Bec Plexus

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BEC PLEXUS (born as Brechtje van Dijk, 1993) is “a soldier at the frontier of music” - Floris Kortie, Grachtenfestival. Her ever-surprising creations are being embraced both by alternative pop communities as by lovers of complex art music. Plexus initiated Jerboah (a rock band with recorders and EWI bass), she co-created the Facechord Factory (an installation that transforms face scans into chords) and she co-initiated the genre-bending concert and video series EARsessions.

The recipient of commissions from Nieuw Ensemble (NL), Nederlands Kamerkoor (NL) and Rubiks Collective (AU), she has written more than 60 works for over 200 performances, including the opera Niet De Klucht Van De Koe (2018). Plexus is fascinated by pushing mental and creative boundaries, of herself and others. She composed for piano playing dogs, studied South-Indian Karnatic rhythms for three years, and frequently unites musicians from divergent styles into one ensemble. Whereas she was educated in contemporary music, recently her focus lies on alternative electronic music. She regularly works with artists specialized in other disciplines, like visual artists Manon Wertenbroek and Mees Joachim, the film makers of four|ten and various poets. Born in Amsterdam, Plexus studied composition at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Joël Bons and Richard Ayres. She is artistic director of the Rodeo of Wonder Foundation, a nonprofit production house for music performances. She lives in Amsterdam.