Member Since: 4/7/2006
Band Website: www.ilja-alexander.com
Band Members: It has been a great privilege working with the following persons on the production of my single Fire In The Rain and several other songs. Many thanks to all of them for their input. I wish them all the best and am looking forward to work with them again.
Music Arranger: Irwan Simanjuntak;
Head Technician & Engineer: Holger Schwedt @ Down Under Studio in Hilversum, The Netherlands;
Mastering Engineer: Peter Brusse @ QPoint Mastering, Hilversum, The Netherlands;
Recording Engineers: Samuel Kevin & Oki;
Editing: Han Nuijten & Oki;
Guitar: Stevie Morley Item;
Bass: Ari Firman;
Drum: Yesaya Wilander Soemantri;
String section: Helmy, Chandro, Alvin, Jakobus & Santos;
Studio manager Brotherland Production: Anto;
Vocal Director: Ray Jeffryn;
Recorded at Brotherland Studios, Jakarta, Indonesia
Furthermore I am thankful to the following persons & businesses for their assistance, support, advice and kindness during this project:
Lars Janssen (Director Yapfilms), Buanoi Kridsada (Director Kridsada Food Thailand), Zografia Tsopela & Patricia Blanco (Energie Netherlands), Mary Lee (Buddha-to-Buddha), Ivor Dekker (European Events Executive Canon), Indahyati (Indosat), Maya Hitalessy (Department of Foreign Affairs Rep. of Indonesia), Fabian Gelael (COO KFC Indonesia), Paquita Wijaya (owner & producer Production House Orangewaterland), Odyssey studios (for rehearsals), Andy Tan (photographer), Richard Schreefel (styling), Ineke Brugman (visagy), Edo Westerbeek & Ricardo Klaverdijk (MBS Benelux), Mr Lim & Mr Watimena (for advising me with legal issues)
Amsterdam, 20 May 2009
Ilja Alexander
Influences: Harry Nilsson, Dionne Warwick, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, The Doors, The Velvet Underground, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Glenn Miller, The George Shearing Quintet, Joost van Bellen, Soulwax, Mr Children, Sammy Davis Jr., Shirley Bassey, Nat King Cole, Nathalie Cole, Frank Sinatra, Oscar Peterson, Oscar Hammerstein, Chopin, Debussy, Liszt, Astor Piazolla, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Coralie Clement, France Gall, Michel Berger, Charles Aznavour, Patrick Bruel, Jaques Brel, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Duke Ellington, Queen, Pink Floyd
Record Label: Ilja Alexander Productions
Type of Label: Major