Member Since: 29/01/2007
Band Website: www.myspace.com/riansoul
Band Members: ..
Influences: My influences will be found almost everywhere!
I grew up with the music of the 60's, like the Beatles and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
My own taste can be found in soul, jazz, funk, latin and disco sounds...
But I also can enjoy pop, rock and some dutch artists!
A few names which can be found between my 300 cd's are; Aretha Franklin, Norah Jones, Amy Winehouse, Billy Holiday, Nina Simone, India Arie, Angie Stone, Jack Johnson, Stevie Wonder, Raoul Midon, John Legend, Amos Lee, Red hot chili peppers, Jill Scott, Fun lovin' Criminals, Maceo Parker, Terri Walker, Jamiroquai, Prince, Zuco 103, Buona Vista Social Club, Corinne Bailey Rae, Venice, Alanis Morissette, Nicole Willis, Benny Sings, Ayo, Berget Lewis, Justin Nozuka, KT Tunstall, Gare du Nord, Kraak en Smaak, Joy Denalane, The Brand New Heavies, Alicia Keys, Room Eleven, Ella Fitzgerald, etc. etc.
Sounds Like: This is my new project since 2010 named PUUR (PURE).
Together with Martijn Spit we perform covers with 76% soul, 21% jazz, 2% latin and 1% cacao! www.martijnspit.nl/puurLet me present you: Happily ever after and Musicfreak!!!
My first real performance in public with my own songs! Together with Arno den Otter, we've played our own songs in a accoustic way at Wantijpop with 3voor12...enjoy!The next video's were shot during a release of a cd named 'DocArt' of the college I work as a teacher. For this occasion I had some friend who liked to play my two songs 'Musicfreak' and 'Happily ever after' in another groove! ;o)The last songs are just some songs I like to sing and can play on my piano!
I'm not a great pianoplayer, because if i was I'd play some more jazzy & funky songs!
Just watch and enjoy; Lost, Lullaby of birldland, Landslide, Angel, Killing me softly, Wonderfull tonight, Fallin' and How can we hang on to a dream!
(and please don't mind the lousy sound quality and some false notes ;)
Record Label: Unsigned