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Laurens

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About Me

Bio
Laurens is a young keyboardplayer from the Netherlands, although young, he is experienced and skilled. Starting out as one of the songwriters and lyricists behind the experimental hardcore band "Daybreakthinair", but now playing a wide variety of styles, such as blues, jazz, pop and alternative in an also wide variety of bands, such as: Jean Parlette, Lawn, Not Shakespeare and Miss Ippi. Laurens is known for his unique and energetic stage-presence as well as work behind the scenes, managing, organising and producing. Although mainly a keyboardplayer, Laurens also likes to play bluesharp, bassguitar, guitar and drums.
Current Bands
Jean Parlette: Folktronica, www.jeanparlette.nl or www.myspace.com/jeanparlette
Lawn: Rock, www.lawn.nl or www.myspace.com/lawnmusic
Not Shakespeare: Pop, www.myspace.com/notshakespeare
Miss Ippi: Freakfolk, www.myspace.com/thisismissippi
Bands I used to play in
Daybreakthinair, Post-hardcore, www.myspace.com/daybreakthinair
Neon Disease, Elektro
Burning The Candle At Both Ends, singer/songwriter, www.myspace.com/burningthecandleatbothends

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/26/2005
Band Website: jeanparlette.com
Band Members: Laurens van der Meulen: Piano, Fender Rhodes, Philicorda, Synths, Organ, Programming, Guitar, Bassguitar, Bluesharp, Bow, Toys.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Where did all the songs go?!

Ok I decided to quit music forever.... No I didn't, I decided the opposite, I started recording, because I want to make an actual album. Some of the songs you've heard on my profile will be on it, oth...
Posted by Laurens on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:37:00 PST

New songs, Island & In God's Hands

  Uploaded two new songs, both songs are inspired by the island of Ameland, In God's Hands is about the ten horses that towed the rescue-boat, but got dragged in the flood and drowned. Although t...
Posted by Laurens on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:19:00 PST

New Song "Talk About Last Year"

Another re-recorded song, enjoy. And thank you to all my friends and family for the bits and pieces of spoken word.
Posted by Laurens on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:23:00 PST

New song 'Making Mistakes'

A song I re-recorded, about people not keeping in touch, something I think we can all relate to. It's me on piano, synth, bassguitar and vocals and my friendly neighbourhood drummer Simon van der...
Posted by Laurens on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:22:00 PST

About 'White Walls (with broken tiles)'

About "White walls (with broken tiles)" Inspired by months of listening to various postrock-bands the sound and style had to be a blend of personal musical development in chase of full self-expression...
Posted by Laurens on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:40:00 PST