etienne nillesen

Here are two short impressions of my solo concert in Stockholm on December 12th 2019 @ FRIM pa Fylkingen.

After three very intense but rewarding weeks, playing with EMISZATETT in Germany and Switzerland + a solo set, duo with Claudio Pena and a project with Sebastian Gramss, Rudi Mahall, Valentin Garvie, Ernesto Jodos and Martin de Lassaletta in Argentina, I am back home now for a few days. Practicing a bit for my solo set at Frim på Fylkingen in Stockholm on December 12th!! Judith Hamann is playing the other solo set that evening. […]

EMIßATETT Matthias Muche – trombone Etienne Nillesen – extended snare drum Philip Zoubek – prepared piano Robert Landfermann – double bass Elisabeth Coudoux – cello  Nov 2nd LEICHT & SEELIG, Ladenburg (GER)  Nov 3rd KUNSTHAUS TROISDORF, Troisdorf (GER)  Nov 6th JOHANNESKIRCHE, Köln Brück (GER)  Nov 7th THE LAB, Basel (CH)  Nov 8th WIM, Zürich (CH)    

Already looking forward to our next performance of The Sound and The Unsound next week with Viola Yip, Nicola L. Hein and Eva Jeske!! This time at the ‘currents/ Festival für aktuelle Tiefkultur’ Oct 12th 2019 15-24h Alte Feuerwache Köln Free entrance currents/ Infos Installations start 15h: Lucia Kilger/ Säulenraum Ela Mergels/ ON-Büro Zo-On Slows/ Treppenhaus Performances: 15:00 Frank Dommert/ Halle 16:00 Pascal Niggenkemper/ Großes Forum 17:00 The Sound and the Unsound/ Halle 19:30 Julia […]

ART.IS.∙ the book + the music is available now! You can get the book and/or the music HERE Every book contains a downloadcode and I would recommend getting the book to get the full experience but you can also get the music only! The music: solo extended snare drum The album is me playing to 8 different themes that are also interpreted visually by artist Eva Jeske in the ART.IS.∙ book. Every piece I’ve recorded can […]

Yesterday (September 14th) I´ve recorded all the music to the ART.IS.∙ book/album. Recorded in Bergisch Gladbach with sound engineer Stefan Deistler. For more information about the book/album and this cooperation with artist Eva Jeske click here: ART.IS.∙

Some of my absolute favorite musicians and people in one ensemble… We´ve recorded the new album a couple of days ago at loft in Cologne. This is a short fragment of the concert later that evening. Elisabeth Coudoux – cello Matthias Muche – trombone Robert Landfermann – bass Philip Zoubek – prepared piano Etienne Nillesen – extended snare drum

The project together with visual artist Eva Jeske explores the intersection between music and visual art. This book is part 1 which contains thoughts and paintings and part 2 will be the music. The timespan between the release of the book, July 15th 2019, and the release of the music, October 1st 2019, is supposed to give you the time to look, reflect and maybe even listen to the paintings before listening to my interpretations. […]

Last concert before the summerbreak and it is definitely going to be another highlight for me this year! So if you are in Cologne on July 20th come and join us at the Fuhrwerkswaage. food, drinks, talk, Q&A  and the performance! -Bring three friends and you get in for free!-   Eva Jeske and me will also bring our new book ART.IS.∙ which will be released in two weeks! July 20th 2019 THE SOUND AND THE UNSOUND […]