Bio: Job van Zuijlen was born in The Netherlands and grew up in an environment that stimulated art as well as science. This has drawn him to art forms that have a technology component. His interest in electronic music began in the late sixties when he attended an electronic music concert series in Utrecht. He was fascinated and began his own electronic-music experiments with simple equipment that he built himself. After high school, he studied at the Institute of Sonology of Utrecht University (with Gottfried Michael Koenig, among others) from 1969 to 1970 and again from 1979 to 1980. His interest in music technology led to work as a designer of synthesizers and effects equipment for Synton Electronics during the second half of the seventies. Job continued composing electronic music as well, and in 1976 was commissioned to score a short animation film. Since then, he has written music for several independent films. Job also likes to combine electronic music with other art forms and to collaborate with other artists. This has resulted in music for dance, the theater, and a number of art shows. Most of his standalone compositions have not been published, except for Marsyas, a piece for contemporary flute and recorded electronic music, which was written in 1984.
In collaborative projects, Job looks for ways to add visual content to his music or to compose music inspired by visual content. He prefers a condition in which there is time and freedom to experiment, so he decided that it might be interesting to take a shot at the visual content as well. The results to date are two short 3D animation films in which the images are accompanied by electronic music and sounds.
His move from The Netherlands to the United States in 1993 coincided with a slow transition from his beloved analog world to the digital reality of today. Although his current profession as a systems analyst is not related to music in any shape or form, Job hopes that a revitalized electronic studio with the Capybara as epicenter will give him new inspiration. In fact, starting in 2008, Job is planning to say goodbye to the corporate world and devote himself full-time to his art. Any accomplishments will be duly recorded at http://www.electona.com/newmusic.
