Meet The Musicians
Gerben Wauters
songwriter/piano&synth/arrangements/
backing vocals
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Songwriter pur sang, different projects, started in the late’90's as a bandmember of Awake, his first project was Finnley, started together with Roeland Vandemoortele & the moving spirit of Kinky Retro, they've recorded in 2007 the album Demons & Angels.
Graham Tyson
songwriter/vocals/guitar
Born and grew up in Manchester, after playing in local bands, graham travelled trough Europe as a busker for a couple of years. In 2003 landed in Belgium, in 2005 Kinky Retro was born, first album Demons & angels in 2007 recorded at Luna barn Studio by Luc Crabbe
Dave Elli
guitar/arrangements
Dave is hooked on falling in love with new songs and material . After completing the Jazz-Studio (Antwerp) Dave became a session musician for a wide variety of Belgian artist. Dave also started his own production/recording studio: Sixstring Studio where he engineers and is trying to be the best multi-instrumentalist he possible can.
Raf Helsen
Drums & Percussion
After completing a professional education at the Music Conservatory in Brussels, Raf became a freelance drummer for national and international artists and started teaching drums himself.
As a session musician for various projects, he feels right at home in the studio as well.”
Peter Verhaegen
Bass / Contrabass
Peter studied bass guitar at the Jazzstudio in Antwerp and at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He also focused on double bass with Maurice Aerts at the Conservatory of Brussels and at the Lemmens Institute with Phillipe Aerts. In the Royal Ballet of Flanders he gained five years experience in musicals with, among others, West Side Story, Chess and Anatevka. In the jazz circuit he played/plays with: Ali Ryerson (USA), Frank Vaganée, Brussels Jazz Orchestra.
Jan Cleymans
Sopranosax & Clarinet
Jan Cleymans is playing the saxophone & clarinet with an unbelievable passion & love for music since the age of 7, besides his commitment for Studio 100 he's a true camelion in the musicscene, our beast & left wingmen for Dakota Pilots!
Katleen Van den Bossche
Vocals & Backing vocals
Caitlin is the alter-ego of Katleen, beside the job as a profesional singer she's also working on her own songs. Her expression, what you see is what you get ... makes absolute sense ...
Cathérine de Bock
Backing vocals
Catherine has been enjoying rhythm since the winter of 1974. From an early age she found it easier to express herself through music, Inspired by all the great ladies from Kate Bush to Zero 7, she's also a big fan of all the talented upcoming Belgium female artists.
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SPECIAL GUESTS :
Aram Van Ballaert
Guitar/arrangements/backing vocals/pre-production
As a pop musician Aram played with Novastar, Anton Walgrave and Ronny Mosuse. Since 2008 Aram is the drummer in CPEX.
With the program ‘Nylon and Steel’ he's surrounded by 5 different guitars, visiting a dozen Flemish cultural centers (2018-2019-2020).
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As a musician it is wonderful to share experiences and insights with new generations, therefore Aram is a driven pedagogue at several schools. • Louvain University College of Arts (LUCA -Lemmens)
• Lemmens Arts Highschool • Conservatory of Mechelen
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more info @ http://www.aram.be/
Roeland Vandemoortele
Vocals on "Solid air"
Andrés-Gabriël Stanciu
Clarinet on The boy on the other side & Solid air
