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I first met Mr Bond on Periscope & was lured into discovering his background & creative work.

Bernie’s story : Let Mr Bernie Bond’s voice introduce his story.

You hear our 007 reveal

how he got the name “Bernie”
his ancestors – the Aird family from the Black Isle on east coast of Scotland …
how his great great grandfather started a company that became prosperous during the industrial revolution …
the family story on his father’s side: moved from Scotland to London to Germany to settle in Austria
his parents were born in Austria …
how Bernie was inspired by his family’s background
Bernie’s love of 1960’s music … especially the Beatles
how he learned to play guitar & played in groups
how he wrote & recorded songs in his little home studio
Bernie the keen footballer – still plays today
how he earned his living playing in bands & was unemployed
the story of how he got a job in the travel industry as resort rep for 4 years in Austrian mountains
how his ability to speak German helped
how he joined a startup that became a market leader in UK
he now works there as contracts & commercial manager for UK tour operator
our 007 lives in Mittersill Austria
he lived in Bath in 1970s & years later uploaded all his songs on to Internet
his got into video & created videos to go with his songs
when he heard James Bond crew were filming “Spectre” in villages (where his parents come from) he made this short video, as a tribute to the villages
his biggest success was the song “Mittersill Forever” to which Bernie added music, harmony voice & video footage (7k views on Facebook + over 2k on You Tube).

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Our 007 Bond in action

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Note:

Huge thanks to Bernie Airds (@airdwaves on Twitter + PeriscopeTV on Bernie Airds on You Tube) for his generosity & collaboration.

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