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Expat artist Vera Kertesz urges you to be brave! Believe in what you do and just do it. Search for the good things in yourself and challenge the difficulties.Name: Vera Kertesz / Dj RachEL
Nationality: Austrian, born Hungarian
Country of residence: The Netherlands
Reason for moving to the Netherlands:
I am a so-called Third Culture Kid. So living abroad is quite a normal thing for me now. The first time I visited Amsterdam was in 1995. I didn't like it. Two years later, I travelled up and down the Netherlands, and fell in love with the city of Amsterdam. This time I had long term friendships here -- such as people I met on tour -- and because of my relationships I decided to move here.
Which medium(s) do you work in?
I work first of all in the field of music, as a DJ, and also playing in different projects.
How has living abroad influenced your work as an artist?
It has definitely added to it. Moving abroad is leaving your comfort zone, which means you have to work harder to achieve anything. On the other hand, it is a really good lesson for networking. It widens your horizons -- many influences cross your path.
For me, living abroad created opportunities to work in new genres, with different media, and also to evolve musically and artistically. It presents a lot of challenges but that means growing, which is always a positive thing. It stops you from standing still, which is the end of creativity for an artist. It forces you to be on the move, to look outward more, and to leave stiff conceptual ideas behind. For me it also meant meeting Budapest Delight and to become a part of it. It is fantastic.
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I'm a British singer / songwriter in Bulgaria. I remember meeting Vera for the first time at a weekend Festival in Austria, 'Vienna Folk' when she was on the mixers working with hard for all of us. I am absolutely delighted to hear you remain so inspired and excited by your work - I cannot think of a more positive, just go and get on with person - a real inspiration. What a wonderful article to read! We will all do well from reading this!
I'm an ex-pat American musician living and professionally touring the Euro continent since 198. I have to say that I find real musicians (people who actually play an instrument) find it very difficult to make any living at all due to the endless lkist of "DJ's" and cover bands. The tech music world is impressive, and I appreciate their technical talent. But having lost so many gigs to DJ's and cover bands through the last two decades doesn't give me the impression Europeans appreciate instrument toting talents... The Artist. Not sure this bodes well for Europe's cultural arts future?
I'm an ex-pat American musician living and professionally touring the Euro continent since 1987. I would like to point out that musicians (people who actually play an instrument) find it very difficult to make any living at all due to the endless kist of "DJ's" and cover bands. The tech music world is impressive, and I appreciate their technical talent. But having lost so many gigs to DJ's and cover bands through the last two decades doesn't give me the impression Europeans appreciate instrument-toting talents... The Artist. Not sure this bodes well for Europe's cultural musical arts future?
I'm a British singer / songwriter in Bulgaria. I remember meeting Vera for the first time at a weekend Festival in Austria, 'Vienna Folk' when she was on the mixers working with hard for all of us. I am absolutely delighted to hear you remain so inspired and excited by your work - I cannot think of a more positive, just go and get on with person - a real inspiration. What a wonderful article to read! We will all do well from reading this!
I'm an ex-pat American musician living and professionally touring the Euro continent since 198. I have to say that I find real musicians (people who actually play an instrument) find it very difficult to make any living at all due to the endless lkist of "DJ's" and cover bands. The tech music world is impressive, and I appreciate their technical talent. But having lost so many gigs to DJ's and cover bands through the last two decades doesn't give me the impression Europeans appreciate instrument toting talents... The Artist. Not sure this bodes well for Europe's cultural arts future?
I'm an ex-pat American musician living and professionally touring the Euro continent since 1987. I would like to point out that musicians (people who actually play an instrument) find it very difficult to make any living at all due to the endless kist of "DJ's" and cover bands. The tech music world is impressive, and I appreciate their technical talent. But having lost so many gigs to DJ's and cover bands through the last two decades doesn't give me the impression Europeans appreciate instrument-toting talents... The Artist. Not sure this bodes well for Europe's cultural musical arts future?
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