MIND CTRL

Music:

Member Since: 25/09/2006
Band Website: http://www.mind-ctrl.be
Band Members: Kris De Witte (26 years old): Programming, keyboards, electronicsKris began his musical career at the music academy of Beveren-Waas when he was eight years old. At the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp he finished his studies of piano and organ.. As a teacher he worked among others at the academies of Sint-Niklaas, Diest, Halle, Beringen and Waregem. With the making of electronic music he started when he was fifteen and bought his first keyboard. At that time, he also started a band with Nele Himschoot which later on became Mind Ctrl. Kris also played for three years in the postrockband Slightly Yellow that won the price of the public at the regional competition "concours akoestiek" and reached the final of the rockrally “oosthoek live” in Dilbeek.Mitchel Wolput (26 years old): Guitar, vocals, keyboardsMitchel began at the age of fourteen to learn guitar and piano as a self-taught man. At the age of fifteen he decided to study art humanities, where he studied piano with Freddy van der Koelen. In this period of five years he also followed three years of classical guitar and two years of singing lessons. He graduated in music theory at the conservatory of Antwerp. When he was 21 years old, he bought his first electric guitar and became a member of Slightly Yellow and Mind Ctrl. Mitchel also sung for several years in the choir Fine Fleur that toured with the Night of the Proms across Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. In this way he performed with Toto, Meatloaf, UB40, Envogue, Coolio, Marco Borsato, INXS, Bonnie Tyler and other world famous artists.Peter Cools (23 years old): Bass guitarPeter started as a percussionist with Pascal Scheepers at the music academy of Genk. After finishing the whole nine yards, he entered the conservatory of Antwerp in 2004 where he will graduate at the end of this school year. As a percussionist he is active in orchestra’s - he played productions at the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Chappelle de la Lorraine, ... – as well as in popular music. He also worked as a music teacher in Genk and is a member of the brass band Nut en Vermaak in Zundert (NL). In 2004 he started playing the electric bass with Roeland Van Noten (The Millenniums) at the music academy of Berchem. Since last year he also follows bass lessons at the jazz-department of the conservatory of Antwerp with Benoit Vanderstraeten. He performed among others with Zing-a-Zong (a project to accompany singer-songwriters without a band) and Contraceptions (cross-over between classical music and pop music).Frederik Tilkin (31 years old): drumsFrederik got two years of piano lessons at the music academy of Lier before he exchanged his instrument at the age of 13 for drums. After completing the music academy and afterwards his universitary education of computer science, he also graduated at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven. He played in different formations with different types of music, like The Buick Speakers, Raccoon, Antwerps Metrpool Orkest and Swing Shift Bigband. He also teached at Het Depot in Leuven, school of rock Leo Caerts and the academy of Lier. At the moment he also performs with the Eilandverkaveling, Menschen Im Hotel, Unconventional Beauty and Robin Willems.Johan-Kalifa Bals (25 years old):lead vocalsKalifa studied musical at the conservatory of Brussel between 2004 and 2006 and theatre with the Seraing VZW between 2006 and 2008. As a dancer he is still active with the Pivolte Showdancegroep in Brasschaat. At the moment he mainly gives vocal concerts and performs in theatre productions.Annelies De Meulenaere (23 years old): Lead vocalsAnnelies doesn't record a time in her life when singing wasn't part of it. She first took singing classes at the age of 8. Over the years she has been coached and trained by Emmy Thiron, Lieve Van Lancker, Vanessa De Fauw and Lien De Greeve. Annelies has always been fond of creating music, and when she got to know Kris at the age of 15 they decided to unite their creativity together with 3 other musicians in a band. At that time Kris and Annelies realized their first modern musical creations. They also performed on stage on the Boekenbeurs, the Antwerp book fair, together with Marcel van Thilt and wcoached by Tom Pintens (ex-guitarist from Zita Swoon). Ever since, Annelies and Kris kept in touch and Annelies has continuously followed the Mind Ctrl-story closely.
Record Label: Unsigned