stefkeB

As Transport Aerian is currently a studio-project only, I'm looking for people to collaborate with.
Do you live near Leuven and have some time available, contact me.

Since artists can show themselves on several places, I've started to create and maintain several profiles, on sites such as MySpace, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Reverbnation and Vi.Be (the Belgian Myspace). So far, I prefer bandcamp (liberal rules and clean minimal layout) and vi.be (mandatory for Belgian music contests).

I play guitar with Transport Aerian. Last weekend we played live in Herent, in a "Youth House", called Molotov. The place was falling apart and smelled a bit, but we played a good set.

The new line-up works really well:

• Hamlet singing, shouting, FX and guitar knows how to behave on stage
• Mary playing bass and acting cool and hidden behind her long hair, but her steady playing works really well.
• Bart getting better and better into the songs. And when he starts rockin'...

After last two gigs were cancelled, the current line-up of Transport Aerian has been modified. I hope we will soon arise from our ashes.

Meanwhile, the Flemish-Brabant contest "Rockvonk" sent the reviews made during the selection phase of their contest to all participants. It was not too bad, but not good either.

I still wonder if we are not good enough (yet?) or simply not suited to the current music taste on the festivals and radio stations.

Musically, Hamlet asked me to participate more on the song writing, so chances are that we get some more stefkeB-like stuff in TA.

Well, after the busy first weekend with two gigs, next two gigs were a miss.

We arrived to play in Liège, only to pack our stuff back in before even doing a sound check. All because of a stupid argument with the owner of the place.

And the next gig to be in Leuven was cancelled because of disagreements about payment and the PA system.

I hope the next gig will go on because of the desire to play music. That is what matters.

Last weekend, the band I joined (http://www.myspace.com/transportaerian) performed twice.

The first gig was in Herne in "Het Muziekkot" (http://www.muziekkot.be) for, well, very few people. It was a recording of the show, which Hamlet will mix into a Live-album. Afterwards, The Black Ribbons (http://www.myspace.com/theblackribbons) played their set.

When my father-in-law was planning his retirement from the University where he was working, he asked us to play at his celebration.

I was to play the guitar, Marnix (the other son-in-law) also played guitar, my father played the piccolo and (originally) nephew Jan was to play the violin, but due to work obligations he was replaced by Hilde, who was a friend of the family.

After some thinking, we decided on three songs.

When I play alone, it is often instrumental, usually rather soft and sometimes a mixture of acoustic, classical guitar and sometimes a bit of voice and some (self-played) loops.
When I play with the Reverse Violin Company, it is often instrumental, electric, experimental, filled with effects.
When I play with Transport Aerian, it is much more heavy, with some metal/progressive rock influences.
And when I play for family, it is usally classical guitar. Sometimes alone, sometimes with Jan or my father. And usually on request.

During the last two decades (I'm showing my age here) I have drafted more than 200 snippets/songs. Some of them only short riffs, others full songs, with lyrics and instrumentation.

Now I'm slowly reviewing them and thinking of recording a number of them. For myself and for the rest of the world... I'll have to leave something for the kids, someday.

I'm not sure what to do with them, although. I might as well form three different bands:

I am slowly getting reactions from people who are interested in a possible collaboration. Strange feeling, as I have been doing (most of) my recordings alone, by now.

It ranges from someone playing progressive rock seeking a guitar player till two drummers and a singer, who has had quite some television exposure. I have not made any decision yet, as the most important thing is that we should just meet and see if the music starts flowing. So exciting times ahead, despite of the current lack of time and sleep.