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Leap Day
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Bakkeveen, Friesland
Netherlands

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Member Since7/31/2008
Band Websitewww.leapday.nl
Band MembersGert van Engelenburg (Toetsen, Backing Vocals) Jos Harteveld (Vocals, Guitars) Eddie Mulder (Guitars, Backing Vocals) Koen Roozen (Drums) Peter Stel (Bass, Backing Vocals) Derk Evert Waalkens (Toetsen, Backing Vocals)
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Sounds LikeLEAP DAY: It took Koen Roozen (Flamborough Head) almost two years to find the right musicians for a new Dutch symphoband. In 2007 Koen met Derk Evert Waalkens who, together with Hans Gerritse (Nice Beaver), had released a terrific album called " Somateria Spectabilis " a short while before, under the name of King Eider. Derk Evert, at the time, was also in search of fellow-sympho musicians. Their noses faced the same direction and shortly after, vocalist Jos Harteveld (Pink Floyd Project) joined them. In September 2007 Koen and Derk Evert thought about giving a concert at Progfarm 2007 under the name of King Eider. Hans Gerritse also liked the idea and decided to join in on this, as did Nice Beaver bass player Peter Stel. It appeared to be necessary to get another keyboard player in order to play King Eider's music in a live setup. Koen knew Gert van Engelenburg already because they're living in the same village and he knew of Gert's taste for prog, so Gert was in as well. After the Progfarm gig Hans Gerritse left again, leaving the other five musicians without a guitarplayer and a bandname. Finally Eddie Mulder ( Trion, Pink Floyd Project, ex-Flamborough Head ) was being asked on guitars and he also decided to join the band. On the 29th of February 2008, these gentlemen have decided to name the band Leap Day. In october 2008 the demo CD was released. At the moment they are recording their debut CD. The release date will be probably may 2009.
Record LabelOSKAR
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 7 2009 8:00P
PROGFARM Festival, Harmsdobbe Bakkeveen Bakkeveen
Feb 27 2010 8:00P
IO-Pages Festival De Boerderij Zoetermeer

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   About Leap Day
.. Na bijna twee jaar zoeken is het Koen Roozen (drummer Flamborough Head) eindelijk gelukt om een aantal geschikte muzikanten bijeen te krijgen om een nieuwe Nederlandse symfoband op te richten. In 2007 kwam Koen in contact met Derk-Evert Waalkens die recentelijk, samen met Hans Gerritse (Nice Beaver), onder de naam King Eider, het voortreffelijke album “Somateria Spectabilis” had uitgebracht. Ook Derk-Evert was op zoek naar mede-symfomuzikanten. De neuzen stonden direct dezelfde kant uit en kort daarop werd zanger Jos Harteveld (Pink Floyd Project) aan de band in oprichting toegevoegd. In september 2007 kregen Koen en Derk-Evert het idee om op Progfarm 2007 een optreden te geven onder de naam King Eider waarbij een half uur live muziek werd gespeeld van de cd “Somateria Spectabilis”. Hans Gerritse was direct enthousiast en besloot mee te werken. Ook Nice Beaver bassist Peter Stel deed mee. Omdat de cd van King Eider in eerste instantie puur op projectmatige basis is gemaakt, zonder direct live te gaan spelen, bleek het nodig een tweede toetsenist te banaderen. Koen kende dorpsgenoot en progliefhebber Gert van Engelenburg die muziek gecomponeerd heeft voor een aantal jeugdtheatervoorstellingen en deze wilde ook meewerken. Omdat Hans Gerritse na Progfarm besloot dat het live gaan van King Eider eenmalig was, zaten de vijf musici zonder gitarist en zonder naam. Koen heeft Eddie Mulder (Trion, Pink Floyd Project, ex-Flamborough Head) benaderd en deze wilde graag meewerken. Op 29 februari 2008 hebben de heren gezamenlijk besloten om de band de naam Leap Day te geven. In oktober 2008 kwam de demo CD uit. Inmiddels zijn de opnames voor het debuutalbum in volle gang. De release van deze CD staat gepland voor mei 2009. De CD zal worden uitgebracht door het OSKAR label.

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Progressive rockfan

Progressive Rockfan



Dec 20 2009 3:01 PM

Thanks!

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And a rockin' and happy New Year to you as well! Cheers, PRF.
crop circle sam

crop circle sam



Dec 20 2009 1:00 PM

keep your good music up all Leap Day now!and welcome to check out our prog rock tomorrow!cheers,Crop Circle Sam
Niki Hellenbroich

Niki Hellenbroich



Dec 20 2009 12:25 PM





Chris

Chris



Dec 19 2009 2:27 AM




Happy holidays!!

Chris
Harvest

Harvest



Dec 5 2009 3:43 PM

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Porfín lo tenemos.Esperamos que os guste.
NOUMENO - 20/12/09 RELEASE PARTY @ JAILBREAK!!

NOUMENO - 20/12/09 RELEASE PARTY @ JAILBREAK!!



Nov 22 2009 3:39 PM

Hi to all our friends!
We need your help to play @ MetalFest.Open Air 2010.
The Festival will Take Place in Austria - 13th and 15th May 2010.
If you want to help us please copy and paste the following link and search for us in the section "ITALY", find Noumeno and vote for us:

http://www.at.metalfest.eu/votes.html?lang=en

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!

Have a nice weekend!
Noumeno.

Rick and Roll

Rick and Roll



Nov 18 2009 11:47 PM

Hi Gert...look for three songs on my show this week (blog and bulletin)...listened to the record last night...wonderful!
Chris Pusey

Chris Pusey



Nov 11 2009 10:28 AM

Hi

Welcome to my circle of friends, its great to meet you.
Come bye anytime, chill out, maybe send a comment.

Stay in touch..ca





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Damian Skrzyński

Damian Skrzyński



Nov 4 2009 12:22 PM

Hey,

How are you doing ?

Just wanted to let you know that I have a new design of my myspace profile

If you find a moment to see I will be grateful. Let me know what you think about it

Thank you for your support.


Have a wonderful day
Greetings
Damian

powerofprog.com

powerofprog.com



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Vinyl Dial

Vinyl Dial



Oct 26 2009 11:37 PM

Hi there, thanks for the comment. You have a cool sound, reminds me of early Arena. Very nice recording quality and production. You capture the true spirit of Neo-Prog.

I'm glad you liked Vinyl Dial, do keep in touch.

Burleigh.
Scarlet Utopia

Scarlet Utopia



Oct 25 2009 9:35 PM

Hi Gert,
diggin your great stuff!
thx for the add.
keep up the good work!
cheers

Joe, guitar in Scarlet Utopia
DICE

DICE



Oct 11 2009 12:20 AM

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DICE, “…let's call it cosmic prog” with the 15th CD “Versus Without Versus, Endpart” and their 2nd DVD “A Long Cosmic Trip” thanks very much for frienship. From germany - best regards!
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You can read our brasilian-interview on our webside: www.dice-band.de . Check it out!
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Hans

Hans Ravensbergen



Sep 24 2009 5:04 AM

Mooie reactie, zo kun je het ook bekijken. Jullie moesten eens weten hoe reviewers het met elkaar oneens kunnen zijn, ha ha. Maar wellicht weten jullie dat al lang.
Gaaf album b.t.w., veel succes!

Greetz,
Hans
ENOCHIAN THEORY

ENOCHIAN THEORY



Sep 23 2009 8:05 PM

Hi there.

Thanks for accepting our friendship request.

We hope you'll enjoy our music and let us know what you think.

We're on tour in the UK at the moment and thanks to the wonders of modern technology, you will be able to watch Enochian Theory's show at the Snooty Fox in Wakefield on tonightr in the comfort of your own home, live on the internet!

Their set is going to start around 10pm (GMT)

It will be broadcast here...

http://www.snootyfoxlive.com/

Just click on the ‘Live stream’ option on the menu on the left and follow the instructions.

Make sure you tune in and watch their killer set.



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Edi

Edi



Sep 19 2009 3:06 PM

Thank you very much for accepting me too among your friends, Gert. Yesterday, Olav submitted your album for jury's listening. It was a nice discovery for me too. Good to explore your music indeed. I know of several other Dutch contemporary prog groups, I reviewed the albums of some of them for usaprogmusic.com , or the works or some were also submitted for the jury's listening, or even both, but this one has been the best coming from the Netherlands so far.
ÜNDER LINDEN

ÜNDER LINDEN



Sep 16 2009 10:54 AM

Hi, good to meet you, thank you very much for the friendship, all the best ... a greeting from La Plata / Argentina.
Ünder Linden
RLR-Micha

RLR-Micha



Sep 13 2009 7:47 AM

Thank you for the friendship,

you..re making a good melodic music!

I..ve enjoyd listening to every track.

Great work!

Greetings from Aachen/DE

Micha




FUSE

FUSE



Sep 11 2009 9:07 AM

Hey Gert, dank je wel voor je leuke reactie! Voor zover het er nu voor staat, spelen wij 10 december in IDUNA-Drachten, samen met Mangrove. :)
Grtz, Marcel
EARPOWER II --

EARPOWER  II       --



Sep 9 2009 9:48 AM

Thank you for the add!

I have a nose for good music You have a cool sound and interesting tunes! Don't hesitate tuning in to Earpower for some listening!





Take care

earpower 1  &  2
Stefan

 
ANISAAKIS

ANISAAKIS



Sep 6 2009 3:27 PM

Hey Leap Day!!!!
Thanks so much for accept the add!!!
Amazing prog sounds friends!!!!!
Good luck with your career!!!!!!!!

We're a cover duet from Spain that play songs of bands like Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Nightwish, Mike Oldfield, Neal Morse, Deep Purple, Jewel...

Have a great week!!!
Take care!!!


Astral Travellers

Astral Travellers



Sep 5 2009 8:24 AM

Thanks voor de vriendschap.
Veel succes met jullie album, klink erg lekker!

Groeten Maarten & Astral Travellers.
Progressive Area

Progressive Area



Sep 1 2009 12:53 PM

Hello !
Thanks for Add...
Many success at you...
Greetings from France
Denis
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PBII

PBII



Aug 27 2009 11:08 AM

Vrienden, veel succes met de promotie van deze mooie CD!!
Namens PBII, Ronald Brautigam
howeri

howeri



Aug 26 2009 7:02 PM

Hi Koen, Gert and the other guys,
nice to hear and read these good news. We will see us again at Progfarm 2009 and then I think I will get a signed CD. Have a good time till next we will have this wonderful event since many years.
Best wishes from Cologne
Horst
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