VANDERVEEN AD - CD BEAT THE RECORD

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AD VANDERVEEN BEAT THE RECORD Ad Vanderveen is one of Europe’s leading singer-songwriters in the new folk and roots genre. Although born a Dutchman (Hilversum, 1956) half his family are Canadian and it’s this part of the world his musical roots can be traced to. In the past 25 years Ad has carved a niche for himself in the canon of American song through a steady flow of acclaimed CD releases and incessant touring. A singer and songwriter in the purest sense of the word, Vanderveen is a man with a mission who sings and plays because he lives it and owes it to his muse and the songs he writes. Ad Vanderveen’s new CD “BEAT THE RECORD” will be released on March 1 2014. It’s a collection of twelve songs penned over the past two years, recorded in an acoustic solo setting. This time Ad followed his muse so quickly and directly that his original demo recordings overtook the process of record making. The CD contains nine new original AV songs and three co-writes with Nashville natives David Olney, John Hadley and Thomm Jutz. Honoring timeless folk tradition, Ad focuses on the songs and their content, with arrangements and production left sparse. “A lot of the songs have to do with deepening personal philosophical and spiritual insights. This is an ongoing process and I like to think it’s where I grow and come home. It involves themes like love and loss, despair and hope, melancholia and humor, things we all know and move through”, says the 57 year-old singer-songwriter. Asked about how BEAT THE RECORD came about he explains: “I had plans to go to Nashville to cut this record and started out recording the songs for myself first to see what I had. These recordings worked so well to my ears that the studio plans got side-tracked. The whole usual process of record making was bypassed, so to speak. These takes reminded me of casual and unposed pictures and doing it again would feel like a reproduction.” BEAT THE RECORD is Vanderveen’s 20th CD release since he started out as a solo artist in the early 1990s. His songs have garnered him high praise from fans and critics all over the world and won him loyal audiences, both in the old world and the new. Quotes from press and peers: “Ad Vanderveen; How did a Dutch guy inherit the soul of Americana? He is the real thing, a musical adventurer with the true gift of total musicianship. It's not just that he can write, sing and play his instrument with total versatility and command of his craft...it's that he draws from the deepest water in the well, the music that speaks of the spirit and the quest for self understanding”. Singer/songwriter Eliza Gilkyson “Ad Vanderveen sings with understated but real emotion. He is an inventive guitarist. He writes with true poetic sensibility. Yet he never sings or plays to merely show off. His music has an honesty and humility that is remarkable'. Singer/songwriter David Olney “AV's songs are life itself. No hidden agendas and no punches pulled. He has both the love and adoration of his growing army of convertees and the unwavering respect of his peers'. Singer/songwriter Iain Matthews “Ad Vanderveen's melodic and heartfelt songs slip into your mind like a brand new friend you feel like you've already known for years”. Singer/songwriter/novelist Richard Dob