May 2023
Hamburg, Berlin, Copenhagen, Hamburg
I am interrupting my Portugal stay for a month back north.
XJAZZ! festival in Berlin asked me to document the festival again, this year as a one man show and I could not say no. It´s one of the most inspiring and musically diverse festivals I know, right in the heart of Berlin X Berg. I´ve known and worked with the team for a few years now and while it has been chaotic at times, it is always a pleasure to work with artists that take things to the next level and inspire others to do the same.
If you have a chance to visit XJAZZ! next year, don´t miss it. This edition included some of the best live shows I have ever seen.
To name a few:
A SONG FOR YOU / Cycles Collective opening ceremony,
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Sonic Interventions.
Here is what I made for them:
After a short trip to Copenhagen with family, it is time to get my hands dirty. Somewhere in the middle of Hamburg Schanzenviertel, we (the PINK ALLIGATOR COLLECTIVE) scored a jackpot: A secret room that we are making into a small project studio for collaboration projects.
We have a week until my flight back to Portugal to build a 6.5 x 3.5m wall and sound proofing, rearranging our equipment and create a new storage area. Let´s go!
Why secret, you ask? Well… It wouldn´t be a secret if you knew.
But I can show you when I am back.