The Gentle Storm, is a Dutch musical project by which singer and lyricist, and composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen, a Dutch singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician and producer?
The Gentle Storm The Gentle Storm is a Dutch musical project by singer and lyricist Anneke van Giersbergen and composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen, founder and leader of other musical projects such as Star One, Ayreon, Guilt Machine and Ambeon. The duo has previously collaborated in Ayreon albums "Into the Electric Castle" and "01011001". The project's debut album, "The Diary", was released on March 23, 2015 in Europe, and the following day in the US and consists of a double album, with the first part being a lighter, folk approach and the second one being more metal oriented.
Cloudmachine Cloudmachine was an eclectic indie rock band hailing from the Netherlands, founded by songwriter and composer Ruud Houweling (Alphen aan den Rijn, July 29, 1968) who fronts the band, singing and playing guitar. Other band members are: Marco Kuypers (keyboards), Mike Coolen (drums), Richard Lagerweij (guitars) and Ray Edgar Duyns (bass). The style of music can be described as atmospheric with a melancholic undertone. The songs are always constructed with 'real' instruments, part acoustic. Vintage keyboards (hammond, piano, wurlitzer, mellotron, pump organ), various types of guitars, sometimes accordion. Arrangements often incorporate additional string players or a brass section. The band has released four albums, receiving critical acclaim in the Netherlands and Belgium, before dismantling in december 2014.