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
