Welcome to my portfolio. I am an Audio Engineer / Music Producer and love to create music with great musicians and songwriters. 

If you want to transform your ideas from the inside of your head and heart to solid musical productions, I can help you. You can direct message me, or send an email to soundcity1970@gmail.com

I'm Matt Swift, I'm 30 years old. A Singer Songwiter from Skelmersdale North West England, now living in Liverpool. I write about whatever I believe in. 

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Thank You for taking the time to listen to my sounds.
I appreciate every single one of you.

Occasionally a DJ or producer comes along who unexpectedly manages to trigger the audience and perfectly merge different states of minds through his sense, responsiveness & sublime choice of record; the self-willed Richard Damen is one of them.

Accidentally rolled into the profession, literally raised on music being served from the nursery. Throughout his career Richard Damen has performed at clubs, parties and festivals of great prestige. The list of events in which he has played is endless, and is one where quality is more important than quantity. 
From Castle of Love Festival (Kerkrade) to multiple sold out events at Klokgebouw (Eindhoven), passing through Panama (Amsterdam), Subsonic (Groningen), TivoliVredenburg (Utrecht), Effenaar (Eindhoven), Patronaat (Haarlem), De Graanbeurs (Breda), Stadsporthallen (Tilburg) and Beursgebouw (Eindhoven). 

Meanwhile, ADE, Paaspop, Solar Weekend, Brabants Verbond, Insider Festival and Jungle Festival, are some of the many festivals he has played. Sharing stages with the biggest names in the industry. Richard Damen played alongside Secret Cinema, Marco Lys, Jengi, Metodi Hristov, Luuk van Dijk, Rich Wakley, Dimitri, The Deepshakerz and Simon Kidzoo, to name a few.

But that’s not all, his visibility has raised and his productions increasingly receiving great feedbacks and support by colleagues such as Martin Ikin, Luuk van Dijk, Ferreck Dawn, ROOG, Dennis Quin, Vanilla Ace, Relativ, Di Chiara Brothers and lots more. With a growing presence and ever-evolving sound, Richard Damen remains one of the electronic music scene's most exciting rising talents - soon to be a household name.

Founder: @bontevent
Bookings: info@richarddamendj.com

BeApple's biography tells the remarkably successful story about what just might be the best Dutch Beatles tribute band. The Dutch Beatles band who started as absolute beginners, but reached the status of an internationally invited band within 3 years.

At the end of october 2006 4 enthusiastic Beatles lovers, all of them experienced musicians, started BeApple. From the very first moment they were on the same frequency, despite the fact they had never met before. The members never changed ever since. BeApple consists of
Alain Leijtens - guitar and vocals,
Cees van Rooden - drums and vocals,
Rik van Stiphout - keys and vocals, en
Niels Tiebosch - bass, guitar and vocals.

Thanks to Hans, the owner of the rehearsing room, BeApple got with hardly a full playlist already in january 2007 the offer to be the main act. With only 15 songs on their list BeApple appears at the famous Muziekcafé in Helmond (NL) on 16 march 2007.

Nearly a year after the first gig, there's the first prize. BeApple's interpretation of Fixing a Hole attracted the attention of English radio man Kieron Collins earlier on. In his '5 o Clock Rock Show' the song is played on a regular basis. In march 2008 BeApple wins the 'Beatles Unlimited Golden Apple Award 2008' with the same song. The jury praised BeApple's self made ending of the song, leaving the other four finalists behind with a distance. The extra Getting Better, after playing the winning song again is called an 'equally successful version'.

The same year the much appreciated Revolver Magazine asks BeApple to contribute to a special White Album 40th Anniversary compilation CD 'Het Witte Album'. That contribution becomes Mother Nature's Son. BeApple's recorded version is a daring combination of the studio version with variations from unique existing Beatles demo's and live-performances with accordion of Paul McCartney.

BeApple goes a bit further in november by recording A Day In The Life with a large accordion orchestra. A homevideo of this experiment made by a fan appears on Youtube right away.

In january 2009 BeApple has their first gig abroad: in Antwerp on the famous 'Buster podium'. Within a month after that 9 gigs in Liverpool are confirmed.

In march BeApple is programmed at the Lennon Memorial Event in Amsterdam Hilton, the conclusion of the legendary John and Yoko Bed-in for Peace memorial.

During the Beatle Week occuring from 26 august until the 1st of september BeApple litterally attracts international attention. A request from Austria to play a gig directly a week after that has to be cancelled. In october a similar request follows from Argentina to play 4 gigs in Buenos Aires the end of november of this year. BeApple enters a new stage in their short existence.

The 'Eindhoven Four' ranges in the long queue of existing coverbands in the world. The approach of the varied music of the Beatles is however not to be compared. Next to the recognisable Beatles sound the atmosphere and the character of the original recordings is put first. BeApple is one of the few Beatles bands capable of playing 'the inside' of the music. All this leads to BeApple sounding differently in most of the songs. And still all matches with the originals.

BeApple's name is a mix of the Fab Four's name and the record label founded by them. The Beatles founded Apple Corps, with a green apple (Granny Smith) as their logo, in 1968.

From 2009 BeApple is seriously followed by the BeApple People ('Beeple Peeple'), the authorised fanclub.

COMPONIST • MUSICUS • PERFORMER
🎷 Jazzy. Funky. Immersive.
🌍 Schepper van werelden.
📍 Utrecht, NL

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