Tim van Kooten Niekerk

About me / Hey I’m Tim. I work as a systems integration specialist for a large educational institution in the Netherlands. A part of my free time I spend making and creating music.

Video: Waves

WAVES (Guitar Theme Track)

WRITTEN BY: Tim van Kooten Niekerk
PERFORMED BY: Tim van Kooten Niekerk
RELEASE DATE: 2023-07-21
MIX VERSION: 9

WAVES is a music video recording for a background or theme track called WAVES or PROJECT 18097.

Video: Hard Renew

HARD RENEW (Dance Theme Track)

WRITTEN BY: Tim van Kooten Niekerk
PERFORMED BY: Tim van Kooten Niekerk
RELEASE DATE: 2023-07-14
MIX VERSION: 4

HARD RENEW is a music video recording for a background or theme track called RENEW or PROJECT 18091.

Video: A Dance Never Ending

A DANCE NEVER ENDING (Dance Theme Track)

WRITTEN BY: Tim van Kooten Niekerk
PERFORMED BY: Tim van Kooten Niekerk
RELEASE DATE: 2023-07-13 (Re-released on 2023-08-18)
MIX VERSION: 6

A DANCE NEVER ENDING is a music video recording for a background or theme track called A DANCE NEVER ENDING or NEVER ENDING.

Project: Replace QSC E12 Voice Coil

A few QSC E12 tweeters were somehow blown out. I’ve replaced them using a QSC voice coil replacement kit. Replacing them is pretty easy. I guess the hardest part is to remove the cover and the horn while the unit was still attached to the ceiling. ;)

Video: Groove 110

GROOVE 110 (Music Theme Track)

WRITTEN BY: Tim van Kooten Niekerk
PERFORMED BY: Tim van Kooten Niekerk
RELEASE DATE: 2021-11-18
MIX VERSION: 9

GROOVE 110 is a music video recording for a background or theme track called CX GROOVE or CX GROOVE THEME. I created this track to practice a drum groove.

Project: Recording / Rehearsal Setup

For my (simple) multi track recording environment I mainly use Auria on my iPad extended with some nice FabFilter plugins. The iPad is connected to a TASCAM US-16×08 interface. Ocassionaly I use Ableton Live on my Laptop. Although most instruments are directly connected I sometimes use a Sennheiser e609 (cabinet), Shure SM57 and a Shure

Video: Free

FREE (Guitar Theme Track)

WRITTEN BY: Tim van Kooten Niekerk
PERFORMED BY: Tim van Kooten Niekerk
RELEASE DATE: 2021-01-02 (Re-released on YouTube in August 2022)
MIX VERSION: N/A

FREE is a music video recording for a background or theme track. Re-recorded some parts of the original track

Video: 30 Degrees

30 DEGREES (Guitar Theme Track)

WRITTEN BY: Tim van Kooten Niekerk
PERFORMED BY: Tim van Kooten Niekerk
RELEASE DATE: 2020-08-08
MIX VERSION: N/A

30 DEGREES is a music video recording for a background or theme track called 30 DEGREES.

Video: Soheesc

SOHEESC (Music Theme Track)

WRITTEN BY: Tim van Kooten Niekerk
PERFORMED BY: Tim van Kooten Niekerk
RELEASE DATE: 2020-05-06
MIX VERSION: N/A

SOHEESC is a music video recording for a background or theme track called SOHEESC or PROJECT SOHEESC.