Huib Emmer
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Huib Emmer is a Dutch
composer. He also plays electric guitar
and electric bass guitar
.
From 1976 to 1986 Emmer was a member of the Dutch minimal ensemble Hoketus
and he has performed since 1988 in the ensemble LOOS. Since 1992 he has also composed for electronic media, often in combination with projected video or film.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
composer. He also plays electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and electric bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
.
From 1976 to 1986 Emmer was a member of the Dutch minimal ensemble Hoketus
Hoketus
Hoketus was an amplified musical ensemble founded by Dutch composer Louis Andriessen in the Netherlands in 1976. The group was originally formed to perform Louis Andriessen's minimal composition Hoketus, but remained together and began to perform music composed for the group by other composers...
and he has performed since 1988 in the ensemble LOOS. Since 1992 he has also composed for electronic media, often in combination with projected video or film.