What started as an idea on the acoustic guitar, I quickly played it on a 12-string guitar for fun last Tuesday. Hence the actually totally failed shot, but oh well…
The 12-string guitar on its own sounds, apart from the fact that it was recorded with an inferior piezo pick-up, much too thin, so I also recorded a nice phaser guitar.
A nice mix of sounds gives a comfortable feeling.

Wednesday and Thursday I had some fun with the bass guitar and the arrangement, and I also added a lead part, which is often the biggest challenge.

Friday and Saturday the mix and video were fine-tuned and uploaded today. It can go that fast, but those are the exceptions.

A few clichés about the title:
I like to play it safe. That one was easy.
Music can make you feel safe, especially when pieces seem to fall into place.
Making music, on the other hand, is absolutely not safe, it does not bring any money, on the contrary.
Everyone needs a safe place, especially at Christmas, right?

Just grab that bunch of keys and throw it up and down in your hand to the beat of the music.
Happy Christmas guaranteed! :D

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Another version of Mizar, this time with my own variation on the solo of Barry Doedens.

Like the last few songs I've released, Mizar was created by rediscovering my Telecaster and it proves once again: “Good tools are half the battle!”
The title was coined by a friend of mine after I sent him an mp3.
He had read a book on astronomy and the name “Mizar” had stuck with him.
I thought it fit well.

Between 1:12 and 2:04 you will hear a contribution from the very talented guitarist, songwriter and producer Barry Doedens.
I was working on it a while ago, but it wouldn't go smoothly.
That's why I asked Barry, and a few days later I had a smashing solo in my mailbox!
Don't forget to check out Barry's Youtube channel, because there you will find some great songs by him.

Usually drum beast Erik Schenkel plays the drums in my music. In this case however I used the built-in Logic Pro Drummer, but in a different way than I did before. They call it evolution...

In any case, I am amazed by the result, because the drums sound very nice in my opinion.
Maybe someday there will be a version with a real drummer, but this is without a doubt one of my best productions so far!

The footage is shot with my DJI Mavic Air 2 and there's a lot to say about that, but I'll do that another time, okay? ;)

It has been almost three years since I released my first solo album “Landsphere”, produced all by myself.
However, when I asked Ruben Claessens - Isarin to make a new mix of one of those songs, which I personally thought could be better mixed, I became aware again of the fact that it often works better if you have your music mixed by someone else. Someone with an objective look who knows how to convey the right feeling with the music I recorded.

So here's a new version of “Burning Ships”, the 5th track of this album.
The ideas for this song come directly from “Burning Heart” and “Sailing Ships”, two songs written by Adje Vandenberg, a great source of inspiration to me.
It also represents a period in my life where I made some personal changes and started a new chapter.

Now I would like to have all my songs/albums remixed, but of course that takes a lot of time and therefore money. For that I will have to save up first and if you want to help me make this happen, you can do that by becoming a patron on my Patreon site.
Determine your own monthly amount and stop donating whenever you want.
If there is sufficient interest, I will have CDs and/or vinyl made that will be sold at a favorable rate.
Thanks in advance.

Drifting Ice was initially also inspired by my Telecaster.
During the corona lockdown I took the time to readjust this guitar and if it turns out that it worked well, it immediately gives inspiration for new songs, as if it were a new guitar.
The music seemed to fit well with the video images I made in February 2021 of drifting ice in Stavoren, a small town in Friesland located on the IJsselmeer, where I often went windsurfing.
Recently Erik Schenkel played a nice drum part again and I am very happy with the result.
Hopefully you too!

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A new song inspired by my Telecaster, a guitar I've owned and learned to appreciate for about eight years now.
I have also tried to improve my guitar skills, taking inspiration from Edward Van Halen and Paul Gilbert, among others.
The song had been on the shelf for half a year, but recently Erik Schenkel had time to play the drums, which he did more than excellently!
Watch and listen for yourself...

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During the first Corona lockdown early 2020, I watched a lot of YouTube videos, among others one of Rick Beato in which he discusses and demonstrates the Mixolydian mode.

Until this day I still do not really understand what's going on, but I started to jam along, especially the part from about seven minutes corresponds the idea for this song.
I thought it sounded kinda nice, so I asked Erik Schenkel to play the drums, and I think he did a very nice job, as he always does!

The Mixolydian mode is a very nice mode to think of when your head is in the clouds (and nature).
That's what I learned from it, thanks to Professor Beato, cheers!

You can watch Rick Beato's video here (starting from 6:56 min), after you watched Erik and me of course!
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Special thanks to BokRock Studio Deventer (NL)

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Last week I released my first drone music video with the same music and now I combined it with footage of me playing the solo part in my studio.
​Let me know in the comments or a message what you think of it.

My first drone music video, many more to come. :)
I used a little song that I released last year and I think it goes well with the pictures.
Shot with a DJI Mavic Mini on the 15th of June 2021 in Deventer (NL).

Somewhere in December of 2020 I wrote this piece of music and a few weeks ago I recorded it the day before I went to Stavoren (NL) to shoot this video.
I thought it might be a good combination to put it together in one video and I think it turned out pretty well.
Stavoren is a small town in the north of the Netherlands, where I used to go windsurfing a lot. That is why I have nostalgic feelings about it.
I hope to release a longer version of this song in the near future, but for now I hope you will enjoy this one.