area 51 (LB)
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The Dream Maker The Dream Maker
This is the song of a fallen God. Or is it a rising Machine?
In the beginning were The Strangers, a hard rock act that performed in the early 90s in Lebanon.
The band included Eli Farah on vocals / guitars, Ghassan 'Gaza' Sakr on Drum, Ziad Sarrouh on bass / keyboards and Jean Pierre Matar on lead guitars. The Strangers were pretty much famous back then, regularly performing in various rock and music festivals all around the country. They had a few hits such as 'I Don't Need Your Love Anymore' featuring Grace Deeb on vocals and Rock Till You Drop. The band split in the mid 90s, then reunited with a different setup in '97 under the name 'Cedra' with Rabih Saad replacing Jean Pierre Mattar on lead guitars.
The style shifted from Hard Rock to Heavy Rock a la L.A scene Glam Rock. All members of the band, and without exception left the country two years later to pursue their respective professional careers and the adventure was put to a halt.
Now, 17 years after the first setup, the band reemerges under the name 'area.51.' The style has also matured and evolved and is slowly shifting towards a blend of electro, progressive and hard rock.The current setup is: Ziad Sarrouh on the Hammond organ, vocoder and keyboards; Ghassan 'Gaza' Sakr on Drums; Elie Helou on lead guitars; Tony Ghanem on Vocals; Walid Sarrouh on Bass. area.51 are currently writing a new album and recording in Studio A - Beirut,Have you performed in front of an audience?We don't play live for the time being, but we all come from a live background from the days of Cedra and The Strangers. Right now, we're writing material and recording.
Your musical influences
Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Whitesnake, AIR, Eloy, Renaissance, Iron Maiden, Jean Michel Jarre, Daft Punk, GorillazWhat equipment do you use?
Hammond XK1
Moog Little Phatty
Access Virus TI
Korg R3 Vocoder / Synth
Korg X5
Suzuki QChord
Moog Etherwave Theremin
Logic Studio 9
Focusrite Saffire Pro 10Contact
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