Gig pics: W Amsterdam goes Tropic

So the first time we played the music from Royalty For Real wasn't in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, but in Bengaluru and Mumbai, all the way in India in 2023!Here you'll see me play Au Privave, Classy Cats and Royalty For Real, together with Timothy Banchet (piano), Marius Beets (bass) and Sven Rozier (drums).Au Privave is a well-known blues by Charlie Parker which I often like to start with, almost like a soundcheck tune. Although most of the time a soundcheck is done I found out it's a good idea to play a tune everybody of the band knows very well so we all can get used to the sound of the stage, the presence of the audience and it also gives the sound engineer the chance to adjust microphones last minute. During the soundcheck, the sound of the room is significantly different because of the lack of audience. All that flesh and clothes work a little bit like a totally empty room versus a room with furniture and carpets, if you know what I mean :-)Acoustics are so interesting and full of surprises.. Anyways.. hope you like it! - Although the outdoor temperatures were not so hot, Tropic Thursday is the weekly theme at W Amsterdam to warm you up a little bit, with hot tracks, hot drinks.. and if it becomes to hot, you might need a nice cold cocktail or two.Before the gig I had dinner with Bianca, and Melia joined us later for a chat and a drink (pictured top left).Check out my agenda for the next gigs (in public).Listen to a previous set at W Lounge on MixcloudFollow the Tunes From Venus Spotify playlist