I'm a songwriter, recording/mixing engineer and sound designer based in The Netherlands.
I release music under the moniker Silas J. Dirge,
help others record and produce their music, compose music for documentaries/films and make films sound better.
Some of my tunes are written specifically for film/documentaries - i.e. soundtracks - and
sometimes music I've released as Silas J. Dirge is being used in film.
When working on a soundtrack I'm usually handling
the sound design of the film as well.
This gives me the opportunity to perfectly match my music to the sound of the film and vice versa.
Under the name Silas J. Dirge I have released two albums so far. I released my debut album Tales of Woe in 2018 and my second album The Poor Devil in 2021.
Visit silasjdirge.com for more info.
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Saving Country Music
Maximum Volume Music
Adopte Un Disque (FR)
Lonesome Highway
Rockportaal (NL)
Alors, on écoute quoi?
Soundrive (PL)
Rockportaal (NL)
Red Guitar Music (EN)
Local Spins (EN)
Luminous Dash (NL)
Devils Music (EN)
Maximum Volume Music (EN)
Elsewhere (EN)
Soundblab (EN)
Pastel Wasteland (EN)
From 2008 until 2015 I played in alt-country band The Information. We released two albums, four EP's and one single, and among other shows played the Eurosonic festival and reached the finals of De Grote Prijs Van Nederland in the rock category.
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Written in Music (NL)
Alt Country Forum (NL)
Blues Magazine (NL)
Zware Metalen (NL)
Alt Country (NL)
File Under (NL)
Festival Info (NL)
3voor12 (NL)
3voor12 (NL)
I make soundtracks for film. For this I usually use acoustic instruments - acoustic guitar, harmonium, cello, piano - combined with electric guitars and soundscapes. For some of these projects I work as a sound designer as well, which gives me the opportunity to match sound to music and vice versa. You can listen to some music I have made in the player below but for a good impression of how music and sound work together you best check out trailers of the films on the sound design page.
For my recording and mixing work you can visit the recording & mixing page.