Graze
Indie, Pop, Rock
From: Hilversum, Netherlands
Band Members
- Liane Hoogeveen - Vocals
- Albert-Jan Vink - Guitars
- Chris Cavone - Bass
- Nout Arends - Drums
About Band
About Graze
The four members of Graze grew up in different parts of the world: California, Canada, Italy and the Netherlands. Now based out of the Netherlands, the band puts their diversity and different backgrounds into their original songs. Their music is partly influenced by the atmosphere, the feeling and catchy melodies from the eighties with bands such as The Police, The Cure and U2. On the other side, the band members are also inspired by the roughness, honesty and deepness of the music from the nineties, with acts such as Pearl Jam, Live and Skunk Anansie. Graze are melting their different personalities, backgrounds and influences into a unique sound. The personal lyrics and emotional vocals of Liane Hoogeveen render the music of Graze accessible for a wide audience, without compromising originality. Finished off with a typical Dutch flavour, Graze brings you original and catchy tunes with an edge, full of energy and straight from the heart.
Track record
The band has built a strong live reputation in the Netherlands area with their energetic live performances, attracting a wide audience. Graze have played many small and large venues, festivals, performed live on a number of radio stations and recorded several demo CD's.
Graze in 2007
2007 is a good year for Graze. In March, Graze put out the mini-CD "Hesitate". It received positive reviews by a number of music web sites and magazines in the Netherlands, but also internationally. Furthermore, Graze have been picked up by a number of radio stations in the Netherlands, have shared stage with international touring bands such as "After Forever", will perform at the Midpoint Music Festival in Cincinnati (OH) in September (endorsed by producer Erwin Musper) and will perform at the M.E.I. Meeting of independent labels in Faenza (Italy) in November. The band is in the mean time starting to prepare a full length album recording, which is bound to take place in 2008.
Quotes from the press
“Has Pinkpop booked an opening act for 2008 yet?” (quote from the band review by the jury of the Grand Prize of the Netherlands, the main nationwide band competition).
“Graze is hot… bottom-line. They should be on your top list of indie bands to check out” (quote from on line magazine www.urbanmainstream.com, issue #26).
