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Wouter Hamel

Wouter Hamel

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Member Since: 1/8/2006
Band Website: wouterhamel.com
Band Members: keys: pieter de graaf
double bass: sven happel
drums: jasper van hulten
percussion: gijs anders van straalen
guitar: kofi anonymous
vibraphone: vincent houdijk
flute/saxophone: benjamin herman
trombone: kobi arditi
vocals : wouter hamel
production: bart suer & benny
Influences: Mark Murphy, Joni Mitchell, King Pleasure, Rufus Wainwright, Oscar Brown JR, Anita O'Day, Smashing Pumpkins, Julie London, PJ Harvey, Jon Hendricks, Blossom Dearie, Peggy Lee, Annie Ross, Tori Amos, Mel Torme, Jeff Buckley, Elis Regina, Nancy Wilson, Eartha Kitt, Eddie Jefferson, Dave Lambert
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Reviews
...A classic crooner and a hip twentysomething jazz artist, all at the same time...Algemeen Dagblad

...His clarity, perfect timing and beautiful own sound enable us to call his voice a gem. Hamel is going to make it big...De Telegraaf

...Young, fresh, energetic, jazzy, swinging... At times it's like listening to an old record, at others it's like the channel has been changed to MTV...Parool

...For underground jazzfans and mainstream music lovers alike...MusicFrom.NL

...Blond Jazz God. Yes! We finally have our very own crooner!...Cosmopolitan

...All original songs that sparkle with their modern beats, big band sounds and his flexible loungy voice. Hamel is simply divine!...BN/De Stem

...Romantic strings, brassy horns, sturdy electronica, sultry flutes and mollifying music box-like tones, you will find all of this on this record, and often in one and the same song. A rich and very diverse album...Dagblad De Limburger

...Fresh and optimistic, the ultimate album for careless summers...Kindamuzik.nl

...Charm, looks, a voice like a young Sinatra, Wouter Hamel has it all...Esta

...Benny and Wouter deliver a lighthearted and sweet masterpiece, both danceable and deep...FRET

...Delightful, lazy songs varied with funky tunes...Flair

..Groovy, jazzy songs, a beautiful sound quality in his voice and strong compositions...Planet.nl

... These jazzy songs are secretly pop songs, easy to sing along to and almost annoying in the way they cling to you...Viva

...As if Frank Sinatra got out of a time machine and started two stepping on MTV...Intermediar

Contact
For more info contact Dox Records P.O. Box 11177, 1001 GD, Amsterdam, +31204279912
press: [email protected]
bookings: [email protected]
www.doxrecords.com
www.stroom.ws

Record Label: DoxRecords
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Gold!

It's always fun to perform on tv show 'Mooi Weer De Leeuw'. Todays visit to Paul de Leeuw's show was especially remarkable. Wouter received a Gold Record for his debut album 'Hamel'. At the end of the...
Posted by Wouter Hamel on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:51:00 PST

Tokyo - Day 5

The last day was pretty busy, some cool interviews (Lucy Kent was fab), a radio appearance (thanks Rachel @ J-Wave!) and a message to people who'd like to sing Breezy on karaoke for Clubdam.com.The la...
Posted by Wouter Hamel on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:40:00 PST

Tokyo - Day 4

The concerts at Billboard Live tonight were fabulous! We were picked up by the fancy schmancy Billboard Live minibus at noon. When we were getting close to MidTown Roppongi we were so excited! Our in...
Posted by Wouter Hamel on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:53:00 PST

3rd Day : Tokyooo

Our flight to Tokyo was delayed because of snowstorms. We waited at the airport for a couple of hours and took off for Tokyo. When we landed most of the snow had thawed, but as I'm writing it's snowin...
Posted by Wouter Hamel on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:18:00 PST

2nd Day Osaka!

We had a very good time playing the Billboard Live in Osaka two nights in a row. I had been prepared for the fact that most Japanese people don't react much during live music. But during most concert...
Posted by Wouter Hamel on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:16:00 PST

1st Day Osaka!

Wow, that was great. We knew we were going to play in a very nice club (Billboard). We also knew many Japanese music-lovers were into our kind of music. But.... we didn't expect it to be as cool as it...
Posted by Wouter Hamel on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST

Zilveren Harp!

Finally Wouter is allowed to tell everybody. He is one of the winners of a Zilveren Harp. In the radioshow Schiffers FM on Radio 2, Jerney Kaagman announced this year's winners of the prestigious musi...
Posted by Wouter Hamel on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:26:00 PST

Zilveren Harp!

Finally Wouter is allowed to tell everybody. He is one of the winners of a Zilveren Harp. In the radioshow Schiffers FM on Radio 2, Jerney Kaagman announced this year's winners of the prestigious musi...
Posted by Wouter Hamel on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:26:00 PST

Clubtour 2008

Due to the succes of Wouters first clubtour in 2008 a new clubtour is scheduled next spring. With concerts at clubs such as Tivoli, 't Paard, Rotown, Effenaar, Patronaat and more. Check the tour-secti...
Posted by Wouter Hamel on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:47:00 PST

Noorderslag live

The popfestival Noorderslag will be aired live by the NOS (dutch tv-broadcaster). During the show Wouter Hamel will be featured in the show as one of the winners of the Essent Award. Check Nederland 3...
Posted by Wouter Hamel on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:44:00 PST