• JORIS DANIEL HOOGSTEDER - SCORING WITH AUSTIN WINTORY FOR STRAY GODS AND ALIENS: FIRETEAM ELITE

    We talk with Joris Daniel Hoogsteder about his collaboration with Austin Wintory on the Grammy-nominated score for Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical and his arrangements for Aliens: Fireteam Elite.

  • THE STATE OF AI AND MUSIC - PART 2 - 2025

    In this second video Private Kitchen delves deeper into 'AI in Music' for media composers. Topics include the shift between consumer and creator, the possible consequences such as the disappearance of library music, the new ways to generate music, the danger of over-optimization using AI, and a new way of composing.

  • COEN KONINGS - COMPOSER & SOUND ARTIST - NEW CHEFS IN TOWN

    Coen Konings is a composer and artist who explores how human perception colours information. In doing so, he aims to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of the subjective experience.

  • AISLING BROUWER - THE BUCCANEERS

    Aisling Brouwer provides the necessary insight into the creative process of composing the music for the Apple TV series The Buccaneers. Music that she made together with her AVAWAVES colleague Anna Phoebe. A very complex project because there were also quite a few songs in the series. 

  • "MAKING PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE IS MY JOB"- CRISTOBAL TAPIA DE VEER ON SCORING SMILE 2"

    Composer Michiel Marsman interviews Cristobal Tapia de Veer about scoring horror films like Smile 2, the first interview in a series especially for Private Kitchen. Cristobal Tapia de Veer is a highly regarded film composer, partly due to his work on the film Babygirl and the series The White Lotus.

  • DENNIS BRAUNSDORF DEMONSTRATES THE NEW ARTEFAKT GUITAR PLUG-IN

    In this first video Dennis Braunsdorf demonstrates the Artefakt Guitar plug-in, a versatile instrument with the unique imperfections and nuances of a real guitarist. In a second video that we will publish later, Dennis will go deeper into the background and creation of this unique instrument.

news around the media music scene

MY Kitchen

media composers visited at their studio

videotalks with an international touch

developments in AI usage for music

How media music composers ‘make things’

New Chefs in Town

meet up-and-coming talent!

SERIES HIGHLIGHT

WORKING AS A SESSION MUSICIAN

Marieke de Bruin, Allard Buwalda and Jeroen de Rijk talk with host Ivo Witteveen about their experiences as professional session musicians.

WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENTS

Dennis Braunsdorf talks about efficiency tools for media composers

more about rights for media music composers

PREVIOUS STUDIO VISIT

our host Alexa Rodrigues visits a media music composer “in the studio”.

competitions with an eye for media music

Nominations & Awards for media music composers

what composers sent us to share with you!

events around media music composition

all Private Kitchen publications

how media composers create Private kitchen for media composers

OUT OF THE BOX

a grasp of earlier Private Kitchen interviews with renowned media composers