Bass: Susie Saxophone, Saxify, The harder we fight Guitar: Wednesday Funk, Open Up, The harder we fight, Elixir During the next weeks I will write a little bit about the musicians, engineers and others who contributed to Saxify.
I met Lars during the 90’s at Korte Golf, where a famous jam session took place for years. He played mainly guitar and later picked up the bass more and more. We often jammed together but never really talked so much. He grew up in Alkmaar, his father Jimmy was a guitarist and owner of jazz club Birdland. The city of Alkmaar even made Jimmy honorary citizen for his merits for music. Jimmy had 3 sons, Milan (drummer), Lars (guitar, bass) and Danny (bass). So Lars and his brothers grew up surrounded by music and becoming musician was the most logical thing. Lars was really hot in the live music scene and everyone wanted to play with him. He was a busy busy cat! Even Marcus Miller came to check him out (that’s what he told Lars when he came to jam at Korte Golf!). So I am not the only fan of Lars; but except for jamming with him years ago I never had worked with him. Jam sessions are great in connecting with people and creating something in the moment but it’s a pity that it’s only a moment in time and back then there weren’t so many pictures and certainly no recordings, videos.. He’s such a serious musician, always analyzing and trying to find better musical solutions. People often ask him for advice. Lars is one of the best funk players of the Netherlands and I am proud that he plays on my album.
He was invited on stage during a Larry Graham concert:
My latest mix is now online. Venus Tunes Sessions is a monthly mix by Susanne Alt on Freak31, aired every first Sunday of the month at 19:00h. In addition, earlier Venus Tunes Sessions shows are repeated every Friday between 20:00-21:00 and Tuesday 21:00-22:00.Freak 31 has around 250 daily listeners (less during the week, more in the weekend) and a total of +10.000 listeners every month. In addition to Mixcloud and Hearthis, all mixes are also available as podcasts on Deezer and iTunes.It was in 2015 when I had my first official dj gig and since 2016 I started to perform regularly. This took place in Amsterdam's Skyybar, Floor17 and The Harbourclub Zuid... bit by bit, other places like Momo and W Amsterdam followed, leading to club bookings as a dj and festival bookings with Venus Tunes Live in the Netherlands and abroad. All of this in addition to my normal life as a musician. I love dj'ing as it adds another facet to my musicianship.Listen to all editions of the Venus Tunes Sessions where you like; choose your platform: Venus Tunes Sessions is a monthly guest mix by Susanne Alt on Freak31, aired every first Sunday of the month at 1900h. Streaming Dance, straight from Amsterdam. - Bass: Susie Saxophone, Saxify, The harder we fightGuitar: Wednesday Funk, Open Up, The harder we fight, Elixir During the next weeks I will write a little bit about the musicians, engineers and others who contributed to Saxify.I met Lars during the 90’s at Korte Golf, where a famous jam session took place for years. He played mainly guitar and later picked up the bass more and more. We often jammed together but never really talked so much. He grew up in Alkmaar, his father Jimmy was a guitarist and owner of jazz club Birdland. The city of Alkmaar even made Jimmy honorary citizen for his merits for music. Jimmy had 3 sons, Milan (drummer), Lars (guitar, bass) and Danny (bass). So Lars and his brothers grew up surrounded by music and becoming musician was the most logical thing.Lars was really hot in the live music scene and everyone wanted to play with him. He was a busy busy cat! Even Marcus Miller came to check him out (that’s what he told Lars when he came to jam at Korte Golf!). So I am not the only fan of Lars; but except for jamming with him years ago I never had worked with him. Jam sessions are great in connecting with people and creating something in the moment but it’s a pity that it’s only a moment in time and back then there weren’t so many pictures and certainly no recordings, videos.. He’s such a serious musician, always analyzing and trying to find better musical solutions. People often ask him for advice. Lars is one of the best funk players of the Netherlands and I am proud that he plays on my album.He was invited on stage during a Larry Graham concert:Find Lars on Facebook
