Pieter Perquin (born 13 April 1982,

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), better known under the pseudonym Perquisite, is a Dutch musician, music producer and composer.

Biography

In 1996, at the age of 14, Perquisite started making hip-hop beats. Due to his classical musical background he often incorporated classical and jazzy elements into his creations. In 2001 he started his own record label

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and made his debut with the ''Outta Nowhere EP'', in collaboration with Dutch jazz saxophonist

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. After this, he composed and produced another solo EP, ''Double Vision'', which was released in 2002. In 2003 Perquisite started collaborating with Dutch

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Pete Philly Pete Philly & Perquisite was a hip hop duo from Amsterdam, Netherlands consisting of Pedro Philip Monzón (born May 28, 1980 in Aruba) as the MC/vocalist and Pieter "Perquisite" Perquin (born 1982 in Amsterdam) as the cellist, producer a ...

, and together they had their breakthrough as the hip-hop duo

Pete Philly & Perquisite Pete Philly & Perquisite was a hip hop duo from Amsterdam, Netherlands consisting of Pedro Philip Monzón (born May 28, 1980 in Aruba) as the MC/vocalist and Pieter "Perquisite" Perquin (born 1982 in Amsterdam) as the cellist, producer a ...

. They released two studio-albums, 'Mindstate' and 'Mystery Repeats' and toured around the world with their live band for five years straight. They played multiple festivals, including Lowlands, North Sea Jazz and Sziget. Their studio album ' Mindstate' (2005) received a lot of critical acclaim,

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stating; 'Musically, these guys are light years ahead of the game.'. Studio album ' Mystery Repeats' (2007) came in second position in the Dutch album charts to stay there for 25 weeks. Together Pete & Perq won multiple prizes, including the Dutch 'Silver Harp', and the 'Amsterdam Prize for the Arts'. After more than 300 performances in and outside of the Netherlands, including providing the support act for

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and

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, the duo ended their collaboration in the autumn of 2009 with a last 'Final Celebration Tour'. In 2009 Perquisite won a

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( nl, Gouden Kalf), (which is the award of the

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) for composing the music for the film 'Carmen van het Noorden'. After this, Perquisite composed the music for several Dutch feature films, amongst them 'Hartenstraat' (2014), 'Brasserie Valentijn' (2016), 'Huisvrouwen Bestaan Niet' (2017) and 'Niemand In De Stad' (2018). For the latter he received another Gouden Kalf nomination. Right after his first film music assignment, Perquisite started working on his solo album 'Across', that saw its release in October 2010. On 'Across' Perquisite collaborated with twelve different Dutch vocalists, among them Torre Florim (

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), Cato van Dijck ( My Baby) and Janne Schra. In 2012 Perquisite met singer Kris Berry at a weekly jam session in Amsterdam. They started writing songs together and decided to release an album. Joint effort 'Lovestruck Puzzles' was released in September 2013 via

. Late 2015 Perquisite was invited to function as a judge for performances by students at the Conservatory in Enschede. There he first met

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, with whom a musical collaboration kicked off. Jeangu was signed to Unexpected Records and his debut EP 'Brave Enough', produced by Perquisite, was released in April 2016. The next year debut album 'High On You' was released, which was nominated for the Edison Pop in the category 'Best Album', followed by Jeangu's second album 'Horizon'. Both were produced and co-written by Perquisite. Besides this, both Dutch submissions for the

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and

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, Jeangu Macrooy's 'Grow' and 'Birth Of A New Age', were produced by Perquisite. The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was cancelled due to Covid-19; the reason why Jeangu Macrrooy participated twice. 'Birth Of A New Age' was written and produced by Jeangu Macrooy and Perquisite and was picked up by the

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. Besides his career as an artist/producer/composer, Perquisite has been running his own record label

since 2001. He has also been responsible for the management of

and Kris Berry & Perquisite and is currently managing

. Also, he was a member of the board of Dutch copyright organisation

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from 2013 until 2018. In 2015 Perquisite and a number of other musicians (including Tjeerd Bomhof, Torre Florim and Arriën Molema) established BAM!, the Dutch Songwriters Society, for which he became the first chairman, from 2015 until 2020.

Discography

Also check out Discography Pete Philly & Perquisite.

Albums

* "Ik Wist Het: Original Motion Picture Score" (2022) * "Horizon" (2019), by

(produced/co-written by Perquisite) * "Niemand In De Stad: Original Motion Picture Score" (2018) * "High On You" (2017), by

(produced/co-written by Perquisite) * "Collected Works" (2015), as Perquisite & Sliderinc * "Lovestruck Puzzles" (2013), as Kris Berry & Perquisite * "Across" (2010) * "Carmen van het Noorden: De Soundtrack" (2009) * "Mystery Repeats: The Live Edition" (2008), as

* "Mystery Repeats" (2007), as

* "Remindstate" (2007), as

* "Mindstate" (2005), as

EPs

* "Brave Enough" (2016), by

(produced/arranged by Perquisite) * "Lotus" (2011), with Renske Taminiau, soundtrack Lotus (film) * "Expressions" (2003), as North West Metropolis * "Double Vision" (2002), with David Kweksilber * "Outta Nowhere" (2001), with

Singles

* "Birth Of A New Age" (2021), by

(produced by Perquisite) * "Grow" (2020), by

(produced by Perquisite) * "Second Hand Lover" (2019), by

(produced by Perquisite) * "Shake Up This Place" (2019), by

(produced/co-written by Perquisite) * "Dance With Me" (2018), by

(produced/co-written by Perquisite) * "How Much I Love You" (2018), by

(produced/co-written by Perquisite) * "Tell Me Father" (2017), by

(produced/co-written by Perquisite) * "High On You" (2017), by

(produced/co-written by Perquisite) * "Crazy Kids" (2017), by

(produced/co-written by Perquisite) * "Step Into The Water" (2017), by

(produced/co-written by Perquisite) * "Brave Enough" (2016), by

(produced/co-written by Perquisite) * "To Love Is To Hurt" (2016), by

(produced/co-written by Perquisite) * "Gold" (2016), by

(produced/co-written by Perquisite) * "Birds On Branches" (2014), as Kris Berry & Perquisite * "Warm" (2014), as Kris Berry & Perquisite * "Let Go" (2013), as Kris Berry & Perquisite * "Hitchhike" (2013), as Kris Berry & Perquisite * "Blackbirds" (2011), feat. GMB * "Dreams Of Gold" (2010), feat. Jenny Lane * "Set Me Free" (2010), feat. Urita & Sanguita * "Q&A" (2008), as

* "Mystery Repeats" (2008), as

* "Empire" (2008), as

* "Time Flies" (2007), as

* "Mellow" (2006), as

* "Grateful/Amazed" (2005), as

* "Hope/Cocksure" (2005), as

* "Insomnia" (2005), as

Production

* Executive production album "Volatile" - Josephine Odhil (Unexpected Records, 2023) * Executive production + string arrangements album "Summer Moon" -

(Unexpected Records, 2022) * Production, recording, arrangement and mix "Birth Of A New Age" -

(Unexpected Records, 2021) * Production, recording, arrangement and mix "Grow" -

(Unexpected Records, 2020) * Production, recording, arrangements and mix album "Horizon" -

(Unexpected Records, 2019) * Production, recording, arrangements and mix album "High On You" -

(Unexpected Records, 2017) * Production, recording, arrangements, mix and instrumentation EP "Brave Enough" -

(Unexpected Records, 2016) * Production "Street of Hearts" -

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(Cats Don't Swim, 2014) * Production "Nieuwe Belofte" - De Gebroeders Fretz (Universal Music, 2012) * String arrangements and cello "Motorbike" & "Unbearable Lightness Of Love" - Dazzled Kid (Fire Needs Air, Universal Music, 2011) * String arrangements and cello "Indian Hay" & "Sunday Blossom" -

(Blue Sky Blond, Roach Records / Dox Records, 2009) * Production "Lyrical Love" - Renske Taminiau (Waiting To Be Told, Unconventional Records / Challenge Records, 2008) * Production/composition "Second Blow" -

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(A Tale Of Two Devils, Good Busy/PIAS, 2008) * Cello on "Mindstate" - New Generation Big Band (Had Je Wat? 2007) * Production/composition "Nothing To Play With" - Perquisite (Project Mooncircle, Luna Orbit, 2005) * String arrangements "Schouderklopje" - Terilekst (online, 2005) * Production/composition "Nebula" - The Proov (Nebula, Unexpected Records, 2003) * Co-production/composition "Indy & Wich, MOD, Shogun & The Proov – Flockwork" (From Amsterdam to Praha, Redrum, 2003)

Filmography

Film music

* "Ik wist het" (Jamel Aattache, 2022), with Sliderinc * "Buiten Is Het Feest" (Jelle Nesna, 2020) * "Huisvrouwen Bestaan Niet 2" (Anniëlle Webster, 2019), with Sliderinc * "Niemand In De Stad" (Michiel van Erp, 2018) * "Huisvrouwen Bestaan Niet" (Anniëlle Webster, 2017), with Sliderinc * "Hartenstrijd" (Janice Pierre, 2016), with Sliderinc * "Brasserie Valentijn" (Sanne Vogel, 2016), with Sliderinc * "Wiplala" (Tim Oliehoek, 2014), only the songs (with Ruben Hein and

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) * "Hartenstraat" (Sanne Vogel, 2014), with Sliderinc * "Kort" (Sanne Vogel, 2013) * "Cabo" (Ivan Barbosa, 2012) * "De Rekening van Catelijne" (Sarah Sylbing & Ester Gould, 2012) * "Lotus" (Pascale Simons, 2011), with Sliderinc * "Klein" (Sanne Vogel, 2011) * "Lellebelle" (

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, 2009) * "Carmen van het Noorden" (Jelle Nesna, 2009)

TV productions

* "Zina" (Michael Middelkoop, 2021) * "Van God Los": episode 'Dead Man's Hand' (Steffen Haars, 2013), with Sliderinc * "Het Snelle Geld" (Ijsbrand van Veelen, 2012) * "Erop of Eronder" (Michiel van Erp, 2011) * "Mama" (Sanne Vogel, 2010)

References

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