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CEREMONY
Theatrical atmospheric guitar soundscapes and erupting fragile vocals with a foundation of smashing drums and solid bass guitar riffs.
Ceremony - music world's long awaited big bang has arrived!
The band line-up:
Elkie Both - vocals
Maurice 'Mau' Zandvliet - guitars
Ryan Peters - bass
Jan 'Wickie' Vrolijk - drums
Theatrical atmospheric guitar soundscapes and erupting fragile vocals with a foundation of smashing drums and solid bass guitar riffs.
Ceremony - music world's long awaited big bang has arrived!
The band line-up:
Elkie Both - vocals
Maurice 'Mau' Zandvliet - guitars
Ryan Peters - bass
Jan 'Wickie' Vrolijk - drums
Do you play live?
We play live mainly in the Netherlands, but are available for gigs in Belgium and Germany too.
Depending on the event, we can play as headliner or as support act. We have good connections with several other bands so we can bring our own support act if necessary if we are to be the headliner.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Yes.
Band History:
The current line up of Ceremony took shape in October 2008. Mau (guitars) founded the band several years ago and developed his own repertoire of songs. Two years ago Wickie (drums) became the bands solid foundation.
A hot flow of energy was injected one year ago by the arrival of Ryan, the new bass player. The recent addition of female singer Elkie was the icing on the cake one was waiting for. Today Ceremony is at battle strength again!
All band members played in different other groups and projects before where they accumulated a lot of experience. Today those skills are combined into the powerful audiophonic spectacle that is Ceremony in concert.
A hot flow of energy was injected one year ago by the arrival of Ryan, the new bass player. The recent addition of female singer Elkie was the icing on the cake one was waiting for. Today Ceremony is at battle strength again!
All band members played in different other groups and projects before where they accumulated a lot of experience. Today those skills are combined into the powerful audiophonic spectacle that is Ceremony in concert.
Your influences?
Ceremony is a modern mix of of rock and new wave, sometimes the rock element is dominant, sometimes it's more wave. By the way, with wave we don't mean the electro-synthipop which harassed the 1980s. Ceremony's music is rooted in the more arty wave with the likes of The Cure, Siouxie & the Banshees. The influence of Killing Joke might be held responsible for the music's hard edge.
Songwriting wise influences come from Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Rush which also gives the music a more rock atttitude.
Songwriting wise influences come from Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Rush which also gives the music a more rock atttitude.
Equipment used:
Shure microphones, Phonic 6000 PA
An eclectic collection of guitars on Marshall amps: Rickenbacker 430, Epiphone "Revolution" Casino, Fender Telecoustic, Ibanez Concord 12string , Stagg R500, Vester Spanish guitar SA020, Boss & Digitech efffects, Dunlop plectrums/Heetsound E-bow.
A fine selection of basses on Hughes & Kettner and Ashdown amps: Rickenbacker 4003 bass, Fender Precision bass, Fender Jazz bass with Electro-Harmonix effects (Stereo Electric Mistress, Bass Blogger, Steel Leather, Bass Big Muff Pi, Q-tron, Small Stone, Bass Metaphors, #1 Echo)
Pearl drumkit with Ludwig snare drum, Istanbul and Sabian cymbals, Boston rototoms & Remo chimes, Remo Top Heads.
An eclectic collection of guitars on Marshall amps: Rickenbacker 430, Epiphone "Revolution" Casino, Fender Telecoustic, Ibanez Concord 12string , Stagg R500, Vester Spanish guitar SA020, Boss & Digitech efffects, Dunlop plectrums/Heetsound E-bow.
A fine selection of basses on Hughes & Kettner and Ashdown amps: Rickenbacker 4003 bass, Fender Precision bass, Fender Jazz bass with Electro-Harmonix effects (Stereo Electric Mistress, Bass Blogger, Steel Leather, Bass Big Muff Pi, Q-tron, Small Stone, Bass Metaphors, #1 Echo)
Pearl drumkit with Ludwig snare drum, Istanbul and Sabian cymbals, Boston rototoms & Remo chimes, Remo Top Heads.
Anything else...?
Recordings recorded, mixed and produced by Ceremony.
Physical CD's including a beautiful booklet with lyrics, different version of Turn Me On Dead Man and a mystery track can be ordered by clicking the paypal-button below.
Physical CD's including a beautiful booklet with lyrics, different version of Turn Me On Dead Man and a mystery track can be ordered by clicking the paypal-button below.
The CD is released on our own label Artwave Records.
Songs ? Mausongs 2009.
The CD is also available on 
Photos made by Jan van Calsteren & processed by Elkie & Mau, copyright Ceremony 2008.
Ceremony is also present on:
MySpace: www.myspace.com/ceremonynl
Hyves: ceremonynl.hyves.nl