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aeronaut

"...writing songs between love and loss..."

Wichelen, Oost-Vlaanderen Belgium

last active:: about 8 hours ago
last update:: 6 days ago
member for:: about 1 year

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Home page:: www.myspace.com/aeronaut...
AOL Instant Messenger:: Private
MSN:: Private
Skype:: aeronaut_jef
ICQ:: Private
other IM client:: Private
e-mail: jdecorte@mac.com
Time Zone: Brussels

my biography

DREAMS ARE BURIED HERE IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A DOWNLOAD FROM VARIOUS STORES:
Click the links in my "influences" section below.

NOW PLAYING:
"VUUR"
The Dutch adaptation of "On the wind" by Diana.
Arrangement by Aeronaut.
Cello played by Deryn Cullen.

On The Wind - international versions

I am setting up a new myspace page for an international collaboration on my song "On The Wind", which includes also people from mi7.

You can read more about it on
www.myspace.com/onthewindint.
If you are interested to participate in this project you can contact me here at mi7 or at myspace.

On The Wind

Dreams are buried here...
The new profile for this project I did with Artie Q and Mindmovie is now online.
Please visit us over there and listen to the 20 minutes piece in 5 parts. Click the image to go to the page.
Another collaboration, and friendship born here on mi7!

What I love the most in music is composing.
I play piano and keyboard and I write all my compositions in Logic Studio. I play some of the parts on my keyboard, but often I compose directly in the score or matrix editor of the sequencer.
I am try to get deeper and deeper into arranging and programming for virtual orchestra. I use the Vienna Symphonic Library, Halion Symphonic Orchestra and some East West libraries for that.
I am now recording songs with Ann Van Canegem, a delightfull and talented vocalist, who really brings life and emotion into my music.
Ann performs with her blues/jazz band Red Rooster, and with other jazz players.

I am also an experienced illustrator/graphic designer (actually that's what I do to earn a living...). If someone needs graphic designs for cd-covers etc... feel free to contact me!
If you want to hear and read more about my music projects please visit my page on myspace.

Ann also has a myspace page with jazz, blues and songs from our collaboration. Check it out here.
Visit Ann's page on MI7 here.

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Aeronaut is a member of Earthandfire.nl - De Nederlandse Earth and Fire website

my sounds

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Title: Relics VII • sweet moment of surrender: Description: Another one of my Relics pieces. I wrote this piece on an evening last week, but the final programming took me many hours longer. As always I used Vienna Symphonic Library for the programming of the orchestra. The piano is the Bechstein from East West.
Title: Voices, a small prayer for a new year: Enrolled in contest: Micro-Phones (vote for me!); Description: This song was free download, and I wrote it as a new year's present for my friends. It can still be downloaded from the E&F player on my MI7 and Myspace page (www.myspace.com/aeronautsounds)
Title: Vuur: Enrolled in contest: Micro-Phones (vote for me!); Description: Dutch adaptation of "On the wind" by Diana. I wrote a new arrangement with woodwinds for this version. For more information, visit my "On the wind" myspace page at www.myspace.com/onthewindint
Title: Relics IV • On the edge of forever...: Enrolled in contest: Micro-Phones (vote for me!); Description: Many thanks to my dear friend Mindmovie for lending me his ear during the work in progress and supplying me with very helpful feedback. He opened my eyes for new directions with this piece... I had to use a lower bitrate (160 kbps) to get this almost 8' piece uploaded.
Title: In The Light Of The Sun: Description: “In The Light Of The Sun” is a song that is very dear to me. The song is about the passing of time, and how insignificant a human life is compared to cosmic scales. I wrote the basic melody a long time ago (in human terms at least...) on my very first piano when I was about seventeen. Over the years I kept playing this piano tune and a few years ago I turned it into this song. Like all my songs it has a certain sadness in it, although I don’t consider it as a sad song. It is more a song about acceptance, letting go and humility. It begins with a person who tries to hold on to a lost loved one, smelling the fading scent in his clothes and dwelling into her memories. But, eventually - like everything - the scent will fade away. The memories of our memories will dissolve into time, “and all that we are is a speck of dust dancing in the light of the sun”. While I wrote this song I often had the image of particles of dust dancing in the sunlight shining through an attic window. I wrote the backbone of this song with the guitars, harp and vibraphone ticking away time like a clockwork. Over this I wrote a waltz, like the dancing particles of dust in the light of the sun. Again, Ann did a great job on the vocals and her voice makes the song shine like a sun...

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classical female loss love melancholic mellow pop relics song songwriter soundtrack symphonic

my influences

Philip Glass, Peter Hammill, Peter Gabriel, Schubert, Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Puccini, Pink Floyd, Nicholas Lens, The Beatles, JS Bach, Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Barclay James Harvest, Nick Drake, Tim Buckley...Just to name a few, there are simpy too many. But maybe I am influenced the most by my lovely wife, Karin Wauters, a talented ceramist.

"Dreams are buried here..." is available from the following download stores:

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Gforce: M-Tron
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HALion Symphonic ...
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09/27/2008 --: Relics; (2 comments)
09/04/2008 --: Mit dem Wind - adaptation by Mindmovie featuring Sara ...; (0 comments)
02/06/2008 --: real world...; (5 comments)
01/01/2008 --: member of the week; (3 comments)
12/30/2007 --: Voices, a small prayer for a new year; (0 comments)
12/25/2007 --: Stand up against music censorship; (1 comments)
12/13/2007 --: lost messages; (0 comments)
12/02/2007 --: More songs on Ann's MI7 page; (0 comments)
11/25/2007 --: "When There's No Hope"; (1 comments)
11/03/2007 --: Whispers; (0 comments)

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my comments

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jon ben berger | about 20 hours ago: check us now
love
jon
Subliminal | 5 days ago: Dank je. Ik heb nog getwijfeld of ik er nog iets aan zou toevoegen, maar het zou waarschijnlijk niet functioneel zijn geweest.

Michel.
Simon | 5 days ago: Hi Jef,

thanks for stopping by for a listen. Happy that you liked "Moor"! I'm very fond of the melody and the feeling in that piece (even though the arrangement could use some work).

And Relics VII - WOW!!! Amazing track, there you've really got love and loss at the same time!!! At 3:48 I'm blown away! Wish I could do strings like that... These Relics-pieces is just getting better and better!

It seems that both you and me got that medieval melancholy feeling at the same time!!!

All the best!
/Simon
Subliminal | 6 days ago: Hallo Jef,

Bedankt voor je berichtje. Hoe ver ben je al gevorderd met je Relics project?

Groeten,

Michel.
Daniel73 | 6 days ago: By the way, you have a soft and delicate touch in your music. Very fine!
Daniel73 | 6 days ago: Thanks for your encouragement. It warms to hear. I think that you are the first one to vote for me. :-) Thanks again. /Daniel
Subliminal | 6 days ago: Prachtig.....

Michel.
Sara England | 8 days ago: Hi Jef, sorry that I did not reply earlier but I do not have internet at home. I twas fun doing it together with Achim. Thanks for giving me the opportunity
mich56341 | 12 days ago: Hey Jef how are ya.

Thanks for your vote mate you are very kind,I love your stuff too, I was blown away by "On The Edge" what a lovely peace of music you have my vote.

Cheers

Mike
Simon | 12 days ago: Hi Jef,

thanks for stopping by and for voting on me!!! I've voted for you! Relics...

All the best to you!
Simon
Helen | 12 days ago: Hi Jef

Thank you very much for the vote. I have voted for you too!

Helen
George Ellinas | 14 days ago: You have my 10's
Good Luck not that you need any!
:D
GE
HUMANOISE | 14 days ago: Hey, Jef !!!!!
How are you lately ?
I voted for PARTII and Relic IV. Especially Relics IV is too GREAT SONG I feel. You can be the best !!!!

RESPECT & PEACE.

HIROTO.
Project Dehli | 14 days ago: Hello Jef.
I haven't been logged in for many month so i didn't see you comment before now. But thank you very much for your comment and vote. I listened to your music now and i love it. Especially "In the Light of the Sun". All the best wishes from Norway.
Meno | 15 days ago: Heyas Jef,
Very inspiring music here. I can only dream about arranging like this...always a pleasure visiting your site.

Meno
Projekt67 | 16 days ago: Mooie muziek!
Vooral "Vuur"

Simon/Projekt67
brus | 16 days ago: thank you for the nice words, Jeff!
I like your worlds, really exiting. Would like to hear this as a movie-soundtrack.
Have a great day!
brus
George Ellinas | 26 days ago: Hi Jef thanx for checking out my new tracks
all the best to your beatiful music always a plessure listening!!!
GE
Eduard | 27 days ago: Hi Jef,
Glad you like the new version! You can vote for it (and the others) in that Audiotechnica contest if you like of course.
Yes I received your message - talk to you a little later.
Ed
Helen | 27 days ago: Kia ora from New Zealand!

I have two pieces in the latest competition. Synchronicity and East/West. Vote if you feel like it.
First time so please be gentle with me? :)))
Helen x