The Black Atlantic is former Shai Hulud vocalist Geert van der Velde's singer / songwriter project. Started as a project with his best friend, Menno Vos (drums) it quickly turned into something more serious after van der Velde recorded his first song in February of 2006. The song was a Valentine's gift to his then girlfriend, now wife. Recording 'Send This Home (a letter in sonics)' gave the project the momentum that it needed to fully come alive.
In January of 2007 The Black Atlantic made it's first live appearance at the Eurosonic festival followed by a short clubtour of the Netherlands a ...read more
The Black Atlantic is former Shai Hulud vocalist Geert van der Velde's singer / songwriter project. Started as a project with his best friend, Menno Vos (drums) it quickly turned into something more serious after van der Velde recorded his first song in February of 2006. The song was a Valentine's gift to his then girlfriend, now wife. Recording 'Send This Home (a letter in sonics)' gave the project the momentum that it needed to fully come alive.
In January of 2007 The Black Atlantic made it's first live appearance at the Eurosonic festival followed by a short clubtour of the Netherlands around Valentine's day, in commeration of The Black Atlantic's unofficial start a year before. In March and April of that year The Black Atlantic (with a new line up) supported UK singer/songwriter Luke Pickett for 10 dates in the UK. May saw the band crossing 12 countries in just 2 weeks.
In July, van der Velde got married in NY and managed to play 13 US (East Coast) dates around the release of The Black Atlantic's debut EP « hide
