Wonka Live

WONKA LIVE: Gunnar Backman: fretted and fretless virtual guitar, live loops Henrik Wartel: drums Anders Berg: bass

GUNNAR BACKMAN 'Swimming with a hole in my body' producer, technician, composer, arranger, musician. 6,12, string fretted and fretless virtual guitar ( vg8 ex and vg88), live loops, 6,12, string acoustic guitar, banjo, synths, delays, holds, live samples, and more. gunnar says this about his own music. ”i play more and more free form music based on sounds and live loops, live samples and live delays. i have also written classical pieces, such as an organ concert that had its premiere i st. petersburg, russia. i have also written choir works, string quartet chamber music, etc.” he is presently working on a number of studio projects where his groups, tinnitus therapi trip and tors hammare are playing a major part. he is also doing a number of projects for independent bands as producer, recording engineer, and mastering engineer. dvd production, cd-lp mastering, recording, mixing, arranging,composition, concertos, and more 25 years in the music business : music for : dance, performance, films , theater, tv, radio, cd, cd-rom, ep, lp.choir works, concerto for church organ, string quartets big band suites pop, rock, and world music m.m.performances in : usa, denmark, england, france, japan, spain, sweden, germany , finland and elsewhere. "I don't think we should rehearse at all before recording it would somehow destroy it. I don't think any band ever has become any better by rehearsing!"

HENRIK WARTEL Drums and percussion Henrik Wartel has a solid background within experimental music and more. He works as freelance musician and has since he started his career in Eje Thelin Group played with all and everybody. Jukka Tullonen, Position Alpha, Monika Zetterlund, Egba, Cecilia Wennerström, Svante Turesson, Bernt Rosengren, Tommy Koverhult, Krister Andersson, Roland Keijser. Gunnar lindgren and Triple Heather to mention some of them. Many recordings have been made and he has been on tour in endless of countries.

ANDERS BERG "I demolish my bridges behind me, then there is no choice but forward" I play electric and acoustic bass ,4 strings fretted and fretless bass, "I think music should be free, like painting with your eyes closed" For as long as I can remember music has always been around me and my family. (folk, rock and jazz ) I first picked up a guitar at the age of 13 just for fun. In the late 70s everybody had to be in a band and I ended up playing bass.

We had lots of fun, unaware that we were getting practice playing together and making songs. In the 80s I played in a few bands in different styles, made demos, played gigs and had big dreams. I want to create landscapes and new sounds. Today the computer is a very helpful tool.
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