The arrival of Hans Petter Dahl and Maarten Seghers at Needcompany has meant that the production and performance of our own music has become an art form in its own right that is explored and practised every day independently of the productions.

As composers and performers, Hans Petter Dahl and Maarten Seghers have been collaborating on Jan Lauwers’ stage productions since Images of Affection (2002). With additional musical contributions by Jan Lauwers and words by Lauwers and Anneke Bonnema, Hans Petter Dahl and Maarten Seghers have written original music for several productions and a lot of one-off performances. The results of their cooperation are to be found on the CDs Isabella’s Remix and SAD FACE | HAPPY FACE.

In addition, Maarten Seghers makes his own music, performances and visual work with OHNO COOPERATION, a Needcompany splinter group set up with Jan Lauwers in 2006. Since 2002 he has written music for three dance productions by Grace Ellen Barkey, which resulted in the EP Tracks to the world of Grace Ellen Barkey.

Hans Petter Dahl creates his own work for the stage with Anna Sophia Bonnema under the name MaisonDahlBonnema. Their last production was the pop opera The Ballad of Ricky and Ronny.

Rombout Willems has several times in the past been asked to write music both for stage productions by Jan Lauwers and Grace Ellen Barkey, and for Needcompany film projects. For Grace Ellen Barkey’s latest creation he will be writing the music together with Maarten Seghers.

For the music for its film and stage work, Needcompany has also collaborated with Walter Hus, Doachim Man and Senjan Jansen.

Needcompany gives improvised mini-concerts by Hans Petter Dahl, Maarten Seghers, Jan Lauwers and Elke Janssens.

Hans Petter Dahl
Images of Affection (2002), No Comment (2003), Isabella's room (2004), The Lobster Shop(2006), The Deer House (2008), The Ballad of Ricky and Ronny – a pop opera (2007), Just for…, Deconstruction, Needlapb, CD Isabella’s remix (2004), CD SAD FACE | HAPPY FACE (2008), e.a.

Maarten Seghers
Images of Affection (2002), No Comment (2003), Isabella's room (2004), The Lobster Shop (2006), The Deer House (2008), Needlapb, (AND) (2002), Chunking (2005), The Porcelain Project (2007), The Unauthorized Portrait (2003), OHNO, So man, (2007), Just for…, Deconstruction, CD Isabella’s remix (2004), CD SAD FACE | HAPPY FACE (2008), EP Tracks to the world of Grace Ellen Barkey (2008), e.a.

Rombout Willems
C-Song 02 (2004), No Comment (2003), The Snakesong Trilogy (1994-1998), The Porcelain Project (2007), (AND) (2002), Few Thing (2000), Tres (1995), Don Quijote (1993), One (1992).

Jan Lauwers
No Comment (2003), The Deer House (2008), Needlapb, OHNO¸ Deconstruction, Just for…, CD SAD FACE | HAPPY FACE (2008)

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