# Parego

> Parego is a digital agency based in Amsterdam that builds websites and web applications on Laravel. From design to delivery, without intermediaries.

Parego works with Laravel, Filament, Tailwind and Alpine.js. We serve organisations that need a reliable digital foundation: companies, foundations, schools and entrepreneurs.

## Blog

- [Blog](https://stephenemmer.com/news): Insights on web development, design and digital strategy
- [4 Golden European International Music Awards for Asymmetrical Dot](https://stephenemmer.com/news/4-golden-european-international-music-awards-for-asymmetrical-dot): The European International Music Awards (EIMA) honours, celebrates independent and emerging musical talent on a global scale, with a special focus on European and international artistic excellence.
- [Joining Hollywood Music Workshop roster of experts](https://stephenemmer.com/news/joining-hollywood-music-workshop-roster-of-experts): First of all as an important bit of information, two professionally outstanding personalities with top internationally recognized credentials have joined our roster of experts.
- [Appointed as the first BCMM Ambassador of Media Music](https://stephenemmer.com/news/appointed-as-the-first-bcmm-ambassador-of-media-music): The Professional Association for Composers of Media Music (BCMM) has appointed composer and producer Stephen Emmer as Ambassador of Media Music. The award was presented during the General Meeting at the STMPD Studios in Amsterdam. It is the first time that BCMM has awarded this honorary title.
- [Mister TV-Tunes stops](https://stephenemmer.com/news/mister-tv-tunes-stops-after-thousands-of-theme-tunes): Composer Stephen Emmer is putting an end to creating TV theme tunes. With this, one of the best-known creators of television theme music bids farewell to a career that was linked to the Dutch broadcasting world for decades. Emmer, regarded by many as ‘Mister TV Tunes’, composed more than a thousand tunes for television programs, news segments, and channels during his career.
- [Asymmetrical Dot Out Now](https://stephenemmer.com/news/asymmetrical-dot-out-now): Asymmetrical Dot is Stephen Emmer’s most intimate album to date: a sonic meditation on identity, loss, renewal and the quiet power of imbalance. Created during a year marked by personal transition, the passing of his mother, the birth of his first grandchild, the loss of a close friend and a health crisis, the music moves gently between departure and arrival. 
- [Golden Fenix Award for Asymmetrical Dot](https://stephenemmer.com/news/golden-fenix-award-for-asymmetrical-dot): The Fenix Award International Music Competition is one of the biggest international online music competitions, a partner competition of the Universal Maestro Society. Their mission is to appreciate, inspire, recognise and reward. It's an empowering, inclusive and supportive environment that brings together musicians from all over the world.
- [Abbey Road Studio 2 playlist Inclusion](https://stephenemmer.com/news/abbey-road-studio-2-spotify-playlist-inclusion): Delighted to share the news that Monsieur Croche, taken from the many times internationally awarded Mt Mundane album, has been included in the official Abbey Road Studio 2 Spotify playlist.
- [Unboxing 4 Erik Satie Awards](https://stephenemmer.com/news/unboxing-4-erik-satie-awards-for-mount-mundane): "Hello everyone. I am excited and quite honoured to share with you yet another unboxing video of 4 Awards I today received for both my 'Mt. Mundane' album and the the second single release taken from the same album, 'In Search for Meaning'.
- [Again rewarded with 2 international awards](https://stephenemmer.com/news/again-rewarded-with-2-international-awards): Yet another accolade has been granted to the multi-award 'Mt. Mundane' album. This time by the UK-based World Classical Music Awards Organisation in two categories. A Platinum award for best Modern Composition and a Gold award for Best Composition, both for 'In Search For Meaning'.
- [Unboxing 2 Golden Global Music Awards](https://stephenemmer.com/news/unboxing-2-golden-global-music-awards): Good Day everyone. i am so excited to share with you today the unboxing video of my brand new 2 golden Global Music Awards for Best Composer and Best Album Concept for my first orchestral album Mt. Mundane.
- [Golden Global Music Award for Mt. Mundane](https://stephenemmer.com/news/golden-global-music-award-for-mt-mundane): Dutch composer Stephen Emmer, known for creating TV tunes for programs such as NOS Journaal, RTL Nieuws, RTL Late Night and RTL BLVD has won a Global Music Award in America for the compositions on his new album Mt. Mundane. This is the third time Emmer has won a Global Music Award for his music.
- [Mt Mundane Out Now](https://stephenemmer.com/news/Mt Mundane Out Now): Composer Stephen Emmer unveils Mt Mundane, an epic journey of overcoming personal crisis, for orchestra, piano and treble. The recording released on 11 October 2024 on Emmer's own new genre defying imprint Electric Fairytale Recordings.
- [Fight against the silent killer tinnitus](https://stephenemmer.com/news/fight-against-the-silent-killer-tinnitus): Everyone knows his music, but only a few know him. Composer Stephen Emmer is the man behind countless TV theme tunes, from ‘Tijd voor MAX’ to ‘Beau’. For over ten years, the musician and son of former news anchor Fred Emmer has suffered from tinnitus, a constant ringing and buzzing in his ear.
- [Listen to us! Sign the petition...](https://stephenemmer.com/news/listen-to-us-artists-against-tinnitus-sign-the-petition): Composer Stephen Emmer comes ‘out of the closet’ as a tinnitus patient after years of silence – he has a ringing in his ear and severe hearing damage.
- [An agonising beep and the worst nightmare](https://stephenemmer.com/news/an-agonising-beep-and-the-worst-nightmare): How do you cope when you lie in bed with a ringing in your ear after a noisy night? And what if that ringing isn't gone the next morning? And never goes away? Tinnitus is every musician's worst nightmare. Far more of them struggle with it than you might think. Five artists talk about their relationship with the ringing in their ears.
- [Will there ever be an end to ringing in the ears?](https://stephenemmer.com/news/will-there-ever-be-an-end-to-the-ringing-in-the-ear): Antwerp scientists draw conclusions from tinnitus research. A continuous beeping sound, a ringing bell, or a whining jackhammer: tinnitus can be incredibly annoying. Researchers are constantly searching for new therapies, such as stimulating the brain with electrical current.
- [Music sector struggles with ringing in the ears](https://stephenemmer.com/news/music-sector-struggles-with-a-constant-ringing-in-the-ears): Neil Young. Ozzy Osbourne. Chris Martin. Barbra Streisand. Huub van der Lubbe. Lars Ulrich. They have something in common: a constant ringing in their ears. Neil Young created the lighthearted Harvest Moon because his hearing could not tolerate any louder sound. Brian Johnson of AC/DC had to give up performing because of it.
- [Emmer wants more research into tinnitus](https://stephenemmer.com/news/emmer-wants-more-research-into-tinnitus): Stephen Emmer is a celebrated composer of many TV theme tunes and also created the jingles for numerous television quizzes. This week, he announced that he suffers from tinnitus.
- [Out of the closet as tinnitus patient](https://stephenemmer.com/news/out-of-the-closet-as-tinnitus-patient): Composer Stephen Emmer, creator of hundreds of famous television theme tunes, is coming out as a tinnitus patient after years of silence—he has a ringing in his ears and severe hearing damage.
- [Opus Klassik Nomination](https://stephenemmer.com/news/opus-klassik-nomination): Happy to announce that immersive conceptalbum Maison Melody AM:PM has been nominated by Opus Klassik (the Verein zur Förderung der Klassischen Musik) in three categories: Classical Music without Limits, World Premiere Recording of the Year, Innovative Listening Experience. The OPUS KLASSIK is the prize for classical music in Germany.
- [Knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau](https://stephenemmer.com/news/knighted-in-the-order-of-orange-nassau): Royal Decoration for Stephen Emmer. Who doesn't recognize the leader of NOS News (NOS Journaal)? The Netherlands' first media composer Stephen Emmer created this classic, next to hundreds of other recognizable sounds on television.
- [Avant-garde in Dolby Atmos](https://stephenemmer.com/news/avant-garde-in-dolby-atmos): Award-winning composer and producer Stephen Emmer releases his highly anticipated concept album in Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 multichannel formats. The new project from Dutch composer Stephen Emmer, Maison Melody AM:PM, will be released on March 25th on Apple Music, Tidal, and Amazon Music.
- [Dolby Atmos endorsed immersive album](https://stephenemmer.com/news/new-dolby-atmos-endorsed-immersive-album): Stephen Emmer Invites Listeners to ‘Become The Composer’ with Dolby Atmos endorsed immersive album Maison Melody AM:PM.
- [Maison Melody AM:PM Out Now](https://stephenemmer.com/news/Maison Melody AM:PM Out Now): For centuries, composers' workspaces have remained an elusive and sacred realm—hidden playgrounds that have produced some of the most important works of art known to man.
- [Emmer's podcast tips](https://stephenemmer.com/news/emmers-podcast-tips): There is an abundance of podcasts. To help you find your way, media platform Spreekbuis asks a media personality to select his or her favourites every week. Composer Emmer has created more than 500 famous TV theme tunes and melodies. He is the Netherlands' best-known composer for radio and television productions.
- [Second longest-running theme tune Dutch TV](https://stephenemmer.com/news/second-longest-running-theme-tune-dutch-tv): Today is the 1000th anniversary broadcast of the longest-running TV quiz on Dutch television: Per Seconde Wijzer by BNNVARA. In 1989, Stephen Emmer was commissioned to create the new theme tune, about which lies the following short anecdote, which could also serve as a quiz question.
- [BNNVARA pays musical tribute](https://stephenemmer.com/news/bnnvara-pays-musical-tribute): This coming Saturday, the first major thematic TV show dedicated to the NPO Culture Campaign will air, based on a program idea by media creator Stephen Emmer.
- [Musical tribute to the stars behind the scenes](https://stephenemmer.com/news/musical-tribute-to-the-stars-behind-the-scenes): BNNVARA shines a spotlight on the people who usually stay away from this; the large group of people who normally work for theaters, museums, cinemas, festivals, and other cultural events, and who are now sitting at home en masse or have even lost their jobs.
- [Composing music for audiobooks](https://stephenemmer.com/news/composing-music-for-audiobooks): Audiobooks are increasingly being listened to by a growing group of interested listeners. At major players such as Amazon, as well as StoryTel and Luisterboeken (.nl), this new category is rapidly gaining popularity. Now that the genre is reaching critical mass, it is logical that it will continue to develop.
- [Self-taught and first media music composer](https://stephenemmer.com/news/self-taught-and-first-media-music-composer): When I started in the 80s, a theme tune was allowed to last 30 to 60 seconds; the one for 'Dagboek van een herdershond' was practically a song. Back then, making a theme tune was something composers and musicians did on the side; it wasn't a profession.
- [Collaboration with audio-tech startup](https://stephenemmer.com/news/collaboration-with-audio-tech-startup): Hilversum-based audio-tech startup XS2RADIO is partnering with ‘Mister TV-Tune’ Stephen Emmer on audio design for text-to-speech productions.
- [Auction for behind-the-scenes professionals](https://stephenemmer.com/news/auction-for-behind-the-scenes-professionals): Media composer Stephen Emmer is organizing an auction where artists can donate an instrument or other objects. The money raised goes to the professionals behind the scenes.
- [Six hours of art and culture on NPO Radio 1](https://stephenemmer.com/news/six-hours-of-art-and-culture-on-npo-radio-1): On Monday evening, December 21, NPO Radio 1 will be entirely dedicated to art and culture. In Zes uur cultuur (Six Hours of Culture), presenters Jellie Brouwer (NTR) and Pieter van der Wielen (VPRO) will speak for six hours starting at 7:00 PM
- [NPO the lifeline for the cultural sector?](https://stephenemmer.com/news/npo-he-lifeline-for-the-cultural-sector): The current thinking is to let Hilversum help the cultural sector through the winter. And who knows, it might spark a new discussion about the value of culture at the NPO.
- [Campaign for professionals behind the scenes](https://stephenemmer.com/news/launching-campaign-for-live-professionals-behind-the-scenes): Media composer Stephen Emmer wants to launch an auction whose proceeds are specifically intended for the people behind the scenes. Emmer is asking Dutch artists to donate, for example, an instrument or another object for an auction. Emmer: “I call upon Dutch artists to show solidarity with their own crew.”
- [Save the Arts on Radio and TV](https://stephenemmer.com/news/save-the-arts-on-radio-and-tv): We all sit at home, awaiting our turn for The Jab and we have passively exhausted ourselves by binge watching reruns of sorts on Netflix and the like. But what we really do miss is of course going out to concerts, seeing bands, going to Glastonbury or a showcase of a new and promising singer-songwriter in a small pub venue.
- [Six hours of culture on NPO Radio 1 ](https://stephenemmer.com/news/six-hours-of-culture-on-npo-radio-1): On December 21, NPO Radio 1 will be dedicated to art and culture for six hours. From 19:00 to 01:00, Pieter van der Wielen, Jellie Brouwer, Atze de Vrieze, and Elisabeth van Nimwegen will discuss the importance of art and culture in society, what has happened over the past year, and how we are all sailing into the new year.
- [New support package for cultural sector](https://stephenemmer.com/news/new-support-package-for-cultural-sector): Dutch minister Ingrid van Engelshoven sent a letter to the House of Representatives on Monday. In it, she announces a second support package of 482 million euros for the cultural and creative sector.
- [Cabinet invests in Theater on TV: 10M to NPO](https://stephenemmer.com/news/cabinet-invests-in-theater-on-tv-10-million-to-npo): Phase 1 is now complete, on to phase 2. The cabinet is investing an additional 10 million euros in public broadcasting to make ‘the largest stage in the Netherlands’ available to the struggling cultural sector.
- [De Stad Van Heimwee written to Emmer's music](https://stephenemmer.com/news/de-stad-van-heimwee-written-to-emmers-music): Can you love if you don't know who you really are? When Rachel Samuel submits her novel to the publisher, she thinks she is done digging into her family history. Finally, she can start her own life. But one evening in her writing room, a sequel presents itself...
- [Extra airtime for the arts](https://stephenemmer.com/news/extra-airtime-for-the-arts): The Dutch public broadcasting organisation (NPO) is taking action for the cultural sector and wants to offer artists an alternative stage.
- [NPO supports Emmer's initiative](https://stephenemmer.com/news/npo-supports-emmers-initiative): The Dutch public broadcasting organisation (NPO) is responding to the initiative of media composer Stephen Emmer to support the Dutch cultural sector.
- [Saving the arts Dutch style](https://stephenemmer.com/news/saving-the-arts-dutch-style): The covid-19 situation is very hard on artists worldwide as we well know. But in The Netherlands they found a way out.
- [Maison Melody Out Now](https://stephenemmer.com/news/maison-melody-out-now): Stephen Emmer is a deliberate genre-defying composer/ artist from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, who believes that limiting yourself to one musical genre is an undesirable restraint on artistic self-development and should not be the main representation or objective in search of a personal musical identity.
- [Buma Oeuvre Award Multimedia 2020](https://stephenemmer.com/news/buma-oeuvre-award-multimedia-2020): Composer Stephen Emmer is rewarded for his work with the Buma Oeuvre Award Multimedia. He received the prize on Monday 9 March 2020.
- [Home Ground - The Wilroy Remixes](https://stephenemmer.com/news/home-ground-the-wilroy-remixes): The Wilroy remix EP came about after Emmer was listening in to Mary Anne Hobbs radio show on BBC 6 music, where she played an abstract soul track by a talented Canadian born artist called Wilroy.
- [Dutch anti-war music invasion in the USA](https://stephenemmer.com/news/dutch-anti-war-music-invasion-in-the-usa): Earlier this year he already received two other awards by the Global Music Awards organisation in Los Angeles for his current album Home Ground in the categories Best Humanitarian Music project and Best Album.
- [3rd American music award nomination](https://stephenemmer.com/news/3rd-american-music-award-nomination): Stephen Emmer among this year's most exceptional music projects nominated twice In the 16th annual Independent Music Awards
- [Humanitarian Award 2018 Global Music Awards](https://stephenemmer.com/news/humanitarian-award-2018-global-music-awards): Each year Global Music Awards honours a composer/artist/musician with its annual Humanitarian Award for music dedicated to social justice, humanitarian causes or environmental issues.
- [Under Your Spell ft Chaka Khan (The Remixes)](https://stephenemmer.com/news/under-your-spell-ft-chaka-khan-the-remixes): The original is a dreamy, lush and soulful affair. Chaka’s distinctive voice is draped in funky bass guitar, horns, strings and rhythm guitar, evoking Chaka’s ’70s heyday while giving over to a modern sheen.
- [Golden Global Music Award for Home Ground](https://stephenemmer.com/news/golden-global-music-award-for-home-ground): Noted composer and performer Stephen Emmer, who scored a hit with SoulTracks readers earlier this year, has won the prestigious golden Global Music Award for his latest album, Home Ground.
- [Home Ground Out Now](https://stephenemmer.com/news/home-ground-out-now): Stephen Emmer’s latest musical offering Home Ground combines the eloquence of contemporary orchestral soul music with socially conscious lyrics.
- [Vogue Estate Remastered (2015)](https://stephenemmer.com/news/vogue-estate-remastered-2015): Vogue Estate, as originally released on Idiot Records back in 1982, recently got re-mastered by Stephen Emmer at Zownd Studios (Leiden), resulting in a fresh and now sounding timeless masterpiece of new wave.
- [International Blue Deluxe Edition Out Now](https://stephenemmer.com/news/inernational-blue-deluxe-edition-out-now): The digital Deluxe Edition of International Blue comes to you with the 10 vocal versions from the original album with the 10 Instrumental versions on top, as well as a special booklet and 2 additional bonus tracks.
- [Blown Away ft Liam McKahey](https://stephenemmer.com/news/blown-away-ft-liam-mckahey): Blown Away featuring Liam McKahey and Vanessa Contenay-Quinones was selected as the first single release coming up in both Australia and New Zealand.
- [Sleep For England ft Julian Lennon](https://stephenemmer.com/news/sleep-for-england-ft-julian-lennon): Sleep For England is the third release from the critically admired International Blue album. The Christmas version of Sleep For England is a vocal re-work by Julian Lennon, which featured on the physical release of the album on CD earlier this year.
- [International Blue produced by Tony Visconti](https://stephenemmer.com/news/international-blue-produced-by-tony-visconti): After putting music to spoken word with the help of Lou Reed and Yoko Ono, Stephen Emmer returns with a new album in a tribute to the lost art en elegance of pop crooning.
- [Untouchable ft Glenn Gregory](https://stephenemmer.com/news/untouchable-ft-glenn-gregory): Untouchable is a poignant ballad of loss and epic heartbreak, combined with a celebration of life and love. The lyrics were written and performed by Glenn Gregory of the pioneering 80’s synth pop band Heaven 17 as a tribute to the late Billy MacKenzie.
- [Taking back my time ft Midge Ure](https://stephenemmer.com/news/taking-back-my-time-ft-midge-ure): Half of Stephen Emmer's double A side single release is Midge Ure's contribution to International Blue, called Taking Back My Time.
- [Let the silence hold you ft Glenn Gregory](https://stephenemmer.com/news/let-the-silence-hold-you-ft-glenn-gregory): With platinum-selling Gregory on vocal duty – for the double A-side’s lead track - alongside legendary producer Tony Visconti (whose credits include some of the biggest selling acts of all time from Iggy Pop to Morrissey to Bowie to T-Rex) something truly exceptional has been crafted.

## Other

- [About us](https://stephenemmer.com/about): Background and approach
- [Contact](https://stephenemmer.com/contact): Get in touch with Parego