PRY – FUTURE, PAST, PRESENT, INFINITY (2016)

Since 2006 I’ve been making beats and producing as PRY. After 2 albums with Pax & Pry and some songs for other projects it was time for the first solo album as a producer: Future, Past, Present, Infinity.

This album was recorded over a longer period in lots of different studio’s. Some rappers recorded together with me in the studio (Atactic, Reazun, Incksalonius, Jay Colin and PAX), some recorded in their own studio’s in the USA (Everliven Sound, Buggs Tha Rocka, Donte, Moxy Lebowski, CP, Dicap and Asylum 7). There was never a solid idea to make a full album, but after a while everything fell together and it all seemed very natural to see it as a whole.

Other guest musicians on the album are Frank Wienk aka Binkbeats (percussion and vibraphone), David Beukers (saxophone), Prace (scratches) and Maarten Rischen (keys). The artwork for this project was made by Rebecca Solcer, the final mix by Shai Solan and the mastering was done by Statinski Mastering.

Future, Past, Present, Infinity was released in July 2016.

PRY – BEAUTIFUL THING FT. INCKSALONIUS

Today is the release of Beautiful Thing, the first single from my forthcoming PRY album Future, Past, Present, Infinity, which is to be released at the end of this month.

The vocals on Beautiful Thing were done by Incksalonius from Brooklyn (NY), who joined me in my studio here in the Netherlands for a great session (thanks to Mohamed Halidi for the hookup!). Other guest musicians are Binkbeats who plays the vibraphone and percussion, and David Beukers on saxophone.

Also a big shout out to Rebecca Solcer (who made great artwork for this project), to Shai Solan (for the mix) and to Ivo Statinski (for the mastering).

INDEPENDENCE DAY MIXTAPE (2015)

The Independence Day mixtape was initiated by DisMissedFit (USA) with the purpose to connect beatcreators and MC’s via soundcloud and release an underground hiphop mixtape.
In contrast to normal studio sessions (where everybody is physically present during the process) most of the tracks for Independence Day were recorded separately by the artists.
I delivered 2 beats for the mixtape: Travel ft. DisMissedFit & Mezzo and Legion of Doom ft. DisMissedFit & Chris Ku$h.

Independence Day was released in 2015 as a free download.

Independence Day (2015)

RELEASE 3 NEW PRY TRACKS ON 2 MIXTAPES

Last week 2 mixtapes were released on which 3 new PRY tracks were featured.

The 1st mixtape is Yo! NL Raps,  a project initiated 5 years ago by De Hiphop Adviseuse.
The idea  was to bring different Dutch beatcreators and MC’s together to create a track from scratch in 1 day. Already back in 2010 she hooked me up for an inspiring session with Master Surreal, Joe Kickass and Shock N Surprise.
The 3=1 track which we made for the mixtape is also featured in Ik Zie, Ik Zie, a short film recently released by moviemaker Jefta Varwijk. The intro of the film also contains a little teaser from the upcoming Strangest Freaks album.

The 2nd mixtape is Independence Day, a project initiated by DisMissedFit (USA). The purpose was to connect beatcreators and MC’s via Soundcloud, and release an underground hiphop mixtape.
In contrast to Yo!NL Raps (where we really had a studio session going on with everybody present in the room) the tracks for Independence Day were recorded separately by the artists. I delivered 2 beats for the mixtape: Travel ft. DisMissedFit & Mezzo and Legion of Doom ft. DisMissedFit & Chris Ku$h.

Listen to the full Independence Day mixtape here.

YO! NL RAPS MIXTAPE (2015)

The Yo! NL Raps mixtape was initiated in 2010 by Dutch blogger De Hiphop Adviseuse. The idea was to bring  different Dutch beatcreators and MC’s together to create a track from scratch in 1 day.  The 3=1 track I produced for this mixtape was recorded back in 2010 when she hooked me up with Master Surreal, Joe Kickass & Shock N Surprise for an inspiring session.

Yo! NL Raps was released in 2015 as a free download. 3=1 was also featured in the short film I Spy, I Spy by moviemaker Jefta Varwijk.

Yo! NL Raps (2015)

SHORT MOVIE “IK ZIE, IK ZIE” ONLINE

For the last couple of years I lived in the neighbourhood of Kanaleneiland, Utrecht (NL). To be specific: in the part which we call Eiland 8. This part of the neigbourhood was set up for artists who could live there for a couple of years, and interact and collaborate with each other. After five years of fun, the project is now coming to an end.

My neighboor and filmmaker Jefta Varwijk decided that he wanted to make an video rememberance to Eiland 8, and in that short movie combine his video skills with images of the people who live there, and music made by people from the area including myself.
I delivered two (yet) unreleased tracks for the short film. The first is the track 3=1, from my forthcoming PRY album: Future, Past, Present, Infinity. The second is from the upcoming Strangest Freaks  album: Thrills Galore and is called Initiation.

PRY YOU TUBE

Next to my work as a guitar/bass player, I have been producing hiphop (beats) for years under the name PRY. In the coming year 2 new albums will be released.
For now I collected and published practically all related works which have been released so far as PRY at my new YouTube Channel.

KNALLAND – VOLHARD (2014)

For the second Knalland album Volhard (which was released around the events of 4/5 May) I was asked to deliver a track. I chose to work with Frank Wienk aka Binkbeats (together we work as The Strangest Freaks) and Typhoon.

Typhoon and I wanted to make a track for years now, and this was the right opportunity at the right time. Within 3 sessions we did the whole Dit Nooit Meer track, which gave a kind of critical though funny look on the events around 4/5 May. The final mix was done by Shai Solan.

Volhard was released digitally in 2014.

REAZUN – IK, BEN HARTMAN (2014)

In 2013 I hooked up again with Reazun to make some tracks for his upcoming solo album Ik, Ben Hartman. Surprisingly he wanted to rap in Dutch, instead of French, of which we’re all used to. I produced 2 songs for the album: Wagwaan and Rijk. The final mix was done by Delic.

Ik, Ben Hartman was released in 2014 on CD by the Dutch label Beter Dan Dat.

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GET UP – PRY & SKIGGY RAPZ (HABEK MIXTAPE 2010)

In 2010 Habek (Utrecht based hiphop platform) asked me to write a track together with Skiggy Rapz. This would be released on their yearly mixtape.
Get Up consists of a mixture of beats which I gave Skiggy to rap on, combined with some instrumental parts. The hookup was nice, and the sessions were a lot of fun!

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