Marco Machera

My first Belgian record, so to say, is now out, and that’s an atypical one. When I moved out to Bruxelles a while ago I met with my friend Emiliano Deferrari, who’s been living here since 2014: he’s a composer, singer-songwriter, just like me. It felt natural to reconvene and play something together. We found … Continua a leggere New release: Emiliano Deferrari, Marco Machera

It's been an eventful summer. I have moved to Brussels, in Belgium. I'm slowly starting to work on music again - so many things have happened... some good, some not-so-good, that have kept my mind elsewhere. I'm enjoying a semi-voluntary retirement from live performances. I do like performing live, but I have always thought of … Continua a leggere En terre étrangère

I have spent the first half of June in the United States - once again in Seattle, a city I really love. I was there to play with TROOT, the epic progressive rock orchestra lead by American pianist Tim Root, and to play shows with EchoTest. I did write about TROOT before - you might … Continua a leggere Sailing the seas of prog

This is a Mexican saying, that literally translates to "full stomach, happy heart": it sums up my recent travels to Mexico pretty well. A short escape for EchoTest, crammed in between Julie Slick's busy touring schedule with Adrian Belew, with shows and clinics in Mexico City and the beautiful town of Morelia. It was my … Continua a leggere Barriga llena, corazón contento

Hello, a quick update to let you know what's going on in my small secluded world. The new EchoTest album, Daughter of Ocean, is now available for immediate stream/download in two ways: you can subscribe to Julie Slick’s bandcamp page and get access to all 16 of her albums plus VIP exclusives (like stems to some … Continua a leggere The Daughter of Ocean is born