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Michel Mulder
(bass)
Born February 12, 1968 in Holland,
the first musical activity was playing piano, and the first
attraction to bass came by hearing Bruce Foxton pounding out a heavy
motown/soul groove in 'Town called Malice' with The Jam in the mid
80's. Around the same time Paul Young's
In the early 90's getting even more
inspired after hearing Larry Graham, Jeff Berlin, ‘Saint’ James
Jamerson, and Les Claypool the interest in the possibilities of bass
led to a study at the Hilversum Conservatory Holland, where also the
acoustic double bass had to be conquered.
Some events since then: live shows
for Dutch & German radio & television, recording/touring with the
John Hayes Project, Rich Wyman Band, Sue Chaloner Soul Train, Jessie
Galante, Wolf Mail, Arsen Shomakov, Ted Oberg, Cees Meerman, Coen
Wolters Band, and teaming up in many interesting bands & different
styles of music with Dutch superdrummers like Rene Creemers, Hans
Eijkenaar, Nico Groen, Jusso Whistler, Rob Snijders, Ramon Rambeaux,
Alex Steier and Niko Sarran(F).
Musical aspiration: combining tone
+ groove + soul to create deep moving sounds/songs in jams and/or
recordings. Alex Steier (drums) |
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Alex Steier, man of the world, currently lives in Arnhem, the
Netherlands but started his life in 1976 in the town of Tschirtschik
in Uzbekistan. According to his family he entered the world with two
sticks and a drum in his hands. He can't remember any of that but
does have
After a couple of very interesting jobs, varying from being a car mechanic to a construction worker, Alex decided that it was time to take things a step further and become a professional musician. He applied to study at the Conservatory of Arnhem, and even though he never had a single drum-lesson in his life, got admitted. At the Conservatory he not only studied percussion with Joop van Erven en Rene Creemers, but also studied studio technology. Currently Alex plays in a wild bunch of bands, easily switching between pop, disco, blues, rock and cover bands, and also collaborates with various DJ's. Besides playing in the biggest clubs of Europe and northern Africa, he also has a thriving teaching practice, owns his own recording studio in Arnhem and regularly works as a producer and sound engineer for various bands and theater groups. His inspiration mainly comes from people like Steve Gadd, Wim de Vries, Rene Creemers, Hans Eijkenaar and bands like Dream Theater, King Crimson, ZZ Top and of course Porcupine Tree, with his favorite drummer, Gavin Harrison. Since the end of 2009 Alex is a member of Tony's band, which he experiences as a very rewarding and inspirational journey. |
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