Cinema Royalebiography
His genuine mix between all kinds of film scores and innovative electronic music resonates in unexpected context and harmony, and emerges into a dialogue between his inner voices and heartbeats. A lifelong experience within the dance scene and the infinite interest into abstract motion picture scores leads into a unique sound that stimulates our mind and which appeals to our imagination.
It is his strong sense for innovative electronic music and unusual melodies that brought DJ Arley into a new Area, named Cinema Royale, which expresses itself in a limitless playground, where we are moved between physical benefits of movement and undefined emotions.
After a period of successful playing for the Rotterdam Film Festival, numerous Cinemas, the Dutch Film Festival and many Premieres and Award parties, Arley is invited in 2001 by the legendary DJ Eddy De Clercq to play at his infamous Testlab Party at the Paradiso, having heart Arley playing at his residency at Cinema Ketelhuis, called Cinema Du Disque.
This introduction would later appear to be his kick-off for the club scene, playing for Rocket Cinema, T-Dansent, Winkel van Sinkel and the early Ex-Pornstar parties amongst others. In 2002 Arley accompanies Eddy De Clercq at his Latin flavored club night called Lust at Club Panama. He also becomes resident at the acclaimed Maastricht club nights from the multi-talented DJ Don Londi. It is also the year that Arley starts working with Video Artist Sergio Ulhoa during a VJ Festival at the Nieuwe Vide in Haarlem. Their strong collaboration evolves itself in the current concept The Minx, the dialogue between filmic DJ’ing and choreographed Video Art, presented at hot spots such as Club Panama, Now and Wow in Rotterdam and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.
In 2003 Arley is closely involved with Art Projects at the Nieuwe Vide and he is part of the artistic concept Z.O.Z. at the Zebra Lounge, together with MC Vika Kova. Other highlights are the film premiere for the movie Cloaka, bookings in Prague and the launch of the Superbrands together with Sergio Ulhoa. His unique residency at the Italian lunch room Renzo’s assumes mythological proportions, attracting people from all over Amsterdam and abroad, including Detroit producers Carl Craig and Derrick May.
In 2004 Arley is asked to play at the Life Achieving Award for International director Paul Verhoeven at Paradiso. It is also the year where the Cinema Royale concept is firmly established in the B2B through Willemijn van Hussen, who builds up a strong artist portfolio which would later result in the exclusive Event Company Blue Luna, playing for Heineken, Jaguar, Maison Van den Boer, SupperClub, Bacardi/Martini, Shell, KLM and McKinsey amongst others.
In 2005 art and fashion events become more prominent, playing at Sotheby’s for artist Petra Hart, the Cobra Museum, arranging fashion shows for Fashion House Pauw, Glerum Auctioneers and the Amsterdam Art Association De Kring. Arley also performs at the Maison Royale Festival, with the prestigious new jazz programming by the acclaimed DJ/producer Monte La Rue. In September Arley travels with his Cinema Royale concept to Kiev, where he performs with MC Vika Kova and the Snow VJ’s.
It is also the year where Arley starts his magic collaboration with trumpeter Saskia Laroo, playing together at De Doelen for the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bollywood Festival and the Zandvoort Jazz Festival and at his residency in the Sugar Factory.
In 2006 Arley is invited by Jan Des Bouvrie to present The Minx concept at the launch of the SpringIsInTheAir collection at The Arsenaal. Arley plays at the Maison Royale Festival and for the Concertgebouw Orchestra at Cineac, and plays during the Stadsspelen auction in Club Elf. Furthermore Arley plays for Terrazza Martini at the Amstel Hotel, producing a Terrazza Martini Theme including 4 fashions shows. He performs at the Maison Van den Boer 100 Year Jubilee at the Concertgebouw and opens Europe’s biggest Videoscreen on the Rembrandtplein together with VJ legend Micha Klein.
It is also the year of the launch of the weekly Cinema Royale Radio Show at the national dance platform DJBroadcastFM. Arley is also asked to play at the American Songbook music show from national comedian Hans Teeuwen, accompanied by i.e. jazz players Benjamin Herman and Jesse van Ruller.
Other gigs in 2006 include Paradiso’s Rocket Cinema, Amsterdam Dance Event in Odeon for AMS Bookings, the Beurs van Berlage with violin player Rachel Grace, Sotheby’s, the launch party of Dramatic Beat, the Jimmy Woo concept Shanghai Shady and a residency at beach club Together.
A new project started in 2007 is the collaboration with Harp Player Brenda Groot and Violin Player Sietse Van Gorkom, and the collaboriation with the Italian new-jazz Vocalist Stefania Dipierro which led to numerous unforgettable events and performances.
Amsterdam 2008
First Class References:
Clubs and Venues
Cineac, T-Dansant, Sugar Factory, Club Panama, Now and Wow, Supper Club, Club Paradiso, Shanghai Shique, Club Elf, Fucque Les Balles, Backstage Maastricht, Rocket Cinema, Odeon, Winkel van Sinkel, Ex-Pornstar, Testlab.
Festivals
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Maison Royale Festival, Amsterdam Dance Event, Holland Festival, Rocket Cinema Festival, Dutch Film Festival.
Art Events
Concertgebouw, Sotheby`s, Cobra Museum, Glerum Auctioneers, De Doelen, Het Arsenaal Naarden. Licht Fabriek Haarlem, Art Association De Kring, Dutch Filmfund, Art Association Baby, numerous expositions.
Company Events
Heineken, KLM, Jaguar, McKinsey, Bacardi/Martini, RAI Woonbeurs, Maison Van den Boer, Amstel Hotel, MECC Maastricht, TNO, Unilever, KPN, Miss Sixty, KPMG, Amsterdam Convention Factory, NEMO, Event 2005 in Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Fashion House Pauw, Management Centre De Baak.
Others
Restaurant Sing Sing, Odessa Boat, Chocolate Bar, Magic Minds, Onassis, Beat Club, Club 60, Renzo’s, Kashmir Lounge, Cinema Kriterion, Seminars for Art in Rhythm, Rotterdam Philarmonic Orchestra, Hard Rock Cafe, Cinema Ketelhuis, Beach Club Blijburg, Winston Kingdom.
Abroad
Madrid, Berlin, Kiev, Brussels, Prague.