Ready for “Take-off”? My new music project is the instrumental jingle featured on Dé High School Podcast, a brand new podcast by Travel Active, a Dutch cultural exchange organisation. Originally, the jingle only consisted of the first 20 seconds of “Take-off”. However, when I started mixing I felt inspired to keep working on the track, … Continue reading New music: “Take-off (from Dé High School Podcast)”
Time to rise, literally. It’s been a long time coming, but Crimethinkers’ “Time to Rise EP” is finally out! It features singles “In Plain Sight” and “The Culture” as well as brand new music. The four of us have been working towards this moment for months and we hope you can give the EP a … Continue reading Crimethinkers “Time to Rise EP” out now
“Broken through the mind, we've all been confinedTo be blind, to choose sides” “The Culture” is the new single by my international hip hop collaboration Crimethinkers! Watch the lyric video below on your favorite streaming platforms or download the music on our Bandcamp. “The Culture” “The Culture” is mainly written by rapper Willis the Illest, … Continue reading New Crimethinkers single “The Culture”
“Seek the light, you know what’s rightLet me show you what's been in plain sight” The moment we’ve been waiting for: Crimethinkers’ debut single releases today! “In Plain Sight” was the very first piece of music that the four of us started working on back in 2020. It’s been a long time coming, so we’re … Continue reading Crimethinkers debut single “In Plain Sight” out now
Music release! Last week my new track with Russian artist Меня Нет was released! ''Тишина'', translating to ''Silence'', is featured on his new album ''Лабиринты памяти'', meaning ''Labyrinths of the Mind''. https://open.spotify.com/track/6hoUh1zPOGhkeWlAB4mo68?si=dc131588de624b60 This is the first track we ever made together, even before we started working on our 2019 EP ''Millions of Simple Lights’’. In … Continue reading ”Silence” with Меня Нет out now
Upgrade time! Recently I've been adjusting my website with some cool new features, which you'll read all about in this post. To celebrate the occasion I put together a playlist with all my best music. So hit play and scroll down to see what’s new! ''Rick van Meijel'' (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSL7jiergUxObb8N1OmxFXAntC3qU_-TQ ''Rick van Meijel'' (Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5lbjgk1hauuhdt4jJrxEp8 … Continue reading Upgrading rickvanmeijel.com
What I'm Listening To, the blog series in which I reflect on all the music I've been exploring during the last few months. Join me on this inspirational journey and listen along with the Spotify playlist below. Let me know your recommendations in the comments! Foster the PeopleI vividly remember driving around the Greek countryside … Continue reading What I’m Listening To #5
My new ‘’Demos EP’’ is out today! Experience previously unreleased demos from 2017 to 2020, as well as early versions of tracks from ‘’Reliving’’ and ‘’Past Mistakes’’. The full EP is available for free on my Bandcamp, including exclusive personal comments: ‘’Demos EP’’ Also check out the video for ‘’Rebirth (2019 demo)’’. This one is … Continue reading ”DEMOS EP” AVAILABLE TODAY
Today I’m taking you back in time to 2018: the year I released ‘’Reliving’’, my debut EP including singles ‘’The Spark’’ and ‘’Fighting the Storms’’. The project, which took almost a year to complete, was inspired by the revisiting of personal and emotional memories and holds a special place in my heart because of that. … Continue reading ”Reliving” available for streaming
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