This time a throwback to only 4 months ago, when Amber Gomaa , Eva Korse and I were invited to play as soloists together with the Buitenkunst Funkjazz project bigband. Drummer Eva Korse wrote the (small) bigband arrangements. Amber, Eva and I had a great afternoon rehearsing and performing these tunes the band already practised for 2 days. Really nice to perform this song from album "Saxify" live! Berenice van Leer had written the lyrics to. And it was so cool that Amber took the effort to really study the song precisely as Berenice had recorded it but also added her own personality to it. The bigband consists of parttime musicians, often teachers or musicians who used to be professional but changed jobs later in life. Buitenkunst is a great institution; people can go camping or glamping and follow workshops in music and other arts. Thank you for the invitation, Arthur Schmidt (Buitenkunst)!
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. - This time a throwback to only 4 months ago, when Amber Gomaa , Eva Korse and I were invited to play as soloists together with the Buitenkunst Funkjazz project bigband.Drummer Eva Korse wrote the (small) bigband arrangements. Amber, Eva and I had a great afternoon rehearsing and performing these tunes the band already practised for 2 days.Really nice to perform this song from album Saxify live! Berenice van Leer had written the lyrics to. And it was so cool that Amber took the effort to really study the song precisely as Berenice had recorded it but also added her own personality to it. The bigband consists of parttime musicians, often teachers or musicians who used to be professional but changed jobs later in life. Buitenkunst is a great institution; people can go camping or glamping and follow workshops in music and other arts. Thank you for the invitation, Arthur Schmidt (Buitenkunst)!P.s. here's the original track:
