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Forty Six & 2

Ernesto — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:43:07 +0000

I did an arrangement for Tool’s Forty Six & 2 which I’m really happy with.

I have a bunch of covers and new songs that I’ll be uploading to YouTube in the next few months, so keep your eyes peeled…

Game of Thrones

Ernesto — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:51:26 +0000

I recently worked out an arrangement of the Game of Thrones theme song. It came about spontaneously (which is pretty rare for me) and it’s been my best-performing video on YouTube so far – over 1000 views in less than a month.

I recorded the track and made it available on Itunes, Amazon, etc.. All the links along with the tabs for the arrangement over here.

Valentin Stüberl tomorrow and much more

Ernesto — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:01:45 +0000

Man, been a while since I posted anything here. Well, in my defense I’ve been getting used to being a new dad. March has been month where I’ve slowly started getting back into the music and things are now in full swing.

Tomorrow I’ll be playing at Valentin Stüberl in Neukölln, here’s the Facebook event for that. I also played at Salon Remise (with Joe Czarnecki) and Kugelbahn this month, both very cool venues in their own right.

The guys at Kugelbahn even shot this little video of one of my songs.

I’m also working on an EP which I should be recording in the coming months, once I finish writing the song I’m currently working on. Before that I have a few covers I’d like to release, the first one should be out very soon. More on that later :)

New Website for 2012

Ernesto — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:52:09 +0000

If you’ve been here before, you’ve probably noticed things look a bit different. I finally updated the look of the site a bit. I’ve been dying to change things up a bit for a while now.

Also, I’ll start releasing exclusive material (demos, live recordings, unreleased, etc…) on my mailing list. If you’re interested, sign up right here:

New EP: Jackson

Ernesto — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:24:07 +0000

Over the weekend I released a 2-song EP called Jackson. For now it’s available on Noistrade, just as a test to see how it goes.

I also wrote a blog post talking a bit about it. Oh, and here’s a live performance of the title-track:

Some Film Music

Ernesto — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:03:29 +0000

November has been quite the busy month. I got asked to the the music for a 48 Hour film project. Not only was it a great experience, we also got nominated for best music.

Here’s the short:

“Beyond” – 48 Hours Film Project Berlin from Albert N. Romero on Vimeo.

I’m also gonna do the music for a web-series by the same director. I’m very excited to see how that comes out, but more on that later.

And last Sunday I played another concert with Joe Czarnecki, this time at B-Flat. And once again, it was a great night. I should have some video footage of it shortly.

Some Pics from Madame Claude

Ernesto — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:29:43 +0000

Here are some pics from the show at Madame Claude taken by Swarali (thank you!):

Ramen Music and a Review

Ernesto — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:24:43 +0000

Quite recently (yesterday actually) my song Build was featured in an issue of Ramen Music. It’s a bi-monthly musical discovery newsletter of sorts, a great way to listen to new music. And they pay all the artists too!

And not long before that, Kate Weed did a great review on her Dovetail blog. She goes through all the songs and uses some very detailed imagery to describe them. Thanks Kate!

On Magnatune & New Review

Ernesto — Sat, 28 May 2011 13:28:47 +0000

A Work in Progress has been released on Magnatune, which is an interesting take on what a “record label” can be in this new age. It’s definitely worth checking out if you’re a musician and/or music-lover.

Also, I hadn’t mentioned this here yet, but A Work in Progress was reviewed over at Minor 7th in the Short Takes section. You can check it out here.

Alice Gryphius This Friday

Ernesto — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:19:04 +0000

This Friday May 6 I’ll be playing at Alice Gryphius, and I’ll be joined by Asha Khan on tabla for a few songs. Should be fun! Starts at 20:20.

And here’s the Facebook event page.

And I already have a few other shows lining up. It’s looking to be a productive summer.