May 2004

I'm very pleased to announce that my new web-site www.bartflos.com is live! Go check it out!

Hot news: I have released three new solo CD's: Thoughts (solo piano pieces), Expectations (jazz, blues, fusion) and Connections (house, dance and jungle mixed with jazz, blues and pop).

But there there is more to experience on www.bartflos.com besides music. Other topics are photography, writing and leadership. I hope you will enjoy it and if you have questions or remarks, please do not hesitate to contact me on bartflos@xs4all.nl.

October 2003

New web-site under construction approaches go-live!

The new web site www.bartflos.com approaches its go-live date somewhere in the fall of 2003. Besides topics such as photography, writing and leadership the go-live also coincides with the release of three new CD's coming out of the NextSteps Series Solo Project. You can click here to see a preview of the home page: http://www.bartflos.com

August 2002

New web-site under construction: www.bartflos.com!

Bart Flos is currently building a completely new web-site in close co-operation with TRIN IT Consultants in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. This site aims to provide information about other occupations besides music, such as photography, writing and ICT related topics. You can click here to see a preview of the home page: http://www.bartflos.com

July 2002

Preparations for new albums underway: Bart Flos is working on four new CD's in the NextSteps Series!

Bart Flos is working on a series of new jazz albums in the Next Steps Series. He aims to extend his work on the initial NextSteps album by working on four different styles CD's. One will produce a new line of solo piano pieces; one will build on his love for acoustic jazz in quartet, quintet or sextet form. Another will focus on fusion/funk types of music and one will bring on a new combination of jazz and contemporary music such as house, dance, trance, drum 'n bass, lounge, grounge and jungle.

All these albums will be produced solo with the help of a superb new digital piano of Roland, the RD700. This state of the art digital MIDI-machine allows him to master all the instruments required, but online en directly mixed from one single keyboard. Please stay tuned and watch the opening date of the new web-site http://www.bartflos.com on which demo's will be available.

Whilst the new albums are currently prepared on Bart Flos' mini-studio he is also planning a new studio session in the fall of 2002. More news will follow; stay tuned!

March 2002

A new toy has come available: Bart Flos is now using the superb new digital piano of Roland: the RD700.

Bart Flos is currently preparing new solo activities using the latest technology in digital piano's, the superb new keyboard flagship of Roland: the RD700. This piece of digital equipment allows him not only to enjoy magnificent 64 Mb wave-file sounds that are a tribute to the ear, but also provides the means to use live feel drum patches and rhythm patterns in countless variations.

All sorts of musical styles are within grasp. From pure acoustic jazz piano (the new piano sound is better than ever!), groovy Fender Rhodes, nasty acoustic bass sounds, jazz-house, dance, lounge, jungle, pop, fusion, funk; you name it, it's all there in one machine! This will most certainly come together in new solo CD productions in the near future.

December 2001

Big CD NextSteps mailing extended. Bart Flos is widening his network in the Dutch music business!

Bart Flos is has sent out a mailing to about a 1.000 addresses in the Dutch music business, of which 300 are accompanied by his NextSteps solo CD. Aim is to combine this musical resumee with his business resumee and connect with studio’s, agencies, publishers, distributors, sponsors, advisers, pluggers, promoters and others. Bart is seeking out new connections and opportunities to hook up with people that are willing to share good idea’s about making, producing, promoting and managing music. Results will be published on this site so stay tuned regularly!

November 2001

Kind reminder: 5 easy steps to vote in the Jazzconncet Competition

Did you vote already? This is a kind reminder by providing 5 easy steps to vote for Bart Flos' entry composition in the Jazzconnect Recording Competition. You can use both business and private e-mail accounts. If you have already complied: thanks again for your support and feel free to check out the score!
Step 1: go to http://www.jazzconnect.com/competition/
Step 2: click on "register to vote"
Step 3: enter your e-mail address
Step 4: pick up your password in your e-mail box (don't worry: it's fast)
Step 5: go back to step 1, enter the stage, listen & vote!
Please contribute to the good spirit of this competition by voting honestly and not voting down others. Thank you.

October 2001

Bart Flos has entered the Jazzconnect Recording Competition in Washington DC!

Read all about it by checking out this site: http://www.jazzconnect.com/competition/. Go to "Register to vote: Click here", enter your eMail address and you will be able to enter the stage and state your opinion about Bart Flos' entry song: "Those Nasty Little Shepherds!" from his solo CD "NextSteps". Listen to the other musicians entries and enjoy some excellent Jazz from around the globe! Thank you for your vote and support!

June / July 2001

Big CD NextSteps mailing in progress. Bart Flos aims to widen his network in the Dutch music business!

Bart Flos is currently preparing to send out a mailing to about 300 addresses in the Dutch music business. Aim is to distribute his solo CD NextSteps as musical resume to studio’s, agencies, publishers and others in order to seek out new connections and opportunities to hook up to people that are willing to share good idea’s about making, producing, promoting and managing music. Results will be published on this site so stay tuned regularly!

May / June 2001

Preparations for solo / duo / trio performances underway. Bart Flos reunites and plays with Laurens Smals on drums again!

Recently Bart Flos musically joined with Laurens Smals again in a reunion like event to set up a Bart Flos Duo (piano and drums). Laurens was drummer during the early years of the Sonic Blast Big (early nineties) and also played on numerous occasions in jazz quartet and quintets in that same period. They hid it off on Saturday the 21st of April and are currently working on a balanced set of originals and jazz standards. New rehearsals are planned for June.

Bart also stays in contact with Koen Reesink (drums) and Ronald Bonel (bass) for future adventures in duo and trio Jazz.

April 2001

Juliana Prom Concerts April 2001 in Waalre, Noord Brabant. This year two nights in a row!

Like last year, Bart Flos again joined the "Harmonie Juliana Prom Orchestra" and "Bakerstreet Theater Band". The preparations started January / February 2001. This year it was set to give a marvellous concert two nights in a row: Friday the 6th and Saturday the 7th of April. About a 1000 people in the audience, a total of about 100 musicians in the Orchestra and 10 musicians in the Bakerstreet Theater Band guaranteed a splendid full night of music in different styles. "Harmonie", classical, jazz big band, pop music: everybody could find something of his or her liking.

Reasons for Bart to join these kind of musical projects. "I think reasons are threefold. It’s a local event but handled in a professional way, it challenges me to study written down music again that is part of greater whole and last but not least: I am one out of 100 musicians in stead of being in the lead. Besides that: it’s a lot of fun too!"