1 (solo) performer
Indoor and outdoor
Guitarist
1,5 hour
3x4 to 5 meters,
NL, EN
Programmatic music playing on guitar, or cinematic guitar music that inspired, like a story or a painting. The guitar is a great instrument for that.
Erick Detremain is a guitarist whose songs are performed in a melodic and versatile way.
Just as the Impressionists painted a landscape, Erick Detremain paints soundscapes with his guitar: soundscapes! As an art lover, if you think of Monet, Degas and Renoir, with Erick my first thought is of David Gilmour, the fabulous guitarist of Pink Floyd. If you put Jeff Beck to the left of Gilmour, Erick Detremain is on the right. To speak in Pink Floyd terms, his talent until recently was "Obscured By Clouds. Virtuosic, lyrical, technically superb, but no talent scout or A&R manager ever came his way. And he always refused to play in bands that had trinkets on the menu.
So Erick is a lone guitarist, melancholy but full of gusto, performing extremely melodic and versatile tunes. He strings
together his life experiences, read stories and world events with notes and sound effects. It brings out in himself, as well as in the listener, faded and lost memories. To describe Erick's oeuvre as instrumental listening and lounge music, or guitar playing in the melodic styles of jazz, folk, blues or symphonic, detracts from the way he paints with his guitar and echoes stories from his amplifier.
Playing exclusively his own music, Erick does so in churches, living rooms, outdoors on the square and in cultural centers. In a dancing or karaoke bar, you will not encounter this quiet man filled with musical sensibilities. His music is for connoisseurs, for lovers of brilliant, instrumental soundscapes and musical delights.
Performances are up to 1.5 hours maximum.
Evert Wilbrink, April 2024, Barcelona
(Evert Wilbrink was editor-in-chief of Verona magazine, President of the American King Biscuit Flower Hour, co-founder of Teye Guitars and writes monthly about music in Het Platenblad)
Reviews
, user
Erick Detremain hails from Utrecht. This solo artist, with a passion for original work, refuses to be put in a box. His music? An enchanting blend of jazz, blues, folk, and symphonic influences. Think the dreamy solos of David Gilmour and the refined touch of Jeff Beck. Detremain uses his guitar like a diary — pouring emotions and memories into chords and melodies. At times soft, at times stormy. Sometimes intimate, sometimes epic. His performances — whether in churches, living rooms, or any place where the acoustics feel just right — are like a warm blanket for the soul. (via E-mail)
, Kees de Brouwer
Erick is een gedreven gitarist die met grote passie speelt en daarmee een boeiend verhaal verteld - Tijdens Rabo Open Winter Stage was hij qua techniek en beheersing van zijn instrumenten een van de opvallendste acts - Zeker een aanrader voor liefhebbers van echte gitaar virtuosen !
, A. Korver
Op 2 januari ben ik in Tivoli Vredenburg geweest. Daar was een optreden van Erick Detremain. Heerlijk rustgevende muziek heeft hij daar laten horen en zien. Een optreden die we graag nog eens zouden willen zien.
, C. Rock
Op 2 februari. ben ik naar Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht geweest, om het optreden bij te wonen van gitarist Erick Detremain. Het was een totale verrassing, een optreden met prachtige vlot gespeelde inspirerende gitaar klanken. Door de uitleg die hij gaf van zijn zelf geschreven muziek, nam hij ons mee in zijn muzikale verhaal, met verfrissende, soms bijna spirituele klanken.
€ 300,-
act price ex 9% VATThe request is non-committal.
Artist will respond with question/proposal.
After that, you can complete the booking.