Since David Bowie praised Ozark Henry’s debut album in 1996 as one of his favorites, the Belgian artist has very successfully produced music ranging from avant-garde electronica to pop and classical music. Collaborating with legendary artists like Jah Wobble, Jackie Liebezeit, Martin Glover, Martina Topley Bird and Toots Thielemans - to mention a few - and renowned orchestras like the Metropool Orchestra and the National Orchestra of Belgium. His work gets applauded and recognised internationally, and has been gold and platinum rewarded numerous times. Ozark Henry is an artist with synesthesia and his universe is defined by a blending of craft with experiment, audio with visual, and heritage with technology .

Studio Ozark Henry is a 3D sound studio envisioned by Piet Goddaer to explore and unlock the potential of Immersive Sound in the arts, spatial architecture and well-being. It’s also a home for artistic projects of Piet Goddaer and his many alter egos. Ozark Henry is pseudonym of singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Piet Goddaer (born in Belgium, April 29, 1970). TEDx San Francisco and Google New York invited him to talk about his groundbreaking work in 3D immersive sound, and AES and NYU invited him to perform on the Holodeck with his pioneering immersive performance project ‘August Parker’.

WORK


1991

Stage designer and composer at the performing arts center Antigone and Arca

(till 1998)

1996

I am seeking something that has already found me, Ozark Henry, Method CD, LP

1997

composer and producer of the song ‘It Must Be Here’ by Jiskefet for their album Bull

1998

This last warm solitude, Ozark Henry, album, Method, CD, 2LP

including radio singles Radio (7.1.23.19.5.13.31), Inhaling, Ocean and Love Is Free To Interfere

string arrangements for Arid, Lunascape and Green Lizard

1999

This Last Warm Solitude + Live In Paris, Ozark Henry , Method , 2CD Box

includes a live performance of Ozark Henry at the MCM café in Paris during Fête De La Musique

original soundtrack for the TV series Engeltjes (VT4)

La Tchad feat. Sunzoo Manley - If This Is Love, Ultimate Groove Records, CD, Single

collaboration as composer/singer with Richard 23’s new project La Tchak

under the pseudonym Sunzoo Manley

2001

To all our escapes, Sunzoo Manley, album, Method, CD

a collaboration with Frank Deruytter and Stephan Galland

Birthmarks, Ozark henry, Epic, CD

including the hitsingles Rescue, Sweet Instigator, Word Up, Do you Love Me and Intersexual

Audrey Rileys, A change of Light, contribution as composer

alongside David Lang, Gavin Bryars, Steve Hillier, David Lang, Damien Le Gassick

2002

Original soundtrack for the TV series Sedes& Belli

including featuring artists Sarah Bettens, Jasper Steverlinck and Geike Arnaert

Sedes& Belli, Ozark Henry, Epic, CD

including the hitsingle You Always Know Your Home featuring Sarah Bettens

2004

Co-writer and producer of

Another Lonely Soul, Novastar, WEA, album

including the Hit Singles Never Back Down and When The Lights Go Down On The Broken Hearted

The Sailor Not the Sea, Ozark Henry, album, Epic, CD, LP

including collaborations with Jah Wobble and Jacky Liebeziet, Can

including the hitsingles Indian Summer, At Sea, Vespertine and Free Haven

2005

Original Music for the defilé of the men and women collections of Dries Van Noten in

collaboration with Sting, Paris

Easter Sunday, Ozark henry, live at the Ancienne Belgique, live recording, Epic, live DVD

original soundtrack for the short movie ‘Dag Opa’

2006

original soundtrack for the film Crusade Jeans, recorded with The Metropole Orchestra

Crusade In Jeans, Ozark Henry, Soundtrack, Epic, CD

including the hitsingle Genoa Blue

The Soft Machine, Ozark Henry, album, Epic, CD

including the hitsingles These Days, Weekenders, Play Politics and Sun Dance

2007

Original soundtrack for the docufilm To Walk Again, directed by Stijn Coninx

A decade, Ozark Henry compilation, Epic, CD

including the hitsingle Godspeed

2008

Ecotone, Piet Goddaer, a composition for 8 voices and 8 celli

commissioned by the Provence of West-Flanders, DVD

Grace, Ozark Henry, album, De Morgen, CD

2009

Remains, Ozark Henry, Home Henry, CDs

2010

Hvelreki, Ozark henry, album, EMI, CD

including the hitsingles This One’s For You, Air and Fire, It’s In The Air Tonight and Hvelreki

The Essential Ozark Henry, Ozark Henry, compilation, sony music, 2CD

2013

Stay Gold, Ozark Henry, album, EMI, 2CD, 2LP

including the hitsingles I’m Your Sacrifice, Plaudite Amici Comedia Finita Est and

We Are Incurable romantics feat. Elisa

Original soundtrack for the film Le Monde Nous Appartient, Ozark Henry

Original soundtrack for the docufilm Le Chant De La Fleur, Ozark Henry

2014

The Journey Is Everything, Ozark henry, live recording, album, Sony music, CD

a live recording of the extensive Stay Gold European Tour

2015

Paramount, Ozark Henry with the National Orchestra of Belgium, album, Sony

Masterworks, 2LP, CD, Blu-ray

(first recording in full immersive sound)

Ozark Henry, Music For The Film That Never Was,

the making of Ozark Henry’s Paramount, by Dimitri Van Zeebroeck,

docufilm in Auro3D, Premièred at AES, New York, October 31, 2015

TV Première on Canvas, May 2, 2016

https://communicatie.canvas.be/ozark-henry-music-for-the-film-that-never-was

tedXLiège*, The Music Your MP3’s are made of, ted talk

2016

Talk at Google, Paramount, An Immersive Audio Experience, Google New York, New

York, March 30, 2016

I’ve always hated watching you leave, for piano, vocal and string octet

originally written for a NYU project with Paul Geluso, recorded in immersive sound, June 13, 2016,

Rudolfinum Hall, Prague, Czech Republic, performance, spatial recording

original soundtrack for the short movie Complices by Mathieu Mortelmans

2017

Creation of Studio Ozark Henry, Wulpen, Belgium

a studio to explore and unlock the potential of immersive sound

Us, Ozark Henry, Sony music, album, CD, LP

2018

Progressive VR visualization of epilepsy attack in the brain. A unique collaboration

between Nanopixel, Imec, Health House, KU Leuven professor Wim Van Paeschen and

Piet Goddaer.

NYU Steinhardt’s program in Music Technology presents Ozark Henry on the Holodeck

featuring immersive sound and distributed performance, New York, performance

https://www.aes.org/events/145/spatialaudio/?ID=6351

2019

Tedx San Francisco, Antenna, piano & light pads, San Francisco Opera, San Francisco

https://www.ted.com/talks/ozark_henry_antenna

Fellowship ceremony VUB, Brussels, immersive sound performance, talk

https://www.vub.be/fellowship/kurt-lewin#fellows

Opening of the academic year of KUL, Kortrijk, immersive sound performance, talk

KRUG ECHOES, Studio Ozark Henry, album, digital release, home henry

Music pairing project for Maison Krug in collaboration with Devialet,

Marrakesh, Tokyo, Seoul, Paris, Milan, London, Hamburg, Stockholm

immersive sound art installation Collaboration with Nexxworks as expert in immersive

sound, Shenzhen, China & Hong Kong

2020

Wir Shaffen Das, Studio Ozark Henry, Original soundtrack in Binaural audio

for the book of Steven Belleghem, The Offer You Can’t Refuse

Paramount Deluxe, Ozark Henry with the National Orchestra of Belgium, album, Sony

music, Sony 360 RA

We Will Meet Again, Ozark Henry, Home Henry, CDs

August Parker, Play it Loud, CDs, home henry

Ne Me Laisse Pas t’Oublier, Piet Goddaer, CDs, digital release home henry

Tourner Les Pages, Piet Goddaer, CDs, digital release home henry

2021

Original soundtrack for Winter Floridylle, Plantentuin Meise

Sweet Instigator feat. Ellen Ten Dam, Ozark Henry, Cds, Sony Music

2022

Original soundtrack for Winter Floridylle, Plantentuin Meise

Birthmarks (2022), Ozark Henry, album, vinyl, Sony music

Sweet Water - uit Liefde Voor Muziek (Live), Ozark Henry, EP, digital, Sony music

Paper, Peter Wostyn and PIet Goddaer, Can Meditation-based approaches

improve the cleansing power of the lymphatic system?,

Explor Neuroprot Ther. 2022;2:110–7 | https://doi.org/10.37349/ent.2022.00022

Krug Studio, KRUG ECHOES, Edinburgh

spatial mix of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Krug Echoes, Krug Studio 2022

2023

Original soundtrack for Winter Floridylle, Plantentuin Meise

Paper, Peter Wostyn and Piet Goddaer, Can Immersive Sound Therapy Counteract

Neurodegeneration bay Enhancing Glymphatic Clearance,

Brain Sci. 2023, 13, 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13010098

2024

Original soundtrack for Winter Floridylle, Plantentuin Meise

Running Wild, Velvet Road Collective, Studio Ozark henry, album, digital release Cartrax

Paper, Peter Wostyn and Piet Godddaer, Could Immersive Sound Improve lymphatic

function in the awake brain? Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Vol. 20, No. 1

Paper, Peter Wostyn and Piet Goddaer, Immersive Gamma Music As A Tool For

Enhancing Glymphatic Clearance In Astronauts While Improving Their Mental

Well-being,

Life Science In Space Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lssr.2024.10.011

Awards

1992

Laureate of the poetry contest Soetendaelle

1993

Winner of the poetry contest Pol Heyns 1993

1999

Klauwaert Prize, recognition for representing the Flemish community in exceptional

manner

Zamu Award Best Songwriter/composer 1999

2001

Gold Award for the album ‘Birthmarks’, Ozark Henry

2002

Zamu Award Best Producer 2001

Zamu Award Best Pop-rock artist 2001

laureate Zamu Award Best Album, Birthmarks

laureate Zamu Award Best Song, Sweet Instigator

Platinum Award for the album ‘Birthmarks’, Ozark Henry

2003

2xPlatinum Award for the album ‘Birthmarks’, Ozark Henry

2004

Gold Award for the album ‘Another Lonely Soul’, Novastar

Platinum Award for the album ‘Another Lonely Soul’, Novastar

Gold Award for the album ‘The Sailor Not The Sea’, Ozark Henry

Platinum Award for the album ‘The Sailor Not The Sea’, Ozark Henry

2005

Zamu Award Best Songwriter/composer 2004

laureate Zamu Awards for Best Album, The Sailor Not The sea

2xPlatinum Award for the album ‘The Sailor Not The Sea’, Ozark Henry

People’s award West Flemish Citizen of the year, Piet Goddaer

2006

Zamu Award Best Music DVD 2005, Easter Sunday

IFPI Award Most Downloaded Artist 2006

Gold Award for the album ‘The Soft Machine’, Ozark Henry

Gold Award for the album ‘This Long Warm Solitude’, Ozark Henry

Platinum Award for the album ‘The Soft Machine’, Ozark Henry

2007

Zamu Award Best Pop-rock artist 2006

Gold Award for the album ‘A Decade’, Ozark Henry

Gold Award for the album ‘Grace’, Ozark Henry

West Flemish Citizen of the year, Piet Goddaer

2010

Gold Award for the album ‘Hvelreki’, Ozark Henry

Platinum Award for the album ‘Hvelreki’, Ozark Henry

2011

Music Industry Award Best Pop Artist 2010

peoples choice award

2013

Radio2 Zomerhit 2013

Gold Award for the song ‘I’m Your Sacrifice’, Ozark Henry

Platinum Award for the song ‘I’m Your Sacrifice’, Ozark Henry

Gold Award for the album ‘Stay Gold’, Ozark Henry

2014

Laureate Music Industry Award Best Song, I’m Your Sacrifce Magritte Du Cinema, original Soundtrack 2014, Le Monde Nous Appartient

Platinum Award for the album ‘Stay Gold’, Ozark Henry

Gold Award for the song ‘I’m Your Sacrifice’, Ozark Henry, Italy

Platinum Award for the song ‘I’m Your Sacrifice’, Ozark Henry, Italy

2015

Gold Award for the album ‘Paramount’

2018

Fellow VUB, in recognition for his work in immersive sound

2021

Prof Award 2021 For Innovation, in recognition for his work in immersive sound

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