De Staat

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De Staat
Background information
Origin Nijmegen, Netherlands
Genres Alternative rock, electronic rock, experimental rock
Years active 2006 (2006) - present
Labels Cool Green Recordings (Part of Mascot Label Group)
Website De Staat.net
Members Torre Florim
Vedran Mircetic
Jop van Summeren
Rocco Bell
Tim van Delft

De Staat is a Dutch alternative rock band, formed in Nijmegen in 2006.

Biography

De Staat were started as a one man project by lead singer, Torre Florim, who later brought the band together. Their first demo was recorded in Florim's apartment in 2007. Whilst still unsigned, the one man project grew to a full grown band, due to their well-received live performances in the Netherlands.

In 2008, the band were the support act for popular Belgium band dEUS. De Staat were signed by Excelsior Recordings later that year. They released their debut album Wait for Evolution in January 2009. All the songs on this album were written and produced by Torre Florim. He wrote the album as a graduating project for a "Music Production" course. During this time, front man Florim also produced the debut EP of Go Back To The Zoo, another band from Nijmegen.

Within a year De Staat's popularity rose and they were performing at festivals such as Dot to Dot,[1] Glastonbury,[2] Sziget and Lowlands.

The band released a live performance of their performance at Lowlands 2009. During this performance, they were spotted by Chris Goss. Goss, music producer and front man of Masters of Reality introduced them to Mascot Records. Mascot re-released Wait for Evolution internationally in the spring of 2010. After their international debut, the band toured extensively, including performances on the Reeperbahn Festival and Glastonbury Festival in 2010.

Their second album Machinery was released internationally in 2011.

The band's third album I_CON was released on 16 September 2013. It was recorded mostly in France. Torre Florim produced it himself in Nashville, together with Vance Powell, who worked with Jack White and The Raconteurs earlier.

Members

  • Torre Florim (lead singer and guitar)
  • Vedran Mircetic (lead guitar)
  • Jop van Summeren (bass and vocals)
  • Rocco Bell (synths, samples and vocals)
  • Tim van Delft (drums)

Awards

Winner

  • Live XS magazine - Best Album of 2009
  • 3VOOR12 Award 2009 - Best Album in the Netherlands
  • "Duiveltje" - Best vocalist 2009
  • 3FM Award 2011 - Best Alternative Act
  • 3FM Award 2012 - Best Alternative Act

Nominated

  • Edison Award 2010 - Best Album
  • Edison Award 2011 - Best Group
  • Edison Award 2011 - Best Song [3]

Discography

Albums

  • Wait for Evolution (9 January 2009)
  • Machinery (4 March 2011)
  • I_Con (16 September 2013)

Singles

  • Wait For Evolution (2009)
  • Habibi (2009)
  • The Fantastic Journey Of The Underground Man (2009)
  • Sweatshop (2011)
  • Ah, I see (2011)
  • I’ll Never Marry You (2011)
  • Make Way For The Passenger (2013)
  • Down Town (2013)

DVD

  • Live @ Lowlands 2009 (2009)

References

  1. ↑ Stevens, Richard (1 June 2010). "De Staat are the discovery of Bristol's Dot to Dot festival". EFestivals. 
  2. ↑ "De Staat". EFestivals. 
  3. ↑ "Bekendmaking Alle Nominaties Edison Pop". 19 September 2011. 

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