“My new album "Vandals" has a special place in my creative heart as I allowed myself to fully express different facets of “opposing” genres. The classical, traditional on the one side and the gritty, electronic and modern on the other.
Every track depicts a form of transformation - a new birth out of fire and ashes. Something powerful that can only emerge out of the silence after the biggest destruction. The brightest light that can only shine after the darkest gloom. The fragile seed that can only sprout in a field of scorched earth. The greatest potential that can only be unleashed within us after wandering the darkest of valleys.”
Vandals - Strength | Power | Fortitude
Jo's track "Opium" in Bong Joon-ho's "Memories of Murder"
Jo's track "The Magellan Matrix" in "Wonder Woman 1984"
Jo's track “The Magellan Matrix" from his epic hybrid album “Vanguard” is featured in Warner Bros’ “Wonder Woman 1984” trailer.
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Jo's piece "Needles" featured in "Blackbird"
Jo's piece “Needles" featured in this trailer for "Blackbird", starring Susan Sarandon and Kate Winslet.
Jo's new electronic album "Ghost in the Machine" is out now!
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“The initial inspiration for this album was the ambiguity we all experience with technology - the good and bad that comes with technological advancements and how it affects us on a daily basis.
While I can be a complete nerd when it comes to science and all things artificial intelligence, I’m also really vigilant about the negative implications of these things and I can get genuinely scared when I think about possible doomsday scenarios that predetermine a change of power caused by AI sometime in the future. I know it sounds super sci-fi but it’s not as far-fetched as you might think.
The technology that not only augments and furthers the human potential but eventually overshadows us and turns us into “slaves of machines”. I don’t want to get too dark, just to let you know what my inspiration was for the pieces on this album. As for the music: I wanted some tracks to be almost neutral so they are not used as a vehicle to elicit a specific emotion from the listener. Other pieces have more ”emotional content” and are snapshots of “in-between states” of emotional experiences.
I mostly used more archaic electronic sounds of early synths with glitchy things, sprinkled with some highly processed orchestra. I grew up with Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, and Klaus Schulze and then, later on, produced electronic music (while I was working in Real Estate) long before I even got excited about the sounds an orchestra can produce.
This album is like going back to my roots in a way and showing my appreciation for early electronic music. Hope you enjoy this little adventure with me and maybe you wanna give this album a listen even though electronic music is usually not your cup of tea.”
Jo's piece "Baccarat" featured in Neon's "Shirley"
Jo's piece "Baccarat" featured in Neon's "Shirley", by executive producer Martin Scorsese, starring Elisabeth Moss.
Jo's piece "Eleomera" featured in HBO's "I Know This Much Is True"
Jo's piece "Eleomera" from his album “Eleomera” is featured in HBO's "I Know This Much Is True" directed by Derek Cianfrance and starring Mark Ruffalo
Jo's pieces "Play The Ponies" and "Speak!" in trailers for Edward Norton's "Motherless Brooklyn"
Jo's pieces "Play The Ponies" and "Speak!" in trailers for Edward Norton's "Motherless Brooklyn".
Jo's custom piece "The Force Within" in the trailer for Disney's "Star Wars"
Jo's custom piece "The Force Within", based on John Williams’ “The Force Theme” is featured in Disney’s trailer for “Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker”.
Jo's piece "Play The Ponies" in the trailer for Lionsgate's "Knives Out"
Jo's piece "Play The Ponies" from his album “Clandestine” in Rian Johnson’s ensemble cast movie “Knives Out”. Starring Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Michael Shannon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Colette, Don Johnson, Christopher Plummer and more.
Jo's piece "Speak!" in the trailer for HBO's "Years And Years"
Jo's piece "Speak!" from his album “Clandestine” in HBO’s trailer for “Years And Years”
Jo's piece "Play The Ponies" in the trailer for CBS' Star Trek: Short Tracks
Jo's piece "Play The Ponies" from “Clandestine” in CBS’ Trailer for “Star Trek: Short Treks”.
Jo's debut album "Vendetta" to be performed live in Munich this summer
A full suite of Jo’s debut album “Vendetta” will be performed live by the Kammerorchester Moosburg, near Munich at the end of July (please see details in event poster above). The orchestra, under artistic direction by Erwin Weber and Gerhardt Boesl will also perform film music in an open-air setting by Ennio Morricone, Vangelis, Basil Polidouris, Jerry Goldsmith, Craig Armstrong, James Horner and Max Steiner.
Jo's piece "Shadow King" in the game trailer for "Kingdom Come: Deliverance"
Jo's piece "Shadow King" in the game trailer for "Kingdom Come: Deliverance". “Shadow King” is from Jo’s epic album “Cronos”, recorded live at Air Studio in London.
Jo's piece "Finster" in the trailer for HBO's Cannes Film Festival Feature Film "Share"
Jo's piece "Finster" in HBO's Trailer for the Cannes Film Festival Feature Film "Share". “Finster” will be part of “Sacrosanct”, a new suspense-thriller-themed album due to be released in August.
Jo's piece "Featherwing" in the campaign for Oscar-winning FILM "Green Book"
Jo’s piece “Featherwing” is featured in the campaign for Universal Pictures’ Oscar-winning “Green Book” starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali.
Jo's piece "Eidolon" in HBO's trailer for "O.G." starring Jeffrey Wright
Jo’s piece “Eidolon” is featured in HBO’s trailer for “O.G.” starring Jeffrey Wright. “Eidolon” is from Jo’s neo-classical album “Clandestine”.
Jo's custom piece "Madness Is Genius" in HBO's trailer for "Brexit"
Jo’s custom piece “Madness is Genius” is featured in HBO’s trailer for “Brexit” starring Benedict Cumberbatch. A different/extended version of this piece will be included in Jo’s upcoming suspense-themed album to be released in 2019.
Jo's track "Needles" WINS "best contemporary classical composition"
Jo’s new track “Needles” from his recent album “Clandestine” wins “Best Contemporary Classical Track” by the “Production Music Association”
You can listen to the piece below:
"The Haunting Of Hill House"
Jo's piece "Apparition” from his album, “Clandestine” is featured in the campaign for Netflix’, “The Haunting Of Hill House”. You can listen to the piece below..