May News - From the Grammys to writing 20 New Songs

May 1, 2025

May News – From the Grammys to writing 20 New Songs

What’s been flowing lately…

I realized I didn’t write you since January.. The past few months have been a whirlwind—starting with the Grammys LA in February, which was an amazing and unforgettable experience celebrating with all the nominees and winners. Then, I played a bunch of concerts at iBeam, the Intercontinental Barclay Jazz Series and at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn. After, I flew to Arkansas to speak at the “Women in Music” conference in LaFayetteville.

We took a little breath with a weekend getaway to Pittsburgh—and visited Fallingwater; Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic home built right on top of a waterfall. Stunning and surreal.

At Berklee, I’ve been teaching two days a week, a variety of classes, from directed studies, mindfulness for musicians to my beloved experimental improvisation ensembles (one of the groups is featuring a wildly creative group of students including a tap dancer, banjo, harp, cello, guitar, voice, piano and drums). I also teach Professional Development—supporting students as they prepare for “life after Berklee.”

Behind the scenes, I’ve been studying too—taking ‘Berklee Online’ classes in engineering, electronic production, composition, and film scoring to prepare for my next project…

A new project, quietly brewing…

I’ve written over 20 new songs in the last couple months. And while I can’t reveal everything just yet… I can say this: They’ll be recorded on our tiny 1951 Dutch sailboat, De Vouw, floating on the lakes of the Netherlands this August.

I’ll be sharing more soon—including how you can be part of making this crazy journey (and music) possible.

Here’s a picture of the boat

What else is coming up

The coming months are full of travel and music: Concerts in the Netherlands and NYC, Traveling to Vancouver, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Italy this summer
A special end-of-August concert on the water in the Netherlands (more on that soon!)

Thank you for being part of this journey. Hope to see you soon!!

Love, Vivienne

Concerts

06/07/25 – iX Café Brooklyn

06/21/25 – Make Music NYC, Prospect Heights Community Farm, 3pm

08/25 – Floating Concert Netherlands tba

10/03/25 – First Friday Jazz Series at Neighborhood Church on Bleecker Street NYC

Twinning is winning: posing in green with fellow Berklee faculty member Zahili Zamora !

Recording set-up from Art Jones – An impromptu jam I participated in 🙂

Having Indonesian food in Brooklyn w. Taka, Ines, Jacob and Teddy

At the Grammies in LA in February!

Posing for a new music video for Teddys film class ..stay tuned 🙂

Study with me : Musicians Equilibrium

Are you tired of feeling stuck or held back by self-doubt and limitations? I’m preparing another course this Fall. Read more about it on the page, and make sure to be the first to know about the next Musicians’ Equilibrium.

More info

Recent release

Sharing my voice on Noshir Mody’s new album Abstractions has been a fascinating journey. I’ve added many many layers of vocal textures over his captivating guitar melodies. Listen to my contribution in ‘A Kiss Beneath The Stars‘ – it’s worth your time. We even got a review:

“the sensual and romantic dreamscape of “A Kiss Beneath The Stars,” featuring Mody’s meditative coolness caressed by Vivienne Aerts’ heavenly, angelic voicings”

– Jonathan Widran