Derk Bell Derk Bell Willemstad I started playing around with digital music creation in my early twenties, but I have always been haunted by a quote from Theo Parrish who said that he is "not comfortable with convenience replacing artistry", meaning that you need to put effort into learning and mastering the skills in order to bring something good. I studied computer science and have a passion for logics and programming and somehow my lack of any musical background has kept me from publishing any of my works. Many years later I got inspired by an interview with Thomas Fehlmann where he explained how the focus in his work is not on the result so much but on the process itself. How the process is a "source of expression" and something he just feels he has to do. This resonated with me and I realised that it's ok to be an autodidact in music and it's ok to make music just for the sake of making music. I make music for me and if you, dear listener, like it along the way I'm very happy about that. I am inspired by nature, natural processes and the interaction we have with them. Organic asymmetric fractal patterns that are rooted in logic but unpredictable as they express. How a particular stormy night can affect the shape and growth of a plant for years to come. I use Bitwig Studio to create my tracks. (I don't always respond with "thanks" to each comment but I read and appreciate all. If you have a question or really need a reply send me a message) (With a few artists we run a little group on discord to discuss ideas and what not. The link is below if you're interested in joining) Derk Bell’s popular tracks Phoenix by Derk Bell published on 2024-04-22T23:51:43Z Tracer by Derk Bell published on 2024-04-14T14:24:34Z Inanna by Derk Bell published on 2024-03-23T17:10:53Z Entangled Observations by Derk Bell published on 2024-03-25T00:36:33Z Threshold by Derk Bell published on 2024-01-29T10:01:32Z Perpetual by Derk Bell published on 2024-02-26T01:18:38Z Almost Happy by Derk Bell published on 2024-04-13T00:58:18Z Introspection by Derk Bell published on 2024-02-05T00:37:26Z Nomad by Derk Bell published on 2024-03-08T01:43:49Z Lost Momentum by Derk Bell published on 2024-04-06T13:27:05Z Stasis by Derk Bell published on 2024-02-07T19:45:48Z Depth Charge by Derk Bell published on 2024-02-03T03:02:03Z Soul's Journey by Derk Bell published on 2024-02-25T00:22:18Z Nexus by Derk Bell published on 2024-04-27T23:43:01Z Unparalleled by Derk Bell published on 2024-03-10T01:39:20Z Lookahead by Derk Bell published on 2024-02-15T02:16:44Z Destination by Derk Bell published on 2024-03-14T01:06:28Z Zenith by Derk Bell published on 2024-04-30T00:21:22Z Redshift by Derk Bell published on 2024-02-12T01:31:07Z First Light (featuring Diogo) by Derk Bell published on 2024-01-26T11:01:04Z Unscheduled Stop by Derk Bell published on 2024-02-13T00:38:27Z For the time being by Derk Bell published on 2024-03-06T01:42:21Z Tendency by Derk Bell published on 2023-12-01T02:02:07Z Radio Silence by Derk Bell published on 2023-12-28T01:41:53Z Biosignature by Derk Bell published on 2024-01-17T02:45:36Z Phase Two by Derk Bell published on 2023-12-07T03:21:59Z Inner Cosmos by Derk Bell published on 2023-11-20T18:42:47Z Outlier by Derk Bell published on 2024-01-21T12:29:34Z Maintenance Mode by Derk Bell published on 2023-11-05T01:03:36Z Homeward Whispers by Derk Bell published on 2023-11-16T00:40:04Z