Alies Sluiter
Alies Sluiter (APRA)
Composer, musical director and violinist creating Asian-influenced music.
Latest Tracks
- War Of Nature3727/2Brooding strings build with clapping stick, tribal vocal effects & bass drums to a tense ending3:11
- Dance In The Desert3727/3Lively Aboriginal tribal chant with male vocals sung in Kaurna language & clapping stick accompaniment0:51
- Blackened Earth3727/4Tense, dramatic tribal drums & didgeridoo drone build with feral animal calls, menacing vocal effects & epic strings3:28
- Wild Animals Dance At Night3727/5Expansive didgeridoo drone builds with dancing pizzicato strings, pensive arco violins, animal calls & clapping sticks3:07
- Boomerang Song3727/6Traditional Aboriginal tribal vocal chant sung in Kaurna language with clapping stick accompaniment1:42
- Edible Emus3727/7Didgeridoo drone with playful pizzicato strings, animal noise effects & poignant cello solo ending3:18
- Travelling The Mountains2341/1Wistful Chinese erhu & flute melody with strings & ethnic percussion1:53
The story behind the sound
As a composer, musical director, and violinist, Australian Alies Sluiter has performed in over fifty countries and three hundred cities. She received her Bachelor of Music Performance (Improvisation) from the University of Melbourne Victorian College of the Arts and her Master of Arts: Film and Television - Screen Composition from the Australian Film Television and Radio School. In 2012, Alies released the critically acclaimed Picture Box Orchestra album. The orchestra subsequently performed across Australia and internationally. Her award-winning composing, performing, and producing credits extend from feature films and documentaries to television, theatre, and dance productions. Her Asian-influenced music combines string and wind instruments to evoke a real feeling of the East, regardless of the track’s upbeat or melodic tempo.
Composer, musical director, and violinist. Her Asian-influenced music combines string and wind instruments to evoke a real feeling of the East, regardless of the track’s upbeat or melodic tempo.