Peter Jordans Factory brings people together with its projects: artists, musicians, poets, inspired people…
It’s never a story of “I” -Johan Beun, alias Peter Jordan- but always a story of “we”.
Meanwhile, in between projects, I like to contribute to events that are imbued with “together”. I participate in jam sessions, provide musical support of artistic productions and take part in one-off or recurring musical projects.
To be able to share this passion for art with both my daughters, Romy and Reina, is just wonderful.
On this page I will take you through some personal experiences that took place in the meantime.
The organisation Sociëtijd 9980 asked us to do something about rural life in Sint-Magriet, during an event in which the entire village, including St. Laurentius Church, was immersed in all kinds of art forms.
We told the story of a girl growing up and her experience of the countryside. She makes a leap in time with each season, starting as a 7-year-old in winter and ending as a 25-year-old in autumn. The whole story is accompanied by music that reflects the atmosphere of the seasons.
The story was told by theatre teacher Romy Beun, with music by Ellen Braeckman on saxophone and myself on guitar. It was a wonderful experience in this beautiful church surrounded by art.
The Sociëtijd 9980 association collaborated with Kruy 3 on this project. Kruy 3 is a local art studio that provides a space for people to practise various art forms together and inspire each other. They also offer various workshops.
A Fusion of Music and Visual Arts
This special project took place during the celebrations marking 1300 years of Assenede. The initiative brought together two art forms in a unique cross-pollination. The starting point was a number of instrumental themes, which served as the basis for an improvisation lasting no less than one hour.
The music acted as a muse for the painter, while the painting process in turn inspired the musicians. This created a dynamic interplay between sounds and colours, with both disciplines constantly influencing and reinforcing each other.
Mieke is a professional artist. She graduated from the art academy in Ghent. Since then, she has been trying to share her passion for visual arts with other people.
Since September 1988, she has been guiding people, both children and adults, in their first steps in expressing their creativity.
Thirty two years after foundation the musical collective “De Zes Van Gent” reunited. After thirty-two years of radio-silence, the musical collective “De Zes Van Gent” rose to the surface for a long awaited reunion.
This special event took place in the oldest and most beautiful city theatre of Gent, the “Minard” which elevated the whole experience. Popband ‘Les Charmeurs’, of which I was part, also signed present.
The night became even more unforgettable as I got to share the stage with my daughter, Reina. She replaced the original bass player Patrick Vols for the occasion. Geert Bonne (original drummer of Gorky) stood in for Dominique De Zutter.
Michel is a photographer who teaches photography at VISO, Gent, and has taken part in many photo exhibitions.
In addition to his photography, he’s also a musician. For example, he was frontman for Aardvark and released several CDs. He is currently touring with Goes&Goes, together with his son Nathan Goessens as drummer.
As thesis for her Drama Teacher training at Fontys, Tilburg NL, my daughter Romy Beun created the theatre production “Because Fish Are Therapeutic”.
The performance was a big success both in Theater Tinnepot, in Gent, and in communitycenter De Bijenkorf, in Assenede. How wonderful to be able to musically support this play and these talented young musicians and actors.
Kudos to Blauw De Greve (vocals), Milan Robbrechts (keyboard), Laris D’Hose (bass), Tuur Geldhof (bass) and Nathan Goessens (drums). And to the actors Anthony Notebaert, Katoo Vanhoutteghem, Xenia Borremans and Stan De Coninck.
Romy is currently in her final year of the Drama Teacher training at Fontys in Tilburg (NL). As an actress she plays in various theatre productions.
In addition, Romy also teaches drama at the Academy Music Word Dance in Dendermonde.
She recently started a small production collective FERM together with Katoo Vanhoutteghem. The two theater makers have traveled a parallel path towards their field of work. With a common vision for storytelling, they make productions together under the name FERM. They both involve their own world as a young woman in society in order to translate it to the floor
Willem De Smet (2014✝️) , pubowner of music café “ ’t Schransken” organised the Night Of The Guitars since 1996, where he gave stage to many bands.
Meanwhile, this annual event -which has been continued as a tribute since his death- has become a fixed value in Meetjesland. The organisation is now in the hands of Kristof Vandendriesche and myself, musicians of the first hour. A warm tradition with which we like to keep Willem’s memory alive.
Yves is an amateur photographer who takes professional pictures and better known by his stage name slachter666.
He has since photographed an impressive collection together.
Making every artist look like a rock star is his goal. His work was recently on display at the exhibition “Pictures & Guitars” check out his site!
The story of Flourishing Destinations also had a sequel. After postponement by covid, delegations from Scotland and Romania visited the Meetjesland in 2022.
It became a happy reunion and together we shared inspiring moments with workshops, tours, music and dance, visits to the cultural heritage and artist Wim Ricourt’s studio. The exchange and friendship were heartwarming.
Flourishing Destinations means not only the cross-pollinations of ideas between different regions, but also a pleasant rediscovery of one’s own region.
Check out these sites:
https://www.traveltotomorrow.be/get-going/meetjesland-flourishing-destination/
Flourishing Destinations 2018 – 2021
