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#ThePowerOfMusic<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Sounds Like Van Spirit” is the name of Marten Berger’s project and mission to get talented street musicians heard by larger, international audiences and “to bring the European Continent a little closer together just with an old rusty van and a bunch of microphones. The ideas was to find the best street musicians from all around Europe, record their music, and share their stories with the world”. A very ambitious and noble mission for this young German sound engineer living in the Netherlands. He continues his journey after 2 years of travelling and now comes the time to share his experiences, and the sweet music he recorded, with the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Van Spirit”, what’s that?<\/h3>\n

Well, besides the reference to Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, “Van Spirit” seems to be Marten’s motivation for this project, and this drive was sparked by, you guessed it, the power of music<\/strong>. Walking home from music school one day, Marten encountered Christiaan Mauer<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0performing in the street and was deeply moved by his raw and beautiful music<\/strong>. Marten’s only way to help the man be heard<\/strong> was to offer him a recording session<\/strong> at his university. An album was recorded and it was a success, especially for Christiaan’s spirits and family life. This encounter touched Marten profoundly and he decided to embark on a journey across Europe<\/strong> doing more of the same during his time between university and “the real world” (for lack of a better term). “Van Spirit” drove Marten, in his old rusty van<\/strong>, across 25 countries<\/strong>…<\/p>\n\n\t\t