Jason van Wyk is a composer and music producer based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Starting with his first release in 2004, producing mostly club music during this period, his productions soon found a home on the Dutch label Black Hole Recordings, where numerous singles, collaborations and remixes followed.
2013 saw the release of van Wyk’s first solo album Days You Remember. Moving away from his previously established sound, the album took on a range of influences, from abstract electronic music to post-classical and ambient.
Van Wyk’s second album Attachment was released in 2016 and his third album Opacity in 2017 on the UK label Home Normal. Both albums consisted of minimal compositions for piano, chamber strings and electronics.
In 2018, van Wyk signed to the American label n5MD. His fourth album Threads was released in 2021, with its followup Descendants released in 2022. While Threads reflects some of his previous electronic works, Descendants built upon these production methods, taking its underlying elements further and pushing them to their extremes while diving further into abstract and ambient territory.
2023 saw a return to n5MD with Deepriver – Volume One. A collaborative album together with Swedish, Stockholm-based musician Joni Ljungqvist. Working together since 2009, this new direction found the two experimenting with atmosphere and composition to maximal effect while recalling the sounds and nostalgia of electronic music from decades past.
Besides his releases, van Wyk has composed for various film, documentary and media projects. These include the feature film Triggered for Samuel Goldwyn Films, brands such as The Criterion Collection, Taschen and LinkedIn, library and production music for Universal, Paramount and Netflix, as well as sound design work for Roland.
Now, in 2025, van Wyk’s sixth solo album Inherent is set for release 13 June. By mining his past endeavours in club music, neo-classical and film composition, Inherent brings van Wyk’s sound into previously unexplored territory.
Bio written by James Harris (updated April 2025)
Photo by Nanje Nowack