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René van der Wouden

Instrumental electronic progressive and some more

About Me

Born in 1972 Reeuwijk, the Netherlands, active in music since 1979/1980 with classical & jazz piano lessons up to 1999. Mother (1940) is classical trained soprano, father (1939-1984) was a writer of school musicals and theatre.Since beginning 80-ties interest in synthesizers and organs. Bought first organ in 1988 and the first synthesizer in 1993. But still the piano is one of my favorite instruments.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/28/2006
Band Website: renevanderwouden.net
Band Members: Only René playing all the instruments, that is synths & electronics like:- Korg Trinity V3 - Korg Wavestation SR - Kurzweil K2500r - Yamaha SY77 - Yamaha DX7IIfd - Roland XV3080 - Akai Z4 - Ensoniq EPS 16+ - Ensoniq MR rack with EXP3 and EXP4.
Influences: I like all sorts of music. There's no particular style for me to listen to. I like electronics (especially sampling) so I make that kind of music. An other great musical love for me is ACOUSTIC jazz/new age/Irish based music. And next to that French and Italian music.(read: favorite artists & producers) Ennio Moricone, Hans Zimmer, Windham Hill artists, Narada Music artists, Jean Michel Jarre, Matia Bazar, Vangelis, Tangerine Dream mainly from 1979 to 1987, some Kitaro, Gandalf, Mike Oldfield, Peter Gabriel, Marillion, U2, Clannad, Tears for Fears, Klaus Schulze at some points, Steve Roach, Patrick O'Hearn, Bruce Hornsby, Yes, Genesis, Propaganda, Trevor Horn, Brain Eno, Mark Isham, Pascal Obispo, Florent Pagny, Claudio Baglioni, RAF, Adriano Celentano, Kate Bush, Mylene Farmer, Patricia Kaas, Zucchero, Laurent Voulzy, Blue Nile, Jean Jacques Goldman, Erik Benzi, Thomas Newman. Deep Forest, Zazie, Dido, Enigma, Pat Metheny (Group), Faithless, Lara Fabian (one of the most beautiful voices), Peter Buffet, Richard Souther, Massimo Di Cataldo, Sting, Pendragon and many more.
Sounds Like: René van der Wouden, I hope.
Record Label: Private RvdW Releases and AmbientLive Records
Type of Label: Indie