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BIOGRAPHY
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Singer-Songwriter, musician, MIDI & Media Doctor, studio engineer.
www.lukenyman.com
www.myspace.com/lukenyman
www.myspace.com/travlintunestour
www.myspace.com/nymanband
www.mididoctor.com
A member of the Amsterdam Singer Songwriters Guild, Luke Nyman performs regularly in The Netherlands (Paradiso, Winston, Atlantis, Fantasio, etc.) as well as on radio shows such as AmsterdamFM, RTVNH & Radio 5. He has also toured in France, Germany, Austria & England.
Luke has always performed live solo gigs, but this hasn't stopped him from starting other projects along the way. In 2007, after 8 years & 2 CD's, he disbanded his duo Ottow Darling (he was Darling), in search of a rockier sound. By 2008 he had invited Robert Kramers (Alderliefste bassist) & Guzz Genser (exdrummer H.Brood) to create The Nyman Brothers, whipping up the crowds on the Naked Flame tour in 2008.
Anno 2009, he is currently on the road with The Travlin' Tunes, a multifaceted trio with 2 other talented singersongwriters Nadie & MiRco,playing a mix of folk, pop & rock with acoustic guitars, melodicas, harmonicas, Lukeleles & shakers. In 6 short months, among a continuous flow of gigs, they have crusaded across Holland in the first Live-In-Your-Living-Room Tour, setup by LiYLR veteran Kees Jonkheer (Crossing Border, Noorderslag), to a slew of rave reviews by 3voor12, local newspapers & NRC, & the delight of the attending public.
He is also performs as piano player for other members of the Amsterdam Songwriters Guild;- Lake Montgomery, Ro Halfhide and Tony Chapman.
Expressing emotions with subtleness and elegance, his talent for improvisation catch you by surprise, and his haunting lyrics and melodies sooth your mind and lighten your heart.
Born in England in a musical family, Luke Nyman started to play plastic trumpet at the age of 6, and started classical piano lessons with Virginia Black at the age of 7. Starting his first band with his brothers at 12, he began writing his own songs, and continued to learn other instruments, guitar, bass and drums. Luke won several piano contests, among other The Chelmsford Music Festival. Also singing in a choir, he performed at Victoria Albert Hall in London. Luke Nyman studied studio engineering at Kingston University/Gateway Studios in London. Moving to Amsterdam in the early 90's, he studied in the renowned Institute of Sonology at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, and started his career as a singer songwriter.
Well known in the Netherlands under the name Midi and Media Doctor, Luke is, for more than 10 years, an established studio engineer, specialising in Midi and audio interfaces and protocols.
ALBUMS
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Luke Nyman: Man in a Box (Lanman Music 2003)
Ottow Darling: Have a Bit of...(1999), Warring Worlds (Lanman Music 2005)
Nyman: Naked Flame (Lanman Music: TBA)
Albums available soon on www.itunes.com.
© Music and Lyrics by Luke Nyman. All rights reserved.
© Photos Delphine Bedel.
