Joris Vanvinckenroye

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Joris Vanvinckenroye
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Joris Vanvinckenroye performing with Aranis at NEARfest in June 2012
Background information
Also known asBASta!
Born1977
Lier, Belgium
Genres Avant-rock, experimental, neo-classical, minimalism [1]
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Double bass
Years active1994–present
LabelsHome Records
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!.

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Vanvinckenroye has performed in Europe and the United States, and recorded seven 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 2017, Aranis recorded seven 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

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