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Artist
Prace
12+ albums
about
Prace is the pseudonym of Joram Kroon a sonic constructionist, hailing from Utrecht in the Netherlands. He’s dedicated to the art of assembling fractured chimes, rhythms and melodic palettes into rich textures of sound design. The pseudonym Prace is an approximated translation of his first name Joram meaning, “to praise”. In virtue of his moniker, Prace is indeed eulogizing the aesthetic influences impacted on him by the likes of Arvo Part, Antoni Gaudi and Bill Laswell in his artistic pursuits. Like his musical idols he shows the beauty of broken things in another context. Right from the onset Joram was destined to be a musician, at the tender age of 8 he began playing the piano. By age 12 his propensity for making music had began to show. His uncle bought him a Behringer mixer, he took to it like a fish to water started destructing his father’s pick-up and record collection. Consuming a steady dose of Hip Hop, Drum’n Bass, Funk and Jazz Joram’s production interests had been tickled. Joram’s inaugural shot at making music by way of scratching and sampling resulted in ruining copious amount of his father’s collection. Having spent a few summers honing his production skills, he began producing reggae infused jungle beats. As a growing teen, Joram’s interest in urban culture saw him pick up graffiti and skateboarding. His interests outside music became an outlet to experiment with different forms of creative expression. Skating and scribbling one-liners soon turned out to be a
