Aftermovie Cloud 9 Publishing – Downtown Music Benelux – SMP Amsterdam Writerscamp

From wednesday 1 until friday 3 october, Cloud 9 Publishing and Downtown Music Benelux invited over 40 writers, producers and vocalists to the brand new SMP Studios in Amsterdam for their annual writerscamp. Many successful composers like Matias Lehtola, Han Kooreneef, Tony Cornelissen, Claes Funke and Martijn Schimmer participated in various sessions with DJ/producers to work on new material. The overall setup, vibe, and novel method of including DJ’s in sessions made this year’s camp a resounding success.

Martijn Schimmer’s state-of-the-art SMP Studio’s facilitated a rare kind of productivity: over the course of only a few days, 36 4-hour studio sessions happened without a glitch. Various media including Clublife Magazine and BUMA/STEMRA Magazine documented the camp, which participants and crew hailed as their best yet.

The camp included the following musicians (in no particular order): Mike Mago, Marcus Schossow, Barry Drooger, Jasper Kuijper, Jan Dulles, Jaap Kwakman, Tony Cornelissen, Jantine Heij, Mark Hole, Rienk Speelman, Wesley Wong, Julian Calor, Tommy Verkuijlen, Jeffrey de Wit, Chris Jones, Willem Bakker, Matias Lehtola, Claes Funke, Jennifer Cooke, Thomas Wijnenga, Jaime van der Linde, Tim van de Stadt, Danny de Graaf, Dov Elkabas, Mark Sixma, Joey Daleboudt, Julian Dobbenberg, Jobke Heiblom, Anouck B, Xerxes Naseri, Max Oude Weernink, Danny Groenenboom, Tim Haakmeester, Mario Zapata, Martijn Schimmer, Rick Buijtenhek, Roland Evers, Oscar de Jong, Iason Chronis, June te Spenke, Anita Blay, Michael Hansen, Tjeerd Bomhof, Martijn Kouwen, Quirijn Smits, Nikki Dekker, Ruud Geurts, Rik Annema.

This is the aftermovie which shows how the singers, songwriters and studio-owner experienced these 3 days.