NEWS

FALL 2008

A thought occured to me while passing through my neighboring town Kinnelon a couple of months ago...libraries. Namely...performing in them. Thinking about it further...what better places can you find to perform in front of a quiet captive audience that is in attendance for that reason only? Other than private house concerts...maybe museums or art galleries...probably none. Looking forward to this new venture. We start with Kinnelon on 9/13 and go from there. See Gigs section for further updates...

SUMMER 2008

The hiatus is over...time to start moving again. Some new venues have found their way onto the schedule...let's see what happens...

The thought of producing an all acoustic recording is starting to take hold...hopefully this can be realized in the fall.

A new band that was previously just a figure of our imagination is being formed. It will be a trio operating under the nom de plume F Bomb and will feature Kevin Brown & Steve Meltzer. The goal is to be the loudest...yet subtlest... band that has ever existed...

WINTER / SPRING 2008

After seven and a half years of constant musical activity, the time to take a hiatus appears to be right. The solo as well White Light ensemble material performed over this period of time appears to have reached an aristically logical conclusion. That said...all doors...as always...remain open. Live performances for the time being will be mostly solo acoustic as I am returning to my roots and forsaking electronics for the time being. Of course...that thought process can change in a nanosecond...but...it feels right to pursue this path.

Ideally I would wait to record / perform again until I have enough new material to make things interesting for myself and you the listener...but...it's just not practical. Why? I love...NEED...to perform live...even on a sporadic basis if for no other reason than to keep my sanity...

All that said...new material is being written...albeit slowly. It will be different though. More open ended longer pieces...in line with concepts previously pursued by John Fahey / Robbie Basho....currently Jack Rose, James Blackshaw, Glenn Jones etal. The first live performance of some of this new material will take place on Irene Trudel's WFMU radio show on Monday, May 5th http://www.wfmu.org/~irene/

Patience is indeed a virtue...I hope I live long enough to understand this concept...

THE PAST IS NOT FORGOTTEN

On Saturday, August 27, 2005, my son Colin Biedermann passed away. He was 19 years old. Colin was the rhythmic force behind White Light's music since 2002. Besides the responsibility of maintaining the pulse, he pushed the music forward with musical sensibilities attributed to a musician of many more years experience. His ability to improvise in a group context was of the highest order...it allowed the other players extraordinary freedom to interpret the music and play with abandon. His abilities as a musician were only surpassed by his human qualities. The understatement of a lifetime...Colin will be sorely missed, but, not forgotten.

RADIO

Peter Biedermann also hosts a radio show every Wednesday evening on the internet based station known as Home Grown Radio New Jersey. The show broadcasts from 9:00 pm - midnight (EST) under the banner "Sound In The Head" (the perfect oxymoron). The music you will hear on the show is not limited to any format...it's main purpose is to expose artists I love...most of which are flying well below the radar screen. The station can be easily accessed via the following hyperlink:

www.homegrownradionj.com