Valentin Gerlier
General Info
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Genre: Acoustic / Other / Pop
Location London, UK
Profile Views: 5051
Last Login: 8/30/2010
Member Since 8/4/2006
Website www.valentingerlier.com
Type of Label Major
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Bio
...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Valentin Gerlier, songwriter, novelist and musician, was born in Brussels and brought up in Tuscany in a predominantly artistic family. He made his professional debut as an actor and dancer at the age of 11, playing Dante in his uncle Micha Van Hoecke’s rendition of Liszt’s ..Dante Symphonie... Valentin went on to study music, literature and philosophy, and wrote and recorded his first solo project, ..The Road Not Taken.., at 19 (1997). That album resulted in a collaboration and production deal with producer, engineer and songwriter Filippo Gaetani, and the pair developed, as a result of their work together on Valentin’s 1999 Demo, a musical partnership and understanding that lasts to this day. .. .. Valentin has since learnt his craft performing extensively on the Jazz, Pop and Latin scene as a bass player, acoustic guitarist and singer in England, Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Germany and Ireland. Aside from Filippo, his collaborators have included Wendy Nieper (Swingle Singers), Leo Duany (Mambochambo, Sonora la Calle), Cuban violinist Gabriel Fonseca and Jazz guitarist Stefano Kalonaris (Tim Garland, Marvin Stamm). He is also part-time bass player for Indie Pop outfit the Mispent. .. .. ..Dawn of a New Day.. is Valentin’s first full solo project, bringing together influences ranging from acoustic pop, Brazilian and Cuban rhythms and harmonies to Jazz, lyrics infused with novelist sensibilities and pure and soulful vocal performances. .... -
Members
.. .. ....Dawn of a New Day.. was performed by Valentin Gerlier with Wendy Nieper (vocals), Robin White (piano) and Marcus Sharp (percussion)... and with the help and patience of Warrick Hayes... .. -
Influences
.. .. ....Great songwriters and musicians of all ages! (John Dowland, Gabrieli and Monteverdi to Faure, Ravel and Debussy - Pat Metheny, John Coltrane, Django Reinhart, Gilberto Gil, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Caetano Veloso, Joao Gilberto, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Nick Drake, Bobby Mc Ferrin...) .. ..Great writers and poets of all ages! (Particularly Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Nikos Kazantsakis, JRR Tolkien and the Master of All, William Shakespeare!).. ..Great human beings of all ages... .... -
Sounds Like
..Not too many other things, hopefully!