The AbroadCaster

"The world is a soundstage"

In the second half of the year 2018, Guido Spek embarked on an ambitious project. He created a new short music video on a different location every single week of the year and called this project: "The AbroadCaster". He travelled to 28 different locations across Europe, capturing the unique spirit and story of each place through a new original short music video called a ‘Jingle’.

"The world is a pretty weird place, that’s why I’m pretty serious with not taking all of it seriously” are the lyrics of his first creation. “Life lessons from abroad” was the subtitle of the endeavor.

The project kicked off in his own attic, Studio Attic, and moves on to a new location every week for the subsequent 27 weeks. The AbroadCaster was an ambitious and exciting projects in which Guido experimented with both producing and recording his music and created het own style of musical storytelling.

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Wk25 - 1. A Pretty Weird Place @ Studio Attic, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 20th 2018
Wk26 - 2. Posing For Posts @ Studio henhouse, Noordenveld, Drenthe, The Netherlands, June 27th 2018
Wk27 - 3. To Bee Or Not To Bee @ Studio Tipi, Ibiza, Spain, July 4th 2018
Wk28 - 4. Comfort Zone @ Studio Olive Tree, Ibiza Spain, July 11th 2018
Wk29 - 5. Copycat @ Studio Surf, Zandvoort, North Holland, The Netherlands, July 18th 2018
Wk30 - 6. Find A Tree @ Studio Pont’d Avignon, Festival d’Avignon, La France, July 25th 2018
Wk31 - 7. Young ft. Dilan Yurdakul @ Studio Campside, Bordeaux, La France, August 1st 2018
Wk32 - 8. Be Yourself @ Studio Canal Parade, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 8th 2018
Wk33 - 9. One Day @ Studio Herb shed, Texel, North Holland, The Netherlands, August 16th 2018
Wk34 - 10. Once @ Studio Texel Airport, De Cocksdorp, North Holland, The Netherlands, August 22th 2018
Wk35 - 11. Offline @ Studio Salon, Reims, Champagne Ardennen, La France, August 29th 2018
Wk36 - 12. Alone @ Studio Country Road, Noordenveld, Drenthe, The Netherlands, September 5th 2018
Wk37 - 13. Breathe @ Studio Pier, Vinkeveense Plassen, Utrecht, The Netherlands, September 12th 2018
Wk38 - 14. Out @ Studio Naarden Vesting, North Holland, The Netherlands, September 19th 2018
Wk39 - 15. Popsong @ Studio Parking Lot, Koog aan de Zaan, The Netherlands, September 26th 2018
Wk40 - 16. Together @ Studio Frankendael Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 3rd 2018
Wk41 - 17. School @ Studio Barbershop, Haarlem, The Netherlands, October 10th 2018
Wk42 - 18. Outside ft. Michael de Roos @ Studio Muiderberg, North Holland, The Netherlands, October 17th 2018
Wk43 - 19. Listen @ Studio Zapp Live, Hilversum, The Netherlands, October 24th 2018
Wk44 - 20. Around @ Studio Wind Chimes, Santa Gertrudis de Fruitera, Illes Balears, Spain, October 31th 2018
Wk45 - 21. Crazy @ Studio Benirras beach, Sant Joan de Labritja, Ibiza, Spain, November 7th 2018
Wk46 - 22. Visible @ Studio Cocotte, Spuistraat, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 14th 2018
Wk47 - 23. View @ Studio Arsenalna Station, Kiev, Ukraine, November 21th 2018
Wk48 - 24. You Too @ Studio Passage Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 28th 2018
Wk49 - 25. Blame @ Studio Rest Area, De Abt, Flevoland, The Netherlands, December 5th 2018
Wk50 - 25. 26. How @ Studio Bike Ride, Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany, December 14th 2018

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25th July, 2018

Some people pray, while others don’t.
Some hug trees, or get stoned.

For what they think
late at night
in their beds
is their own right.

I can’t say
who’s right, who’s wrong
and even though
you simply can no not know

I wrote this song
and now I want to find a tree.

 
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4th July 2018

Just so you know, nobody knows anything
and that also goes for me. 

What today they call yellow
might tomorrow be green.

And even though, nobody knows everything..
to be or not to be,

If today you feel yellow
then tomorrow try green.

 
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November 14th, 2018

what do you see when you look at yourself
lots of crazy dreams unpursued on a shelf.

Don’t you agree that the self that you see
Isn’t always visible or you and me.

If you’re a bitch
get used to it or change
the way you use your chips.
It’s up to you, but betting on being a better person
has never made someone worse.

What do you see when you look at yourself?
Taking care of others by collecting wealth

don’t you agree that the self that you see
Isn’t always visible or you and me

 
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December 12th, 2018

This ain’t a lovesong. 
This is just a lullaby
to reaveal the reason why
I’ll quit stalking your timeline..

Life isn’t just wat you make of it
it is just as much what it makes of you

How do know when people ask: "Is it really you?”
that it is really you who says: it is really me, but it is really you
who asks “ if it really is me, before I ask if it rea lly is you? if not?

We can’t know anything anymore,
anything anymore.

 
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October 10th, 2018

Are you certain, when your certain?
When you’re clever, be clever!

What are the things they don’t teach you at school? 
And why the more I know the more I feel like a fool? 

Long as you know that
the more you know
the more you know
how much you do not know jet


It’s not hard to understand,
some need a helping hand.

Every once in a while we all need a helping hand

 
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November 28th, 2018

Add it up, don't divide by two,
always do whats best for you!

Everyone, everyone, everyone, everyone
for themselves, for themselves...

Shouldn’t it be nice if we all could share the riches of the world
add up and divide by everyone. 

They say it can be done
if that is what we want.

Everyone, and you, is one!
You too.

 
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26th September, 2018

If you wanna write a nice and catchy popsong
but you don’t know what about
since there are so much things to chose from
you don’t know witch idea should sprout.

Where singing a nice and cheesy popsong
I wanna do a shout out to the clouds.
Today you gave us rain, that’s fine
tonight, the sun wil shine!   
tonight the sun will shine!

 
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December 5th, 2018

As soon as you’ve got it all figured out,
what’s the fun in cheating in games?

As soon as you’ve got life
figured out, there is only you to blame!

Off course you can do what other people want you to do
But make sure if you do they expect you to do what you want to do

Know what you want to do and do what you want to do!

As soon as you’ve got life
figured out, there is only you to blame!

There is only you to blame

 
 
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November 21th, 2018

There’s nothing wrong with saying I don’t know
or while your contemplating straying… Is that so?

More often then not there different ways to go
no point of view for you without a point for me to see

lets on the rules agree. 

No point of view for you without a point of view for me to see your point of view
to view my point of view exactly so please agree that in order to disagree we 
both should review each others pont of view

 
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October 31th, 2018

Let it dance around
solutions will be found.
Just let it go
in the wind
and you’ll never know..
Just wait and see
things will turn around.

 
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October 3rd, 2018

Let's get together
and not just for a day.
I’m sure together
we’ll always find a way.

Clap your hands and count til two 
for that is all we need.
Let’s get you up to speed
to gather just say the word
To get there just say the word

To gather together,
to get there together.

 
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October 24th, 2018

When I don’t have a clue
what so say or what to do.
I pretend to be a canary
and listen if the sounds around me 
sound just like the things that I see.

The dutch word for olive is olijf
at least so they told me at Z@ppLive.
The dutch word kangaroo is, olijf, no kangoeroe
'Hoe gaat met jou' means how do you do 
'Hoe gaat met jou' means how do you do 
at least so they told me at..  Z@ppLive

 
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11th July, 2018

We all tend to stay inside for such a long time
but maybe it is time to get out of your head.

We all tend to stay inside for such a long time
but maybe it is time to get out of your comfort zone.

 
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October 17th, 2018

When you’re happy walking steady paced
on the road to nowhere fast
and the sunshine hits your face in a way
that you might feel michty blessed

be sure to enjoy the day in a way
so relax but do it fast
you don’t want it to be your last

Watch out when you go outside.
If you cross the street look left and right.
During dusk or dawn turn on your light..
You don’t want it to be your last!

 
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November 7th, 2018

Cause there’s left, 
and right 
and all the options in between 
so how do you know

witch one is right,
or wrong
and though my intuition may be strong
It’s stil yes or no 

Be who you want to be
like it or not you are just like me
life is like a crazy song

There is up,
and down
so try to work your way up straight to the top
If thats what you want

then when your down
there’s drinks
on top a lemon slice then bottoms up
Beware of the winks (and stay nonchalant)

Go where you want to be
and be who you want toe see, cause
life is like a crazy song
if your lucky it goes on and on and on!

Be who you wanna be
Like it or not are just like me
stuck into this crazy song
if your lucky it goes on and on and one

 
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22th August, 2018

Once in your life you must do that, must do this
otherwise you don’t know what you’re gonna miss.
Let me tell you there is more to flying 
than the fear of early dying.

Once in your life you must do this, must do that
otherwise you don’t know what you’re gonna forget.
There’e more to living
then to give in to fear

 
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19th September, 2018

Going out on your own is something you can’t do from home.
Going out ‘of your zone’ is something must do...

I can help you pack your backpack
and gladly volunteer to make some 
practical problems 
disappear

for there’s only one person 
who dictates you what to do
and believe it or not, my god 
that person is you,
just you,
only you!

 
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5th September, 2018

Is alone, alone
if the thought of autumn leaves you wanting more?

Is a stone, alone
if its lying on a road of sand?

Is a boat, alone
if it’s flowing on the open sea?

Are you home, alone
if you’re always connected to the net?

If you’re phone is always busy with this or that?

 
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29th August, 2018

Gogogogo always go
Cause Likes determine if your in or out
Fomo cause I didn’t go
I caught myself staring at a picture in the cloud

We all keep swiping our thoughts away
without even knowing what we want to say.  
We all keep feeding our fears each day
just take a deep breath don’t get carried away
there is a solution so if I may
nonononononon!!!

Spend a day offline,
I promise you’ll be fine.
Just one day offline,
I proces you’ll be fine!

 
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1th August, 2018

When I was young
I used to play with life, but now life plays with me

Don’t get me wrong
I’m having fun allright, but with the rules I don’t agree.

Toen ik klein was kon ik mij altijd grijpen aan het been van mijn moeder als ik bang was.
Als ik bang was dan kon ik naar mijn vader en hield hij mij vast en nu, nu als ik bang ben grijp ik om mij heen haat ik, verlaat ik luister niet ik schreeuw ik wil fluisteren maar het lukt niet.

When I was young, toen ik klein was
I used to play with life, kon ik uren spelen als het zondag was
and now life plays with me, was ik super bij als ik de schoenen van mijn oma zag.

don’t get me wrong, maar nu peins ik
you’re gonna be allright, ik veins zoals zo velen
Just play the game and you will see, terwijl het kind in mij
Just play the game and you will see, alleen wil spelen

 
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20th June, 2018

The world is a pretty weird place.
That’s why I’m kind a serious ‘bout not taking all of it seriously

 
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12th September, 2018

I’ve been here before, but when?
It all seemed much stronger then
I wrote you a lovelong
but it wasn't this one
It was bolder…        

I’ve been here before, but when?
we all where mutch younger then
I played a piano
but it wasn't this one
it was older
you had a white dove on your shoulder

All the things I did back then seemed so important 
It took me quite some time to realize
The only thing that really counts is
Now, here, this moment
a worthy opponent
of living in fear of mistakes in the future
so breath!

 
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8th August, 2018

This is en invitation to A, Be Free and See Yourself.

What ever other people say, - Other people say
don’t let it carry you away. - positive or negative

They don’t know you, don’t know what you're up to
so why should you be someone els then you are?


Be yourself - Be Yourself
but first free yourself - see yourself, free yourself

Away with all the negative thoughts -
Bee yourself and no-one else - Negative thoughts

 
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18th July, 2018

In my humble opinion there ain't nothing wrong
with being a little bit of a copycat

In my borrowed opinion
 (good) music can’t sound wrong
because you’ve heard it all before

Just make sure your not a copycat, trying to copycat a copycat who’s already copycatted a copycatting copycat.

 
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27th June, 2018

Let me talk to you all, 'bout some shit I’ve been thinking
I’m not spitting jokes, look at me, no blinking.
Lyrics aren’t all I’m saying, courios?
Good! Shit just got serious!

Pain without game
is like live without fame
but that’s not why I came
case I to am to blame cause
music used to be non visual.

We’ve got all of those rituals,
'Like me' tuttorials,
'see me' intellectuals
’subscribe to’ spirituals 
Music used to be non visual!
Music used to be about the music

Stop posing for posts 
we’re all in te same story
for those who bought followers
man I feel sorry.
Twelve is all you need!
That’s what i call glory.

 
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16th August, 2018

Sometimes life treats you pretty shitty
and lets be frank, that often is the case.
But that doesn’t really matter for you know what they say:
’It all will be better someday’.

Life’s a teacup with a lot of herbs.
Life’s an soundstage with some crazy birds.
Life’s a lot of things, and not just stupid things,
cause most are precious things like you are.

But that doesn’t really matter for you know what they’ll say:
’It all will be better someday’.

It all will be better one day,
It all will be better one day,
It all will be better one day. 

fade out.

 
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