Tom Dissevelt and Dick Raaijmakers

Tom Dissevelt, originally a pop-jazz pianist, began experimenting with electronic music in 1956. He teamed up with artist Dick Raaijmakers (who adopted the moniker Kid Baltan) and released The Elektrosoniks (1957), that contains proto "synth-pop" (electronic pop muzak) such as Song of the Second Moon, and then The Fascinating World of Electronic Music (1959). Raaijmakers also created sculptures and audiovisual installations. He also composed chamber operas, notably De val van Mussolini (1995).