitter station Radio Kootwijk. In 30 days almost 5000 visitors handling interactive installations. Responsible for curating the total by eight sculptors, maker of four installations.
NKE: co-founder of Noorderlijk Koperzaag Ensemble (northern brass saw ensemble) with Thierry van Raay
Roedel #0: four mechanical animals, used in opening ceremony. Follow-up in 2011 as street performance.
Spreekbuis: radio transmitter sculpture: twin-installation at Radio Kootwijk and Kröller Müller Museum
D-Fence: landscape instrument made of 200 meters steel fencework: a melodical labyrinth. Staged at outdoor festival in Delft and Radio Kootwijk.
BOT: full tour throughout Holland / Belgium with musical trio.
Hufter Bukh #0: diesel-driven rythmbox, noisy street performance
Vieze verol tjes (corny stories): set of musical instruments for performance by cie. Kaiet from Antwerp (B)
Wood of Steel: installation (see ’08): tour of 10 days in Holland and 9 days in Madrid (Sp)
Rebell #2: small version of ’09 installation, 10 days at Amsterdam central station
School projects: opening ceremony at 2 major highschools in Enkhuizen and Den Helder
Kopfstand Insell: workshop use of sound in public area for 6 actors in Zürich (Sw), for theatre event
2009
D-Fence: tuned steel fencework, used as opening instrument for the Rotterdam festival Witte de With
Sally: mechanical, self-playing cello, commision for theatre group Stella, The Hague
The concert of your life: reprise, 2nd year, performing in NL/D/UK/B, almost 2000 concerts.
Rebell: concept and construction of a series of 7 musical installations as landscape art. Rebell was the first Summer Guest at the Kröller-Müller museum of modern arts.
BOT: coproduction with two members of the Arnhem based band BEU. In this theatrical band of 3, I play audio machinery. 20 performances, CD recording.
Driver lisence for trucks.
2008
Wood of Steel: one single instrument of 60 meters long containing 3000 tuned tubular bells. Landscape instrument, performed in Neerpelt (B), Leuven (B) and Amsterdam (NL)
The concert of your Life: musical object as street-theatre act, in which every single visitor gets a personal one-minute-concert. First season playing over 40 day, generating more than 3000 concerts in Holland.
Dreamworkshop: design and construction of a workshop environment for school children with as a main question ‘what do you need to fullfill your dream’. Tables, lights, conveyor belts, entrance & more.
BIK: Partaker in course Professional Artist at primary School
Started playing the Musical Saw
2007
Cockpit Sea: performance by students of theatre academy Maastricht for the Prague Quadriennale Festival. Main target: use the set as active counterpart of the actors. Project coach.
Poetry-machine: musical object for educational poetry-project (design and construction)
Arts & culture school project: together with sculptor Robbert v.d. Horst, a 4-week program with 6 classes 13-year olds: how to build music machines.
La Torera: International coproduction with two spanish performers for the Madrid festival Escena Contemporanea. Performed in Madrid, Valencia and Utrecht (may ’07). Art. direction, setbuilding, music.
2006
DRIVE: travelling performance by Odd Enjinears, touring in Holland / Belgium during summer 2006. Premiere show in May 2006, Art. direction, setbuilding, music, actor.
2005
Ronk: machine-concert for festival Via Ventosa - TAC in Eindhoven.
Wegkijkers: living sculpture for the N201 project in Schoonhoven
Oblomov: setbuilding for youth play ‘Oblomov’ by theatregroup Het Filiaal. Development and building.
Kletter, Touw, Tijd en Palen: european reprisetour of 21 shows at international theatre festivals (Chalon–sur–Saone, Cognac, Stockton a.o.) July- Sept.
2004:
Cool Audience: Travelling photo exhibition of visitors at the Kouwe Kermis-project.
West: Coaching of a site-specific theatre piece for the Utrecht Drama dept. Coaching, site-specific & musical advices.
De Handige Harries. Workshop physical chain reactions, i.c.w. a show called ‘Gluurhuis’ by theatregroup Het Filiaal. 10 workshops for children. Construction & workshops.
Kouwe Kermis. Travelling sound exhibition of interactive fridges, co-production with various sound artists and sculptors. Staged at theatre festivals and in public areas, for 57 days and 10.000 people in 1 season. Concept, organisation, construction.
Kletter, Touw, Tijd en Palen, reprise-tour of 28 shows at 7 festivals in Holland, belgium, Germany and Austria (see 2003). Concept, art. direction. The show was award-winner of the International street theatre festival in Detmold (Germany)
2003:
Kletter, Touw, Tijd en Palen. First theatre project of Odd Enjinears Amsterdam: travelling show based on chain reactions as a main theme. After 4 months preparation resulting in  a tour of 43 shows at Terschellings Oerol festival, Festival Etcetera Amersfoort, Zomerplaza Eindhoven en NDSM Amsterdam. Concept, art. direction, actor.
2002:  
Rollin’ Rumour. Dutch tour of the Southafrican group Odd Enjinears: 25 shows at Terschellings Oerol festival, Festival Etcetera Amersfoort and NDSM Amsterdam. Production, art. direction, script, musical direction, acting.
VeeEyeEye. Site specific show in Cape town by Odd Enjinears SA, first episode of the  ‘Rollin’ Rumour’-show. A series of 10 shows, made in 3 weeks preparation time.  Art. and musical direction, acting.
BlackSmith. Indoor site-specific show by Odd Enjinears in the ‘Blacksmith Forge’, a fully operational forgeworkshop in Cape Town. A show along the theme of this age-old skill with fireplaces, pneumatic hammers and a master blacksmith. 3 weeks prep-time, 10 shows in series. Art. and musical direction, acting.
Afstammelingen: Concept, design and construction of ‘the Sound Archive’: 14 sound machines for the 200th anniversary show of the Dutch State Archives. The project was directed by Javier Lopèz Piñón.
2001:
Odd Enjinears ‘V’. Indoor site-specific show by Odd Enjinears SA for the Grahamstown Arts Festival. 3 weeks prep-time, a series of 9 performances. Art. and musical direction, acting.
Communicerende Vaten: Design and construction  of 3 rythmical showers, commissioned for site-specific show “Asteroide 613” by Cie. Barrevoet.
Gerauschmacher and foley for short film “Warning”, by Fedor Limperg.
1994 – 2000:
Warner & Consorten, Amsterdam-based performance – theatergroup.
Tasks: Co-direction, musical direction, acting, constructing, production.
In 6 1/2 years 55 different shows, over 450 appearances: Street theatre productions in Holland and abroad (Europe, South Africa, Colombia), from individual infiltrations to set shows in series. Indoor site-specific shows (Kachel in Vrieshuis ’95, Kruipolie ’96, Drempelhonger ’99) Specials and one-of happenings for theatre festivals and events. Recording of “Klink”, the W&C-CD.
Workshops and workshopproductions, physical training, vocal training, performance lessons.
‘94 – ‘97:
School concerts with percussion trio Ernesto Arendell. Main instrument: congas. Two different shows in 3 seasons; in total over 250 appearances at schools and in theatres.
1992:
Dogtroep: show called “De hemelvaart van de Mandarijn”. 3 month tour, Percussionist. 
‘84 – ‘92
Percussionist  (pop, jazz, african / brazillian / afro-cuban bands). With that: partaking in many workshops / masterclasses conga, batá, djembé, afro-cuban, african, brazillian percussion.
Schools / diplomas:
HBO – social studies (’92), Nijmegen (Specialisation: music. Worked at detox centre (drug/alcohol addicts), mentally handicaped.
MDGO – Cultural work (’87), Breda
LTS C – Metalwork, basic allround training (’82), Dongen
Various:
Technical: reasonabally skilled in working with wood, metal and such. No specific grades, but heeps of experience to work fast and effective with limited sources.
Language: Dutch, English (German) (Afrikaans)
Driving license: B / C (regular car / truck).
Travelling: Professional: Colombia, all-over Western Europe, South Africa (7x).
Private: Cuba, Indonesia, Turkey
Hobby: Play records!