Hello dear friends, Hidden in the forest—above Boxtal—lies the “Hohe Steine” (=Tall Stones) natural monument. It’s a sight that even many locals are almost certainly unaware of. But when you’re out biking

Hello dear friends, Right now, the fair is back in our beautiful neighboring Bavarian town of Miltenberg. Even though the rides there haven’t really changed much, we still enjoy stopping by once or twice

Hello dear friends, The new trance label Arive Records recently launched with the single “Andy Jay Powell & Basslovers United – Turn Off The Light.” You can find an article about it on my HIVE account.

Hello dear friends, My personal mushroom-hunting season usually begins in early summer, when it’s realistic to expect the first finds of chanterelles—arguably my favorite mushroom in terms of taste. What

Hello dear friends, Well, it seems to be over now. The consistently high summer temperatures—steadily above 30 degrees Celsius—have apparently been a thing of the past for this year since August 17, 2026.

Hello dear friends, Yesterday, I set out once again for Trennfeld (Bavaria). However, I didn’t take the direct route; instead, I chose the path along the Main River into the area known as Himmelreich.

Hello dear friends, Regular readers of my blog know that I don't just compose and produce trance music, but have also been making a lot of “Hands Up” music since the early 2000s. Not least since 2005,

Hello dear friends, My family and I are enjoying the wonderful summer in Germany this year. For the past two months, we’ve had nonstop swimming weather here in Franconia. Fortunately, it still gets quite

Hello dear friends, A few days ago, I released a new single in collaboration with DJ Frankforce One. It’s another faster-paced track—so not uplifting trance. The release is titled Andy Jay Powell, Calderone

Hello dear friends, I haven’t been posting much on this blog as an author in recent weeks. But I’m far from done with Hive. Over the past few months, I’ve cycled thousands of kilometers to take photos.

Hello dear friends, A new trance label from Germany has arrived, and fittingly, it’s called ARIVE Records. Arive Records is a sublabel of Munix Music, which also owns Hands Up Freaks Records—the label

Hello dear friends,_ And another year has gone by. Nine years ago, I signed up for the blockchain that later became HIVE. As far as I can remember, it must have been May 17, 2017, when it happened. Well,

Hello dear friends, Although I often ride my eMTB in the area around Triefenstein, I haven’t yet managed to thoroughly explore Lengfurt’s “local mountain,” the so-called “Hemmerich.” Yes, I’ve ridden through

Hello dear friends, I think it’s time to give a sign of life in the form of a post. I’ve finally gotten around to producing new tracks again, after my work at the beginning of the year consisted almost

Hello dear friends, The past few weeks have been pretty tough on us/me. I already touched on this in my previous blog post, “Lost What Had In Me 2026.” But life goes on for us here, so this year I once

Hello dear friends, Sometimes things happen suddenly and almost out of the blue that can completely shift your focus. And then, when, for example, a loved one is called home, you realize once again what’s

Hello dear friends, The year 2026 is already 23 days old, and my musical 2026 is only really beginning today. But now, as I said, it's really taking off. ;-) Because today, just in time for @uwelang's

Hello dear friends, At the beginning of 2026, I began reporting on my visit to Obernburg on the Lower Main. The focus was on the medieval towers and gates of the Lower Franconian Roman town, some of which

Hello dear friends, I hope you all had a good start to 2026. As always, we spent a very relaxed New Year's Eve with our family. At least the sun came out a few times between Christmas and New Year's Eve.

Hello dear friends, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a wonderful and peaceful holiday season. As is my tradition, I visited the Miltenberg Christmas market again this year. This year, I chose the last