October 12, 2024 - POWERHOUSE - Malta Rock Bar, São Paulo
October 27, 2024 - POWERHOUSE - Brittania Pub, São Paulo CANCELED
December 08, 2024 - POWERHOUSE - Bolivia Rock, São Paulo
Ao vivo Bill Berends' MASTERMIND Bolivia Fest SP, Julha 23, 2023
Bill Berends' MASTERMIND Brazil 2023
Aldeia Rock Fest XX Saturday, April 8th
Casimiro de Abreu - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
With Brazilian musicians Gabriel Costa on bass and introducing Gabriel Rego on drums, we hit the stage Saturday, April 8th at Aldeia Rock Fest XX playing a mix of classic Mastermind tunes and also something brand new! The first time in front of a live audience since the pandemic began in 2020. More live dates to follow (hopefully ;)).
Jan. 19, 2020 - MASTERMIND 2020 - Santa Sede Rock Bar, Santana, São Paulo
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Nov. 3rd, 2019 - MASTERMIND 2019 - Totem Prog III, Teatro UMC, São Paulo City
Feb. 24, 2019 - Bill Berends Trio - Piratas Bar, São Paulo, Brazil
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July 27, 2018 - w/ Denise Mello - All Of Jazz, São Paulo, Brazil
July 18, 2018 - w/ Denise Mello - Brazileria, São Paulo, Brazil (video)
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June 17, 2017 - Bill Berends solo - AutoStar Harley-Davidson, São Paulo, Brazil
Feb. 02, 2017 - Bill Berends solo - Steel Bar, São Paulo, Brazil
Jan. 20, 2017 - Bill Berends Trio - Atelier do Ju Corte Real, São Paulo, Brazil
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2014 - 2016 - No live gigs. Not my intent, but the way things worked out. Dark times.
I could write a whole story here, but basically I got sick of playing the same old cover tunes in the same old places. I love to play, but I didn't set out to be a cover band. My intent was to come back with new original music but found myself with no bassist yet again, so no band. Sick of starting over again... and again and again and again, I said fuck it. Then quite unexpectedly Brazil came into my life and with it, new opportunities to make music. I embraced it. I still WANT to do this! But The Universe doesn't make things easy and after a few false starts, once my new Brazilian band was finally up and rolling, COVID-19 ground us to a halt. It's positively Sisyphean, I tell ya, but I shall return.
