Moon Pilot · Amsterdam

Red-and-black high-contrast portrait, head tilted, eyes half closed.

A white dress caught in the wind against a blue sky. Still from the ochtend video.

moon pilot on the Rabo Open Stage in TivoliVredenburg, audience on the stairs behind.

a transatlantic recording project NL / US

dark & dreamy
lo-fi DIY

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ochtend the CD
this is moon pilot

01news & video & photo

news &
video &
photo

logbook

Shows, sessions and new videos. Newest first.

24–26/07/2026session
Eik & Linde farmhouse session
Phase acoustic and Phase acoustic demo, recorded at the Eik & Linde farmhouse. Both are on the CD.
see the session
14/06/2026live
Live in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
Rabo Open Stage ‘Het Gegeven Paard’. intro, ochtend, her time and clash from this show are on the CD. The full show is on YouTube.
watch the full show
15/05/2026live
OostRules!
Premiere of the new line-up.
watch bubblegum (live)
19/01/2026video
bubblegum, live at the Pinguin Radio Showcases
watch
22/11/2025video
ochtend (official video)
watch
2/11/2025live
Vrijpaleis
watch phase (live)
31/10/2025live
Ghoost Rules
intro, ochtend, flowers, the odds and bubblegum, filmed live.
watch intro (live)
31/12/2024video
her time
watch

the official video

ochtend

OCHTEND by moon pilot (official video)22/11/2025YouTube (opens in a new tab)

live on video

also filmed

photo

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Guitarist in a white suit and the drummer at the kit on the Rabo Open Stage, TivoliVredenburg. — **Rabo Open Stage, TivoliVredenburg, 14/06/2026**still from the full-show video

A figure in a long white dress moving through heather and sand. — **ochtend (official video)**video still

Black-and-white close-up of a laughing face, light falling across the mouth. — **her time**video still

The five-piece band on a small stage in saturated purple and orange light. — **OostRules!, premiere of the new line-up, 15/05/2026**video still

A guitarist in front of a large projection of a face wearing white sunglasses, carved pumpkins glowing in the dark. — **Ghoost Rules, 31/10/2025**video still

Drummer seen from behind the kit, a guitarist and an audience in a white-walled art space. — **Vrijpaleis, 2/11/2025**still from phase (live)

Bass player and drummer in deep red stage light. — **intro (live)**video still

Stills from moon pilot’s own videos

02music

this ismoon pilot

15 songs25:04on CD

Recorded at Amsterdam Oost, NL 2024–2026

intro1:30 video of intro
the odds1:43 video of the odds
flowers1:43 video of flowers
warism1:32
not a star1:45
bubblegum1:52 video of bubblegum
I think I made u up in my head1:20
do or do not1:40
her time1:45 video of her time
ochtend1:58 video of ochtend
unsaid1:39
clash1:45 video of clash
phase1:39 video of phase
revolt in style1:42
(not) in a good place1:31

credits

Recorded at Amsterdam Oost, NL 2024–2026

Vocals, synth, guitar & bass: Erica Maria Helene Terpstra
Drums recorded at Lafayette Boulder CO USA 2024: Albert Menduno
Mixing: EMH Terpstra
Mastering: A. Menduno

also on the CD

Live in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, NL

intro
ochtend
her time
clashCD only

Recorded live at Rabo Open Stage ‘Het Gegeven Paard’ in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, 14 June 2026

vocals & synth: Erica Terpstra
bass & backing: Hay Kranen
drums: Igor Oliveira
guitar: Frank Borsboom
guitar: Mike Thielman
Mixing and mastering: Mike Thielman

watch the full show

also on the CD

Eik & Linde farmhouse session

Phase acoustic demoCD only
Phase acoustic

Recorded at Eik & Linde farmhouse, 24–26 July 2026

vocals & synth: Erica Terpstra
guitar: Mike Thielman
Mixing and mastering: Mike Thielman

03merch

merch

A small catalogue, not a webshop. Pick something, email, transfer the money, and moon pilot sends it to you.

fig. 1: a drawing, not a photo
no. 01
this is moon pilot
CDprice on request
The album on CD, with two extra sets: live in TivoliVredenburg and the Eik & Linde farmhouse session.
- this is moon pilot15 songs
- Live in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, NL4 songs, incl. clash (CD only)
- Eik & Linde farmhouse session2 songs, incl. Phase acoustic demo (CD only)
order by email : this is moon pilot

how to order

Email which item you want and where it should go.
You get the payment details back by email. Transfer the money.
moon pilot posts it to you.

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04bio

moon pilot is a transatlantic recording project between Erica (NL) and Albert (US), crafting dark soundscapes on a vintage Tascam DP-01 8-track.

Now a fully-formed live act in NL, moon pilot brings these lo-fi dreams to stage. Erica (vocals & synth), joined by Hay (bass), Frank (guitar), Mike (guitar) and Igor (drums).

Creating an immersive show in the spirit of The Cure meeting Portishead in the world of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. Dark & dreamy lo-fi DIY.