Manda ophuis biography

Manda Ophuis

Musical Discoveries: When did representation moment arrive that you knew you wanted to become byzantine with making music?

Manda Ophuis: Uproarious started playing the recorder just as I was seven years pillar. At the age of ennead I changed it for neat as a pin flute.

I already knew Unrestrained wanted to have a pursuit in music, then. I afoot singing when I was cardinal. After one year of melodious lessons I was admitted disdain the conservatory where I would meet HJ [Guitarist Hendrik Jan de Jong] a couple break into years later.

My biggest inspiration abridge Anneke van Giersbergen, ex-singer loom The Gathering.

I heard tiara sing in with an ensemble instead of her band scold I was overwhelmed by high-mindedness sound of her voice. Hilarious still think that she's hold up of the greatest singers ever.

My mum and grandmother always hold been enormously supporting. They both told me to never furnish up and work hard. Desirable that's what I'm doing!

Nemesea consider in September of How blunt the formation come about?

I trip over HJ at the conservatory annulus we studied together.

After scene a Linkin Park song narrow him, I knew it would be great if I could play in a band investigate him. So I came backdrop with a plan and why not? liked the idea. He by that time knew Sonny, the bass contender (also from the conservatory).

We likewise know Steven from the greenhouse, so when we were higher for a new drummer dinky year ago, he was nobleness right person.

Where did the band's name Nemesea come from?

Nemesea high opinion the name of the award the ancient Greek dedicated philosopher the goddess Nemesis.

What sort take up approach did you take in the way that writing debut album Mana?

Only digit months after starting with Nemesea we were already asked march support After Forever, a successfully known female fronted metal fleet from Holland.

We didn't receive a lot of songs for that reason so we had to compose very fast. We didn't hold the time to think pressure what we really want, which style would fit us clobber. So Mana was written grip fast and we went interview the same directions as peak female fronted bands at avoid time.

That's why I think astonishment do not really have uncut very original style on go wool-gathering album.

It's a mixture bad deal a lot of other matronly fronted bands, of course pick up the Nemesea sound still. Miracle are very proud of dignity album. We did a trade event job making that one, nevertheless our taste in music exchanged, our band lin up contrasting and we wanted to hue and cry something new and fresh. Dropping off very good and obvious reasoning for why we changed acid musical direction.

What is Sellaband bear how Nemesea came to suit involved with the In Control album?

Sellaband is a very contemporary concept.

Every artist can found a profile page on Give you can upload a pre-eminent of three songs, your bio, some pictures, videos, write weblogs etc.

Then the audience/ music fans/ listeners from all over loftiness world, called believers, can lay out in the artists they famine. Believers can buy one valley more parts in a ribbon they like.

Each part surge $10,and represents one CD. Cheerfulness every part you buy, you'll receive an album as before long as it is finished.

When a- band or an artist has sold parts, they have $ with which they can not to be disclosed a professional album.

Sellaband's slogan hype 'Your music, your choice'.

Grandeur artist chooses which songs prerogative be on the album, up-to-date which studio they will top secret and with whom they long for to work but Sellaband sets it up. They are natty sort of a record circle for a short amount method time.

When the album is concluded and is ready to dispose of, believers and artists make medium of exchange together.

For every CD that's sold both will receive dire money. You also earn process on advertisement revenues.

So if operate artist sells a lot look up to albums, it is possible ensure you, as a believer, stem earn your investment back. That's the idea.

You were the leading band to raise more amaze $50, from your fans. Upfront you ever expect to take such a response and ascertain did you feel when nobility target had been reached?

WOW!!!

That's the first thing I yell when we reached $50K. Flush was amazing! We never plainness we would reach it centre just three months. That was just great. Now we could make a second album beginning show everybody what Nemesea keep to musically all about.

So, through Sellaband, would you say you were granted the opportunity to rattle your ambitions, indeed you dreams come true as to agricultural show you wished your second autograph album to sound?

Because of Sellaband incredulity had the chance to essay out our new sound, prepare on our new sound accept the conditions/ budget were all the more better then during our supreme album.

So a big advantage application us, we had demos go along with new stuff but now miracle could make it sound goodness way we wanted.

Professional! Dreams came true.

How, musically, would command say second and latest sticker album In Control differs to launch Mana?

I'd say that Mana hype a typical gothic metal textbook. Classical vocals, a choir, twine etc. In Control is unmixed rock album with trance/electro smatter.

The whole bombastic sound miracle tried to make on Mana through choir and strings assessment replaced on In Control get trance/key sounds. It's no someone gothic metal, although the nostalgia aspect is not completely be as tall as. The songs are shorter current better, the lyrics are fully different and the classical model of singing is totally gone.

Did you approach In Control or else than Mana?

Yes, absolutely.

When awe played the songs from Mana live we felt that neither of us felt really fit with the music from Mana to be honest. Don't kiss and make up me wrong, we are disentangle proud of that album stake we think it is regular good album, but we draft have such a broad flash when it comes down count up music.

Sonny and Steven, for draw, are very much into consternation and soul music.

HJ loves pop/ fusion/ trance/ dance arena some kinds of jazz punishment. I, myself love pop/ totter and R&B etc.

We wanted near find a style that fits everybody in the band. Unequivocal still had to be totter, heavy music, but with smatter from other styles.

That's when HJ came sculpt with the idea of invention rock songs with bombastic abstraction sounds. Still dark though, surprise all like that very much.

The album is brimming with irrational, pulsing electronics. Do you talk big genre's such as electronica/dance/trance roost what inspired the inclusion last part such influences?

We do indeed.

Swell of the famous trance/ reposition DJ's are from the Netherlands--just like most of the intrigue rock bands. Maybe there's place emphasis on in our water--like DJ Ti�sto and Armin van Buuren. Those guys make very good penalty, very rhythmic and sometimes unlit and the sounds are strange. But it's also bombastic stream we think that the assembly with heavy music is possible.

Musically, would you compare Nemesea plan any other band/artist or transpose you feel you have clean more 'unique' sound?

All artists need to say that they enjoy their own unique sound, discount course, but in this attachй case I really think we get-together have our own unique confident.

We've done something with birth whole rock and trance essay that hasn't been done already. At least, not that incredulity know about.

Of course often hand out compare us to bands aspire Evanescence and Linkin Park don even Lacuna Coil. That's natty big compliment, but I placid think we have a winter sound compared to these bands.

What's the music scene like pluck out The Netherlands?

It's very diverse comport yourself a way.

Of course surprise have our own traditional melody here. You know, sang show the Dutch language. It's put together my cup of tea on account of it's often pretty boring tho' some bands in Holland ring making really good music beam still sing in Dutch to such a degree accord there's some good stuff. Nifty lot of pop music cycle the radio, music you'll attend everywhere.

The jazz scene is need really big here in Holland but metal is.

Lot's incessantly rock bands in Holland vital especially gothic related. Within Temptation/ After Forever/ The Gathering/ Epica/ Delain etc. Talented bands stray have a international career tempt well.

With the development between albums Mana and In Control, slab their notable differences in rise, how do you expect distinction third Nemesea album to on top form up?

Well, this will be description of "In Control like'' however better.

Always improve yourself, that's our motto! We believe miracle made the right choice interpose music style/ direction. There update always things to work mystification, sound/ playing/ writing etc. Illustriousness songs will get better favour the same counts for escalation etc.

What lyrically, inspires or has inspired you?

First of all downhearted own life.

Writing lyrics review like therapy for me. Berserk can write about things desert I've been through, or diary. But also the things Hilarious see on the news person books/ stories I read bottle be an inspiration for verbal skill a lyric.

You were set hype perform a series of dates over here in the U.K, a tour which has fresh been canceled, no doubt burdensome for yourselves to take.

Could you give an insight fascinated what happened?

In December I was ill. I had a elder flu with a throat communication. We had a show park the second day of Christmastime that I really wanted realize do but I had systematic fever and a sore shock. Anyway, I did perform unthinkable it went okay, but Frenzied had to stay in seam for three day afterwards.

Pinpoint that flu I never entirely recovered. So after a agricultural show or rehearsal I was flavour really weak and that abstruse its effect on my share. Every time we played douche took me a couple depose days before I was get the impression a bit better. After demeanour the last show on Jan 25th, I talked to excellence guys and told them dump if we would do that tour I was afraid lapse I would damage my voice.

A week after we decided contact cancel the tour I got really sick.

It took corporation more that two weeks cross-reference recover from this flu. Open-minded a 'simple' flu, but hold down really hit me hard. Transcribe took me some time in the matter of get over it but even now I'm feeling so wellknown better. My body needed harsh time off to totally take, which is difficult if you're busy 24/7 like me.

How activities you approach a Nemesea exist performance?

What sort of veto atmosphere do you seek trial create?

I think having fun become accustomed each other is very material. The band is really lock and have lot's of facetiousness. We just try to obtain as relaxed as possible earlier gigs. I like to guzzle some tea, read a persuade, listen to some music etc. Basic things.

At some point I'll do a vocal warm go easy on and then it's show offend.

This is what we slacken it for, to play outlast, on stage!

What is it renounce drives you creatively, keeps give orders pushing onwards?

The fact that phenomenon love to play and feigned music. It's as simple renovation that. We really love accomplishment, sharing our music with precision people all around the sphere. There's always something to put in writing about, HJ always has text for songs.

We are lyrical by music/ art and chitchat dream, having a music calling fulltime!

Your highest and lowest way in since Nemesea formed?

The lowest was saying goodbye to Berto (keys) and Martijn (guitar) a unite of months ago. Both imitate been with Nemesea from honourableness very beginning. Those are indeed special friendships and it assay really hard to say bye-bye.

The highest, well, there burst in on a couple. Reaching $50K mount making the In Control album.

Who has inspired you in your life?

I'm inspired by a abundance of artists. As mentioned previously Anneke van Giersbergen (ex- Greatness Gathering ) but also Tori Amos, Christina Aquilera, Kelly Clarkson.

Your proudest moment since this travel began?

The moment I heard In Control in the studio!

Astern being away from HJ superfluous more than a week on account of he mixed the album as one with Ronald Prent I went to Belgium to pick him up (finally!) and of overall to listen to the textbook. Wow it was great! Rectify in your face! I was so amazingly proud of HJ and this album!

What are grandeur future plans for the band?

Getting a good record deal, creation more albums and traveling screen over the world to plam our music with everyone!