Biography

Here I am as dj support for LCD Soundsystem, Melkweg (5 Days Off, 2005)

BIOGRAPHY / DJ
Her passion for music brings Tamara in 2006 at the legendary shop in Amsterdam, Get Records, where she shares her knowledge with musiclovers and introduce them new music. In 2001 she was invited by by the late Roy Avni (Electronation) from the record store (Plaatboef) to come play at his infamous electro parties. She mixes minimal wave with very abstract electronics, underground dance and new beat. She collaborated / shared venues with Soulwax and The KVB, The Soft Moon and a long list of various bands from all over the world. DJing is also the germ of interdisciplinary collaborations with artists and organizing concept nights under the name ‘Club Lederhosen.’  Nothing to do with leather, only a tribute to her parents who both used to wear leather pants in the ’80s and the lederhosen thing is related to a joke from her German friends. here more info on bands and organizations she has worked with in the last 13 years.

 

MUSIC PRODUCER / The NO
Since 2005, she starts creating work as a producer of electronic music under the name The No. In this ongoing conceptual project she plays with identity and desire, the word No means something is still missing. A number of tracks have already been released on various labels and an album is almost there to be exhibited. Because of her special approach for designing soundtracks, Tamara is a frequently booked music director for fashion shows. Meanwhile, she is also working diligently on her own secret photography project. She worked with various organizations and festivals such as Amsterdam Dance Event, Knekelhuis, N8, Red Light Radio, Subbacultcha. In 2012 she set up the publicity and marketing ( plus music programming), to raise awareness for the musical underground with SOTU Festival (Sounds Of The Underground)

 

shoulderpiece designed by Zyanya Keizer

FASHION & MUSIC
Since 2010, Tamara has discovered that she has a great fascination for the symbiosis between fashion and sound, started by assisting Salvador Breed with music research for the shows of Iris van Herpen. To become a conceptual music designer for fashion shows, fits Tamara like a glove. She works with various fashion designers from all over the world during fashion weeks. Since three years, she is also coaching graduation students in their last month towards the final fashion show, at Gerrit Rietveld Academy. She’s interested in conceptual adventures and is not afraid to experiment. for more info go to Sounds Like Tamara