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DIVERA
2009 Vera started composing new songs for a solo program and developed herself as a special singer/songwriter. She performs in a personal and small setting with her acoustic guitar Vanilla and 1 or 2 musical guests
The first solo gig she did was as supportact of JP den Tex together with Tim Eijmaal (electric guitar).
Summer’09 DIVERA is touring with De Parade in Rotterdam, Utrecht, Den Haag and Amsterdam and after DIVERA even performed in New York on the New Island Festival in september’09. DIVERA’s debut CD is expected soon.
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VOER
2005 As a musical experiment violist Oene van Geel and Vera started a crossover of jazz,pop,etno,funk,electro.
The goal was to use the freedom of jazz and stay to the point like in pop.
1st edition with Anton Goudsmit, Afra Mussawisade, Gulli Gudmundson, 2nd edition added Robert van Heumen with sampling and 3th edition Mark Haanstra (bas), Eric Hoeke (drums) and Jeroen van Vliet (piano/keyboard)
They recorded the CD BITE (EWMmusic/Challenge) in sept ’06
Special highlight gigs of VOER: Bimhuis, North Sea Jazz Festival 2007, Garana Jazz in Roemenia ’07, “Jazz op het Dak 2008
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MIMEZINE
Vera immersed herself in electronical dance music (electro/triphop/drum ‘n bas) together with Marc Baronner and Baz Mattie.
Mimezine recorded several albums and singles starting from May ’99
EP, 12inch vinyl ‘Lucky Number’(CNR/Arcade), remix by Junkie XL
Videoclip Lucky Number (regie Marc van Beem, (Plastic)
CD 'Indeep' ‘2001(Peermusic/ Zomba) produced byJunkie XL
Singles from the album are Here I am, I Love You and Angel Eyes
‘02 'Body Language' , videoclip (regie: Wouter Stoter)
Mimezine provided music for radio/ tv/cinema commercial ‘Fuel for the Jungle’ (Pisang Ambon )
CD “Feed the Monkey” (2005) (Universal) produced by Baz Mattie
singles: Can’t get enough, Body Language
remix of Can’t Get Enough by Kraak &Smaak (The Remixes)
Mimezine performed in several clubs and festivals like Paradiso, Melkweg, Vredenburg, Nighttown, Lowlands Festival, Noorderslag en Parkpop |
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BEESWAMP:
1996 funky groovy rock. Vera played keyboards and guitar and sang together with her sister Beatrice van der Poel who composed most of the Beeswamp songs. Martijn Bosman (drums), Bart de Ruiter (bas) Jac Bico (guitar) joined them. In Hamburg, Germany, they recorded their CD “Sweet Sticky Stuff ”(Peermusic/ Arcade '96) produced by Liam Sternberg (the Bangles“Walk like an Egyptian“) and co-prod. John Malison (Bjork). Beeswamp toured in The Netherlands, Belgium, USA and Canada.
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Lovecramps: 1990 girlrockband from Leiden/Amsterdam and in The Rusian Ukraine (Kiev) crowned with zirkonium as Miss Rock Europe ‘90
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Project
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| “Over De Bergen”: Opera by Corrie van Binsbergen an Josse de Pauw. With Claron Mc Fadden, Arend Niks, Hein Offermans, Albert v Veenendaal, Bart Maris, Belinde Deman, Koen Kaptein, Joost Buis, Tatiana Koleva, Arjen de Graaf, David Kweksilber, JanWillem van der Ham, Beatrice van der Poel, Sean Bergin en Miriam Overlach. See Agenda for concerts 2010 |
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SwampSisters: a follow-up with sister Beatrice singing legendary songs of Beeswamp and other groovy stuff with faboulous musicians like Michel van Schie (bas), Eric Hoeke (drums), Martijn van Agt (guitars) and Sven Figee (organ)
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CherryMoon: 30 and 40ties jazz Showgirl Trio with Arwen Linnenmann (doublebas) and Laetitia van Krieken (piano) 2010 nightclub jazz with an edge
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Simon Ho and Friends, Januari ‘04 tour Switserland with members of Patent Ochsner and Shirley Grimes.
September ‘04: CD “IF”recorded in Finland (Helsinki) en Switzerland (Bern) including members of Värttinä and The Nits.
Jan/febr/juli ’05 en’06 tours in Zwitserland.
September 2010 Ho Orchestra will perform a new program “SpoonRiver” composed by Simon Ho and Henk Hofstede. |
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| Slaves of Prince: Professor Nomad Sessions with Bartel Bartels (bas), Patrick Van Herickhuizen (keys), Beartice v d Poel (vox) Jan Kooper (sax-keys), Stephan v d Meijden (drums) and Marcel Signor (guitar,vox) |
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Wereld in Eigen Hand travel-program about micro-credit and illiteracy with initiator and journalist Gijs Wanders.
A series of concerts /composing and recordings in Honduras visiting coffeefarmers, together with producer/songwriter/guitarplayer Tjeerd van Zanen
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Breekbaar Nieuws Infoprogram performed with initiator and journalist Gijs Wanders about Afghanistan after we visited 3 times Afghanistan. (Kabul, Kandahar and Tarin Kowt)
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| Dash compositions of basclarinet/saxofoneplayer Maarten Ornstein. 4 voices harmonies and obscure funky grooves (Bimhuis, North Sea Jazz ’05 and Lubliana, Slovenia festival). Release CD sept. ’06 (Dash) |
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Zapp String Quartet guest vocals. Touring and performing on the CD ‘Dextro’ Loplop/ Challenge ‘02).
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The Nits Touring (‘01-‘02) in theatres and festivals all alround Holland, Begium, Switserland and Finland. The Nits and The Residentie Orkest concertserie Sept. ’05.
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Vocalcoach and masterclasses at the Conservatorium of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Rock Academy in Tilburg and private vocalcoaching starting from 1999.
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HIGHLIGHTS:
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Switserlandtour by Ho Orchestra performing songs of Henk Hofstede (Nits) and Simon Ho for "Spoonriver" 2010
"Over de Bergen": Opera van Josse de Pauw en Corrie van Binsbergen 2010
Guest vocals on CD “American Tune” of JP Den Tex 2009
Singing commercials for WE, MTV Berlijn, Nissan Japan, Andrelon, Vliegwinkel, Bavaria, etc. etc
Metropole Orkest “Lorca y Flamenco” met o.a. Raphael De Utrera director Vince Mendoza ’09 North Sea Jazz 09
WinterParade ’08 Big Ball Bounce Orchestra
‘De Tijd’ mei 05 van Louis Andriessen bewerkt door Gerry Arling m.m.v. geluids-en beeldkunstenaar Jan Klug.
‘Night of the proms’ Paris, backingvocals Television de France (mei 2003)
Tour with Hammondorgan player Carlo de Wijs, O’ beat tour '97
North Sea Jazz festival ’98 backing vocals P’etra (tripjazz)
Holland Festival ‘98 “Tribute to Joni Mitchell”a (concertgebouw A’dam)
ZOAB, guestvocals (jazz) (Andreas Suntrop/ Jasper le Clercq)
SoulSystem (pop) ‘97-‘98-‘99, 3 times on tour in Japan on New Year Festival Nagasaki
Spank! (“super 70-disco show”) theater/soul/disco with Ingrid Mank and Hans Francken
Boy Edgar prijs ’99, gastvocals voor winnares/ gitariste Corrie v. Binsbergen‘, 'Corrie en de Grote Brokken’ en Mondriaan strijkkwartet (‘99 Vpro TV, regie Jonathan Herman)
E’velyne, muziek/tekst voor song CD E’velyne (Smart/ Sony, ‘99)
Auratones CD recordings + concerts MazzuMazzu with Rolf Delfos and Erwin Hoorweg
The New Cool Collective: backingvocals op CD “BIG” (A-records/Challenge ‘99)
SFEQ, gastvocalist op CD ”Sfeq 3000” (Dox008/Via, ‘99)
DJ Monte La Rue, liveperforming (improvisaties)
Muziektheater “Hotline”, theatre on de Parade , summer ’97
Hemelhuizen’:muziektheater/ beeldende kunst (theatertour‘01)met Albert van Veenendaal, Hans Hasebos, Oene v. Geel.
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