Johan de Cock

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Johan de Cock was born in 1975 in Namibia (South West Africa). He studied piano with Catharina Struthers and harpsichord / pipe organ with Boudewijn Scholten at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa from 1994 - 1996. During this time, he held an assistant accompanist's post at the university, and was awarded the Pieter de Villier's prize for piano accompaniment in 1995. He made his debut at the City Hall in Cape Town in 1996, playing Liszt's Totentanz with the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gérhard Korsten, and then went on to perform for many years in South Africa as a pianist, organist, vocal accompanist, composer, arranger and musical director for theatre shows and cabaret. He moved to the UK permanently in October 2000. Johan soon established himself in London as a songwriter, music producer, remixer, and vocal accompanist. Some of his dance tracks were used for Free Spirit, a series of short action videos broadcast on iTV and C4 in the UK. He has also released tracks on the Afrimusiek (South Africa), DPulse (USA), and Strictly Rhythm (USA) record labels, as well as on his own record label, EIAG Records. In 2005 he was commissioned by St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace to compose a new Christmas work, Stargazing, for soprano, piano, electronics and video. It was premiered on 13 December 2005, and excerpts were broadcast on BBC London Radio. He has performed at Chichester Cathedral, the Brighton Unitarian Church, the Brighton Friends'

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