TOM MARTIN, born July, 6, 1952 in SIBENIK (Croatia)

Email: lilitom@internet.lu

 

In ETHNOLUTION: Drums, Electronic-Percussions, Composition

 

Start to play professionally in Croatia with 17 in blues bands, the "R&B", on TV, concerts, around-gigs.

1977: Conservatory of music in Zagreb.

Job like house studio musician in main state studio; plays with stars of the "Show Biz", different rock pop groups (TV, tours, and records)

 

1979: Plays with Experimental Jazz group "SPLIT Quintet", who get the 1st reward-Festival of Experimental Music in Subotica (Yugoslavia). Tours in Italy, Austria, Soviet Union.

In early 80ies arrives in Paris; he plays experimental-improvisational music, jazz, theatre, rock, funk and world-music.

 

1987: "Salcedo" Band-1ere Prix du Festival de la chanson française, Tarbes

In the beginning 90ies starts to experiment with electronic instruments.

 

1990: creation of DATA ERROR experimental jazz electronic

Group (CD "Le Retour"-"Label La Lichere").

Concerts: Jazz Festival of Grenoble, Jazz Festival of Montpellier, Figeac-Summer Festival, Jazz Festival Radio France-Paris, MIDEM 91 Cannes, in Zagreb (Croatia), Jazz Festival of   Levico-Italy, "Live" on Radio Europe 1-Paris.

Lots of concerts in clubs in Paris and all over the France with other groups ("Frogmouth Funk Blues Band" among others).

 

1997: Creation of "Solo Performance" solo project based on improvisations with electronic percussions instruments (command for Art Festival of Palma-Palma de Mallorca).

 

Lives in Luxembourg since 1998:

Meeting and concert "India Meets Europe" with "Music of  Benares"-Masters of Indian Music

Creating of "Luma Luma"  Electro-Ethnic Trio  with Lex Gillen (didgeridoo) and Mike Schuh (bass).

Festival Musiques " sacrées musique-2004 " with Luma Luma,

member in the " The George Norton Band",

member in the trio, called "Ethnolution" and finally drummer in "My Buter Smiles".

Brave, born in Luxembourg (Dudelange) in 1971

Email: brave@vo.lu

 

In ETHNOLUTION: Percussion, didgeridoo and vocals

 

In music business since 1990 (starts organizing parties with " Uncle Sam "-team, being disc-jockey and dancer)

 

1990 ~1997

Carrier as D.J. in different places in West Europe (Spain, Germany, Luxembourg)

 

1990 ~1995

Percussionist, M.C. and dancer in "Mike M.C. and the Lyrical Force", with the pseudonym THE HUMAN BEATMASTER COOL JOKE. They brought out 3 records (2 maxis & 1 album that were produced in Germany "DMC").

 

1999 - 2003

Member in the band " chaos am re " as percussionist, M.C., singer, didgeridoo-player and guitarist. They made a demo-cd ("live at the Emergenza 2001) and brought out 2 songs on different compilations (one cd from the radio station DNR: "Wupp Di Wupp" with the song "Choose life, choose love"; and with the last official song of "chaos am re": MYSELF on the "SONG FOR LIFE, STOP AIDS NOW 2003"-compilation). You might find some information at www.homepages.lu/chaos_am_re

 

After the cancellation of "chaos am re", he played 1 year in the Luxembourgian formation "CATHARSIS", as singer, percussionist and didgeridoo-player.

 

Since 2000

Teaching percussion and didgeridoo in different institutions in Luxembourg (Pop Music Academy, A.P.E.M.H. and Red Cross)

 

Since 2001

Percussionist and didgeridoo-player in collaboration with D.J. Jerry from the "Groove attacks" on different festivals (E-Lake, "I love music", Beatboat, Abraxas, a.s.o.) and parties.

 

Since 2005

ETHNOLUTION: percussionist, singer and didgeridoo-player

Mike SCHUH, born in South Germany

Email: schuhmike@web.de

 

IN ETHNOLUTION: Bass

 

He already decided to become professional musician during school time. So he's got the professional status in 1984 and since this time he is travelling with a lot of famous musicians all over Europe, Asia, Near East and North-and Central Africa. He is used to play several styles of music with 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 strings Electro-Bass, Fretless and Piccolo Bass, solo tuned Bass and for sure Upright-Bass.

 

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