Joachim Badenhorst

Reedist and composer Joachim Badenhorst’s (°1981 Antwerpen) work ranges from solo improvisation, collaborative encounter and project with John Butcher and Paul Lytton, to compositions for his septet Carate Urio Orchestra. After years of academic training, he has since, and continues to, divided his time drifting between Belgium and different cities in the US and Europe. Now, Joachim is delving into a re-imagination of the boundaries between improvisation and composition, of abstract sound explorations and harmonic passage, and continues to attempt at a more intimate and site-specific aesthetic language that can resonate with different audiences. He started the label KLEIN through which he began to engage himself in visual conceptions and self-made releases and objects.Zero Years Kid is a new collaborative electronic project with Irish musician Sean Carpio.