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the waiting room
12+ albums
coversfolkamericanaacousticorchestral pop
about
The Waiting Room is either: - A Genesis/Peter Gabriel tribute band http://www.genesistribute.com/ - A pop/rock band started in 2005 featuring Ryan van den Berg - Or a podcast called The Waiting Room http://crack.podbean.com/. --------------------- Pop/Rock outfit The Waiting Room started in February 2005 when Ryan van den Berg (Singer/Rhythm Guitar) got together to rehearse some of the songs he had written with Jason Townsend (Original Drummer). They quickly added a bass player and started gigging all over Johannesburg in South Africa where they are from. It wasn’t long before Mike Varalla replaced the original bass player (Ross Turner) and Mark van den Berg (Ryan’s brother) joined as a fourth member on lead guitar to complete the lineup. The band supported many well known SA bands such as Just Jinjer, Prime Circle and the Parlotones to name just a few. They recorded their first album in January 2006 which was generously sponsored. They only had 14 days in studio to record and mix 10 tracks. The album was released independently across the country and sold well. The first single (Love To Death) did extremely well. It was played and charted on numerous South African radio stations. The success of this single got the band signed to David Gresham records in February 2007 where they started recording new songs for their second album. There was much excitement, but 2007 turned out to be a tough year for the band. Mike left due to personal reasons and Jason left the commercial
