Arjen Lucassen
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (* 3. April 1960 in Hilversum , Netherlands ) is a rock - musicians and - Composer . He has been involved in over 40 albums so far , works on several of his own projects and was a member of the Vengeance band . In his solo projects he works as a composer, guitarist, bassist, keyboard player and producer and hires a wide variety of musicians for guest appearances.
Childhood and youth
Arjen Lucassen, who is over 2 meters tall, was born in Hilversum, but grew up in The Hague . After discovering the music of The Sweet , he started playing the guitar at the age of 15. During his high school years he was in a band , which The Flying Potatoes ( The Flying potatoes ) called and cover versions of The Sweet and Slade played. Later he was still a guitarist in various short-lived bands and made many new musical experiences. However, due to his fixation on music, his school performance deteriorated to such an extent that he was expelled from school and placed in an institution for the difficult to educate. There he graduated.
Solo releases
In 1993 he released his first solo album Pools Of Sorrow, Waves Of Joy , under the name Anthony , which was only followed by a second under his own name in 2012 with Lost In The New Real .
Projects
Bodine was the first professional band in which Lucassen was a full-time guitarist.
Other projects that he initiated are:
- Vengeance
- Ayreon
- Ambeon
- Star One
- Stream of Passion
- Guilt Machine
- The Gentle Storm (project with Anneke van Giersbergen )
Guest musician
Many musicians from the most diverse musical directions have contributed to Lucassen's songs. Among other things, these were (the respective "trunk" bands are given in brackets):
- Mikael Åkerfeldt ( Opeth )
- Russell Allen ( Symphony X )
- Mike Baker ( Shadow Gallery )
- Bob Catley ( Magnum )
- Sharon den Adel ( Within Temptation )
- Andi Deris ( Helloween )
- "Fish" Derek William Dick ( Ex- Marillion )
- Bruce Dickinson ( Iron Maiden )
- Johan Edlund ( Tiamat )
- Heather Findlay ( Ex- Mostly Autumn )
- Daniel Gildenlöw ( Pain of Salvation )
- Ken Hensley ( ex- Uriah Heep )
- Timo Kotipelto ( Stratovarius )
- Hansi Kürsch ( Blind Guardian )
- James LaBrie ( Dream Theater )
- Steve Lee ( Gotthard )
- Neal Morse ( Ex- Spock's Beard )
- Clive Nolan ( Arena , Shadowland , Pendragon )
- Michael Romeo ( Symphony X )
- Ralf Scheepers ( Primal Fear )
- Simone Simons ( Epica )
- Jasper Steverlinck ( Arid )
- Devin Townsend ( Strapping Young Lad )
- Anneke van Giersbergen ( Ex- The Gathering , Agua de Annique )
- Ed Warby ( Gorefest )
- Gary Wehrkamp ( Shadow Gallery )
- Damian Wilson ( Threshold )
- Floor Jansen (Ex- After Forever , Nightwish )
- Marco Hietala ( Nightwish )
Guest appearances
Arjen Lucassen has appeared on many albums as a guest musician (mostly as a guitarist).
- 1981: Pythagoras - After the Silence
- 1994: Alex Bollard - Pink Floyd Songbook
- 1995: Ian Parry - Thru the Looking Glass
- 1999: Peter Daltrey - Candy
- 2000: Within Temptation - Mother Earth
- 2003: Ars Nova - Biogenesis
- 2003: Gary Hughes - Once and future King - Part 1
- 2005: Shadow Gallery - Room V
- 2012: Avantasia - The Mystery of Time
- 2017: Ostura - The Room
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Interview with Arjen Lucassen (January 2008)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lucassen, Arjen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lucassen, Arjen Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch rock musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hilversum , Netherlands |