Jos Smolders

Jos Smolders (Deurne, The Netherlands, October 20th, 1960) studied architecture at the Delft Technical University but quit and continued the musical tape experiments of his childhood. He started musicological studies of electronic and recorded music, was six years co-editor of Vital Magazine. Active in the underground electronic scene, founding member of the renowned Dutch electroacoustic ensemble THU20. His solo work has been released by himself and labels like Cronica Electronica and Moving Furniture Records. He now works as a sound designer, mastering engineer and composer in Tilburg (The Netherlands). Late 1990s he founded online magazine and mp3 label Earlabs. Owner of EARLabs Studios. EARLabs stopped publishing music in 2003. EARLabs.org now is the place for all information regarding the mastering studio.