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 Alex Akela's Profile |
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Let the music do the talking |
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| Country: |  Netherlands |
| Last Login: | May 31, 2008 (82 days back) |
About Me |
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| Alex Akela has started his musical career as a violinist, playing classical music solo and in a symphony orchestra. Now, many years later and thousands of miles down the road he's creating his own musical landscape - a mix of blues, folk and Americana, with a couple of jazzy chords and some good pop flavour there in between. Melancholic stories about lonesome trips in a night train, unshared love or gone lovers, endless search for your own place in this world, hoping that you will finally come home one day. And, on the other hand, hopeful lyrics about incredibly beautiful summer evenings, rainbows as the rain is over, friends who get you out of trouble and accidental, unforgettable encounters. Mostly autobiographical, serene and romantic here, sarcastic and sharp-tongued there... Yet Alex has also earned the reputation of a talented and inventive sideman, playing a dozen of different instruments mostly by ear. For the last two years only he has been touring with Vanessa Peters (USA), Michael Weston King (UK), Terje Nordgarden (N), MC Hansen (DK), Marijn Wijnands (MaRain, NL), Hanneke de Jong (NL) and many others. MyGen Profile GeneratorGet Your Own! | View Slideshow |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 5/25/2006Band Members: Alex - vocals, guitar, accordion, percussion Influences: Lynn Miles, John Hiatt, Robben Ford, Mark Knopfler, Bruce Cockburn, Dougie McLean, Luka Bloom (the actual list is by far longer, including Candy Dulfer, Ilse DeLange, lots of blues artists and some musicians Alex has played with)Get Your Own! | View Slideshow Sounds Like: Bill Withers, David Rodrigues, Elvis Costello, Larry John McNally, Tom Waits in his younger years, Van Morrison, Paul Simon (references heard so far from the audience)
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Acoustic / Blues / Folk) |
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My Blog |
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Denmark and more |
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| In February I flew over to Denmark for some gigs with MC Hansen. Mads (pronounce as ’Mes’, that’s MC himself) is a talented songwriter and a kick-ass guitar player, currently living ... Posted by Alex Akela on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:52:00 PST |
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Tour stories |
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| I'm packing my suitcase for a week of touring in Denmark, together with great Danish singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist MC Hansen. The next blog will be devoted to that trip; in this one&nb... Posted by Alex Akela on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:00:00 PST |
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On the road again |
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| After a relatively quiet summer, I'm hitting the road again ! Both October and November will be busy months for me, with some 25 gigs to come.
I'm happy to see Vanessa Peters back in Holland ! Af... Posted by Alex Akela on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:47:00 PST |
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Looking back on touring with Vanessa |
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| Hi folks,
well, there's been a lot going on lately ! I've just wrapped up the Dutch tour with Vanessa Peters, and it's been a real blast !!
I can't remember myself having so much fun for the last coup... Posted by Alex Akela on Mon, 21 May 2007 08:31:00 PST |
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Touring, writing, recording |
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| I finally got to write another message for you guys ! Have done some cool gigs (Paradiso and KHL in Amsterdam, among others) with Hanneke de Jong and solo, and there's more to come ! Besides... Posted by Alex Akela on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:45:00 PST |
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Festival gigs & anniversary concert with Neet oét Lottum |
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| Well... time to blog again !
In August I've won the Heelsum singer-songwriter competition, where I had a nice gig and met some talented collegues, which is always a pleasure. The competition... Posted by Alex Akela on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:05:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Vladimir Vysotsky, Vanessa Peters and Ice Cream on Mondays, Hazy Jane, Willemien Ahuis, ROMI, Lynne Hanson, Hans Peeters, Marain, Sido, MC Hansen, Anja, Djurre, Bruce Cockburn, John Hiatt, Lynn Miles, Mathijs Leeuwis, Hanneke de Jong, Room Eleven, Landmark 105, Michael Weston King, Nordgarden, Tom Mank and Sera Smolen, walker diver, Nell Bryden, pwdrums, JeeWee Donkers, Etan, ndromeda, Arno Adams, Annet, marybeth d'amico, JaNina Diestler, HannekeLaura, Esmée Graver, Oranje Koffiehuis, Merel Hutten, Jester of the King, Margo Klerx, Lukas Batteau, Mark Wilson Demos, Café De Slof, Charley Cruz & The Lost Souls, Parnassos LIVE!, Dennis Wels, ESC - (European Summer Campus), Podium Roepaen, klara k, Lavalu, Donna-Marie, euregio, Bart Oostindie, Michael Munnik, Rosa Sky, Elizabeth Hobbs, Een Ander Geluid, Cross Timbers, Martin, Sander Blom, Josephine Bell, Pierre Hagelaars, Lara Hogendoorn, Singers Sunday @ Stalles, MIXTUNE FOR CULLY, danielle, Gabriella, Peter de Jong, Wally aka Paradox Paul, Frank Boeijen, tBlijvertje
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