Biography
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Years Active
2006 – present (18 years)
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Founded In
Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
1. STANDING OVATION was a short lived project from Clacton on Sea, UK, created by the very young Paul Bramhall and Glen Redgen in 1982, while they were still at high school. Armed with a Casio MT40, a Korg Polysix, a Korg M500 and a Boss DR55 drum machine plus a guitar and a bass they booked a local studio on 22nd October 1983 and recorded two songs in one day. The two tracks were released on cassette by the also local Falling A label shortly after. They continued making electronic music for a further two years and by seeking collaborators through the papers they managed to include a drummer and a lead guitarist, but the sound changed and was no longer the electronic sound that Paul desired. After a few local gigs they drifted apart with musical differences.
2. Standing Ovation is six piece Progressive metal band From Espoo. Finland.
Line-up:
Jouni Partanen – Vocals
Johannes Kurvinen – Guitars & Backing Vocs
Petri Eskola - Keyboards & Backing Vocs
Mikko Kymäläinen – Drums
Antti Kukkonen - Guitars
Panu Nykänen - Bass
Standing Ovation mixes genres skillfully, gluing everything together with a heavy, metallic touch and their own rugged style. The band's strength is that they don't really sound like any other band. Their music is a must-hear for fans of progressive music with metal elements.
Standing Ovation’s seed was laid somewhere in 2006. Their debut EP “Scars Suit Me” was self-released in the beginning of 2011. The EP got global recognition and in Finland, among good press, it was also voted as the 3rd best self-released record in the “Finnish Metal Awards”. Soon after that the process of their full-length album began.
Standing Ovation's anticipated debut full-length, which goes by the name "The Antikythera Mechanism”, has now seen the daylight. The album partly deals with the ancient, highly sophisticated machine and the story is spiced with historical and science fiction elements. The album also has a wide range of surely surprising songs and themes.
Reviews have already praised this album worldwide. Let’s hope that it will reach you too!
Enjoy!
Homepage:
http://www.standingovationband.com/ 3. En 2003 pour la coupe du monde de rugby et le tournoi des 6 nations, François Valéry compose l'hymne officiel du XV de France "Standing Ovation" sur des paroles de Ann Calvert, chanté par trois jeunes filles sous le nom de Standing Ovation.
Dans la foulée François leur compose un cd de 11 titres. http://www.comedie2000.com/detail_personne.php3?comedie_musicale=l_ombre_d_un_geant&personne=francois_valery....http://www.didierpassion.com/htm%20valery%20interpretes/francoisvaleryinterpretesstanding.htm
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