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A compilation of musicians and bands we've (the IACW team) worked with, met or discovered during our travels.

steye & the ottowanians












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This album is a part of the In A Cabin With TV series, episode Canada with Steye and Alvin Lewis broadcasted on 20 Sept. 2009 (NPS, Ned2) (watch online).
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stan diego











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This album is a part of the In A Cabin With TV series, episode Mexico with Stan Vreeken and Paul Willemsen broadcasted on 27 Sept. 2009 (NPS, Ned2) (watch online).

the black atlantic











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"While Bon Iver's "For Emma..." album was a bit more singer-songwriter, this album would have been the album he did if he brought friends." (Slowcoustic) read all

We'll Make It Right











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"There is a definite and distinct sound to this collaboration, which can only come, I suppose, from spending every waking hour together in a tiny hotel room.." (Indie Handbook) read all

norman kapoyos











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"Puntige, opgeruwde songs worden afgewisseld met zwierige en gemoedelijke ballades. In dit alles valt ook de constante kwaliteit van Norman’s stem op, die bij die genres altijd voor degelijke vocalen weet te zorgen." (Nieuwe Geluiden) read all

L'Enfer











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“In plaats van dansbare elektronica bevat ‘In A Cabin With L’Enfer’ een mix van electro en metal, die af en toe nogal aan Atari Teenage Riot doet denken.” (Musicfrom)

The Giants of Husavik











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"Net als Eddie Vedders soundtrack van de film Into the Wild verzorgt The Giants of Húsavík een muzikale reis waar je nekharen van overeind gaan staan. Intens mooi." (Revu) read all

Solden











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"Kleine composities voor de kleine uurtjes. De nummers van Solden zijn een goede soundtrack voor nachtelijke wachten tussen aankomst en vertrek of een druilerige zondagmorgen." (Nieuwe Geluiden) read all

waiting for eve











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"Waiting for Eve brengt wonderschoon sentiment in prachtige harmonieën, die hedendaagse Franse folk en moderne jazz combineert met zeldzame klasse. Een waar hoogtepunt in het IACW project." (Nieuwe Geluiden) read all

chop wood











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"..de cd staat vol warme, transparante en expirimentele popsongs met gouden melodieën en subtiele details. 'Veel draaien!" (OOR)

special












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Arthur adam











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"..of een Radioheadiaanse stop-and-go partij die eindigt in een megalomaan koor à la Muse. Producer Besseling kiest de juiste momenten voor spannend stuwende elektronica of productionele krachtpatserij." (3VOOR12 Best album week49/2008) read all

Neonbelle












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"Eigenlijk is 24 minuten Neonbelle veel te kort. Maar de gedachte dat dit album slechts zeven dagen nodig had om tot iets moois te ontpoppen, zorgt er toch voor dat je geduldig wacht op nieuw materiaal." (3VOOR12 Album of the year Nominee 2008) read all

Erny Green












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stan vreeken












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Dear fans,
As you all know we are working on this non-profit project for quite some time now. We hope you are all pleased with our work and the free albums (keep up the downloads!). Me and Jesse, all other participators and all musicians work on these albums without any fee or payment. So, as a not for profit project, we would really appreciate any donation to fund a part of our future projects and plans and keep our recording project (and projects like ours) alive.
Maarten

the project

In A Cabin With started in 2005 as an initiative by Maarten Besseling, who invited his good friend and producer Jesse Beuker to join the team in 2008.

In A Cabin With (IACW) is an international recording project that invites various musicians for recording sessions in a unique location anywhere in the world. Usually it is collaborations between local musicians and Dutch musicians. Many of which have never worked together before. The main goal of IACW is to create an ongoing collaboration with musicians all over the world and establish clusters to learn and play music together. Every two months our project takes place at a beautiful and inspiring spot somewhere in the world to write, produce and record an entire album. If possible we will present the written and recorded music in one or more live performances at suitable venues after the recordings have ended.

After mixing these recordings in the studio in The Netherlands, the albums are fully available (worldwide) as a FREE download on our website www.inacabinwith.com and several other internet platforms and websites. The actual CD’s will be released and distributed a week later by one of Netherlands biggest distribution companies V2. If the local musicians are signed by a label we try to arrange the actual album to be released in the particular country as well.  Note: In A Cabin With is a not for profit organisation and therefor will not make any profit on the actual albums or music.

Until now the location(s), the inspiration and the isolation of these recording session made it possible to make some fantastic albums. Especially the lastest albums as The Black Atlantic, Steye, Stan Diego and Chop Wood are recieved amazingly well and are well worth downloading, they all had a lot of very positive reviews in almost all the Benelux newspapers and (online) music magazines. Some of our productions are even nominated for a few music prices here in The Netherlands, present their album at showcase festivals like Noorderslag in The netherlands, Ollin Kan in Mexico, SXSW in Austin Texas and/or are signed by several other international labels and bookers (Japan, Germany, France and Italy for instance).
Besides that 60% of the In A Cabin With collaborations resulted in an actual band who now tour across the world and work on new records. The Black Atlantic (touring through Europe and the USA), Chop Wood (touring through Canada, China and The Benelux) and Stan Diego (touring through Mexico, China, Europe and Canada) are some of these examples.

In 2009 we were able to make a TV series (we thank MCN and Orientation Travel Productions greatly) which was recieved very well by a Dutch National Television Company called NPS. The In A Cabin With episodes/documentaries are shown on Dutch National TV in September and Oktober 2009. The episode about Thailand will also be shown on Thai TV. At the moment we are discussing a new series in 2010.
On the first of March 2010 IACW even made it into the best watched news program on Dutch National Television called De Wereld Draait Door.

In the past In A Cabin With has worked with the following Dutch consuls or embassies: Chicago USA, Miami USA, New York USA, Ottawa Canada, Mexico, Sicily Italy, Egypt, Hungary, Australia and Thailand. In A Cabin With's main partner is Music Center The Netherlands (former NPI). For future session we are still working with several Dutch consuls and embassies, airlines and Music Center The Netherlands.

In A Cabin With is Maarten Besseling and Jesse Beuker.

long term aims and objectives

If local musicians (who work on our sessions) are signed by a local label or company we often arrange the actual album to be released in the particular country as well. For instance: We'll Make It Right will also be released in Japan (including a tour), Chop Wood is playing in Germany and Russia, The Black Atlantic will also be released and tour in Germany, Swiss, Belgium and USA by several labels and Waiting For Eve will also be distributed in France.

We are planning on keeping the IN A CABIN WITH project running for a very long period, we will keep releasing 8 actual full length records each year. The TV series 2009 will be a great boost for a 'social' project like ours and we hope it will continue doing so.

Besides that we are also planning several tours, workshops and other meetings with musicians who already met during their In A Cabin With recording session or because In A Cabin With already has the contacts to bring musicians together. For instance:
- We are producing a three week tour of three In A Cabin With acts in Canada in 2010, performing with Canadian musicians and bands, due to the contacts we've made during the session.
- We are producing an In A Cabin With tour and a recording session in Shanghai China because of the World Expo 2010.

internal organisation

Director, funder and organisation: Maarten Besseling.
Audio-engineers/ producers: Maarten Besseling and Jesse Beuker.
Promotion and album production: Maarten Besseling and Sarah Mable (Music Centre The Netherlands).

Other projects

The Green Motel - recording studio (Maarten Besseling)
Soundabout - international music documantary project (Maarten Besseling)
The Canal Sessions - Utrecht based music documentary project (Maarten Besseling)

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pictures & videos

Janne Schra & Benjamin Herman in Shanghai
Neonbelle in Beijing China
Canada tour 2010
Michiel Flamman in Bahia Brazil
L'Abattoir in Casablanca Marocco
Eurosonic/Noorderslag 2010
Me & Stupid in Australia
Kyteman & Morris Kliphuis in Thailand
Steye in Canada
Stan Diego in Mexico
Stan Diego at the Ollin Kan Festival
Traditionals in Holland
The Black Atlantic Upstate New York
We'll Make It Right in Amsterdam
Marzio Scholten in Miami
Norman Kapoyos in Holland
L'Enfer in Denmark
The Giants of Húsavík in Iceland
Solden in Chicago
Waiting For Eve in Lille France
Chop Wood in Berlin
Special in Sweden
Arthur Adam in Sweden
Neonbelle in Belgium

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