PEAX

PEAX creates a whole new universe using a synthesis of musical styles. Ties Mellema and Barry Jurjus’s profound love of musical diversity leads to compositions that resonate with the contemporary world. Having been trained as classical musicians, Barry and Ties decided it was time they made their own music. Music unlimited by the boundaries of the concert hall, yet still deeply rooted in classical structures. PEAX, a formation with a global perspective, finds its inspiration in the multifaceted nature of modern society. Seamlessly blending the essence of minimal music with the contagious energy of dance, adding African beats, Latin rhythms and the electric vigour of drum and bass, PEAX both invigorates the listener and provides them room for reflection. PEAX either plays their music with high energy, featuring an immersive sound and infectious grooves, getting the audience up on their feet, or tranquilly explores musical colours and emotions, beautiful melodies, positioning intensity versus contemplation in a more contrasting performance. Or else PEAX curate an experience called ALL EARS, providing a personalised perspective on events that vary significantly in terms of sound, emotion, acoustics, and direction, evoking the sensation of being in a dream. Ties Mellema has an Eppelsheim bass saxophone on loan from the collection of The Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation and plays Légère Reeds. "...unusual connections and an open mind. Not for nothing is our motto 'Here to move you'." "The new album by duo PEAX picks up where the previous one left off, namely with total disregard for conventions and genre boundaries." "PEAX quickly conquered its own niche, somewhere in between pop, electro, (new) classical and jazz." Volkskrant headlined, "The Dutch duo Peax throws many types of music into the blender, with a delicious result: 'NU'."