Today, 28years ago a beat-architect was born...

This composer/producer is born and bred in Amsterdam. He started creating beats at the age of 14. He's a legend when it comes to his cello skills, a hard worker and pays attention to detail. He's got an ear for all kinds of music Soul, Jazz, Hip Hop etc.

Pieter Perquin, or Perquisite as he's known, makes timeless liquid smooth relaxing beats that you keep wanting to listen to over and over again. He has worked on a couple of projects with a variety of talented and well respected producers, jazz and Hip Hop artists. Check his site out for more details of where he's been and and where he's heading www.perquisite.nl

I was introduced to their music by a friend of mine who lived in Holland for a year, Kate. She guaranteed me that I'll love their music instantly and she was not wrong. Mellow (ft Senna) and Hope (ft Talib Kweli) are still my joints, even though they were released in 2005. Remember that thing I said about timeless music...
Pete Philly and Perquisite's music is a marriage of a wordsmith and a beat-architect. The production is so good that you find yourself relaxing in the space between the beat and the lyrics.

Perquisite, for the first time composed an entire score for a Dutch movie 'Carmen van het Noorden' which features the likes of Sanguita, GMB (from Balance in Mystery Repeats), Murda-Turk (Nalden Exclusive & Die Kassier ft FS Green), Jiggy Dje (who has featured Pete Philly in Ik heb Je), Typhoon and Sticks and many more. Listen out to the album if you get a chance.

After Pete Philly and Perquisite both decided it was time they focused on their solo careers they begun their final tour which they called The Final Celebration Tour where they performed at 17 different theaters around Holland, which one of their own local magazines called 'a glorious goodbye celebration'

Right now Perquisite is working on the debut album by Dutch singer Urita, as well as working on his first solo album which will probably be released September 2010.

Dank u voor de Muziek & Gelukkige Verjaardag Meneer Perquin!