Dive into SPACEPILOT's universe. The trio is exploring familiar and abstract soundscapes with grooves from Rock to House in completely improvised performances. They let their numerous influences from Rock, Funk and Techno to psychadelic sounds melt together into an engaging journey of grooves and melodies. SPACEPILOT invites you to explore familiar and abstract soundscapes, from the moons of Jupiter to the interstellar medium. Their shows of 60 or more minutes of continuous music combine influences from Rock, Funk and Techno to psychedelic sounds into a danceable journey of engaging grooves and melodies. One of these expeditions became their debut vinyl 'Exophonia, Live at Nublu' released in 2016. SPACEPILOT has performed at the XJAZZ Festitval and at the Moers Festival (with a contemporary string quartet led by Carolin Pook). Trumpet player Tim Hagans among others has been a guest performer on a few occasions. Dive into the music and celebrate our journey around the sun! 'Dancing and floating in zero-gravity. A remarkable debut!' S?ddeutsche Zeitung Elias Meister (guitar, loops, effected noise) - Member of the rock bands Mon Khmer and Bowmont. Recorded and/or performed with George Garzone, Ben Street, Kevin Hays, Seamus Blake and more. Three albums under his own name and recorded by multiple Grammy-awarded engineers Jeremy Loucas and Elliot Scheiner. His CD 'Open For Business' received a 4-star review by Downbeat, which called it 'Daring and Playful!' Leo Genovese (synth, keys, sound fx) - Pushing the boundaries of contemporary jazz and experimental rock the Argentinian pianist has performed/recorded all over the world with jazz giants like Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano and many more. He recently led his debut at the Village Vanguard and has released 3 albums. 'Virtuoso!' New York Times Joe Hertenstein (drums, stone percussion, effects) - has worked with Andy Rourke (bassist of The Smiths), Tim Hagans, Matthew Shipp, Butch Morris, Karl Berger, Adam Rudolph and many more. His work has been released by such labels as MoersMusic, Cleanfeed, Red Toucan, jazzwerkstatt Berlin, Creative Sources, 2nd Floor, Skirl, Leo, Engine, and Konnex.
