Vivienne Aerts Presents Current. Release 26th June 2026

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The story of Current: In the summer of 2025, vocalist and composer Vivienne Aerts set sail across the Dutch waterways aboard her 1951 mahogany sailboat De Vouw. Over two weeks she transformed the tiny boat into a floating studio, recording new songs and soundscapes that blur the lines between jazz, improvisation, and environmental art. Current captures the sounds of creaking wood, rippling waves, passing locks, and birds in flight, weaving them with voice, electronics, and acoustic instruments. The project explores how humans and water coexist - reflecting both the Netherlands’ heritage of “living with water” and the fluidity of creative life itself.

What began as an experiment in site-specific recording soon became a collective voyage. Aerts invited fellow Dutch musicians: Hermine Deurloo (harmonica), Susanne Alt (saxophone), and Adinda Meertins (double bass) to join her on different lakes and canals, each session shaped by the elements. Ted Steinebach documented the journey for a short film that will accompany the album’s release with help of NYC based Producer Art Jones. The resulting work blends documentary realism and sonic poetry, balancing spontaneity with deep listening, a continuation of Aerts’s long-term dialogue between mindfulness, sound, and community.

Set for release on 26th June 2026, Current invites audiences to reflect on the movement of water as both metaphor and environment. The album will launch with floating concerts in the Netherlands and the United States, alongside workshops and talks on creativity and sustainability. Building on Aerts’s acclaimed collaborative album Typuhthâng, Current marks her most intimate project yet, one that flows between continents, generations, and disciplines, reminding us that music, like water, is always in motion.

Biography:

The staggeringly versatile skill-set of NYC-based Dutch Singer, Educator, Psychologist and Artist-preneur Vivienne Aerts busts myths around the ‘Jill of all trades’ paradigm with a nonchalance that leaves even the most skeptical purist taking a bow. A Fulbright scholar and Suma Cum Laude Berklee alumna, she’s collaborated with jazz icons like Lee Konitz, Kenny Werner, Dave Liebman, and Chris Potter. Her third award-winning album, Typhthâng (2023), features 100 female musicians and comes with a bar of chocolate supporting Congolese female cacao farmers through a partnership with Original Beans. Known for her eclectic "Vervool" experience events with her husband, renowned pastry chef Ted Steinebach, Aerts’ interdisciplinary approach bridges music, psychology, and social impact. Since 2015, she has worked at Berklee College of Music, where she teaches a new wave of artists focused on mental well-being, addressing core issues that affect the arts ecosystem. Her innovative work spans mental health, education, and entrepreneurial artistry, challenging the status quo for creators and audiences alike. Up next is a new album, 'Current' that she produced on a tinysailboat, blending jazz, electronics, and vocal loops with water-inspired soundscapes.

Vivienne Aerts - Sounds, Synths, Effects, Voices Susanne Alt - Saxophone Hermine Deurloo - Harmonica Adinda Meerins - Bass Jeremy Loucas - Mixing Maria Triana - Mastering Ted Steinebach - Documentary

NEW AMSTERDAM SOUNDS - JUNE 28th A floating concert presenting a floating project

This June, join us aboard a historic sailing vessel for a sunset performance unlike any other in the New York Harbor. On June 28, 7:30 to 9:30 PM, we present NEW AMSTERDAM SOUNDS. Cruise the harbor at golden hour while you enjoy sweeping skyline views and striking visuals projected onto the sails, all set to live music performed by Dutch-New York artist Vivienne Aerts. This floating concert features songs from Aerts’s new album Current, a project recorded aboard Aerts’s own 1951 Dutch mahogany sailboat, De Vouw, while traveling through the waterways of the Netherlands. Blending vocals, keys, electronics, and field recordings of creaking wood, rippling water, passing locks, wind, and birds, creating a sound world that is intimate, cinematic, and deeply alive. Moving between atmospheric song, improvisational texture, and subtle electronics, Vivienne’s music resonates with listeners of artists like Norah Jones and James Blake, while remaining unique on its own. For this special floating performance, these songs return to the water. As the sun sets over Manhattan, audiences will experience an immersive live performance featuring songs from her new album, atmospheric electronics, and projected visuals on the sails. Vivienne Aerts is known for creating interdisciplinary work that bridges music, mindfulness, community, and environment. Grammy member, a Fulbright scholar, Berklee faculty, and award-winning Dutch artist based in New York City, she brings together intimacy and imagination in performances that feel both personal and expansive. Whether you already know Vivienne’s work or are simply looking for an unforgettable New York summer night on the water, NEW AMSTERDAM SOUNDS offers a rare chance to hear a project born on Dutch waterways come to life against the skyline of Manhattan.

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