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| Danny Kroonen |
Following on from the worldwide success of WILL BLACK ROCKS THE UK;
it’s only right and proper that I introduce another musical hero, of whom I
cannot hear enough from.
Danny Kroonen (October 21st 1972) is a musician/composer/lyricist
from Dordrecht ,
The Netherlands.
Taken from his website: www.dannykroonen.com
"Danny was brought up in a musical and artistic family and
learned to play drums, guitar, piano and bass at a tender age. At the age
of 15 he started composing and arranging his songs in his home studio. As a
lyricist Danny has been active since the age of 11, already having a
good command of and love for the English language then. His style brings a
mix of alternative music, electronic, soundscapes, symphonic rock and
orchestral arrangements. In 1993, Danny's song The Life of
Angie was used in the Dutch motion picture Angie. In 2001 he
released his EP/CD Solitary Journey which highlights his ability to
create symphonic rock songs with compelling lyrics. Occasionally Danny performs
his work on stage as a solo performer."
Sharing something in common with the world famous novelist
Peter James, Danny Kroonen has composed a theme for both myself, Taylor ’s Theme and for Peter, Sandy ’s Theme, based on the fictional wife of
Peter’s main character Roy Grace.
Danny was generous enough to compose Taylor ’s Theme to accompany my Police and
Crime Commissioner Election campaign in 2012.
Equally generous and talented, Danny composed Sandy ’s Theme having been
inspired by reading Peter James’s novels and has gone on to compose other
tracks which delve deeper into Peter James’s Roy Grace world.
Over to Danny himself to describe his musical inspirations and influences.
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| A Peter James fan |
“TELL A STORY, TAKE THE LISTENER ON A LITTLE JOURNEY.”
“My guitar playing is heavily influenced by David
Gilmour. He is absolutely my favourite guitarist! And I just love the
way Roger Waters writes and arranges, and of course his lyrics are
sublime, so there's your Pink Floyd-influence. And let's not forget Richard
Wright's wonderful keyboard-playing and Nick Mason's drumming.
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| Danny Kroonen & Peter James |
Dalbello had the most influence on me as an arranger,
producer and lyricist. I think she's a genius! I especially paid a lot of
attention to the way she programmed and played drums on her
album Whomanfoursays. I think that is a fantastic album!
Then there's Steely Dan. One might not hear it directly
in my music but I like to think I am influenced by them in the sense of
lyric-writing and some piano-playing that I do. I am not a jazz fanatic
per se but I've learnt a lot by studying Donald Fagen's approach, as he
has a very unique style of his own that I really appreciate. I grew up
with their music and have always been a big fan.
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| Danny & Peter |
As for Rupert Hine: there are three albums that are always
in the back of my mind when I am composing and recording: Immunity, Waving
Not Drowning and The Wildest Wish To Fly. I've been listening to those a
lot in my youth and have always been fascinated by Hine's style of composing,
arranging and recording. With this fine mix of influences I would like to
think it is ME in the end... “
Danny is currently working on a new album as well as writing
instrumental music with a focus on Film & TV.
Let’s hope the long awaited TV series of Roy
Grace, comes with the soundtrack written by Danny Kroonen.
For discover more about Danny Kroonen, check out his Youtube
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