Consortium Project - Biography
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Biography
Ian foundered Consortium Project back in 1999 starting with Consortium Project I 'Criminals & Kings' (featuringperformances from Ayreon, Kamelot and Vanden Plas members). Consortium Project II 'Continuum in Extremis' in 2001 (featuring Rhapsody bassist Patrice Guers, members of Elegy and French guitar virtuoso Patrick Rondat). Consortium Project III 'Terra Incognita (The Undiscovered World)' (featuring performances from guitarist Mike Chlasciak (Halford) and many more, then Consortium Project IV 'Children of Tomorrow' (featuring former Within Temptation drummer Ivar de Graaf & Wintersbane guitarist Lou St Paul).
Newcomers to Consortium Project are female vocalists Bulgarian Rock singer Anna Lozanova and Gothic metal singer Lene Petersen (Infinity Overture).
Joining Ian in the studio will be Kamelot drummer Casey Grillo, ex-Pain of Salvation bassist Kristoffer Gildenlow, Dawn of Destiny bass player Jens Faber, Circle II Circle guitarist Bill Hudson and Infinity Overture guitarist Niels Vejlyt who has already laid down some ripping guitar tracks on a number of Consortium 5 songs during Ian's recent visit to Copenhagen in October 2009.
Ian hopes to have the Consortium V 'Species' album finished mid 2010 with a release including his Consortium Quadrilogy around September 2010.
Quote Ian: "It is a challenge this time around to write and produce the best and heaviest of all 5 Consortium albums. I really want to emphasis the fact that in my conceptual story women save the world. This is why I want more involvement from these great female vocalists on Consortium V 'Species'. It's great to have Casey Grillo back on drums doing an incredible job like he did on C III and my solo c.d. Visions and this time I have more fantastic young kick ass bass players Kris Gildenlow en Jens Faber completing the rhythm section. So with rip roaring solos from US Guitarist Bill Hudson & Danish guitarist Niels Vejlyt, it's going to be a killer album with a mix of everything that is cool in Rock and Metal".
Newcomers to Consortium Project are female vocalists Bulgarian Rock singer Anna Lozanova and Gothic metal singer Lene Petersen (Infinity Overture).
Joining Ian in the studio will be Kamelot drummer Casey Grillo, ex-Pain of Salvation bassist Kristoffer Gildenlow, Dawn of Destiny bass player Jens Faber, Circle II Circle guitarist Bill Hudson and Infinity Overture guitarist Niels Vejlyt who has already laid down some ripping guitar tracks on a number of Consortium 5 songs during Ian's recent visit to Copenhagen in October 2009.
Ian hopes to have the Consortium V 'Species' album finished mid 2010 with a release including his Consortium Quadrilogy around September 2010.
Quote Ian: "It is a challenge this time around to write and produce the best and heaviest of all 5 Consortium albums. I really want to emphasis the fact that in my conceptual story women save the world. This is why I want more involvement from these great female vocalists on Consortium V 'Species'. It's great to have Casey Grillo back on drums doing an incredible job like he did on C III and my solo c.d. Visions and this time I have more fantastic young kick ass bass players Kris Gildenlow en Jens Faber completing the rhythm section. So with rip roaring solos from US Guitarist Bill Hudson & Danish guitarist Niels Vejlyt, it's going to be a killer album with a mix of everything that is cool in Rock and Metal".