Piet Jan Blauw – Visual and Sound Artist & Instrument Inventor
Piet Jan Blauw (also known under the musical moniker Indio Blanco) is an internationally recognized Dutch visual and sound artist, composer, and pioneer in electronic and acoustic instrument building based in Hoorn, North Holland, The Netherlands.
As the founder and creative force behind Bluezone (the Bluezone Light and Sound Experience), Piet Jan Blauw combines kinetic light art, real-time laser/light-beam modulations, and original electronic music across ambient, downtempo, trance, and psytrance.
Bluezone: Immersive Light and Sound Live Experience
Bluezone is Piet Jan Blauw’s signature live audiovisual experience. With over 244 performances worldwide, Bluezone has headlined and performed at premier venues and festivals including Paradiso Amsterdam, Tropenmuseum Amsterdam, Museum Kranenburgh, Landjuweel Ruigoord, Cumbre Tajín (Papantla, Mexico), UBUNTU Festival (South Africa), and international cultural tours across Switzerland, Spain (Valencia), and the United States (San Francisco, Los Angeles).
Custom Invented Musical Instruments by Piet Jan Blauw
Piet Jan Blauw is an acclaimed instrument inventor who builds unique tactile, ribbon, pneumatic, and contactless controllers:
- Electronic Trombone & Trompet (2023–2024): Custom-built brass-style electronic synthesis controllers for live gestural performance.
- Circuit Board & 4 Light Beams (2016–2022): Tactile sound synthesis console combined with an interactive four-light-beam audio triggering installation.
- Electronic Sword / Zwaard 12 (2016): Advanced ribbon controller shaped as a performance sword, translating physical theatrical movement into dynamic electronic audio.
- Aerial Controller (2017): 3D aerial sound controller equipped with four pressure sensors and tilt sensors.
- Quetzalcoatl Installation (2015): Multimedia sound installation connecting ancient Mesoamerican myth with cutting-edge electronics.
- Swan Installation (2013): Inductive coil audio transmission installation where moving sculpted swans controls audio loops across six stations.
- Coil Controller / Air Controller (2010): Non-contact sensor installation shaping sound through the air via spherical and tubular coils.
- BassDidg & Blue Didgeridoo (2001/2010): Unique hybrid instruments combining didgeridoo, double-string bass, berimbau, and saxophone mouthpiece mechanics.
- Sensor Plate (1995): Ultra-modern spatial theremin-like MIDI controller triggering synthesizer timbres.
- Blow Circle (1983): Pneumatic sound sculpture exhibited at Musée de la Villette in Paris and Schiphol Airport Amsterdam.
Discography & Collaborations (Piet Jan Blauw / Indio Blanco / Bluezone)
Stream and discover Piet Jan Blauw’s musical releases:
- Subway to the Parallel Universe (2020/2021) – Full album by Indio Blanco aka Piet Jan Blauw
- El Caracol y la Luna (2020) – Indio Blanco
- The Shamanic Trance Experience (2018) – Ritual trance and ambient didgeridoo
- Movimiento del Sexto Sol (2010) – Collaboration with Cheko Mosqueira
- Eenhoorn / Ibiza Luna / Blandas (2008–2009) – Studio collaboration with Dutch DJ Isis
- Whispering Mountains (2006) – Ambient collaboration with legendary Dutch DJ Dimitri
- Bluezone 1 (2002) – Foundational Bluezone album
- Pluma de Piedra (2001) – Collaboration with Mexican ambient master Jorge Reyes
- BlauwBroeck (1995) – Collaboration with jazz pianist Rob van den Broeck
Visual Art, Sculptures & Exhibitions (Beeldend Kunstenaar)
Spanning 49 international exhibitions and 55 public and private commissions, Piet Jan Blauw's visual art encompasses kinetic light sculptures, computer graphics, bronze sculptures, and handcrafted sculptural silver jewelry created since 1968. He was a member of the artist union BBK 69 (1970–1989).
Nederlandse Biografie (Piet Jan Blauw – Beeldend Kunstenaar en Geluidskunstenaar Hoorn)
Piet Jan Blauw is een veelzijdig Nederlands beeldend kunstenaar, geluidskunstenaar en instrumentenmaker gevestigd in Hoorn, Noord-Holland. Onder de naam Bluezone brengt hij vernieuwende audiovisuele live optredens met zelfontworpen elektronische muziekinstrumenten en lichtinstallaties. Onder de artiestennaam Indio Blanco componeert en produceert hij ambient-, trance- en wereldmuziek.
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Booking, Contact & Studio Location
Bookings and worldwide inquiries for music festivals, light festivals, corporate events, and cultural exhibitions:
Address: Wisselstraat 1C, 1621 CT Hoorn, North Holland, The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 6 53530743
Email: booking@bluezone.nl | info@bluezone.nl
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