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Biography 'Knight Area'

Knight Area was founded in 2004 after Gerben Klazinga released the first Knight Area album: The Sun Also Rises. This album was a project of Gerben, who wrote all the music, and many musicians participated in the recordings of the album. The album was a worldwide success and as a consequence Gerben formed a band to play live. A new album was released in 2007 (Under a New Sign) after the band successfully played the European and American stages. The album was a real band effort which got very good reviews worldwide. In September 2009 the third album will be released and a short European festival tour will follow.

Style of Music

Knight Area plays symphonic rock music, also classified as neo-progressive rock.

The music is a variety of styles with very melodic keyboards and guitars and the songs vary from ballads to more rock and metal kind of music.

Main Achievements

2003

Release of 1st album: The Sun Also Rises

2004

First live appearance in Holland

2005

Knight Area played at NEARfest, USA, Knight Area played main sympho/progrock stages in Holland, Belgium and France

2006

First appearance in Germany

2007

Release of 2nd album: Under A New Sign (nominated for several Prog Awards in Italy), US appearance in Greensboro and several gigs in Europe

2008

First UK appearance and successful gigs at main festivals in Germany (Loreley, Night of the Progs) and Canada (FMPM, Montreal)

2009

Release of 3rd album: Realm of Shadows. Appearance on main festivals like ProgPower Europe, Prockfest and the Classic Rock Society Octoberfest (UK)
Line-up

Gerben Klazinga

Keyboards and main Composer

Mark Smit

Vocals

Pieter van Hoorn

Drums

Gijs Koopman

Bass and Taurus

Mark Vermeule

Guitars