BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:22456@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Dark summer festival DTSTAMP:20260516T182449Z DTSTART:20260609T183000Z DESCRIPTION:3 acts bringing the dusk of summer nights: Zack Keim\, Anat Spi egel\, & SEALF w/\nOguz Buyukberber\n\nAs summer nights grow long\, and du sk gently expands to contain all the gradients\nin the balance between lig ht and dark\, splendorian Thomas Myrmel has brought\nthree groups together who all explore the notions of popular music through a\ncontemporary clas sical lens. This evening will resonate with songs from across\nthe planet with beautiful melodies and dense harmonies in the sonic trimmings of\nele ctronic production which teases the ear with continual sonic play.\n\nZack Keim (songsmith) promises the latest in raw Americana from the steel belt .\n**Anat Spiegel **joined by Dario Calderone bends the song form through her\nmeditative\, colorful compositional approach\, with haunting melodies floating\nthrough space.\nSEALF invites special guest Oguz Buyukberber to join them in telling the\nchilling story of the ICE occupation of Minneap olis in Jan 2026\, through a new\ncollection of intense narrative songs si fting through the sonic representation\nof this drama which takes place cl ose to home in Myrmel's city of origin.\n\n– Bios –\nZACK KEIM is an accla imed American singer-songwriter from Pittsburgh\, USA whose\nsoulful melod ies and deep lyrics have resonated with fans around the world. From\n2022 to 2025\, he toured extensively throughout the US and Europe. A former\nme mber of the Nox Boys\, Keim's music caught the attention of Gregg Kostelic h of\nThe Cynics\, who produced his debut solo album for Get Hip Records. Keim's\npowerful live performances have led him to share the stage with re nowned artists\nsuch as Peter Case (The Nerves/Plimsouls)\, indie icon Cal vin Johnson (Beat\nHappening/ K Records)\, JD Wilkes (Legendary Shack Shac kers)\, Marty Wilson Piper\n(The Church)\, Evan Westfall (Caamp)\, and acc laimed indie songwriter Matt Costa.\n\nAnat Spiegel(IL/NL/USA) is a compos er and performer of new music\, experimental\nopera\, and song. Her work i s nestled in the juxtaposition of theater\, jazz\, and\ncontemporary class ical music\, and most recently touches on the spiritual aspects\nof sound- making. She is interested in the ways language permeates our (musical)\nco nsciousness and shapes our understanding of the world. Her research examin es\nhow vocal utterance connects the body\, the subconscious\, and the son ic landscape\nas a whole. Her instrumental works have been performed by en sembles such as the\nResidentie Orkest\, Orkest De Ereprijs\, Nederlands K amerkoor\, ONCIEM\, and\nEnsemble Klang.\nSpiegel’s multidisciplinary crea tions include the opera Medulla (La Monnaie)\,\nthe electronic opera Befor e Present (Dutch National Opera / Amsterdam Dance\nEvent)\, and the online opera The Transmigration of Morton F (Holland Festival).\nAnat earned her Master’s degree in Composition in 2025 at the Royal Conservatory\nof The Hague.\n\nDario Calderone is a multidisciplinary artist\, composer and mus ician\, born in\nRome in 1978 and currently based in Amsterdam. Internatio nally recognized as a\ndouble bass player\, he has collaborated with compo sers and artists such as\nPierre Boulez\, Salvatore Sciarrino\, Annea Lock wood\, Christian Marclay\, and Druba\nGhosh. He has been a member of conte mporary ensembles including Algoritmo\n(2005–2010)\, Nieuw Ensemble (2009– 2019)\, and Trio Feedback (2020–2024)\, and has\ntoured with Klangforum Wi en\, Constantinople\, and the Atlas Ensemble. He is\ncurrently a member of MAZE. Calderone has made a significant contribution to the\ndevelopment o f the solo double bass repertoire\, premiering hundreds of new works\nby c omposers such as Peter Ablinger\, Giorgio Netti\, Alberto Posadas\, Helena \nTulve\, Yannis Kyriakides\, Bernhard Lang\, and Silvia Borzelli\, among others. His\nwork spans composition\, sound installation\, recording\, and community-based\npractices\, and is deeply informed by Deep Listening as a method for artistic\nresearch\, social engagement\, and ecological aware ness. His work often unfolds in\nparticipatory formats—workshops\, listeni ng gatherings\, and site-specific\nsituations—moving beyond the convention s of the concert hall. His ongoing\nresearch includes dream yoga\, collect ive dreaming\, and listening to dreams as\npractices for community buildin g and social transformation.\n\nSealf is the joyous product of the univers al coincidence where electronic wizard\nThomas Myrmel crossed paths with b assist and soundsmith Jonathan Nagel. Together\nthey explore the farthest reaches of song form\, deftly weaving melodies with\nsound walls and trill ing frequencies drawing the listener into a sonic\nmeditation sculpted int o Myrmel's evocative lyrics.\n\nThomas Myrmel (Voice/electr/Trombone) is a composer\, performer and multifaceted\nartist\, weaving the notions of so cial change\, craftsmanship and creative\nexpression into every aspect of his practice.\n\nJonathan Nagel (Contrabass) is driven by a craving to con vey emotions and tell\nstories. Continuously seeking to abandon the border s between genres\, striving to\nmerely rely on whatever means it takes to create a certain image or feeling.\nAlongside Contrabass\, Nagel's artisti c practice includes music\, poetry\,\nimprovisation\, physical theater\, p erformance art\, and dance.\n\nOguz Buyukberber's wide ranging work can be heard on over 60 CDs full of\noriginal music for acoustic and electronic formations. His visual impairment has\nshaped the way he learns\, creates and teaches\, and as a life long student\, he\nstudied bass clarinet\, com position\, electronic music and visual arts and holds\nmultiple degrees. H e has published a book of his own approach to composition and\nimprovisati on\, recorded for ECM and Blue Note\, was invited to prestigious\nresidenc ies such as the EMS\, Erica Synths HQ\, STEIM and taught at universities\n worldwide. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/dark-summer-festival GEO:52.3699078;4.9032848 LOCATION:Splendor - Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 116\, 1011 LX Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,blues,books,community,concert,dance,electronic s,experimental,festivals,improv,indie,jazz,live,meditation,music,nieuwmark t/lastage,performance,poetry,stories,theater,yoga X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:3 acts bringing the dusk of summer nights: Zac k Keim, Anat Spiegel, & SEALF w/ Oguz Buyukberber

As summer nights grow long, and dusk gently expands to contain all the gradients in the bal ance between light and dark, splendorian Thomas Myrmel has brought three g roups together who all explore the notions of popular music through a cont emporary classical lens. This evening will resonate with songs from across the planet with beautiful melodies and dense harmonies in the sonic trimm ings of electronic production which teases the ear with continual sonic pl ay.

Zack Keim (songsmith) promises the latest in ra w Americana from the steel belt.
**Anat Spiegel **joined by Dar io Calderone bends the song form through her meditative, colorful compositional approach, with haunting melodies floating through space.
SEALF invites special guest Oguz Buyukberber to join them in telling the chilling story of the ICE occupation of Minneapolis in Jan 2026, through a new collection of intense narrative son gs sifting through the sonic representation of this drama which takes plac e close to home in Myrmel's city of origin.

– Bios –
ZACK KEIM is an acclaimed American singer-songwriter from Pittsburgh, USA whose soulful melodies and deep lyrics have resonated with fans aroun d the world. From 2022 to 2025, he toured extensively throughout the US an d Europe. A former member of the Nox Boys, Keim's music caught the attenti on of Gregg Kostelich of The Cynics, who produced his debut solo album for Get Hip Records. Keim's powerful live performances have led him to share the stage with renowned artists such as Peter Case (The Nerves/Plimsouls), indie icon Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening/ K Records), JD Wilkes (Legenda ry Shack Shackers), Marty Wilson Piper (The Church), Evan Westfall (Caamp) , and acclaimed indie songwriter Matt Costa.

Anat Spiegel(IL/NL/USA) is a composer and performer of new music, experimental o pera, and song. Her work is nestled in the juxtaposition of theater, jazz, and contemporary classical music, and most recently touches on the spirit ual aspects of sound-making. She is interested in the ways language permea tes our (musical) consciousness and shapes our understanding of the world. Her research examines how vocal utterance connects the body, the subconsc ious, and the sonic landscape as a whole. Her instrumental works have been performed by ensembles such as the Residentie Orkest, Orkest De Ereprijs, Nederlands Kamerkoor, ONCIEM, and Ensemble Klang.
Spiegel’s multidisci plinary creations include the opera Medulla (La Monnaie), the electronic o pera Before Present (Dutch National Opera / Amsterdam Dance Event), and th e online opera The Transmigration of Morton F (Holland Festival). Anat ear ned her Master’s degree in Composition in 2025 at the Royal Conservatory o f The Hague.

Dario Calderone is a multidisciplinary artist, composer and musician, born in Rome in 1978 and currently based i n Amsterdam. Internationally recognized as a double bass player, he has co llaborated with composers and artists such as Pierre Boulez, Salvatore Sci arrino, Annea Lockwood, Christian Marclay, and Druba Ghosh. He has been a member of contemporary ensembles including Algoritmo (2005–2010), Nieuw En semble (2009–2019), and Trio Feedback (2020–2024), and has toured with Kla ngforum Wien, Constantinople, and the Atlas Ensemble. He is currently a me mber of MAZE. Calderone has made a significant contribution to the develop ment of the solo double bass repertoire, premiering hundreds of new works by composers such as Peter Ablinger, Giorgio Netti, Alberto Posadas, Helen a Tulve, Yannis Kyriakides, Bernhard Lang, and Silvia Borzelli, among othe rs. His work spans composition, sound installation, recording, and communi ty-based practices, and is deeply informed by Deep Listening as a method f or artistic research, social engagement, and ecological awareness. His wor k often unfolds in participatory formats—workshops, listening gatherings, and site-specific situations—moving beyond the conventions of the concert hall. His ongoing research includes dream yoga, collective dreaming, and l istening to dreams as practices for community building and social transfor mation.

Sealf is the joyous product of the universa l coincidence where electronic wizard Thomas Myrmel crossed paths with bas sist and soundsmith Jonathan Nagel. Together they explore the farthest rea ches of song form, deftly weaving melodies with sound walls and trilling f requencies drawing the listener into a sonic meditation sculpted into Myrm el's evocative lyrics.

Thomas Myrmel (Voice/electr/ Trombone) is a composer, performer and multifaceted artist, weaving the no tions of social change, craftsmanship and creative expression into every a spect of his practice.

Jonathan Nagel (Contrabass) is driven by a craving to convey emotions and tell stories. Continuously s eeking to abandon the borders between genres, striving to merely rely on w hatever means it takes to create a certain image or feeling. Alongside Con trabass, Nagel's artistic practice includes music, poetry, improvisation, physical theater, performance art, and dance.

Oguz Buyukberb er's wide ranging work can be heard on over 60 CDs full of origin al music for acoustic and electronic formations. His visual impairment has shaped the way he learns, creates and teaches, and as a life long student , he studied bass clarinet, composition, electronic music and visual arts and holds multiple degrees. He has published a book of his own approach to composition and improvisation, recorded for ECM and Blue Note, was invite d to prestigious residencies such as the EMS, Erica Synths HQ, STEIM and t aught at universities worldwide.

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