AIR MACHINE is shipping now !

Official release: June 1st

artwork by Michal Karcz
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Read the Sonic Immersion interview about the making of Air Machine on Sonic Immersion

Biography
Born in 1962, Frank’s musical career started at age18 with the founding of the successful Belgian synth pop band 1000 Ohm.
He states: I consider these 1000 Ohm years, from 1980 to 1987, as my formative years.
They where more important than any other schooling I had.
When I listen back to material of that period, it’s obvious that it was all pretty awful stuff compared to what I’m doing now. But that’s when I learned to play and love synths. Curiously, the stuff is still in demand . I think this is mainly due to the fact that 1000 Ohm ‘s music is still regarded as a good showcase of the sound and attitude of the 80’s.

After 1000 Ohm’s split-up, Frank spent a couple of years engineering and producing for other bands before buying ACE Studio near Antwerp.
This is where Frank finally set up his business as a professional composer, producer and engineer.
ACE has always been run as a commercial studio, but since 1997 the studio is also regularly booked for the recording of Frank’s private music.

Since the first release of "COLOURS" in 1997, Frank immediately reached people with his ability to translate his emotions into instrumental, mostly synth based but very organic, music.
His following release,“Geographic,”(which won the German Schwingungen awards for three categories;best album;best song and best artist in 2000) really defined his style. His subsequent releases, “Docking” and “Human” both share this kind of magic, while more and more people come to know his music.
As label manager Ron Boots (Groove Unlimited) states: “people who get to know and like one Van Bogaert album, always come back and buy all of his other releases.
It’s also the unusual cross-over between his keyboard driven music and the kind of music that’s “more out there,” like film music or world oriented songs, that appeals to many.

When asked how he puts that emotion into his music, or what his trick is, Frank replies : “I really don’t know, it just happens. Maybe the fact that I’m a little introverted plays a role.
I always found it easier to talk in music then in words.
The joy of playing the piano,or any of my synths, has also always freed me from daily worries.
Maybe that’s my trick.

In 2006 'One out of Five',a 'best of' album was released.This album was compiled by choice of Frank's fans.
2007 was the 'Nomads' year. This album is by many regarded as Frank's best work ever.
A statement of living ambient legend Steve Roach about 'Nomads'
'if Vangelis heard one of these tracks he'd go looking for a day job'.
This year the album 'Air Machine' is being released.
It features Erik Wollo on guitars and explores new territory.

• Colours - 1998
• Geographic - 1999
• Docking - 2000
• Human - 2002
• Closer - 2004
• One out of five - 2006
• Nomads - 2007
• Air machine - 2009

• Cue records A German record label specialized in electronic music
• Epsylon Melodic,symphonic metalband. Frank produced their album 'The Gift'
• Erik Wollo Norwegian composer, specialised in high quality ambient music.Plays all guitars on Air Machine
• Generator fine Polish EM shop
• Gert Emmens Great sequence based electronic music
• Ghiribizzi Fine rock band with Prog influences. Frank produced their album 'Pan'ta Rhei'
• Groove Unlimited Frank's work is being released on this fine EM label
• Little Universe An independant Ambient and Electronic Music shop.You can also order my music through them.
• Michal Karcz Designer of the Air Machine cover
• Mindgames Rock Fine Progressive rock band. Frank produced their albums 'Actors in a play'and 'MMX'
• Musikzirkus magazin Stephan Schelle EMU website
• Myspace My own myspace page.
• Nattefrost Electronic music from Denmark
• Neo-Prophet Fine rock band with a prog touch. Frank produced their 'Monsters' album
• Pablo Magne Graphic artist from Argentina,designer of the "One out of Five" and "Nomads" sleeve.
• Progwereld Site dedicated to fine prog-rock and related music
• SMD The UK's biggest EM label (will soon have a Belgian office)
• Sonic Immersion website dedicated to ambient and electronic music
• Syngate A fine German record label specialized in electronic music

Synths

• Access Virus B (mostly used for arpeggiated stuff)
• EMU Vintage Keys (often used on all albums)
• Hammond A100 + Leslie ( used for my rock productions)
• Moog Voyager (Electric Blue edition)
• Korg M1 (mostly used as background strings)
• Oberheim matrix 1000 (used for sequencing)
• Roland SH2 (a lot in use for special sweep Fx)
• Roland Juno106 (used mostly for pads)
• Roland D50 (most of the time it's just gathering dust)
• Roland P 330 (only used for pilot piano parts or so)
• Roland A80 (master keyboard)
• Roland XV5080
• Roland JX8P+PG800 programmer
• Sequential Circuits Prophet5 (midified)
• Yamaha CS5 (used a lot as leadsynth)
• Yamaha CS70 (this is one great machine!)
• Yamaha SY77 (very often used for pads,brass and weird fx)
• Waldorf Microwave XT (leads and weird sounds)

Samplers

• 2 X EMU E6400 Ultra (128 meg)
• EMU E-synth (128 Mb) (Workhorse for acoustic sounds)
• Akai CD3000 (16Mb) (loops and percussion)

Sequencers

• Logic Pro8 + Protools 7.4

Recording and processing gear

• You can find out every detail about other gear used and see more pictures by visiting Frank's ACE studio