The Freedom Artist Project
About
While this project is still in its infancy, it's becoming reality. From thus far only funding myself through street music, concerts and tuning pianos, I'm slowly saving up to buy a van, paint it, put an acoustic piano in it and play music from my heart to the rest of the world.
My dream is to play for the very young, the old and the sick - at wherever they are - kindergardens, retirement homes and hospitals. I want to make the loney feel seen and the cold feel warm through music.
At the same time I'm promoting freedom in various ways:
Creative Freedom - the freedom to create in life, whoever or wherever you are. Co-create with me! A jam session or a concert or anything that you wish to do.
Even if you paint or sing or dance or build with lego, doesn't matter, just sing your song and dance your dance, life is waiting for it to be seen and heard!
Economic Freedom - today's conventional economy, sadly, is built on debt and inflation - where the financial elite makes hidden gains from the losses of you and me. This happens everywhere where a country or bank can print its own money when needed, and thus control its value.
An alternative is Bitcoin which has no inflation, is digital and modern, but is unhackable like gold. This could, believe it or not, change the world to have more trust and simplicity in trading, which in itself means fewer reasons for war. This is why I will be receiving payments and donations in both fiat and crypto, as well as inform people about how Bitcoin, as leading crypto, can impact the world for the better.
Spiritual Freedom - I've had a long row of spiritual teachings, experiences and practices. All are part of "the art of feeling good". And feeling good in oneself is the baseline to then experience love and connection with life and all beings. This, in turn, is the epitome of spiritual endeavour (or so I say at least).
I share my knowledge, experience and ears with humans who need it 1-on-1 in my spiritual life coaching sessions, which I've just started to give out donation based. All I ask is for a review and, if my client wishes, a donation.
Social Freedom - together with spiritual freedom comes social freedom, the art of "being who you are". I've been looking into this for a long time and I've learned that it takes a lot of courage to be disliked, but it's imperative for our personal growth and social freedom. If we try to be everyone's friend, unless we really feel it in our hearts, we end up not even being our own friend.
One step at a time, I'm being unapologetically me! And THAT is how one becomes whole and free. And I wish for all humans to have this, which we all had as children: we screamed at times like a barbarian warrior, cried when we needed it and laughed a lot over silly things like a frog or a disappearing face. These forms of simple self-expression and joy can still be with us as adults, but in a matured form. The road to freedom is the road to being true to yourself, wether being alone or in a crowd. Wether on a societal level or a personal.
So this is my dream, to spread more freedom and peace in the world - through free culture, free economy, free spirituality and free human beings.
Back to the project: If you feel called to this project and want to help out, you can either donate to my Paypal (vide@live.se), become a patreon (patreon.com/user?u=82877693) or buy my music on Bandcamp.com or elsewhere.
MANY THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
BITCOIN:
PRIVACY, PEACE AND PROSPERITY
"At the same time as a street musician, I am a passionate proponent of Bitcoin, showing its possibilities and impacts on today's world!
I want to use and spread a decentralized currency of peace and fairness, in contrast to fiat currencies which are steadily losing value through inflation (even though growing technology "should" create deflation), unreliable and controlled by an economical elite sullied with agendas of war and politics.
Bitcoin is money by and for the people, for unity instead of separation.
That aligns with my values and my childhood wish to help "save the world" - but it's in a way I could never have imagined even a few years back!
The financial system on which we build our societies are determining how we function socially as well. If we use an international, decentralized, unhackable, inflation-free and people-owned currency, we might - instead of a potential threat - start seeing everyone else in the world as a potential friend and business partner. And this will be independent on nationality. This is what will help bring peace, unity and abundance."
-Vide Chevalier
Vide Chevalier is a Freedom Artist on an unusual quest:
He travels across Europe in a Music Van while spreading the gospel of Freedom through Creativity, Mindfulness and Bitcoin!
Music:
Classics, Piano Improvisations & Vide's Original Songs.
Everything is played and performed through the mini-stage which is built into his Music Van together with a genuine, acoustic piano on wheels! Many times the performances are live-streamed or recorded on video.
Economy:
Being an ambassador for the decentralized peer-to-peer currency Bitcoin, he pioneers adding this digital payment system into the cultural world by receiving donations for his performances through the Bitcoin- and Lightning-network.
Who is Vide Chevalier?
Perhaps you are an painter and want to present yourself and your exhibition with music? Perhaps you want beautiful, mood-enhancing original piano music or classical covers for your wedding or party? Maybe you want an innovative and unique music composition and accompaniment for a theater play? Or just to tune your old piano that has been gathering dust for a few years?
Then Vide Chevalier is the composer, multi-instrumentalist, teacher or piano tuner you might be looking for.
Vide has more than 20 years of experience in the music world creating, playing and teaching music. He has done this together with circuses, theatres, festivals, film directors and galleries. He has also been the creative leader of an award-winning performance group. In addition to that, the also teaches music in various ways as well as his own special approach to it.
A summary of recent creative assignments:
Live Concerts & Accompaniment in 2023
(Own songs, piano pieces, percussion and other instruments)
STPLN, Malmö
Österlen Lyser in Hammenhög, Österlen
Copenhagen Tantra Festival, Copenhagen
Malmö Tantra Festival, Malmö
Gallery UR, Malmö
And more.
Copenhagen TantraFestival 2023, with Rico Persson on Djembe and flutes, Farbod Hashemian on electric guitar and vocals, Vide Chevalier on piano, cajón, guitar and vocals and Vilhelm Alfarr Kruse on guitar and vocals.
Songwriting and music production in 2023:
Piano pieces: Raindrops, Konstantin's Song and The Dances of Life
The album “From A Hummingbird Heart” under the artist name Vide Chevalier (Spotify, Itunes, Youtube Music etc.)
Work as Music Teacher and Pedagogue
Private: Music teacher with home service (Mindful Music & Live Piano) (2018-2023)
Rockskola Sweden: Professional music teacher in piano, drums and guitar (2020-2023)
Valjeviken–Mättinge: Pedagogical and musical work with the neurologically impaired. (2019)
Upgrades: Musical homework help for children at home (2014-2017)
Artistic Director & Project Manager
Fantasia (Swish for a Wish) 2021-2023 Interactive Street Music and Live Concerts. Played on i.a. Malmö's streets, Österlen and at Restaurang Vibliotek.
Fantaisie Impromptu 2016-2021. Interactive Performing Arts and Improvisation in various forms - received the Malmö Stads Kulturexpressen (year 2017) and received the Nell Waldén Scholarship (year 2019)
Baby Boom Bandit Band 2017-2023 band leader for a trio that plays danceable, expressive and playful free jazz.
Baby Boom Bandit Band Live at Underground Club in Malmö (2021)
Composer/Musician for Theatre, Film & Performing Arts
Teaterhögskolan Malmö: hired composer and musician for graduation concerts "Imprint Unknown" and "No More Demands" (2023)
Children's circus group Live accompaniment to children's circus on Värmland's Circus Day Ängsbacka Retreatcenter (2022)
A Woman's Way: Composer of a short film in collaboration with the Swedish Film Association (2021)
Fridhems Folkhögskola: Composer of commercial for the folk high school (2019)
Metropolitan Orchestra: Silent film musician at cultural cinemas in Malmö, Stockholm and Gothenburg (2017-2018)
Cirkus Karavan: composer and musician for the performance "Halloween" (2017)
Performance group Metamorfos: Musician and actor for various performances with acrobatics, theater and fire shows (2005-2015)
Vide Chevalier improvising blues freely at EKA festival center year 2022.
Pianist & Piano Tuner
Hambo Hammenhög (2023)
Kronovalls Castle (2014-2016)
Father in Hatten and Grand in Malmö (2013-2014)
Malmö Concert Hall/Broman's Restaurant (2010-2013)
Sankt Olof Elementary School (2009)
Live accompaniment to Punnu Wasu, Indian musician (Bali/India/Sweden) (2022)
Music Related Education
Theory and Ear Training 3, Lund University (2023)
World Music, Uppsala University (2023).
Music lab, Fridhem Folk High School (2018-2019).
Music Production Home Studio, Malmö Academy of Music (2017-2018)
Pedagogy A, Umeå University (2015)
Theater Advanced course, Ingesund folk university (2007-2008)
Science and Music programme, Inr: Language, Profile: Music; including music theory and practice, Lars-Erik Larsson-Gymnasiet, Lund (2004-2007)
Music production in Cubase, Logic, Garageband, etc. Production in the form of recording, editing, mixing, mastering, etc.
Education and work as a sound technician in Sound & Light Ängsbacka Retreatcenter (2022 & 2023), Malmö Tantrafestival, Copenhagen Tantrafestival and Stockholm Tantrafestival.
Street music in Malmö with FANTASIA – interactive improvisation.
Music where the audience chooses a theme and Vide (sometimes with more musicians) creates a soundtrack to match.
A Piano Playing Compilation
