Dichter, essayist en literatuurcritica. De bundel 'Want straks komen de wolven' verscheen bij PoëzieCentrum (2025).

When I was fourteen my father Koen De Cauter, since 'ever' a musician, started to give me some guitar lessons... and it suddenly took a life on its own. By the time I was eighteen I could manage to live from playing music. From the mid nineties, music playing became very intense: bands, gigs, projects, recordings, tours... 

After a while (...'round the turn of the millennium...) I realized I had to slow down a bit, and... there was so much more that I wanted to do. So I started to enjoy other things too: programming, organizing, recording, producing and my great passion: graphics. 

I also started a record-label called Spocus Records... (check: www.spocus.be or here on soundcloud). 
We're recording acoustic and organic music; jazz, classical, world, gypsy, musette... Producing and a lot of covers to make... great! 
We released five albums so far. 

On the other hand, playing music became such a essential part of my life that I just can't leave it behind me. One thing did change though: I don't care about genre or style anymore. From the moment I like the interpretation, something good is happening! And that's all that matters to me. 
Jazz, world, folk, classical... whatever 'we' do with it it's just notes that have to be played as good, honestly and beautifully as possible. 
In the end it's all love...

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Bands:

the De Cauter Family: 
Quintet with Koen, Vigdis, Dajo and Myrddin / Quartet with Koen, Dajo and Myrddin / Trio with Koen and Dajo
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DjanGo!!
with Fapy Lafertin, Koen De Cauter, Jon Birdsong, Myrddin De Cauter, Bart Vervaeck, Dajo De Cauter and Lionel Beuvens/Frederik Van den Berghe
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Café Accordeonist 
with Rony Verbiest, Koen De Cauter and Dajo De Cauter 
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Le Quintette du Hot Club de Gand 
with Koen De Cauter, Fapy Lafertin, Dajo De Cauter and Lionel Beuvens 
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De Kleuren Van de Velde 
with De Cauter Quartet + Mikhail Bezverkhny and Rony Verbiest 

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PLAYED WITH:

Ambrozijn, Christophe Astolfi, Joop Ayal, Joachim Badenhorst, Ernö Bango, Gyula Bango, Giovanni Barcella, Lionel Beuvens, Marie-Laure Beraud, Mikhail Bezverkhny, Jon Birdsong, Hendrik Braeckman, Ben Brunin, Manolo Cabras, Tom Callens, Evan Christopher, Daniel Colin, Gwen Cresens, Vilmos Csikós, Nathan Daems, Jan De Backer, Steven de Bruyn, Jan Deconinck, John Defferary, Jan De Haas, Catherine Delasalle, Philippe De Smet, Jerome Etcheberry, Ben Faes, Joël Favreau, Fluxus, Herlinde Ghekiere, Bill Greenow, Jasper Huysentruyt, Cesar Janssens, Piere Jean, Jopie Jonkers, Filip Jordens, Bas Kooijman, Ola Kvernberg, Sal Laroca, Fapy Lafertin, Laïs, Quintin Liegeois, José Ligero, Tcha & Vivi Limberger, Lollo Meyer, Lazlo Molnar, Jef Neve, Bea Palya, David Paquette, Paris Swing Orchestra, Walter Poppeliers, Yves Peeters, Bart Quartier, Gilles Repond, Sammy Rimington, El Romano, Moses Rosenberg, Stochelo Rosenberg, Pali Somora, Tommy Sancton, Patrick Saussois, Boris Schmidt, Jokke Schreurs, Pascal Schumacher, Willy Seeuws, Nic Thys, Seba Thomé, Butch Thompson, Phillipe Thuriot, Camiel and Johnny Van Breedam, Maurice Van Eyck, Frederik Van den Berghe, Dick Van der Harst, Wannes Van de Velde, Arne Van Dongen, Rony Verbiest, Piet Verbist, Teun Verbruggen, Dan Vercruysse, Johan Verminnen, Emile Verstraeten, Bart Vervaeck, Reinier Voet,... 
the family - Koen, Vigdis, Dajo en Myrddin... and so many others that I'm forgetting... 

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LIVE IN BELGIUM:

AB, Audi Jazz, AVS, Boterhammen in 't park/de stad, Brosella, Brugges Festival, Circo Paradiso, De Werf, Djangofolllies, Festival Van Vlaanderen, Folkfestival Dranouter, Gentse Feesten, Gent Jazz, Jazz & Sounds, Leffinge Leuren, Lokerse Feesten, Rataplan en Roma, S.M.A.K., Sint Paulus Feesten, Theater festival of Huy, Trefpunt vzw, VRT Radio and Television, a lot of CC's, small festivals and stages, receptions, bars, restaurants, parties... 

LIVE OUTSIDE BELGIUM:

Burundi, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Malta, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Tunesia, Switzerland... and US. 

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RECORDINGS: 

La Ronde des Jurons > Waso Quartet - '95 
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La Valse du Crapau > De Cauter Quartet - '96 
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Koen De Cauter chante Brassens... Live > Koen De Cauter - '98 
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Bouquet Garni > Laïs, Ambrozijn, Fluxus, De Cauter - '98 
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S'Agapo > De Cauter Quartet & David Paquette - '01 
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Tegenstroom > De Cauter Quintet & guests - '02 
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Ulysse > De Cauter Quintet - '03 
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DjanGo! > Koen De Cauter... - '04 
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Djalt > De Cauter and friends - '04
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Black Cat on the Fence > New Orleans Z'hulus - '08 
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De Kleuren Van de Velde > Waso De Cauter - '09 
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DjanGo!! - A Tribute to Django Reinhardt - '10 
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Pour un petit bonheure posthume > Koen De Cauter - '11

Guest musician on: 

Musette > Les P'tits Belges - '94.. 
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Romani > Romani - '96 
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A little corner of paradise > Koen De Cauter a.o. - '99 
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Come Prima > Les P'tits Belges - '01 
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Suisse 1939 > Hauman en de Moeite - '04 
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La Femme de Gilles > Original Soundtrack - '04 

Other recordings (as far as I know of):

Breda Jazz Festival '97 > Les P'tits Belges 
30 Years Breda Jazz Fest. > Les P'tits Belges 
Waiheke Island of Jazz > Waso Quartet - '02 
Waiheke Island of Jazz > De Cauter Fam. - '04 

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PRODUCING: 

- s'Agapo - De Cauter Quartet & David Paquette - CD 
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- Latcho Diwes - a gypsy music concert - Gentse Feesten 
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- Tegenstroom ou La Grande Revue des Cyclistes - CD 
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- Djanghommages - Django Reinhardt festival - Ghent: '02 > '04 
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- Ulysse - De Cauter Quintet - CD 
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- DjanGo! - a tribute to Django Reinhardt - project and CD 
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- 30 years Waso Quartet - festival: '05 
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- Radio Lume - a project with 14 musicians: '06 
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- De Kleuren Van de Velde - project and cd with the family, Rony Verbiest and Mikhail Bezverkhny as a tribute to the late Wannes Van de Velde: '08 - '09 
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- DjanGo!! 100 years Django Reinhardt: 2010- project and CD 
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- Koen De Cauter, Pour un Petit Bonheur Posthume - CD

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PRODUCER:
Giovanni Di Domenico - Terra Che Cammina - CD
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Rawfishboys - Pianoworks/pianoworksn't - CD
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Tres Guitarras - El Encuentro - CD
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Bamboula & Fapy Lafertin - Ou Welto Risella - CD

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GRAPHIC WORK: 

- Fantast, Gent - house style – posters – flyers – magazine – logo’s: '01 > '04 
- Hot Club de Gand/Club Reserva - house style – flyers – logo’s: '05 > '07 
- Family De Cauter - posters and flyers 
- Posters and flyers - for De Werf, Brosella, Djangofolllies, De Centrale, Flamenco Festival Gent… 

CD COVERS: 

- DjanGo! – a tribute to Django Reinhardt 
- Waso Quartet – Ombre et lumière 
- Fondy Riverside Bullet Band – Redbox Jazzyversary 35° 
- Myrddin – Novar 
- Les P’tits Belges – Chanson 
- Koen De Cauter, ... – Alles zwijgt nu 
- New Orleans Z'Hulus – Black Cat on the Fence 
- Juan Masondo & Jopie Jonkers – El Charco 
- Fondy Riverside Bullet Band – 'till we meet again 
- Waso De Cauter – De Kleuren Van de Velde 
- Giovanni Di Domenico – Terra che cammina 
- Tres Guitarras – El Encuentro 
- Rawfishboys – pianoworks/pianoworksn't 
- Bamboula Ferret & Fapy Lafertin: Ou Welto Risella
- Koen De Cauter: Pour un petit bonheur posthume

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PROGRAMMING: 

- d'Oude Hoeve, Deurle - Sunday concerts: end of the 90's 
- Rabbit, Rodenberg - 5 days a week live-music: '98 > '01 
- Fantast, Ghent - 2 days a week live-music: '01 > '04 
- Djangofolllies - Program '05 in Antwerp, Brussels and Ghent 
- Gypsy's in 't park - Program '03 
- Hot Club de Gand - since may '05 
- Club Reserva - since may '09 

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Personal contact:

Waso De Cauter 
waso@decauterfam.be
tel: +32 (0)486/28.80.51

Please don't abuse my trust... 




Welcome here. Mutual discoveries, musical talks, 'likes' and 'reposts' ..indeed welcome.
Sounds like....means ''my a cappella/variations on covers of Soul Blues Funk Pop Rock'' Indie world's Urban 'world m', n demos and hopefully atmospheric sounds! ''.*.Citizen of Brussels, EU and the world thus happy to ''SIIING sing sing'' in FR, EN, IT, ES (mezzo-soprano worked for several good choirs or ensembles, very good teachers..I love live concerts and the collective process ..to harmonize it out/ all!).

 For you, inspirational pop house electro   rock soul or rap musicians, in particular, I would love singing. 
Also writing songs. 
*Human, Noe-mariposa Noe-mammifere WomaNoemie Noemummy ...but not too much ''me myself and I hopefully. Only ''me myself and Eye'' ;-) like in De La Soul great oldie. 

On Instagram too. Street art/photo lover, a bit creative in that.

Nathan Wouters (°1989) was born into a musical family. After starting out on violin, he switched to the double bass at the age of eleven,  attending classical bass lessons at the Academy for Music, Drama and Dance in Merksem under the guidance of Lode Leire. As well as being active in the Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales Antwerp directed by Ivo Venkov, he also started to develop an interest in other musical genres.  In 2004, he won the 1st price in the “Music Live competition” organized by Jeunesses Musicales Flanders with fellow improvisers Seppe Gebruers and Jakob Warmenbol. This trio proved to be a valuable learning school in the field of improvised music for them.

Although interested in both classical and improvised music, Nathan started his education at the jazz department of the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp with Piet Verbist and Nicolas Thys, never losing track of his classical studies. 
In 2009 he received the 'Oranjebeurs’ granted by The Dutch Community Antwerp.
After an inspiring meeting with Swedish bass player and pedagogue Anders Jormin, Nathan got the chance to study his last year with him at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden).

Active in a variety of bands, Nathan participated in projects such as: Machtelinckx/Badenhorst/Jensson/Wouters, Book Of Air VVOLK, Book of Air Fieldtone, MikMäâk, Sgt. Fuzzy, Wout Gooris Trio, Chasing Penguins, Teun Verbruggen Quartet, etc…

His personal development as an instrumentalist and composer is displayed in the collaborative project [ˈkɑːmos] with Finnish Soprano Aino Peltomaa, as well as in his solo appearances and solo recordings. These settings create an ideal environment for him to explore and work with live effect processing, which has been part of his musical vocabulary since his teens.

As a in demand sideman, Nathan had the chance to work with musicians such as: Mark Turner, Dave Douglas, Hilmar Jensson, Aki Takase, Rudi Mahall, Kris Davis, Marc Ducret, Hayden Chisholm, Alexi Tuomarila, John Ruocco, Kurt Van Herck, Dré Pallemaerts, Benoît Delbecq, Bert Joris, Erwin Vann, Ben Sluijs, Jeroen Van Herzeele, Guillaume Orti, Bo Van der Werf, Joachim Badenhorst, Haakon Aase, Nicola Andrioli, Erik Vermeulen, Jozef Dumoulin, Teun Verbruggen, Giovanni Barcella, Marek Patrman, Erik Thielemans, Toma Gouband,  William Hooker, … 
Besides performing at the main Belgian stages he also performed in China, Chili, Mexico, Japan, Croatia, Finland, Ukraine, Sweden, United Kingdom, Finland, Germany, France, Portugal, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Italy.

Since 2016 Nathan is associated as a teacher at the jazz departement of the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp.

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