A while back I announced the pre-order of the new batch of Arts The Beatdoctor shirts. And they came in a short while ago, but seeing as I just this week found the time to get them photographed properly: All watch in awe as I present to you: the Arts The Beatdoctor Waveform T-shirts!

Available from the Bandcamp Webshop, in 2 different designs, both in 2 colors and for men and women.

Design by Nick Liefhebber, photographs by The Thanks We Get. And a big thank you to Abel and Danique for gracefully modeling the hell out of my shirts!

2012, a heavily prophesized year. Some say it will be the last year on earth. Others say, it will be the year Arts The Beatdoctor releases a new record.

While both statements might come true, you can help out with the second one; I’m looking for your one-of-a-kind voices. I’d like to be inspired by outside influences, so I decided to ask everybody who is interested to send in a recording. Who knows, your voice might end up in an Arts The Beatdoctor track. Expect it to be cut up, reversed, bit-crushed and violated in other harsh but creative ways…

Make sure to upload your voices before February 1st 2012.

Steps to make it work:

1. Make a recording of your voice. The length should be in between 30 seconds and 2 minutes. Please record in one take, without a backing track (so, record “acapella”). You can sing, record a poem, whatever you feel like. You can record in any language, or even record something without words.
2. Name your file: “artsapella *yourname*”.
3. Take a deep breath and upload the recording via artsthebeatdoctor.wetransfer.com. In the WeTransfer comment field, add your full name, and how you would like to be credited (your own name or pseudonym).
4. If your recording ends up in an Arts The Beatdoctor song, you will be notified. You will get a free digital copy of the release. You will be credited as “additional vocals by…” You can register your share in the song at your country’s musicians’ rights organisation (in Holland, this is SENA for example). This way you will receive a percentage of every time the song is played on the radio. There are no other rights associated with the use of your voice: By sending in your submission, you implicitly give Arts The Beatdoctor the right to use it as a sample without additional payment being required..
5. Now do a little dance! You’ll soon receive a confirmation e-mail.

(note: The guys at WeTransfer have decided to support the project and have provided a dedicated upload channel, making the upload process somewhat easier. Thanks guys!)

On October 23rd, I opened for Eskmo in Simplon, Groningen. Nikki and Johannes Fabery De Jonge shot this video during that show. It’s a bit of a showcase of what the new (and still evolving) show looks like.

In december, a new Arts The Beatdoctor shirt will be pressed. It will be available in women’s and men’s, and in 2 designs. Until it is pressed, I will be taking pre-orders in the BandCamp webshop. A free download of the track Ghost In The Machine is included. Pre-order bonus: shipping costs to The Netherlands will be on me, and to the rest of the world will be 50% off.

Go to the webstore to pre-order here

Below are some videos and pictures detailing the trip Skiggy and I made to Chelyabinsk, Russia to play at the Metagalaxy Festival.

picture by Филёр Мркоков

picture by Филёр Мркоков

Beats Broke’s latest signing, Leadsmen, have released their first EP today. Words Unspoken consists of 3 original compositions by the two Dutch beatsmiths, and 3 remixes by Project Mooncircle’s Robot Koch, the awesome Octopus Project from Austin, TX, and a remix by me. You can listen to my remix below:

Listen to the full EP and, if so inclined, buy it on the Beats Broke website or on iTunes.

So, last weekend I played 2 shows opening for Eskmo, one at Amsterdam Dance Event in the Sugar Factory in Amsterdam, and one in Simplon Groningen. Thanks to everybody who came out to see it, very good to test out some of the new work in front of real people!

3voor12 Groningen posted a nice review (in Dutch) with some pictures. Check it here.

If you’re someone who enjoys letting the information come to you instead of the other way around, that can be arranged too. Just become a Fan on Facebook, follow me on Twitter, or even subscribe to an RSS feed of my upcoming shows.

So, what’s been up lately? Well, after releasing Transitions in 2007, Progressions in 2008, taking part in The Q4 for 2010′s Sound Surroundings and Darker Days, and touring all over the place, it was time to take a step back and decide where I wanted to go. As a result of that, I quit The Q4 in october 2010, developed a completely re-thought way to perform my tracks onstage (check it out if you’re near any of my shows), and found the inspiration for new work (if you’re curious, check out the first result of this, my new track Ghost In The Machine).

So what’s coming in the future? I don’t know yet. But because of this website, you will know as soon as I do.

Greetings,

Bas
Arts The Beatdoctor

I did an interview with Max at broken-culture.co.uk. It turned out to be quite an interesting e-talk. If you’d like to know more about what I did recently, or why it has been quiet for a while, check it out.

Arts The Beatdoctor interview on broken-culture.co.uk