Oliver Palotai

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Oliver Palotai
Oliver Palotai on a Kamelot concert.
Oliver Palotai on a Kamelot concert.
Background information
Birth name Oliver Palotai
Born March 17, 1974 (1974-03-17) (age 34)
Origin Germany
Genre(s) Symphonic power metal, power metal, progressive metal, jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, teacher
Instrument(s) Keyboards, guitars
Label(s) Steamhammer Records
SPV
Associated acts Doro
Kamelot
Sons of Seasons
Uli Jon Roth
Epica
Website simonesimons.nl

Oliver Palotai (born 17 March 1974 in Germany) is a heavy metal musician. He made his name playing keyboards and guitar for Doro and keyboards for Circle II Circle (as a touring member between 2003 and 2004) before joining Blaze as a replacement for founding guitarist John Slater in 2004. In 2005 he joined the symphonic power metal band Kamelot as a touring keyboard player, and was soon welcomed as a permanent member. Oliver left Blaze in January 2007. He is currently engaged to Simone Simons, vocalist of the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica.

Oliver has Diplomas as both a music teacher and a professional musician from Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg-Augsburg. [1] Also, he formed his own band recently, Sons of Seasons.

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[edit] Equipment

[edit] Keyboards

  • Yamaha Motif Series

[edit] Guitars

  • Fame and Gibson
  • TKL Cases
  • Rueblick Picks
  • Audio Technica Mics

[edit] Bands

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