Recording – Between Paris and Leiden

(Dutch Blog) Recording sketches & ambient ideas between Paris and Leiden—capturing travel sounds, voice experiments, and spontaneous musical impulses.

Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds

Vivienne Aerts awarded a scholarship by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds to help finish her studies at Berklee.

Paris – Lee Ritenour

Met Lee Ritenour in Paris: jammed by the Seine, then watched his concert at New Morning—packed audience, artistry & showmanship.

Gagaku drum berklee

Berklee’s Gagaku workshop

Berklee hosted a Gagaku workshop and performance by the Kitanodai Gagaku Ensemble—rare instruments, spiritual sounds, and bridging Japanese court music with modern trumpet.

White mountains roadtrip

On a roadtrip through the White Mountains, I absorbed landscapes, ambient sound, leaf whispers, and geographies to inspire musical ideas.

Tierney Sutton Masterclass

In the Tierney Sutton masterclass, she offered deep insight into voice, lyric, and pacing — teaching me that nuance and space often speak louder than volume.

Breakfast with bebop

A personal song homage: Breakfast with Bebop is about my hamster Bebop, who “loved jazz” — a playful, heartfelt musical piece.

Boston Explosie

(Dutch Blog) Personal account of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing: campus alerts at Berklee, street closures, and the shock of being in Boston that day.