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My album ‘Tunnelvision’ got nominated for an Edison Award for best Jazz/world Album. Now I need your help. Please vote for me here: edisons.nl/jazz/stemmen

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Rob van de Wouw – Tunnelvision (2009)

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Rob van de Wouw – Reboot Your Soul (2007)

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B&W Quintet – Force of Habits (2008)

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B&W Quintet – It’s About Time  (2005)

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One of the tracks (Members Only) of the ‘Tunnelvision‘ album I released last year (okt 2009) appears in the 22tracks funk/jazz playlist, selected by DJ’s Leroy Rey and Phil Horneman. 22tracks is a jukebox consisting of 22 playlists in different genres, each filled with 22 tracks, selected by specialized DJ’s from Amsterdam.

If you are interested in buying the album (or one of my previous albums) follow these links.

Mark de Clive-Lowe did a great remix of ‘Common Ground’ which appears on my Tunnelvision album featuring Ivar (in my opinion one of the best soul-singers on this site of the ocean, currently seeking for inspiration and writing songs on a roadtrip around the world) on vocals. MdCL’s remix takes the song from mid-tempo soul to the club with a groove that takes you back to classic late 90’s MAW and Ivar’s uplifting vocals.
I’m very happy to announce that it will be released this coming months  on 2 albums! On ‘Mark de Clive-Lowe presents… EP vol.1′ for the Japanese label Especial Records (on 12″ vinyl, release: 30 april 2010) and on DJ Maestro’s ‘Digestive – After Dinner Dance’ for dance4life (release 12 march 2010).

MARK de CLIVE-LOWE presents… EP vol.1 (Especial Records, 12″ vinyl)

buy the 12″ vinyl online at juno

MdCL presents… EP vol.1 – ESP-038 by mashibeats

“Lovin it all especially the Rob van de Wouw remix”
- DJ Spinna

“MdCL is always a major force, jazz fuelled dance classics seem almost like second nature to him! His collaboration with Sandra St. Victor is simply one of the best songs you’ll hear on a dancefloor – Cosmos is 21st century gospel futurism! With The Politik’s Dreams and Mark’s remix of Rob van de Wouw’s Common Ground, here are three productions that are brimming with energy and innovation and above all, musicality.”
- Patrick Forge

“An excellent release. I love all tracks, my fave is “Common ground”! Full support from your german friend”
- Rainer Trüby (Compost)

“Great EP, hard to pick a winner but the MCDL remix is a winner!”
- Mad Mats (Raw Fusion)

MDCL…quality all the way….just what I expected, but The Politics “Dream” is a beast of a tune…will definitely be playing at every opportunity I get at WMC and beyond.”
- Daz- I-Kue (Bugz In The Attic)

“Full support from my side, the MDCL Remix and The Politlk tune are the ones for me here. Thanks very much for sending this over.”
- Michael Rütten

“Excellent EP! A sweet selection of remixes for different moods and tempers. “Cosmos” is the obvious weapon of choice for tearing up a dancefloor – a monster of a track with fabulous gospel tinged vocals! Love “Common ground” and the more classic laid back house vibe. Vocalist Ivar sounds amazing, like a warm blanket on a chilly Stockholm late winter morning. Nice to hear Bembe and The Politik in a new costume too. Can’t wait for the rest of the vinyl series.”
- Opolopo

DJ Maestro – Digestive – After Dinner Dance (Dance 4 life)

Maestro supports dance4life by releasing his new compilation via BeYourself Music.
Maestro, Holland’s best Jazz-DJ, well known for his compilations for the world famous Blue Note label, now invades the dance floor with his new compilation in support of dance4life.

buy this cd at bol.com

All benefits of this release (incl besides ‘Common Ground’: Kraak & Smaak, buscemi and Koop a.o.) will go to Dance 4 Life.

To see all press articles click here or navigate to PRESS.

• Jazzism (jan 2010): Still on #15 spot of best selling jazz-records in The Netherlands. (3 months in a row already!!)

• FRET (jan/feb 2010) review cd Tunnelvision:

“Een van de actiefste trompettisten in de jazz/funkhoek in Nederland is Rob van de Wouw. Hij Studeerde bij toppers als Jarmo Hoogendijk, Benjamin Herman en Eric Vloeimans en deelt met hen naast vakmanschap ook durf, een zekere losheid en de liefde voor het grenzeloze, niet aan een stijl gebonden geluid.” Arjan van Sorge (FRET)

• OOR (#1, 2010): jazz on satge special:

read the whole special about ‘Jazz on Stage’ (pdf) an initiative to promote jazz on pop-stages. by clicking here.

FRET also released a special about ‘Jazz on Stage’ which you can read here.

• Maasstad Weekblad (16th dec 2009) interview: “Laat Dance Valley maar komen!”

I updated the press department of my blog. Since the release of my new album “Tunnelvision” I got a lot of great reviews and interviews. click here to go there or navigate to press.

Also you can download the whole press package as a pdf by clicking here

My album “Tunnelvision” is available now in the Itunes-store. Lately I got a lot of requests from music-lovers around the world how they could get a copy of my new album. The physical cd is available in the Netherlands only for now. We are still searching for the right partner to distribute the album worldwide. So for now you can download it in the Itunes store. Click here.

You can also order “Tunnelvision” cd online allready in these stores: (Click on image to go to the webshop), Or go to your local record-store!!!!

Coming Tuesday I will be performing at the Radio6 X-mas Edition at club Panama, Amsterdam. Other featured artists are Waylon and Caro Emerald. You can win tickets on radio6 check their website for more details.

Date: 22 december 2009
time: 19.30u – 24u
Entrance: € 7,50 (presale), €10,00 (door)
Dine and Dance: € 35,00
voorverkoop online (paylogic), Primera-shops en Panama.

On Dec 3th we played in 013, Tilburg. Video by LaGuZ productions. Camera: Dirk Roosenburg & Geert Jan Albarda. Edited & Directed by Geert Jan Albarda (LaGuZ productions).

“Tunnelvision”

“Quiet Kenny’s Return”

I released my new CD “Tunnelvision” on 27th oktober 2009 in Paradiso, Amsterdam. Here’s a selection of videos which gives an impression of how we perform this music live on stage.

• “Spider’s Dance” (outro) performed at Paradiso, Amsterdam 27-10-2009:

• “Quiet Kenny’s Return” performed at SJU, Utrecht 31-10-2009:

• “Tunnelvision” performed at Paradiso, Amsterdam 27-10-2009:

• “Filthy Fingers” (outro) performed at Paradiso, Amsterdam 27-10-2009:

• “Spider’s Dance” (part 1) performed at Paradiso, Amsterdam 27-10-2009:

• “No Exit” performed at SJU, Utrecht 31-10-2009:

• “Cosmic Hangout” performed at Paradiso, Amsterdam 27-10-2009: