THE JAVA SPRING
THE JAVA SPRING is a solo project, a personal music fantasy created by the international Spanish musician Rodrigo Parejo.
THE JAVA SPRING is broadly acquainted with the sounds of electronic ambient music,film music, world,spiritual and meditative music among others.
THE JAVA SPRING has the interest to awake the listener´ senses,perceptions, emotions and imagination through the Art of Listening (sounds of birds, nature, ethnic flutes, voices, gongs, koshi chimes, bells, electronics,...)
THE JAVA SPRING invites occasionally some renowned asian artists in the fields of Music, Dance and Performing Arts, artists as: Indonesian composer-vocalist Peni Candrarini, jazz pianist Sri Hanuraga, dancer Rianto, Bambang Mbesur and, Japanese dancer Mao Arata among others.
VIDEOS
Live at Solo International Performing Arts (Surakarta, Java-Indonesia) 2016 with indonesian vocalist-composer Peni Candrarini
"Goodbye song" (voice, keys, samples)
(pic: Dion Momongan in Central Java)
(pic: Dion Momongan in Central Java)
Time to pray!! live sound of an alto flute meditation over a loop from a cambodian gong!
Picture of Borobudur temple in Central Java. (pic: Rodrigo Parejo)
Picture of Borobudur temple in Central Java. (pic: Rodrigo Parejo)
Here the flute, electronics and voice bring us a blossoming fantasious feeling of a spring in Java.
(pic; Michael Hadi in Central Java)
(pic; Michael Hadi in Central Java)
Indian tablas, cambodian reed instrument (Sralay), keys and voice bring us a feeling of world-music, a dream of visiting India
(pic: Michael Hadi in Central Java)
(pic: Michael Hadi in Central Java)
Very low deep flute sounds which enter us inside the big ocean. This picture is from Klewer beach in Central Java. Here the Java Sea, a very wild one!!
(pic: Rodrigo Parejo)
(pic: Rodrigo Parejo)
Here the flutes bring us as well into the ocean, but this time into the surface, a bit lighter feeling than the other piece "Down the ocean"
(pic: Rodrigo Parejo)
(pic: Rodrigo Parejo)
Compilation of samples from live recording session in Spain (june 2018)
(Rough video editing front camera view).
(Rough video editing front camera view).
OTHER RELATED VIDEOS:
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RODRIGO PAREJO "Melati Putih Ensemble" (Indonesia) - Excerpts
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RODRIGO PAREJO + PENI CANDRARINI (Indonesia)
"Spring" (audio) |
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RODRIGO PAREJO + PENI CANDRARINI (Indonesia)
"India" (audio) |
RODRIGO PAREJO + PENI CANDRARINI (Indonesia)
"Holly" (audio) |
BIOGRAPHY
Rodrigo Parejo (Spain, 1981). Spanish musician with a notable international trajectory constantly in movement between East and West.
He has performed in major international festivals in Europe, Asia and America as: North Sea Jazz Festival (Netherlands), Bimhuis (Amsterdam), Rainforest World Music Festival (Malaysia), Bratislava Jazz Days (Slovakia), Esplanade Theater (Singapur), Margaret Graham Theater (Canada), Flamenco Festival Viena (Austria), among others.
He has shared stage with renowned international artists in the different music scenes of jazz, world, contemporary dance, classical, flamenco, sound healing and other creative music as: Phil Woods, Norma Winstone, London Improvisers Orchestra, Michael Moore, Peni Candrarini, Rianto, Sri Hanuraga, Shervin Boolorian, Mao Arata.
Besides his performing career activies, Rodrigo is a music educator. Taught workshops of Improvisation, Flute, Sound-healing, Mindful Listening and Sound-meditation, in Europe and Asia. Places as: Lasalle College of the Arts (Singapore), MURFEST (Malaysia), Yogabarn (Bali),...
He is a dedicated yoga practitioner since 2007, with strong interest on eastern philosophy, education, psychology, meditation, traveling, …
He has performed in major international festivals in Europe, Asia and America as: North Sea Jazz Festival (Netherlands), Bimhuis (Amsterdam), Rainforest World Music Festival (Malaysia), Bratislava Jazz Days (Slovakia), Esplanade Theater (Singapur), Margaret Graham Theater (Canada), Flamenco Festival Viena (Austria), among others.
He has shared stage with renowned international artists in the different music scenes of jazz, world, contemporary dance, classical, flamenco, sound healing and other creative music as: Phil Woods, Norma Winstone, London Improvisers Orchestra, Michael Moore, Peni Candrarini, Rianto, Sri Hanuraga, Shervin Boolorian, Mao Arata.
Besides his performing career activies, Rodrigo is a music educator. Taught workshops of Improvisation, Flute, Sound-healing, Mindful Listening and Sound-meditation, in Europe and Asia. Places as: Lasalle College of the Arts (Singapore), MURFEST (Malaysia), Yogabarn (Bali),...
He is a dedicated yoga practitioner since 2007, with strong interest on eastern philosophy, education, psychology, meditation, traveling, …
RELATED HIGHLIGHTS PERFORMANCES
MURFEST. Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). 2018
Asia Tri Festival. Yogyakarta (Indonesia). 2018
Jogja International Street Performance Art Festival. Yogyakarta (Indonesia). 2018
Solo International Performing Arts Festival (feat. Peni Candrarini). Surakarta. Java (Indonesia). 2016
Solo City Jazz Festival (with Tesla Manaf). Surakarta. Java (Indonesia). 2016
Purnama Seruling Penataran Festival. Penataran hindu temple. Blitar. Java.(indonesia). 2016
Lanjong Arts Festival (feat. Rianto). Kalimantan (Indonesia). 2015)
Jazz in de Gracht. The Hague (The Netherlands). 2016
Poneart Festival (feat. Mao Arata). Portonovo. Galicia (Spain). 2015)
Purnama Seruling Penataran Festival. Penataran hindu temple. Blitar. Java (Indonesia). 2015
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OTHER PERFORMANCES
Esplanade Theater. (Singapore). 2018
Rainforest World Music Festival (Malaysia). 2018
Bimhuis. Amsterdam (The Netherlands). 2018
Esplanade Theater. Singapore. 2017
Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival. Malaysia. 2017
KLCC. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia. 2017
Flamenco Festival Vienna (Austria) 2016
Bandung Jazz Festival (with Simak Dialog). Indonesia. 2016
Prambanan Jazz Heritage Festival(with Simak Dialog). Prambanan Temple. 2016
Bratislava Jazz Days Festival. Slovakia. 2014
Margaret Graham Theater. Canada. 2009
North Sea Jazz Festival (with Phil Woods & strings).The Hague. 2005
IMAGES
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THE JAVA SPRING (feat. javanese dance-voice master, Bambamg Besur):
ASIATRI Festival, and Jogja International Street Festival (Java, Indonesia). 2018 |
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Colaborations with the sound-healer master Shervin Boolorian
Above left: Murfest Festival (Malaysia). 2018 Above: Yogabarn (Bali, Indonesia). 2019 Above right, left and right: Yogabarn (Bali, Indonesia). 2018 |
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INSTRUMENTATION / SET UP
Flute in C
Alto flute in G
Electronics
MIDI controller
Mixer
Microphone
Voice
Cambodian gongs
Bells
Javanese sulings
Balinese sulings
Thai ken
Cambodian Sralay
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Alto flute in G
Electronics
MIDI controller
Mixer
Microphone
Voice
Cambodian gongs
Bells
Javanese sulings
Balinese sulings
Thai ken
Cambodian Sralay
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DOSSIER 
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THE JAVA SPRING (2018)
