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’

Nubim is a Korean composer who deeply understands the worlds of architecture and music, East and West, jazz and classical music, and combines them to create her own musical color. Nubim majored in architecture prior to music. And Nubim, whose native language is Korean, has been living in the Netherlands since 2015, absorbing the sensibility of Western culture. She also majored in both jazz and classical music. She realized that her experience in these different genres stimulated her creativity and inspires her work.
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Nubim is a highly motivated and hard-working composer and achiever. Nubim is a composer who overcomes all difficulties with constant perseverance and effort. Nubim is working as a professional composer composing modern classical music based on jazz harmony, and she has produced her own albums and released them through her own label. Nubim is currently the leader of 'Nubim Kim Group', which consists of the top performers in the Netherlands. Also, Nubim is working for a several projects with great musicians.

🔹Awarded for the year's Open Competition at the National Korean Architecture Exhibition
🔹First place in the actual design competition of Seoul Architecture Workshop
🔹Selected work from the international competition '60x60 Project' (hosted by Vox Novus & WBAR, USA): Broadcasted on New York radio 'Sculpted word' and presented as a representative of the Pacific region at the LA performance 'Pacific Basin Mix'
🔹Prize winner of Pacific Songwriting Competition (New Zealand)
🔹Nominated for Best Crossover Album at the Korean Music Awards
🔹The 2nd prize winner of Eagon Music Awards (jury: Berlin Philharmonic Camerata)
🔹The Erasmus Jazz Prize: Selected for the Semi-finals
🔹Selected work from the 43rd ICMC (International Computer Music Conference), permanently archived at New York University (US)

♦️Lectures

2007-2008. Seoul Jazz Academy (KR)

2009-2015. Seoul Institute of the Arts (KR)

2013-2015. Howon University (as a visiting professor, KR)

2014 Hanyang Women’s University (KR)

2022. Special Lecture on Korean Music at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

2025. Special Lecture at Codarts Rotterdam, Netherlands

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♦️My Recent Album Production

- Chapel of Light (2020)

- Light in January (2022)

- Nieuwe Blues I & II (2023)

- Crossroads: Live in Amsterdam (2024)

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♦️Third-party funding

- Sena Production Fund (NL, 2022)

- Amarte Fund with Roode Bioscoop Amsterdam (NL, 2023)

- Gemeente Rotterdam Production Fund (: Fund from the City of Rotterdam, NL, 2024)

- Selected for support from Concertgebouw Orchestra, CJ Cultural Foundation, Adams Marimba, Cosmos Music