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, that have kept my mind elsewhere. I'm enjoying a semi-voluntary retirement from live performances. I do like playing live, but I have always thought of myself more as the … Continua a leggere En terre étrangère
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
Nice title, uh? I thought to share this bit of information with you to introduce the new blog post (I'm thankful to Wikipedia). I spent ten days in wood-land, and a few tage in Berlin, Germany, to play shows and record some exciting new music with an international cast of musicians. Let me articulate. EchoTest … Continua a leggere Holland derives from “holtlant” which means “wood-land”
Hi there, last weekend I have performed in Lugano, Switzerland, at Les Digitales Festival. It is a very interesting (and itinerant) electronic music event that gathers musicians from all around Europe. I was there with Mingle (Andrea Gastaldello), to play songs from our side-project called Fifteen Strange Seconds. We have written and recorded an album … Continua a leggere One day in Switzerland
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