Melbourne based, Dutch born beatmaker & musician Stan Forebee moves along the borders of hip hop, jazz, neo-soul & electronica. His love for the rhodes and focus on colorful chord progressions have become his trademark.

A well renowned & prominent voice in the electronic beats scene, Stan has worked with a large variety of record labels & companies throughout his extensive career, of which most recently Marvel Studios & Disney. His music has aired on several established industry outlets such as MTV, BBC, The Verge, NPR & PBS Radio.

Along with the rise of the instrumental hiphop & beats market, Stan found his musical home in the niche of chillhop, where his long standing working relationship with labels like Chillhop Music has seen him garner over 100 million streams across streaming platforms.

Melbourne based Dutch musician Stan Forebee creates beats by blending hip hop, classical music and jazz with electronic influences, with a focus on complex chord progressions and colourful melodies. He also releases music under monikers Beatsofreen, Melting Rivers & Haines.

Born in The Netherlands as Bastiaan van der Vlist, music has always been at the center of his life. His first piano teacher was his father at 3 years old; a strong foundation on which he later developed a passion for jazz & hip hop around his teen years. Stan started making beats inspired by J Dilla & Flying Lotus, Bill Evans & Erroll Garner. 

Stan’s debut album “Jazz Sessions” (2013) gained attention worldwide. His father got honored on the cover – twice – also on his follow-up “Reflections” EP (2014). The following years, Stan released various projects and singles, of which his second album “Orange” (2019) was released with Vinyl Digital (DE). Most of his recent work is affiliated with Chillhop Music (NL).

Having been around in the music industry for 12+ years, Stan has worked with a large variety of musicians, record labels & companies around the globe: Marvel / Disney, MTV, The Verge, BBC & NPR Radio to name a few. Outside his solo work, Stan has worked as a composer to score music for Dutch radio, film & documentaries.