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Artist
Renske Taminiau
12+ albums
popjazzFemale jazz vocalistssinger-songwriterdutch female vocalists
about
Renske Taminiau is one of twins. Her sister Caat has inspired her to write. She’s a Dutch, 28-year-old, jazz-trained singer, who graduated from the Conservatory of Amsterdam in 2007. She almost became a doctor, (studying medicine at the university) but changed to music studies, when she found, while she was busy preparing a brain in class, that picking your brains for lyrics and songs was much more appealing than brain anatomy. After high school she enrolled in the Newcastle College of Music, which she chose because it was founded by Sting. She tried to adjust to the 'Jordy' way of life, and left England a bit less naïve after a year for Amsterdam. She writes her own lyrics and music and makes her own arrangements for the band, string quartet, horns and backing vocals. She produced and managed her own record, and is the bandleader. She loves to use her creative vision for all the areas involved with her musical art form, from developing the artwork to stage-and light design for the performances) Everything starts with the music, that fertilizes all grounds that it touches: She drew pictures for each song, made the cover and booklet so it would suit the musical atmosphere, she developed the band-performances as if she “invites the audience as guests in her living room”, therefore she’s also involved in the stage- and light design for the performances to create that special experience. She is currently working on several projects such as Wicked Jazz Sounds, an established Jazz
