AFTERMOVIE - P60
WIBAR - LEIDEN
WIBAR - LEIDEN
WIBAR - LEIDEN
MEET THE HORN SECTION
WIBAR - LEIDEN
Lourens van der Zwaag is grateful for all the different musical opportunities he got so far in his career. Like playing with Young Metropole Orchestra, Son Mieux, Jeangu Macrooy, Gallowstreet, Jungle By Night, Benjamin Herman, Peter Guidi, Anton Goudsmit, Ack van Rooyen at BIMhuis, North Sea Jazz Festival, Tomorrowland, Zwarte Cross, Paradiso.
WHAMANIA! also has an electrifying rhythm section. The drums and bass provide the basic pulse and groove of a song. The section is augmented by keyboards and guitars that play the chord progression upon which the WHAM! songs are based. The bass generally is the link between the drums and piano, playing the foundation of the harmony and providing the rhythmic pulse.
George Michael could play bass – but it was Deon Estus who gave his songs groove and who, according to Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp, helpt creating the sound of the 80s with his bass playing. Andrew Ridgeley commented when Dean passed way in 2021, he was a "lavishly gifted bass guitarist, a charismatic and impish character and a rock of the WHAM! rhythm section". The young and ambitious WHAMANIA! band will honor that vibe and sound.
Songs like Everything She Wants, Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do), Last Christmas, Club Tropicana, I'm Your Man all have great solos by this rhythm section. A special role is not only for the bass player of WHAMANIA! Also the lead guitarist will show you what he has got! And the keyboardist is also the bandleader.
Rens van Langen grew up on the small and quite musical island of Ameland and picked up his battle axe in the form of a bass. From there his path was clear and went to the conservatory, first studying Jazz in Zwolle and after then popular music at Codarts in Rotterdam. He has played with multiple artists and orchestras over the past few year and now it is his honor to interpret the amazing and tasteful basslines of Deon Estus in WHAMANIA!
