.08.12.2020 ‘Gyre’ wins the award for ‘Best Debut’ at Kortfilmfestival Leuven and the Wildcard by VAF!!

.02.12.2019 During the month of November I was nowhere to be found (well, not in Belgium anyway). I had the opportunity to work in Switzerland on my double bass sound research in absolutely magnificent surroundings. The old mountains of the Alps gave me new inspiration and taught me some valuable lessons on harmony, rhythm and sound. As part of the UNCOOL artist in residence project -thank you Cornelia- I dug deep into the tone world of the double bass, and gathered some new and interesting information = NEW MUSIC COMING SOON!

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.30.09.2019 ‘Gyre’ in the official competition for Film Fest Gent! YES !

 

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.17.07.2019 Next week – July 23 – I’ll be playing solo at Onderstroom Antwerpen, opening the evening for one of my favorite trios – Dikeman/Parker/Drake – REALLY LOOKING FORWARD. Thanks Sound in Motion for making it happen.

JOHN DIKEMAN – WILLIAM PARKER – HAMID DRAKE + NILS VERMEULEN

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.21.05.19  Truly an honor to work with this free jazz giant ! Geert Vandepoele captured some of the magic on camera.

 (c) Geert Vandepoele

 

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.11.05.19 In ‘Music Matters’ on Klara radio, I was invited to talk about my research on double bass and the residency with William Parker at the Handelsbeurs.

 

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.30.04.19 Interview with Didier Wijnants about playing the double bass and meeting William Parker at Ha’Fest.

(c) Geert Vandepoele

 

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.28.04.19 ‘By becoming one, we became three.’ We had the most intense days, I’m exhausted but extremely happy and grateful. Brice and I could not stop playing, here is a picture of us backstage moments before the concert.

(c) Rudy Carlier

 

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.08.04.19 Live session with Uma Chine that we recorded just before heading to Germany on tour.

 

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.29.03.19 Due to family circumstances Håkon could not make it to Belgium, but I was VERY pleased that Wilbert de Joode could take his place! We had some inspiring days; talking music, rehearsing, playing.