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SOFIE DYKMANS: - multilingual singer-songwriter - [email protected] I'm working out songs with the help of my friends! mixture of hip electro bleeps & beats, melodic voices, acoustic instruments, movie atmospheres. What I hear in my head is what I'm working on to give to you ... Preproduction with Erik Van Biesen - soundtrack and live singing in theaterproduction "Eerlijk Gezegd" www.wimgeysen.beMy previous bands: "La Trampa de Venus"; latin, mediterranean, loungy tango, Spanish and Italian songs. Past concerts: Sfinks Festival, Gulden Ontsporing (AB), de Zomer van Antwerpen, Gentse Feesten, Zomeravonden,... first CD came out in 2004 and got a lot of airplay on Radio 1. With "Les Gazons Bleus" I was into tex-mex - cajun standing close to Ralph Samanta.Now I do gigs of all kinds: on events, party's, festivals,... mixed repertoire of latin, jazz, easy going music, old bolero's, bossa nova. We did concerts like for Promedia, Kabuki events, kanaal+ ( Red & Blue), t Elzenveld, Kasteel Den Brandt,... and in the summer of 2006 a lot of private party's !!!I love co-writing (lyrics and melodies) like with Elektrokid, Implant, Geert Bogaerts and Jan D'Hooghe (ringel-S)I created a soundscape on wich I can improvise classic opera arias, using my voice as an instrument. I was hanging in a tree or on a on a lamppost in a kind of wedding dress, Maria disguise... welcoming the guests as mysterious intriguing figure. I did this in 't Elzenveld, CC De Breughel (Bree)Me and my guitar we get along well... strumming comes natural, also some solo melodies on electric guitar. I played the leading riffs in "White light White heat", covers of the Velvet Underground with Kloot Per W, Bea Van der Maat. And with love for the drama I sing with the company of "Theater Tol" : Taarten - Corazon dOro - Corazon de Angeles. Performances done: all kinds of theater festivals; Zomer Van Antwerpen, Oerol festival, Boulevard, Den Haag,...TV MOVIE:Seen on ATV singing, part in The Flemish Vampire (DJM Works, R.kan Albay) seen on TV1: Zonder handen - Man bijt hondpublicity spots: - JET - Boodschap Zonder Naam - Big Brother (kanaal II) - Ariel / Twix / Goed GevoelGet Your Own! | View Slideshow

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Member Since: 8/28/2006
Band Website: users.skynet.be/latrampa
Band Members: Ruth Verhelst, Ramsy Irani, Steven Khan, Jan D'hooge, Ringel-s, Luc Van Gestel, etc...
Influences: Latin, Electro, Jazz, The Streets, Nerd, Sergio Mendez, Manu Chao, Caetano Veloso, 2-Raumwohnung, Royksopp, Ozark Henry, Daan,...
Sounds Like: me
Type of Label: None