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{{Short description|Dutch progressive rock band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| band_name = Silhouette
| name = Silhouette
| image =
| image =
| caption = Silhouette in 2014
| caption = Silhouette in 2014
| origin = Netherlands
| origin = Netherlands
| genre = [[Progressive rock]], [[neo-progressive rock]]
| genre = [[Progressive rock]], [[neo-prog]]
| years_active =
| years_active =
| label = [[Progress Records]], [[Freia Music]]
| label = Progress Records, Freia Music
| associated_acts =
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|http://www.silhouetteband.nl}}
| website = {{URL|www.silhouetteband.nl}}
| current_members = Brian de Graeve<br />Erik Laan<br />Rob van Nieuwenhuijzen<br />Daniel van der Weijde<br />Jurjen Bergsma
| current_members = Brian de Graeve<br />Erik Laan<br />Rob van Nieuwenhuijzen<br />Daniel van der Weijde<br />Jurjen Bergsma
| past_members = Gerrit-Jan Bloemink<br />Jos Uffing
| past_members = Gerrit-Jan Bloemink<br />Jos Uffing
}}
}}


'''Silhouette''' is a [[progressive rock]] band from [[Utrecht]], the [[Netherlands]].<ref>http://www.progwereld.org/cms/78-%E2%80%9Csilhouette-utrechtse-symfogroep-treedt-uit-de-schaduw%E2%80%9D/</ref><ref>http://www.progwereld.org/cms/concert/rpwl-en-silhouette-2-november-2012-lakei-helmond/</ref> So far, the band has released five albums. The music they play is influenced by band such as [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Marillion]],<ref>http://aardschok.com/interviews-36/1420-interview-met-silhouette-uit-nieuwegein</ref> but also by more recent music. The Dutch Oor Pop Encyclopedie lists Silhouette under the category of [[progressive rock]],<ref>Oor Pop Encyclopedie 2014 - The Final Edition, #19, 2014,Argo Special Media BV, page 581</ref> other sources<ref>http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5083</ref> refer to their music as [[neo-progressive rock]].
'''Silhouette''' is a Dutch [[progressive rock]] band from [[Utrecht]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.progwereld.org/progvizier/78-silhouette-utrechtse-symfogroep-treedt-uit-de-schaduw/|title=#78 "Silhouette: Utrecht sympho group emerges from the shadows"|website=Progwereld.org|date=26 October 2008|access-date=27 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.progwereld.org/recensie/rpwl-en-silhouette-2-november-2012-lakei-helmond/|title=RPWL en Silhouette, 2 november 2012, Lakei Helmond|website=Progwereld.org|access-date=27 May 2023}}</ref> So far, the band has released five albums. The music they play is influenced by band such as [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Marillion]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aardschok.com/interviews-36/1420-interview-met-silhouette-uit-nieuwegein |title=Interview met Silhouette uit Nieuwegein |website=Aardschok.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224101813/http://aardschok.com/interviews-36/1420-interview-met-silhouette-uit-nieuwegein |archive-date=2015-02-24}}</ref> but also by more recent music. The Dutch Oor Pop Encyclopedie lists Silhouette under the category of [[progressive rock]],<ref>''Oor Pop Encyclopedie 2014'' – The Final Edition, No. 19, 2014, Argo Special Media BV, p. 581</ref> other sources refer to their music as [[neo-prog]].


Silhouette's album Beyond the Seventh Wave received the iO Pages Prog Award 2014 for the best prog album that was released in Belgium and the Netherlands in that year.<ref>iOpages Magazine, March 2014, page 4</ref>
Silhouette's fourth album, ''Beyond the Seventh Wave'', received the iO Pages Prog Award 2014 for the best prog album that was released in Belgium and the Netherlands in that year.<ref>''iOpages'' magazine, March 2014, p. 4</ref> The band's manager, Kathy Keller, of My Music Matters-MT promotion company was active during the release phase of the album. Silhouette left in 2017 for record label management.


== Band members ==
== Band members ==
;Current members
;Current
*Brian de Graeve - [[vocals]] , [[guitar]]
*Brian de Graeve – vocals , guitar
*Erik Laan - [[vocals]] keyboards, bass pedals
*Erik Laan – vocals keyboards, bass pedals
*Rob van Nieuwenhuijzen - [[drums]], [[percussion]]
*Rob van Nieuwenhuijzen – drums, percussion
*Daniel van der Weijde - [[guitar]]
*Daniel van der Weijde – guitar
*Jurjen Bergsma - [[bass guitar|bass]]
*Jurjen Bergsma – bass


;Live members
;Live
*Bart Laan - [[guitar]]
*Bart Laan – guitar


;Former members
;Former
*Gerrit-Jan (GJ) Bloemink - bass (until 2014)
*Gerrit-Jan (GJ) Bloemink – bass (until 2014)
*Jos Uffing - drums, vocals and acoustic guitars (until 2013)
*Jos Uffing – drums, vocals and acoustic guitars (until 2013)


== Discography ==
==Discography==
*''A-maze'' (2007)
*''A-maze'' (2007)
*''[[Moods (Silhouette album)|Moods]]'' (2009)
*''Moods'' (2009)
*''[[Across the Rubicon]]'' (2012)
*''Across the Rubicon'' (2012)
*''Beyond the Seventh Wave'' (2014)
*''Beyond the Seventh Wave'' (2014)
*''Staging the Seventh Wave'' (2017, live album)
*''Staging the Seventh Wave'' (2017, live album)
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
*[http://www.silhouetteband.nl Official website]
*[http://www.silhouetteband.nl Official website]


Latest revision as of 22:52, 23 August 2024

Silhouette
OriginNetherlands
GenresProgressive rock, neo-prog
LabelsProgress Records, Freia Music
MembersBrian de Graeve
Erik Laan
Rob van Nieuwenhuijzen
Daniel van der Weijde
Jurjen Bergsma
Past membersGerrit-Jan Bloemink
Jos Uffing
Websitewww.silhouetteband.nl

Silhouette is a Dutch progressive rock band from Utrecht.[1][2] So far, the band has released five albums. The music they play is influenced by band such as Genesis, Pink Floyd, Marillion,[3] but also by more recent music. The Dutch Oor Pop Encyclopedie lists Silhouette under the category of progressive rock,[4] other sources refer to their music as neo-prog.

Silhouette's fourth album, Beyond the Seventh Wave, received the iO Pages Prog Award 2014 for the best prog album that was released in Belgium and the Netherlands in that year.[5] The band's manager, Kathy Keller, of My Music Matters-MT promotion company was active during the release phase of the album. Silhouette left in 2017 for record label management.

Band members

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Current
  • Brian de Graeve – vocals , guitar
  • Erik Laan – vocals keyboards, bass pedals
  • Rob van Nieuwenhuijzen – drums, percussion
  • Daniel van der Weijde – guitar
  • Jurjen Bergsma – bass
Live
  • Bart Laan – guitar
Former
  • Gerrit-Jan (GJ) Bloemink – bass (until 2014)
  • Jos Uffing – drums, vocals and acoustic guitars (until 2013)

Discography

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  • A-maze (2007)
  • Moods (2009)
  • Across the Rubicon (2012)
  • Beyond the Seventh Wave (2014)
  • Staging the Seventh Wave (2017, live album)
  • The World is Flat and Other Alternative Facts (2017)

References

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  1. ^ "#78 "Silhouette: Utrecht sympho group emerges from the shadows"". Progwereld.org. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ^ "RPWL en Silhouette, 2 november 2012, Lakei Helmond". Progwereld.org. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Interview met Silhouette uit Nieuwegein". Aardschok.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
  4. ^ Oor Pop Encyclopedie 2014 – The Final Edition, No. 19, 2014, Argo Special Media BV, p. 581
  5. ^ iOpages magazine, March 2014, p. 4
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