Rutger Muller
Born 1984, Netherlands
E-mail rutger@rutgermuller.nl
Phone +31 6 50 82 45 71
VAT ID NL001833192B75
KvK 50806149
EDUCATION
MA • Digital Design: Music Technology
HKU UTRECHT UNIVERSITY OF ARTS (2012)
BA • Music & Sound for Adaptive Systems
HKU UTRECHT UNIVERSITY OF ARTS (2012)
BA • Communication & Multimedia Design
AVANS HOGESCHOOL BREDA (2008)
Minor • Cultures of the Netherlands
TILBURG UNIVERSITY (2006)
Community College (MBO4+) • IT-Admin
ARCUS COLLEGE HEERLEN (2003)
PLAYFUL INTERACTION DESIGN
Myubio (NL, 2020-now)
Interaction / sound design for spatial, playful sound installation, with: Ricky van Broekhoven (Spatial Designer) Nikolai Gillissen (Creative Technologist)
• Exhibited at Boekhandel Dominicanen, Dutch Design Week, Maker Faire Eindhoven (Nomination Hybrid Future Challenge)…
‘UniTie’ by Wolfsbloem (NL, 2017) Sound Design for Motion Instrument
• Presented at Dutch Design Week 2017
Thresholder (NL, 2011-now)
Composer & Co-Game-Designer of Multiplayer Sound Installation
• Nomination Young Talent SpinAward 2012
GlitchHiker (NL, 2011)
Composer & Co-Game-Designer of Ephemeral Arcade Game
• Winner Global Game Jam (NL, 2011)
• Hon. Mention IGF (SF, USA, 2012)
MUSIC GROUPS & SOLO ACTS
Rutger Muller | Rutger Muller Ensemble
Electroacoustic • Ambient • Techno • Improv Ensemble w/ Josephine Bode & Wen Chin Fu Compositions for Ensemble 88 Duo w/ Bernhard Hollinger
R-Muller
RnB • Pop
Hypnotic School
Trip-Hop • Indie R&B • Dreampop
w/ Nilipek., Can Aydinoglu, Sinqlogue
AuxPulse | DS-10 Dominator
IDM • Acid • Techno • Chiptune
w/ Sinqlogue
Diskette Deluxe
Chiptune • Synthpop • Italo
CREATIVE COMMONS SHARING
Freesound.org 600+ field recordings & other sounds
Free to download (Public Domain / CC0)
TRACKS, PRESETS & DEMOS for APPS
‘Wabi-Sabi’ for Odio (2024) Immersive ambient album, with eight customizable A/V compositions
New Path by The Zooo (NL, 2022) Two demo tracks for non-linear music app by Jerke vd Braak & Marcel Smit
KORG iPolysix (JP, 2012) Demo Track for iPad synth app
KORG iMS-20 (JP, 2010) Demo Track for iPad synth app
HACKATHONS / WORKSHOPS
MUTEK.JP – AI Music Lab (JP, 2019)
With Keio University and Natalia Fuchs
Supported by Creative Industry Fund NL
ICMC – Hack-n-Makerthon (KR, 2018)
At the Samsung Creative Campus in Daegu
Supported by Creative Industry Fund NL
Hypothetical Instruments (NL, 2016)
ADE Soundlab workshop by Native Instruments, STEIM, Univ. Pompeu Fabra
New GameGrounds Playful Jam (NL, 2015)
By Playful Arts Festival & Brakke Grond (NL)
Workshops at Operadagen (NL, 2015)
Rutger Muller Ensemble participated in workshops by Paul Koek, Tom Creed…
4DSOUND – Spatial Hacklab (NL, 2014)
Teamed up with cellist Rinske Bosma
By Fiber Festival at Amsterdam Dance Event
Hyper Gamejam (NL, 2012)
Teamed up with Vlambeer & Friends
At Control Gamelab in Amsterdam
GGJ (NL, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017)
Global Game Jam at location HKU
ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES
Intro in Situ (NL, 2020-2021) Arts & Culture Developer
Supported by Dioraphte Foundation
Paradise AIR – Shortstay (JP, 2016) Sound art residency in Matsudo
Supported by Creative Industry Fund NL
aXolot Versus @ STEIM (NL, 2016) Project by Sarah Jeffery in Amsterdam
Bookstore Project (NL, 2015-2017) Community arts & living in Amsterdam
SOUND / MUSIC FOR DANCE
‘Work Line‘ (NL/TR, 2022)
Music composition for contemporary dance by Korzo choreographer Rutkay Özpinar 
‘Under the Skin’ (IT/NL, 2021)
Music edit for choreography by Anastasia Kostner + Tanzschmiede/Fucinadanza 
‘Strive’ (IT/NL, 2018)
Music edit for choreography by Anastasia Kostner + Tanzschmiede/Fucinadanza
‘Walkie Talkie Wilderness’ (NL, 2018) Music for inclusive dance company Misiconi
‘Into Another Body’ (NL/IT, 2015) Live electronic music for interactive A/V dance performance by Anastasia Kostner and Maarten van der Glas
SOUND / MUSIC FOR PERFORMANCE ARTS
‘This Connection…Guts‘ (NL/IR, 2021)
Co-composing with theatre maker Diane Mahín at Winternights, Maastricht (NL)
‘The Worship’ at Musica Sacra (NL, 2019)
Spatial perf. on Vrijthof w/ Habitants & Arno Coenen’s ‘Stage of Luminosity’
‘Aria di Potenza’ at Nuit Blanche (BE, 2017)
Spatial sound design for opera installation directed by Krystian Lada in Brussels
‘The Water, The Soil, The Jungle’ (2015)
Audio edit for poetic work by Müge Yilmaz
‘The Young Shaman Perspective’ (2010) Installation by Rubin van Kooijk with 7 performers, at STEIM & Oude Kerk (Ams)
SOUND / MUSIC FOR FILM & PODCAST
‘De Mennekes‘ (NL, 2024)
Music for short film by Lorenzo de Leeuw
‘Donkerslag‘ (NL, 2022)
Composition for audiodrama by Stories on Sound, podcast published by L1
Winner Dutch Podcast Award – Fiction
Audio mastering for short film by Milan Potten 
‘Zure Melk’ (NL, 2008) Sound design and soundscapes for short film by Teuta Dibrani & Aart Taminiau
SOUND / MUSIC FOR INSTALLATIONS
‘In den Beginne was het Woord’ (2022)
Composed w/ Govert Derix for MyuBio soundsystem at Dominicanen, Maastricht
‘Forest (H)eart(H)’ by UTOPIA blu (2019) Sound Design for ‘Body Armor to Save the Planet’, fashion-tech presentation
‘Breathe X Protokols’ w/ Minhong Yu (2018)
Immersive, at NEVERNEVERLAND (Ams)
‘And They Were Out’ by Müge Yilmaz (2018)
Outdoor sound objects at Vensters (Ams)
Anouk Wipprecht x SOMFY (NL/BE, 2016) Music for ‘Art of Motion’ fashion-tech installation and show at Polyclose
‘First Friday #3’ with Janina Frye (2016)
Co-curation and composition for video installation at Corrosia, Almere (NL)
‘I Converse Silently’ (2016)
Soundscape for art film installation by Dorota Radzimirska
‘Lost Devices’ w Sander Haakman (2011)
At ‘Tik van De Molen’ (Kaag en Braassem) & ‘Corrosia: Ongehoord Geluid’ (Almere)
Rot8ion – Intership (2011)
Live A/V Surround (Eindhoven)
Live Techno at MuteSounds (2010)
Live bass-only techno set for deaf people at Paard van Troje (Den Haag)
‘i-C’R-us’ w/ Paul van Roosmalen (2010)
Interactive sculpture at Lokaal 01 (Breda)
SOUND / MUSIC FOR PROJECTIONS
‘Winter in Zutphen’ by Noralie (NL, 2017) Sound edit for projection mapping at Gast In Zutphen festival
De Tilburgse Kermis – Mapping (NL, 2016) Sound design for projection by Noralie
‘Toyota Avalon’ at Art Basel (USA, 2015) Music for video mapping by NAP Labs
‘Decode’ by VJ Sjush (NL, 2014)
Music for performance at Live Cinema Festival
Klik Animation Festival (NL, 2013)
Sound Design for opening show: lasers projection on EYE Filmmuseum (A’dam)
‘Clashlight’ by Noralie at GLOW (NL, 2013) Stadium show in honour of 100 years PSV (Philips Sport Association)
SOUND / MUSIC FOR THEATRE
‘Gewoon Held’ – Het Laagland (NL, 2018)
Sound design for show directed by Lennart Monaster with music by Kaveh Vares
Valentine Berning ‘Get Connected’ (2014) Music for theatre performance
The Warp at Kunstkapel (NL, 2016)
• Live mix for ‘Taciturn Receiver’
• Live mix for ‘Todo Modo’ (Ams)
JINGLES
‘Van Droom naar Daad’ (NL, 2018) Jingle for podcast by TU Delft University of Technology – Studium Generale
Topcon Europe (NL, 2017) Leader sounds for videos by Filmding
SOUND DESIGN / MUSIC FOR GAMES AND INTERACTION
‘Makro – Pingelweken’ (2014) Sound Design for Web Game by Brandspanking + Doom & Dickson
‘Shoebox Diorama: Blocked In’ (2013) Sound Design for interactive VR experience by Daniël Ernst
‘Kids Vs. Goblins’ by Stolen Couch (2012) Sound Design for iPhone / iPad game
‘La Vache Qui Rit – Spetter’ (2012) Music for game by De Monsters & IN10
‘Babybell – Megajumper’ (2012) Music SFX for mobile game by De Monsters & IN10 agencies
DPI Agency for Port of Rotterdam (2012)
Sound Design for interactive quiz
DPI for OTIB / Wij Techniek (2012)
Sound Design for educational game
‘Chime Multiplayer’ by Zoë Mode (2010) Adaptive Composition for proof-of-concept puzzle game /w Stolen Couch
‘Multitouch Table’ by DPI agency (2010)
Sound Design for interactive table of Rotterdam University of Applied Science
MUSIC EVENT ORGANISING
The Instrument Room (NL, 2015-2017) Progressive & Diverse Concert Series
Supported by The Bookstore Foundation
SOUND / MUSIC FOR VIDEO
Veejays.com (NL, 2015-2024)
Sound design & audio editing for numerous company videos, projection shows, etc.
Airopack (NL, 2017)
Sound design for corporate video made by Rethinking Group
Sagawa Art Museum (JP, 2016) Arrangement and Sound Design for ‘Museum Cardboard Art Amusement Park’
‘Serge Pils – De Insteek’ (NL, 2014) Video and Audio for Book Trailer
‘Herman Miller – 108 Years…’ (2013) Audio Editing for video by Brandspanking
‘Bijenkorf – Eye on Fashion’ (2012) Audio Editing for video by Brandspanking and Solar Initiative
Max Havelaar – Fair Trade (NL, 2012)
Composition for animation by Ineke Goes
Project with Business Models Inc. (2012)
Composition for undisclosed client
TEACHING / LECTURING
Kaboom Animation Festival (NL, 2023)
Panel speaker at ‘AI and the Future of Animation’ (location HKU Utrecht University of Arts)
Ode to Dignity (NL, 2019)
Music workshops for children
Project by composer Merlijn Twaalfhoven
Design4MusicXperiences (NL, 2017)
Student Mentor for Fontys University ICT and Effenaar Smart Venue, Eindhoven
Musashino Art University (JP, 2016)
Portfolio presentation for students
Supported by Creative Industry Fund NL
HKU Art University (NL, 2014/’15/’16)
Lecturer on various music topics, such as the uncanny valley of timbral emulations
ART COACHING
‘Oscillator’ by Florian Slangen (NL, 2022)
Poetic Performance
‘U’ by Wieke van Rosmalen (NL, 2021)
Playful/Interactive Music Theatre
(Muzieklab by VIA ZUID + Intro in Situ)
‘…Be Like You’ by NKK NXT (NL, 2019)
Music Theatre Project by Netherlands Chamber Choir & Patrick Housen
WRITINGS & JOURNALISM
Bepakt | Zero-Waste Shop Knowledge Base Self-initiated project that published open data and papers on zero-waste grocery stores
Paper Reviewer ICMC-NYCEMF (USA, 2019) International Computer Music Conference / New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival
Emergent Gameplay Research Expressive/Emergent/Improvised Interaction for Music Games and Interactive Installations
DJ Broadcast (NL, 2016) “Klassiek Contrast” article
‘Murcof’ on Wikipedia (2012) One of the main contributors
Bachtrack (UK, 2011-2013) Modern classical concert reviews
WEB, GRAPHICS, IT
Espace Midi flyer layout (2021)
For cultural venue of Residence Midi
JosephineBode.com (2018)
For musician and theatre maker Josephine Bode
Glitch Art on CRT Exhib. (2017)
At “A Lab – BROED – Grootlab WKNDR”
NinaFunk.com (2017)
For dancer/choreographer Nina Funk
Design by Mirka Laura Severa
HTML by Rutger Muller
For clients of Kosmonauts.nl (2015)
Content editing in WordPress
L1 Radio & TV – Internship (2007)
Marketing Design (Maastricht)
Headland – Internship (2006)
Web Design
Graaf Huyn College (2002)
Internship IT Admin (Geleen)
QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR DIGITAL DESIGN AGENCIES
Random Studio (NL, 2014-2019)
QA testing (web) projects for Raf Simons, NPO, KLM, Tommy Hilfiger, Triodos Bank, Rémy Martin
Your Majesty (NL, 2017)
QA testing a Samsung project
Resn (NL, 2016)
QA testing projects for Milka, Dove, Verizon, Panera, Converse
TRANSLATION ETC.
The TEFL Academy (2018)
TEFL certification (Level 5, 120h) for Teaching English as a Foreign Language
MA Thesis – E.M. Ferf Jentink (2015) [NL-EN] Eindhoven University of Technology – ‘To increase the acceptance of renovations: Kolenkit as case study’
Languagewire (2017-2021)
[EN-NL] 50+ jobs for international agency (technical, financial, PR…)
Monsterkamer – Roger Willems (2017) [EN>NL] artist biography for event at paper showroom
‘The Weathers They Live In’ (2017)
[EN>NL] leaflet for exhibition at puntWG
initiated by Nicola Arthen
‘AliceD: There Is No Time For This’ (2017)
[DE>EN] description of audio-walk by Bruno Pilz
Fluister (2017) [EN>NL] eight artist bios for classical-electronic booking agency