Joris Vanvinckenroye

Joris Vanvinckenroye

Joris Vanvinckenroye performing with Aranis at NEARfest in June 2012
Background information
Also known as BASta!
Born 1977
Lier, Belgium
Genres Avant-rock, experimental, neo-classical, minimalism[1]
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Double bass
Years active 1994–present
Labels Home Records
Associated acts Aranis, Troissoeur
Website bastasolobass.weebly.com

Joris Vanvinckenroye (born 1977[2]), also known by his solo moniker BASta!,[1] is a Flemish avant-rock and experimental double bass musician and composer. He is best known for Aranis, a neo-classical chamber rock group he founded and leads, and for his double bass solo project, BASta!.

Vanvinckenroye has performed in Europe and the United States, and recorded five albums with Aranis. As BASta!, he released a solo album, Cycles, which a review at AllMusic described as "a fabulous showcase for the talents of Joris Vanvinckenroye".[1]

Biography

Joris Vanvinckenroye began studying contrabass when he was 16 at the Music Academy of Lier in Belgium.[2] He won Belgium's Axion Classics award in 2000,[3] and continued his studies at the Royal Flemish Conservatoire in Antwerp, where he obtained a master's degree in double bass in 2005.[2][4] Vanvinckenroye also obtained a secondary school teacher diploma in 2000 in physics, geography and mathematics.[2]

In 1994, while still studying, Vanvinckenroye co-founded Troissoeur, an electronic group, who toured Europe into the early 2000s, and released two CDs.[2][3] In 2002 Vanvinckenroye founded and led Aranis, an acoustic avant-rock, experimental and neo-classical chamber music group. Between 2005 and 2014, Aranis recorded six albums and performed in Europe, Japan and the United States.[5]

In 2009 Vanvinckenroye created a solo project called BASta! and recorded Cycles, an album featuring him on solo multi-tracked double bass.[1][6] BASta! concerts feature Vanvinckenroye solo playing double bass with a loop sampler, creating a multi-layered sound. Vanvinckenroye said that Troissoeur's guitarist used a loop station, and after trying loops himself to create a composition for his final double bass exam at the conservatory, he incorporated it into his concerts.[4]

In addition to his group and solo activities, Vanvinckenroye also composes music for dance and theatre.[4] Between 2003 and 2006 he supplied music for Lunfardo, a tango dance group.[3] He has also collaborated with the Retina Dance Company, composing music and performing it live in two of their productions: as BASta! in Antipode in 2009,[7][8] and with Aranis in Layers of Skin in 2012.[9][10] Vanvinckenroye has worked with several musicians, including Sandy Dillon, playing double bass on her 2006 album, Pull the Strings. He also periodically teaches musical improvisation and creativity.[6]

Discography

With Troissoeur
With Aranis
Solo

Film appearances

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lynch, Dave. "Cycles". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Joris Vanvinckenroye" (in Dutch). Home Records. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  3. 1 2 3 "Joris Vanvinckenroye". Retina Dance Company. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  4. 1 2 3 "Joris Vanvinckenroye" (in Dutch). New Folk Sounds. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  5. ↑ Lynch, Dave. "Aranis". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  6. 1 2 "BASta! Orchestral solo bass". BASta! home page. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  7. ↑ "Antipode (2009)". Retina Dance Company. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  8. ↑ "Retina Keep Their Eye on Innovation; Preview Retina Dance Company Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea". Western Mail. Cardiff, Wales. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2013.  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  9. ↑ "Layers of Skin". Retina Dance Company. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  10. ↑ "Take a look at Retina's latest". Eastwood Advertiser. Eastwood, England. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  11. ↑ Lynch, Dave. "Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  12. ↑ Lynch, Dave. "Got RIO? Romantic Warriors II: Special Features DVD". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
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