The No

The No is an audio-graphic project from Tamara van der Laarse.(1977,Amsterdam/Netherlands) She is a dj & producer/ composer of electronic music, audio-graphic designer, catwalk music. She studied audio visual arts & graphic design at Gerrit Rietveld Academie, and prefers to work on a conceptual level with music and sound. The Amsterdam born dj, producer and audiographic designer Tamara van der Laarse (also curator Club Lederhosen) has emerged to be a very broad, inspiring and recognized DJ within the electronic music scene of Amsterdam since 2001. Styles: from new beat to minimal wave, rave or electro. Or strange music. Bio The No The No is an audio graphical project by Tamara van der Laarse. It started when she designed record sleeves for a non-existing artist: The No, conceptually and typographically referring to desires like 'no fame' and 'no label'. The No is reflecting a desire, a missing element that could turn into the opposite. Playing with sounds is something she did since she was little, recording herself and airplane sounds with her mother tape recorder. At the age of six she got classically trained in music, playing piano and cello until her 14th. Her father is a bass player and probably the reason why she loves low sounds so much. In 2005 The No actually turned into something real, when she started to compose sounds. The first concept was secret love songs for no boyfriends, a classic method of dealing with artistic expression. The No went from having no fans or followers, to people liking her music. The No is electronic, rhythmic, heavy layered, elegantly composed and a little weird. Over the last few years, she has presented her work at exhibitions / performances such as W139, FOAM, Paraplufabriek, Radio Soulwax (Paradiso & Melkweg), Gerrit Rietveld Academie, ADE, SOTU Festival (Sounds Of The Underground). Funny detail: a few Belgians were the first to discover her :) Gonzo Circus released 2 tracks on Mind The Gap. (2006 and 2013) 2 Many Djs invited her for a live performance (2008) "Nightmares & Fairytales" is a series of imaginary soundtracks and secret lovesongs.