Autumn:
Jerome Vrielink - Bass
Jan Munnik - Keys
Jan Grijpstra - Drums
Mats van der Valk - Guitars
Jens van der Valk - Guitars
Marjan Welman - Vocals
Elister:
Douwe Kelderman - Guitars
Erik Rademakers - Bass
Harm-Jan klein Gunnewiek - Drums
Marjan Welman- Vocals
Former member:
Harmen Pen - Bass
Influences
Influences/Inspirations, whatever! Here goes: Talie Wijlens, Arjen Lucassen, Johanna DePierre, Sass Jordan, Dave Matthews, Lana Lane, Steve Walsh, Alanis Morissette, Marcela Bovio, Jeff Buckley, Magnus Ekwall, Nikka Costa, Damian Wilson, Fiona Apple, Anneke van Giersbergen, Russell Allen, Melissa Kaplan, Beth Hart, Jorn Lande, Astrid van der Veen, all Elister members, family and life in general..
Answers Never Questioned @ Tivoli, Altitude Releaseparty (w/ my big sis Heleen!)
Liquid Under Film Noir @ Tivoli, Altitude Releaseparty
Marjan Welman hails from Lichtenvoorde, Holland. A natural born artist, she can't
remember a time when she wasn't busy singing. Inspired by a multitude of bands and
artists from various genres and being very much mood-driven when it comes to her choice
of music to listen to, she has developed into an open-minded and versatile vocalist.
Marjan on her broad musical taste: "Because of that, I love singing all kinds of music.
I'd hate to restrict myself to one particular genre." With a smile she adds she has "...
no ambitions in country, by the way..."
Her love for singing eventually finds a focal point in the band Elister, which she has
been involved in from day one for approximately five years now. Elister's music is best
described as a mishmash of groovy rock with a hint of stoner. Furthermore, she's lent
her vocals to progressive rock project Elemental Journey and the band Dialogue, to name
a few. Throughout the densely populated Dutch rock music scene, the name Marjan Welman
slowly starts ringing some bells.
Fast forwarding to late 2007, she finds herself among a select group of internationally
renowned vocalists chosen to appear on Arjen Lucassen's latest Ayreon release, entitled
'01011001'. Marjan: "One of my personal highlights is being asked to sing on '01011001'.
Arjen Lucassen has always been one of my favourite artists and getting the chance to
work with him was an unbelievable experience for me." Upon release, Marjan joins
Lucassen to promote the album as the sole vocalist during numerous semi-acoustic
sessions.
Early 2008, opportunity knocks when Dutch rock band Autumn are looking for a new
vocalist and ask her if she'd like to audition for the job. After giving it some
thought, she gladly accepts the invitation. Marjan: "After I sang away some remaining
nerves I got the chance to enjoy it all. On my way back home I could only hope that they
would pick me, and so they did."
With Autumn's fourth album entering the pre-production stages soon, some major festival
appearances this Summer and new Elister recordings well on their way, 2008 promises to
be a year of new challenges for Marjan. She's looking forward to facing them head on!
Ayreon - Day Six: Childhood @ the Ayreon 01011001 Releaseparty
Ayreon - Castle Hall @ Instore gig @ Velvet Music Store Breda
What others say: "I was already impressed by the very first recording I heard of Marjan back in 2003
when I was recruiting new talent for Ayreon. At that time she hadn't developed her own
style yet, but in the meantime she definitely has!
A wonderful combination of power and melody, excellent English pronounciation and most
important of all, a lot of attitude and emotion. And she's got the looks to go with it.
I am known to have a nose for talent, and my bet is on Marjan to be the next big thing.
I sure hope she will still be avaliable to work with me in the future!!" (Arjen Lucassen, 2008)
"Even later neemt in de feesttent Elister het stokje over met een kittig zangeresje
en een aanslag op de trommelvliezen.." (De Gelderlander, 2006)
HI dear Marjan! How are you? it's been awhile! I hope that all is well with you. I love the videos,It's kicking!!! Have a wonderful Holiday season! Peace. Freddy / ISIS CHILD
Heyy your band added me on myspace...so i decided to check ya'lls music out. I loved it! And especially your voice....Im also a female musician...so any woman out there who kicks ass on stage is awesome in my book =) You really have one of the best voices out there - Sarah
Bij deze nogmaals [ was al op You Tube lang geweest ] Was een erg goed optreden afgelopen vrijdag. Opvallend wel,wat heb jij veel energie zeg!! Super om dat te zien :-)
Hey Marjan If you have a minute, please come check out the new song Alex Hirsch wrote after reading Einstein's private manuscripts and quoting his memoirs directly. The song is called, The Stormy Seas of Time and features Ken Oak on the Cellos, Bionik on the Drums and Production, and of course, Alex Hirsch on the guitars pianos and singing. And remember, all it takes is 3 little dollars to get any of his full albums at www.keywinsproductions.com.
A fair price for up to 17 songs! Finally, good music that is priced correctly, not another record company rip off!
