Mystic Brew is an Amsterdam based studio specialized in music, sound design, mixing, recording and the combination of those crafts. From music for commercial projects for clients like Nike and McDonald's, to abstract work for audiovisual installations and modern dance. Founder Jesse Koolhaas has degrees in Audio Engineering, a Master of Music in composition and a Bachelor of Music in Sonology. Mystic Brew works with different talents in the industry to create the best possible soundtrack for each project. In 2005 Jesse Koolhaas graduated at the Sonology department of the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. Here he focused on different aspects of abstract electronic composition and acquired his Bachelor of Music by writing a thesis on relevant techniques for combining sound and image. In his final project he collaborated with a student of the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, Orpheu de Jong, in an attempt to create a composition of sound and image, where both medias are equally relevant. This project was awarded the Rietveld Award in 2005. In 2006 he won The European Film Music Award in the category 'Special Recognition' at The Soundtrack Festival Cologne together with sound designer Ronnie van der Veer and in 2008 he won 2nd prize at the Vinylized Dance Music Competition. In this year he also released the EP Salted Sessions under his artist name A la Shook, in collaboration with keyboard player Joost Swart and drummer Bjørn Waling. Jesse has worked on big ad campaigns for companies like Massive Music and Sizzer in the past and started Mystic Brew in 2013 to focus more on working directly with clients.
