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De Staat Background information Origin Nijmegen, Netherlands Genres Alternative rock Years active 2006 Website www.destaat.net Members Torre Florim
Tim van Delft
Vedran Mircetic
Jop van Summeren
Rocco BellDe Staat is a Dutch alternative rock band, formed in Nijmegen in 2006.
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Biography
De Staat started as a one man project by the leadsinger, Torre Florim, who brought the band together. Their first demo was made in 2007 and recorded in Florim's apartment. Before they even got signed they were already a full grown band, because of their well received live performances in the Netherlands. They were also the supporting acting of the popular Belgium band dEUS. De Staat got signed by Excelsior Recordings in 2008 and they released their debutalbum Wait for Evolution early in 2009, all the songs were written and produced by Torre Florim himself. He wrote the album as a graduating project for his studies "Music Production". Not only did Florim produce his own album, he also produced the debut album EP of another Dutch band Go Back To The Zoo in 2008. Within a year De Staat's popularity rose and they performed on festivals like Dot to Dot,[1] Glastonbury,[2] Sziget and Lowlands. When they performed on Lowlands, they were spotted by Chris Goss, a music producer. Goss introduced them to Mascot Records, which released Wait for Evolution internationally in the spring of 2010. After their international debut, they spend a lot of time on the road, touring abroad.
Members
- Torre Florim (leadsinger and guitarist)
- Vedran Mircetic (leadguitarist)
- Jop van Summeren (bassist and vocals)
- Rocco Bell (pianist and vocals)
- Tim van Delft (drums)
Awards
Winner
- Live XS magazine - Best Album of 2009
- 3VOOR12 Award 2009 - Best Album in the Netherlands
- "Duiveltje" - Best vocalist 2009
Nominated
- Edison Award for Best Album 2010
- 3FM Award 2010
- 3FM Award 2011
Discography
Albums
- Wait for Evolution (2009)
- Sleep Tight
- The Fantastic Journey Of The Underground Man
- I Am Here To Lose Control
- Wait For Evolution
- Habibi
- We're Gonna Die
- My Blind Baby
- Kill The Man
- Meet The Devil
- You'll Be The Leader
- Taste It
- Love It
- Machinery (2011)
- Ah I See
- Sweatshop
- I'll Never Marry You
- Old MacDonald Don't Have No Farm No More
- I'm A Rat
- Keep Me Home
- Tumbling Down
- Psycho Disco
- Rooster-Man
- Serial Killer
- Back To The Grind
Singles
- "The Fantastic Journey of the Underground Man" (2010)
- "Wait For Evolution" (2010)
- "Sweatshop" (2011)
References
- ^ Stevens, Richard (1 June 2010). "De Staat are the discovery of Bristol's Dot to Dot festival". EFestivals. http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/dottodot/2010bristol/review-overview.shtml.
- ^ "De Staat". EFestivals. http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/bands.php?BandID=26973.
External links
Categories:- Dutch alternative rock groups
- Dutch musical group stubs
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