The Music Lab

home of composer & musician Frank Bilsen

Here's a little showcase of Frank's work and his current bands. Enjoy!

This serene piece of music was written for an acrobatic act in a steel half moon as performed on several gala-shows in Europe. Beautiful cello playing bij Esther Iglesias Madrigal.

Introduction music for the 2008 Gouden Giraffe awards for the best event of the year.

French chanson written and performed live by Frank Bilsen and Band during the final of the 1995 Concours de la Chanson at "De Kleine Komedie" in Amsterdam, organised by the Dutch Alliance Française. Frank won the 3rd price with his contribution. Recording by Dutch radio.

Instrumental track with loungy groove and melody played by bandoneon. Named after actress Micky Hoogendijk who was featured in the 2008 Gouden Giraffe Awards filmed presentations of potential winners.

Soul ballad composed by Frank Bilsen, sung by Orsine Daan and produced by Michel van Schie. This song was played live during the 1996 songwriters finals of "De Grote Prijs van Nederland", Dutch most prestigeous music award, and ended second. This is the studio version.

Piece written for brass instruments to go with a film as presented and played live in the Pepsi Stage in Amsterdam in 2005 as part of a show production for De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) by NEB Communicatieprojecten (Kees Janssen). Great playing by these well known Dutch jazz cats. Two track live recording direct from FOH-mixer by Jeroen ten Brinke.

Recording made for a German pilot TV series on Zen linked to the beauty of sea, dunes and woods of Bergen aan Zee.

Visual theatre in unusual setting, with some of the world's finest circus artists and weirdest musicians. Produced by NEB Communicatieprojecten.

Completely over the top production in a huge cone shaped tent, with the orchestra positioned on a 3 storey stage. With diva Karin Bloemen and mime-clown Peter Shub. Produced by NEB Communicatieprojecten.

Live video of a show at the K-fair Duesseldorf, where a special theatre was built for 48 shows for Dutch chemical multinational DSM. Multimedia production with a high energy level! Produced by NEB Communicatieprojecten.

Opening show for Parktheater Eindhoven, where Frank has composed new music and arranged existing pieces for an orchestra of 8 musicians. Produced by Kees Janssen Theatre Productions.

Adagio duet for female vocals and guitar written by Frank Bilsen to support the arial acrobatic performance of a French couple during a special gala organised for Eneco by NEB Communicatieprojecten (Kees Janssen). This is the demo version sung by Linda Bloemhard with guitar by Martijn van Agt as recorded in the studio of The Music Lab and the bedroom of Linda! This duet supported the movements of attraction and distance performed high in the air, leaving the audience breathless.