XA4

 

pianist / composer / producer




About





XA4 (the artist name of Xavier Boot) is a musician based in Amsterdam that creates music for piano and electronics that he performs live on stage. Xavier's compositions are a culmination of his musical journey that included studying classical music and electronic music at the conservatories of the Hague, Amsterdam and Düsseldorf and going to Indonesia where part of his roots lie. On those Islands, the Gamelan music made a huge impression on XA4. His sound can best be compared to artists like the Grandbrothers and Philip Glass.

XA4 earlier released an EP with therecord label of Philip Glass in New Yor and on October the 18th, 2024 XA4 released his debut album XA4 has performed in all the mai concert venues in the Netherlands an recently toured through NYC, London, Berlin and Venice. His latest tour included two sold out concerts in the Royal Concertgebouw durin Amsterdam Dance Event and a sold out concert in Tivoli, Utrecht. XA4 played many festivals such as Amsterdam Dance Event, Lago Lago Festival, Hongerige Wolf festival and more. XA4 also produced music for National TV, the Rijksmuseum for Antiquities and for Dyptique, Frederic Malle and Hermès.

Philip Glass about XA4:
“Xavier is really a wonderful pianist and
I am thrilled how he tackles my music,
with that typically and elegant
electronica touch”