Donemus Webshop — Kim, Nubim Soyoung

“Nubim approaches Western harmony in a way that Western composers never could, because she looks at it with foreign eyes.”
- Klaas de Vries (composer, honorary professor at Codarts, Netherlands)
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"In the poetic soundworld of Nubim colours influence her harmonies, shadows and shapes her timbres, perspective and clear lines form timeless gestures while her music continues to propel forward. She clearly strives for musical clarity and depth, this clarity makes space for the light in her sound."

- René Uijlenhoet (Composer, professor of composition and electronics at Codarts)
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"We appreciate the music you did send in and could tell that there is a lot of craftsmanship and mature musicianship one can hear through the compositions."
- The jury, the Erasmus Jazz Prize
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"Nubim is an exceptionally talented composer who writes beautiful compositions in her own unique way and with great expertise, in which influences from jazz, classical and world music effortlessly meet in special formations. She is also able to gather top musicians around her from the Netherlands and abroad to collaborate on her projects. Nubim is a dedicated and very talented composer of international class."
- Udo Pannekeet (Producer/Studio Technician, main subject teacher at Conservatory Haarlem, Netherlands)
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"The sacredness and mystery stand out in Nubim's album 'Chapel of Light', which uses East and West, and literature and architecture as materials. Nubim's efforts to pay attention to the beauty of order and insight in literature and architectural works, and to focus on transferring it to music, are still godly and earnest. The music that goes beyond reappearance to recreation confirms how the music is different and why it is needed. It is music that started from real and became another real."

- Seojungmingab (music journalist), the July issues of magazine 'Jazzpeople', Korea (2020)
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The jazzy tension and harmony among the instruments, to the point where you wonder if every single movement was really composed, gives a sense of time to the works of art that are the subject matter, and makes you look at each work in a new way. As a result, the paintings resonate three-dimensionally, the narrative of the novel becomes more dramatic, and the architecture reveals the dynamism inherent in continuity. This is the result of Nubim contemplating each work of art and interpreting its impressions through the thoughtful use of various musical materials.
- Choi Kyu-yong (music critic), August issue of the magazine ‘JAZZPEOPLE'
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“At first glance, this duo performance sounds similar to the free improvisation of free jazz, but in fact, it is made up of a flow of melodies that were planned in advance by the composer. The contrast between the provocative violin and the contrabass that creates a subtle yet heavy tension, and even the reverberation of the live space, create a mutual musical synergy that sharply provokes our ears and emotions throughout, which is quite impressive. Composer Nubim, who uses the grammar of modern music that breaks away from the existing harmonic system and the unconventional sound expression of jazz as her creative framework, successfully creates a musical contrast by using the expressions of the performers that fit her concept as a stepping stone.”
- Kim Hee-jun, a member of the Korean Music Awards selection committee, commented on the nominee for the Best Global Contemporary Album, ‘Crossroads: Live in Amsterdam’