Profile
Bent Von Bent is a Belgian composer and sound artist releasing music under the pseudonym of Ōgon Batto. Besides working as a visual artist around archiving systems and collections, he is also the co-runner of the Hare Akedod label and co-founder of the electronic music duo Spirit&Form (together with David Edren aka DSR Lines). Bent Von Bent hosts a monthly radioshow on We Are Various (WAV), called ‘gemu’, a research project and mutable archive focused on video game music.
COMMISSIONS/CONTRIBUTIONS
2021: VPRO, Dutch public broadcaster
Music for ‘De toekomst van protest’, a VPRO Tegenlicht documentary about new forms of activism by Jan Beddegenoodts & Jos De Putter
2020: Element, visual art studio
Sounddesign and music for website
2019: MAS, Museum Aan de Stroom
Music for ‘Cool Japan’ exhibition
SHOWS/TOURS
2018.11.17 – Interview and live performance on Icarus, Urgent.fm
2018.06.23 – Hedoro LP Release – Forbidden City, Antwerp (BE)
2018.06.21 – Pêle-Mêle, Waterloo (BE) w/ DSR Lines
2017.11.04 – Het Bos, Antwerp (BE)THE GATHERING OF TRANSMEDIAL PUBLISHERS w/ Nuslux (FI), Olli Aarni (FI), Opéra Mort (FR), Miaux (BE)
Hedoro Tour BE/NL/DE – Sept-Oct 2017
2017.10.21 – Econore Noisefest, Mönchengladbach (DE)
2017.10.20 – Troglobatem Festival, Stuttgart (DE)
2017.10.19 – Fasanerie, Saarbrucken (DE)
2017.09.08 – Meakusma Festival, Eupen (BE)
2017.09.04 – Occii, Amsterdam (NL)
w/ Jooklo Duo & Riccardo Sinigaglia (IT)
+ The Dwarfs of East Agouza (EG/USA)
2017.09.03 – Stadtgarten, Köln (DE)
w/ Jooklo Duo & Riccardo Sinigaglia (IT)
2016.05.18 – Het Bos, Antwerp (BE)
2016.05.08 – Worm, Rotterdam (NL)
w/ Takuji Naka + Tim Olive (JP/CA)
2016.04.21 – In De Ruimte, Gent (BE)
Fall TOUR 2014 w/ DSR LINES
2014.10.15 – Het Bos, Antwerp (BE)
2014.10.16 – Worm, Rotterdam (NL)
2014.10.17 – Occii, Amsterdam (NL)
2014.10.18 – Nest, Brussel (BE)
2014.10.21 – Makroscope, Mülheim (DE)
2014.10.22 – Klub Genau, Köln (DE)
2014.10.23 – Walpodenakademie, Mainz (DE)
2014.10.24 – Rakete, Stuttgart (DE)
w/ Spirit & Form
2018.08.31 – De Nor, Antwerp (BE)
2018.04.29 – Het Bos, Antwerp (BE)