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| Location: | Munich, |
| Country: |  Germany |
| Last Login: | Jun 19, 2008 (537 days back) |
About Me |
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I've played in bands for ages, trying out different genres and roles, but have concentrated my energy on voice, guitar and the double-bass in recent years. Having lived in Taiwan for almost a decade before moving back to Germany in 2005, I was part of the popular guitar-duo "Jaebono" as well as being a singer and bass player for well-known Chicago-Style Blues Band BoPoMoFo in Taipei City. After returning to my native Germany, I supported american singer-songwriter Marybeth D'Amico in promoting the launch of her debut EP "Waiting to Fly" in shows mostly in and around Munich, initially playing double-bass in her band and later backing her on acoustic guitar, double bass, mandolin and vocals in a duet formation. Check out her myspace page as she is about to launch her first long-player CD "Heaven, Hell, Sin & Redemption" which promises to be excellent! I recently decided to concentrate more on my own music, some of which I have home-recorded and uploaded here for your listening pleasure. I hope to be able to record a set of songs soon to release a CD, meanwhile I'll be playing as much as they'll let me ... ;-) Here are excerpts from a few reviews: "The accompaniment of multi-instrumentalist Niels Cremer fit perfectly. Whether he is playing guitar, mandolin, upright bass or harmonica - the former blues musician shows himself to great advantage in all of the songs. The harmonies of the duo are also a strong point." (Landsberger Tagblatt, July 2007 on a duo performance with Marybeth D'Amico) "The formal announcement was 'A Performance by Marybeth D'Amico, accompanied by Niels Cremer'. That however does not do justice to Niels Cremer's performance, who fulfilled more the role of coequal duet-partner during yesterday's house concert. The teamwork of Cremer and D'Amico ensured a memorable evening with relaxed guitar music." (House concert, Rotterdam, Dutch tour, 10/2007) |
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Music:Member Since: 12/23/2006Band Website: nielscremer.googlepages.com/ Band Members: Just little me ... Niels Cremer
Influences: Above all, I guess: my older brother ! Simply by doing what older brothers do: listen to their stuff and pulling you in, influencing you and sparing you having to spend your pocket money on records ... ;-) Early influences thus were bands such as Slade , Bay City Rollers and Uriah Heep , later moving over to Van Halen , ZZ Top , Boston , Journey , Kansas etc.. I also listened to a lot of RnB stuff for some time such as the Dazz Band , Atlantic Starr , Earth Wind and Fire and, yes, Kool and the Gang . Almost in parallel I developed into softer stuff such as Baden Powell's latin guitar (his "Best Of" was my first own vinyl) or, my all time favorite, Crosby Stills Nash and Young's "Déjà Vu" which they recorded together with Dallas Taylor and Greg Reeves, still one of the greatest to this very day! The first band me and my bro had together was a Blues Rock trio in which we covered mostly ZZ Top and songs by a dutch band called Vitesse famously joined by Dutch R'n'R legend Herman Brood who later formed his Wild Romance. I went on to play in numerous bands and just as many different styles: Rock, Blues, Funk, Jazz, Latin and Country. My major influences today are (still) classic electric Blues, some Jazz and a lot of "radio fodder" - I like to keep an open mind! My main influence when it comes to Country is Lyle Lovett , I strive for his creative and fun cross-over of Country & Blues - gotta love the man! Sounds Like: You tell me!! Record Label: unsigned Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Americana / Country / Blues) |
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My Blog |
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5th song up! |
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| Just uploaded an additional song, "Believe", scroll down in the media player and give it a listen! Thanks and best, Niels. Posted by Niels on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 02:10:00 PST |
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Mini Tour of the Netherlands! |
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| Hey all, just wanted to share my excitement about our little tour of the Netherlands which Marybeth & I are planning for the fall. In October we will be doing a few shows in Amsterdam, Haarlem, R... Posted by Niels on Sat, 12 May 2007 01:21:00 PST |
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New Page Design! |
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| Hey y'all, I felt it was time for a little face-lift and introduced this new page design, hope you like it! I took a ready-made layout and tweaked the html code a bit here & there, if anything ain... Posted by Niels on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:35:00 PST |
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Two new songs up ... |
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| Hi all, I just uploaded two new songs for your listening pleasure, hope you like 'em - let me know what you think! "I'll take the early train" I wrote last week, "I am" has lyrics I wrote a coupl... Posted by Niels on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:02:00 PST |
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Visit my bro's space and listen to some heavey stuff!! ;-) |
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| Hey all, go on over to my brother's myspace site to listen to a song we recorded together a while ago. "The Haze" was written in collaboration between my brother Jan and myself, we recorded it at Soni... Posted by Niels on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:22:00 PST |
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BoPoMoFo at the International Blues Challenge!! |
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| I just wanted to share that my former band BoPoMoFo, Taiwan's foremost proponents of The Blues, are going to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN next month! I'm proud of you guy... Posted by Niels on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:45:00 PST |
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Saxenhammer Gig - two down, hopefully many to go! |
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| Alright, I had my second gig with Marybeth D'Amico and her Little Rays of Sunshine (not sure whether that's what we're called now, but it was suggested by our drummer Christian Chapman and nobody real... Posted by Niels on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:04:00 PST |
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Lawyers just don't have the Blues ... |
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| I uploaded a new song I wrote and recorded this morning. "Lawyers just don't have the Blues" is inspired by numerous "straight country" songs out there, as well as by one of these "funny" chain mails ... Posted by Niels on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:18:00 PST |
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And another song ... |
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| Wrote and recorded a new song yesterday, "Nothing Else Remains", go have a listen and let me know what you think! Thanks, Niels. Posted by Niels on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:02:00 PST |
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ATTENTION Taipei dwellers: Stevie Burnt Guitar Benefit! |
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| Hi, just wanted to direct the attention of those of you living in Taipei/Taiwan towards this little event organized by my friend Corbett Wall in his restaurant/bar/venue The Living Room. Here's what h... Posted by Niels on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:00:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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marybeth d'amico, The Weepies, jan cremer, Chris Smither, Mark Olson, George Teren, Alejandro Escovedo, Buddy Miller, Robert Cray, TOMMY EMMANUEL, Bill Frisell, Jim Stringer & the AM Band, Lori McKenna, Antje Duvekot, The Wreckers, Dixie Chicks, The Country Startpage, AmericanaOK, Americana Rhythm Magazine, Americana Music Association, Douglas Greer, Willie Nelson, Sting, The Livingroom Taipei, Jennifer Haase, John Troy, Mister Blues, The TriSonics, Ånkhvenaris, Zane Charron, Anja, Wyatt Grayson, Musikduo Norbert und Elke, Kristin, Micky Romero, Paper Tiger, Martin, The Indie Venue Bible, Barneys Boogie Train, Jackie Barnett, delirium tremens, Kellen Bassette, Jos Wijnen, George Scholz, Bare Knuckle Pickups, Skip Ewing, Madooo, The Young Brothers Revival, Titilayo, Kristen Graves, Jeffrey Hayes, Paula Wolfe, Edo Donkers, Randy Burns, Pura Fé, Elley Duhe (doo-way), Calling Wendy, Ruby Jane, The official Vanessa Peters fanpage, ChickenGrease, K.C. McKanzie, Kit Holmes, G.R. Harrison, The Bowmans, Dr. Will, linda
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