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- I was too busy and always postponed posting, but now I’m back on track

- Did more chupalibre recordings , composed for another theatre piece (Smoor, by ceremonia) , did some recordings and producing for VRT Ketnet (Flemish children channel) , went to Zagreb Belgrado and Sarajevo with KVS Theatre  (production ; Singhet and weset vro), on tour with Jo Lemaire, record and on tour with Yasmine (Yasmine houdt woord), and meanwhile teaching at the Rock academy and Grimbergen academy, cooperate with Flip Vandeputte for some dance productions.

- And now rehearsing for Theater Aan Zee, a special show in Oostende and Couleur Café with good old  Arno , good old friends meet again…

- Starting the production of the new IALMA album , we will record mainly on  location in Santiago de Compostella

- From september on I will start a new episode in my life. I will be theaching part time  keyboard and coatching bands at the very new Batchelor of rock- & popmusic  from the university of Hasselt. I also keep on teaching accordeon & piano at the academy of Grimbergen.

- Meanwhile I’m finishing the “Chupalibre” album, recording and producing a benefit  song for the Mucovisidose patiënts with Jo Lemaire ,  preparing the course for the Bachelors….

- Because of the usual rush before going to Italy  I was not able to update this blog. So what did I do before ” il dolce far niente” ?

- “Les in hysterie ”  went in premiere and is a reel masterpiece. It deserves to go international. Eric de Volder’s theatrework is the best kept secret of Ghent. Music is very important for his creations, so it is a honnor for me to work with Eric. It will tour in Belgium from september on. Please go  their  website. - Arranging and preparing the new Jo lemaire show with the fellow musicians

- And I did produce a new song for “Junior - Eurosong for kids” 

 This last weeks I did produce the new “Mijn broer en ik” song  for Ketnet  Pop (Belgian children channel). And imidiatly after the “tektonik” remix. I started composing  for a new theatre production  ”les in hysterie” theater ceremonia

preparing for a new tour next year with Jo Lemaire.  

I put a new page Film and Theatre on this site. All the music I wrote for this media. To find it look at the heading of this page.

-  Happy Newyear - I spend a few days with my family and friends in the Haute Marne (France) and came back with the necceseraly bottles of devine champagne- Tomorow I wil be working again - cleaning up all the work I want to finish during the next few weeks  

- I’m going to Rouan France tommorow for a danceperformance with François Brise. Hey I’m not dancing, just improvise on music from his granddad and following a movie from super8ths his dad shot in the 60s. He will be dancing , Marie Laure declaming poetry and me playing th good old grand.
Tough work but if al goes well very impressive.
- First do some preparing and teaching tonight
- Back on friday morning , have to drive all night to do a show with Jo during the day.
- Home on saturday preparing for…
- Studio with Brise L’ame on Sunday
- Rehearsals with Jo for a Holland tour on Monday

- very busy recording with Brise L’ame - some percussion in my little homestudio and the strings in studio BVB
- preparing and rehearsing for the François Brise dansproject on the 29th in Amiens (France)
- playing concerts with Jo Lemaire
- Teaching every Monday and Thuesday at Muziekpublique and Academie of Grimbergen (Brussels)
- Trying to have a normal familly life and some sleep in between

- Bisinis as usual…too much to do and no time. I’m a slow worker. Not lazy, no I take my time to make things different. I do not like easy jobs. Every peace of music I play, compose, arrange or teach must be somthing more than mainstream.
- Some big French artist asked Marie Laure and me to write some songs for him/her (hey cannot tell you this one for the moment). I hope she/he will like it. Keep this one posted.

- Monday paperday - love those Belgium rules - a quick edit for a playback ialma Theaching in “Muziekpublique”
- Thuesday Tiffany day and teaching in “Grimbergen academie”
- Wednesday concert with Jo
- Thursday Marie Laure day - writing and preparing music for the François Brise dance performance
- Friday heading to Hasselt my old hometown for papers and concert with jo
- Saturday transfer for editing at studio BVB
- Writing a arrangement for brassband and hopefully spending some time with my family