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Rempe ( born 18 July 1976) is a Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarplayer currently living and working in Utrecht.

Rempe started playing the piano at the age of six and after a collision with Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club band at the age of 14, things never would be the same again.Piano playing turned into song writing and soon after that, his first band was formed in high school. Rempe picked up the guitar and stepped in front of the vocal mike as well.Rempe played in several bands with no success until the age of 22. With determination and passion, this would be the beginning of serious song writing and guitar playing.Eventually meeting singer & songwriter Pepijn ‘t Hart , both musicians formed the Dutch Britpop band Clean ( together with Guus Bleijerveld on bass and Peter Dijkman, formerly Crapjam, on drums.) Their hit single “Rain” ( taken from the album “Clean“, 2003) aired nationally. Clean also performed on the television show “Barend en van Dorp”. Clean toured the Netherlands throughout 2003 while writing sessions for the upcoming album "Cavendish Road" started. After "Cavendish Road" had been recorded, the versitale musician joined Keith Caputo’s live band in 2006, playing guitar, keyboards and singing harmony vocals. Rempe toured Europe with Caputo, promoting the album “Heart’s Blood On Your Dawn” (produced by Mouse who also produced two Clean records.)Soon after, Rempe and Caputo collaberated on Caputo's upcoming album, "A Fondness For Hometown Scars".With the desire to create a solo album, Rempe retreated and began songwriting during 2007 and 2008.In 2008, Rempe performed guitar for Pink Floyd's "The Wall" in Hengelo, the Netherlands.In 2009 Rempe started recording “About the Sun & How the Seasons Change”. This will be the inventive musician's first solo record and long overdue. "About the Sun & How the Seasons Change will be an ode to classic pop music and song writing. Hugely influenced by the Beatles and others….of course.In 2010 Rempe will hit the strings (and stage) again, performing under the name '"the Circles" together with Marnix Kuipers (number nine) on guitar & keyboards, Bart Vernelen on drums & Devid Ooms on the bass (both Belgian musicians). Come & see us on march 14th at de Patronaat Haarlem, opening for Moke!It’s all about the sun….& how the season’s change.REAL LIVE AT UTRACKSClean-Cavendish RoadPink floyd hengelo-young lust object width="560" height="340"> ..KEITH CAPUTO-MONKEY 2006 param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J9IsCqLADhA&hl=en&fs =1"> .. ....

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Member Since: 21/03/2007
Band Website: thecircles.nl
Band Members: REMPE: guitars, vocal chord stretching, keys, (sometimes) bass and drums, ebow, songwriting and producing.
MARNIX KUIPERS: guitars, keys, background vocal chord stretching, looping, producing.
ON THE RECORD:
MOUSE: bass, additional instruments, producing
VIKTOR VAN WOUDENBERG: drums, snaredrum tuning
Influences: Beatles, John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Luka Bloom and others.
Sounds Like: Well, you know, the classics: drums, bass, guitars and the occasionally double-tracked vocals.
Record Label: proudly represented by Noone
Type of Label: Indie

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