Close-up of Ozark Henry's face with his hand resting on his forehead, showing a blue eye and dark shadows around the eye.
The image contains the text 'HENRY HARKAZAK' in black, bold letters.
The image contains the text 'HENRY HARKAZAK' in black, bold letters.

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.

Black and white photo of Ozark Henry with closed eyes at a neumann microphone in a his music studio, wooden wall panels in the background.
Ozark Henry playing keyboard on stage at Love Tomorrow with a large audience and elaborate stage lighting in the background.
Ozark Henry playing the piano on stage during a concert, with an audience in the background, illuminated by stage lighting.
Ozark Henry singing into a Neumann microphone on stage, with a dark curtain in the background, in black and white.

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’.

A person sitting at a music production workstation with a keyboard, computer monitors, and audio equipment in a dimly lit studio with artistic wall decor.
Night view of a well-lit modern house interior with furnishings and decor visible through large windows, surrounded by darkness.
Black and white photo of a house with large windows and a porch, lit from inside, with dry bushes and trees outside at night.
An empty stage with musical instruments and sheet music stands in an auditorium filled with a large audience seated on multiple tiers.

WORK

1991

  • Stage designer and composer at the performing arts center Antigone and Arca (till 1998)

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1996

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

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1997

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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’

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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.

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2007

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

  • A decade, Ozark Henry compilation, Epic, CD, including the hitsingle Godspeed

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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

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2009

  • Remains, Ozark Henry, Home Henry, CDs

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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

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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

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2014

  • The Journey Is Everything, Ozark henry, live recording, album, Sony music, CD, a live recording of the extensive Stay Gold European Tour

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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

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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2021

  • Original soundtrack for Winter Floridylle, Plantentuin Meise

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

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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

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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

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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

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2025

  • August Parker, Ozark Henry, PIAS, Album, CD, vinyl, Dolby Atmos/ Auro-3D MKV

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2026

  • Paper, Peter Wostyn and Piet Goddaer, Gamma Oscillations, Sensory Stimulation, and glymphatic Function: Toward User-Friendly Auditory Interventions for Brain Health in Aging and Neurodegeneration. Med. Sci. 2026, Volume 14, Issue 3, 398

  • Book, Immersive Sound, The Design and Practice of Binaural and Multi-channel Experience, Chapter 23, Music Composing For Immersive Experiences, Piet Goddaer

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2027

  • Dreamer, Ozark Henry, PIAS, Album, CD, vinyl, Dolby Atmos/ Auro-3D MKV

album cover featuring a smiling young girl with curly hair, by the artist "Ozark Henry" with the album title "This last warm solitude".
A close-up of a scorpion on a plastic surface with a quote that says, 'I'm seeking something that has already found me,' and the name 'OZVRK HNRY' underneath.
Portrait of Ozark Henry with blond hair looking downward, wearing a light-colored coat and a collared shirt, is the album cover of the album 'Birthmarks' by Ozark Henry
Black and white photograph of two children, a girl and a boy, standing close together. The girl is smoking, and the boy is looking at her. Text overlay includes the artist name 'Sunzoo Manley' and album title 'To all our escapes' and song titles
Black and white photo of Ozark Henry with short hair, wearing a jacket and earring, looking downward. Colorful bars is the album cover for 'the soft machine' of Ozark Henry
Portrait of Ozark Henry, a male with blonde hair, holding a black hat, standing against a dark wooden background, is the album cover for "the sailor not the sea" by Ozark Henry
Album cover for Ozark Henry's album Stay Gold. Close-up of Ozark Henry's face with red markings, wearing a naval uniform and a white swan
Album cover for Ozark Henry's album titled Hvalreki, featuring a close-up of Ozark Henry with light skin and blue eyes wearing a dark jacket, with text displaying the artist's name and album title.
Album Cover for Ozark Henry's album "Paramount" , a Black and white portrait of Ozark Henry with styled hair, looking to the left, with a dark background.
Album cover for Ozark Henry's live album 'The Journey Is Everything'
album cover for Ozark Henry's album "August Parker", A sculpture of a human heart with a white marble finish and gold accents highlighting the arteries and veins.
Album cover for Ozark Henry's album "Us" , Side profile of Ozark Henry with blond hair, dressed in black,
logo for STUDIO OZARK HENRY or abbreviated 'SOH', with smaller text underneath that reads 'EST 1996', and below that it says 'CREATIVE MUSIC STUDIO WULPEN' in bold letters.
Ozark Henry standing barefoot on the beach of ODK, dressed in dark clothing, looking down at the sand with footprints, with the ocean and sky in the background.

Awards

Ozark Henry wearing sunglasses and a dark jacket standing on a beach, gaze towards the horizon, with a clear sky in the background.
Ozark Henry dressed in a suit and long coat walking away on a sandy beach, with the ocean in the background under a clear sky.

1992

  • Laureate of the poetry contest Soetendaelle

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1993

  • Winner of the poetry contest Pol Heyns 1993

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1999

  • Klauwaert Prize, recognition for representing the Flemish community in exceptional manner

  • Zamu Award Best Songwriter/composer 1999

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2001

  • Gold Award for the album ‘Birthmarks’, Ozark Henry

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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

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2003

  • 2 x Platinum Award for the album ‘Birthmarks’, Ozark Henry

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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

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2005

  • Zamu Award Best Songwriter/composer 2004

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

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

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

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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

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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

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2010

  • Gold Award for the album ‘Hvelreki’, Ozark Henry

  • Platinum Award for the album ‘Hvelreki’, Ozark Henry

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2011

  • Music Industry Award Best Pop Artist 2010, peoples choice award

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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

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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

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2015

  • Gold Award for the album ‘Paramount’

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2018

  • Fellow VUB, in recognition for his work in immersive sound

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2021

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

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