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Marcus Olgers

Always recall the beauty in your head

About Me

Hello, thanks for surfing into my space! I am a pianist, composer and producer based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I've studied jazzpiano at the Amsterdam conservatory of music, where I passed my final exam with honors in 1999. Since then I've been working as a sessionmusician with major artists in the Netherlands on stage, in the studio and on radio/tv. I've played festivals around Europe, like North Sea Jazz and EBU jazz. Also I arrange and produce music for other artists and for national television. On this page you can find some samples from my first album, which has just been released. It is a cinematic hybrid of musical styles, all connected to the various corners of my taste. Featuring some of the finest musicians in The Netherlands, including members of the Metropole orchestra and the Royal concertgebouw orchestra, the music is intended to serve both as a soundtrack to visuals, and as an imaginative experience on it's own. Please feel free to contact me. ..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/6/2006
Band Website: marcusolgers.com
Band Members: On these samples you hear Ruud Breuls, Frans van der Hoeven, Jan Kouwenhoven, Leo van Oostrom, Erik Rutjes, Ward Veenstra, Jeroen Vierdag and Martijn Vink ao
Influences: In some cases it's just one little spark that's pure genius to me, in others it's the whole body of work, but I owe it all to: The Beatles Keith Jarrett Peter Gabriel Pat Metheny Lyle Mays Brian Eno Thomas Dolby Prefab Sprout Bill Frisell Kurt Weill George & Ira Gershwin Miles Davis Duke Ellington JS Bach WA Mozart Dmitri Shostakovitch Leos Janacek Olivier Messiaen Maurice Duruflé Gil Evans John Williams Clare Fischer Vince Mendoza Bill Evans Herbie Hancock Oscar Peterson Chick Corea Joe Zawinul John Taylor Marc van Roon Bruce Hornsby John Coltrane Wayne Shorter Jan Garbarek Yellowjackets Kenny Wheeler Louis Armstrong Jon Hassell Stevie Wonder Steely Dan Joni Mitchell James Taylor Nick Drake Suzanne Vega John Mayer Kate Bush Tom Waits Marvin Gaye Jaco Pastorius Tony Levin Jeff Porcaro Björk ABBA The Carpenters Nat King Cole The Blue Nile The Police Sting Talk Talk Tears for fears Led Zeppelin Genesis Yes Queen Pink Floyd King Crimson Brian Wilson Todd Rundgren David Sylvian Ryuichi Sakamoto Fleetwood Mac Massive Attack Sigur Ros Kraftwerk Daniel Lanois Spinvis Prince Quincy Jones Trevor Horn Alan Parsons Nile Rodgers Bob Clearmountain Jan Erik Kongshaug Wolfgang Palm Rand & Robyn Miller Wim Wenders Dennis Potter Steven Spielberg Salman Rushdie Anton Tsjechow Nescio Lucebert Piet Mondriaan Marcello Mastroianni Peter Sellers and John Cleese.
Sounds Like:

"You are a tue talent. Love the drama in your music" Jason Miles (Miles Davis, Michael Jackson)

"Nice sounds and textures! You are a fine musician" Bob Mintzer (Yellowjackets)


"Really beautiful stuff" David Gamson (Meshell Ndegeocello, Miles Davis, Chaka Khan)
Record Label: Goldberg records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW!

Hi there, my album Hiding in the hinterland is available now through my website and the iTunes musicstore. In the Benelux it will be distributed by Baltic Nederland...
Posted by Marcus Olgers on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:01:00 PST