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Anton Roolaart

About Me

Originally from the Netherlands, Anton Roolaart grew up listening to all kinds of music from classical to rock, ambient, and pop. Over the years he has embraced symphonic rock for many of his own compositions. The music he writes introduces the listener to musical landscapes painted by his insightful tunes and melodies which are put together keenly onto his musical canvas. His music appeals to older fans of the genre, yet also brings fresh new sounds and ideas that appeal to newer listeners of the genre. Anton is an accomplished composer and songwriter. He embraces the guitar as his main instrument, but also uses the many wonderful sounds of the electronic keyboard for his arrangements and orchestration.

His debut CD "Dreamer" was released by Umbrello Records in April 2007. Anton arranged and produced the CD himself. The album has received many positive reviews and is available in Europe and USA, as well as CDBABY.
The following wonderful musicians worked with Anton on Dreamer: Rich Berends (Mastermind), Rave Tesar (Annie Haslam/Renassaince) and Charles Descarfino (Broadway and Annie Haslam), and his friend Vinnie Puryear (Bass).


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".....Dreamer succeeds on so many levels, primarily by not only acknowledging the progressive greats of the past, yet by also remaining firmly entrenched in the sounds of today and more importantly with an eye towards the future as well. If you are a fan of progressive music in any shape or form, then I highly recommend you check out this very impressive debut."
Ryan Sparks - Sea of Tranquility, Nov 11, 2007


"Refreshing and curious, Anton Roolaart’s new record on the Umbrello label and entitled Dreamer is an adventure in Audiophonic odyssey. Like following Alice down the rabbit hole, Dreamer is a magical mystery that only reveals itself as the listener follows its true path."... This is definitely one of the year’s best albums...
Jon Pfeiffer - The Aquarian/East Coast Rocker July 4, 2007

If you like Anton's music, there are some links below where you can purchase his album - Dreamer.

The artwork for "Dreamer" was done by the talented illustrator and artist Michael Phipps . The painting was done on consignment and is based on lyrics from the album.

Anton is also working with a Spanish internet-based band - JESDAT. He sang vocals on their debut CD "Wings of Fire", and is now a member of that band. Their page is located here: JESDAT MYSPACE
Anton's other passion is sharing music from new and old artists with people all over the world. To do this, Anton founded his own internet-based progressive rock radio station in 2004 - ProgRockRadio.com. your can find it here: www.ProgRockRadio.com .
You can also purchase Anton's CD at these locations:


  • Amazon.com
  • Amazon.co.uk (Europe)
  • Barnes and Noble
  • Kinesis CD
  • Musea Records (France)
  • InsideOut Records (Europe)
  • Just for Kicks Music (Germany)


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    Music:

    Member Since: 26/02/2006
    Band Website: http://www.antonroolaart.com
    Band Members:

    The following wonderful musicians either played on the album or are playing in the live band.


    Kendall Scott (keyboards)
    Rave Tesar (keyboards)
    Vinnie Puryear (Bass)
    Mike Frasche (drums)
    Charles Descarfino (drums)
    Rich Berends (drums)

    Recording session for "Star Child" for Fugue Films



    Influences: There are many but I'll start with these:

    Life - Love - Human Struggle

    Yes, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Steve Wilson, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Moody Blues, Lazuli, Bowie, Cat Stevens, Beatles, Mozart, and much more...
    Sounds Like:
    A mix of Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd with a dash of Bowie.

    Anton Roolaart

    Click here to purchase Anton's CD


    Record Label: Umbrello Records
    Type of Label: Indie

    My Blog

    Anton and Fugue films finish a song for their Independant film series GEMINI RISING

    Friends,I recently had the wonderful oppurtunity to write the music for a song entitiled "Star Child" featured in an independant film from Fugue Films.  The song was recently completed and performed b...
    Posted by on Mon, 25 May 2009 10:15:00 GMT

    New gig on June 6th

    Friends,Wanted to let all our friends know that we will be performing on June 6th in Garwood NJ - CROSSROADS .. details about the gig are on Anton's myspace site. Hope to see you there!!!All the best...
    Posted by on Thu, 21 May 2009 09:17:00 GMT

    Just got out of Studio

    Friends,We just got out of the studio after two nights of intense recording for a song that will be on the next CD, which I have been writing material for the last few months. I'm exciting that thing...
    Posted by on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:42:00 GMT

    Going to the studio to record new tracks soon !!

    Friends,My band mates and I will be going to the studio soon to start recording some tracks for a couple of new songs for the forthcoming album.  I can't wait !!Wishing everyone a great week!Anton
    Posted by on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:19:00 GMT

    Show coming up on May 8th

    Dear Friends, I got a show coming up, it's not the whole band but Kendall will be there on keyboards...  Details below...Anton,Hamilton Lanes Lounge (near Trenton, NJ) & the good people at Capital Cit...
    Posted by on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:32:00 GMT

    Dreamer now available at CDBABY.COM

    To all my friends here,Dreamer is now availabe for purchase at CDBABY.COMDreamer CD at CDBABY.COMAll the best,Anton
    Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:03:00 GMT

    Dreamer available for download/purchase at Amazon.com

    Friends,"Dreamer" is now available for download/purchase at Amazon.com.Here is the direct link:http://www.amazon.com/Dreamer/dp/B001OLWF5W/ref=sr f3_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1231363746&sr=103-1Soon it...
    Posted by on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:43:00 GMT

    New review of Dreamer from Gnosis Prog Site

    The folks at Gnosis (prog site) have posted a nice review of Dreamer.Here's the link:http://gnosis2000.net/reviews/roolaart.htmHere's a snippet of the review:.....The result is a very well crafted alb...
    Posted by on Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:00:00 GMT

    Recording song for Independant film

    I'll be going into a studio this weekend to record a song I wrote for an upcoming independant film...Anton
    Posted by on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:22:00 GMT

    Hugh Hopper fund

    Folks,I am donating monies from some Dreamer CDs for purchase to a good cause, Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine) is ill and needs help.  Use the link below to make these purchase requests.Here is a link...
    Posted by on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:44:00 GMT