Oliver Hartmann - To Start Solo Career
The impressive singer Oliver Hartmann (former At Vance member and best known for his parts in the AVANTASIA, AINA and GENIUS rock operas) has decided to make a major step and start up a solo career with is debut cd "Out In The Cold" out worldwide on Frontiers Records on April 25th 2005.
"For me it´s a kind of permanent step to compose and produce for my solo releases", says the German singer and guitar player, "Although the material is maybe a little different compared to what I´ve done in the past, I´m really looking forward to my solo works. This is the first time I was taking care of being the songwriter and main musician of this project. So I had the possibility to combine my own musical roots with different influences without being limited by a bands or a project style".
Under the guidance of famed producer Sascha Paeth (Rhapsody, Kamelot, Angra, Edguy etc.), Hartmann was able to record a mature rock album which showcases his amazing vocal and songwriting abilities. Blending such diverse influences coming from the British AOR sound of classic Strangeways and early Dare, to the classic hard rock of Whitesnake, Rainbow and Giant, "Out In The Cold" shows anyway an original and peculiar approach that privileges the emotional aspect. The baroque string arrangements (courtesy of Miro) are also one of the most intriguing aspects of an album that can be listened tirelessly.
Helping Oliver are famed German musicians such as Bodo Schopf (MSG) on drums and Armin Donderer (Paradox) on bass.
Final tracklisting of "Out In The Cold" is:
Alive Again; Out In The Cold; Brazen; The Same Again; I Will Carry On; What If I; How Long; The Journey; Who Do You Think That You Are; Listen To Your Heart; Can You Tell Me Where Love Has Gone; Into The Light.
http://www.frontiers.it/
"For me it´s a kind of permanent step to compose and produce for my solo releases", says the German singer and guitar player, "Although the material is maybe a little different compared to what I´ve done in the past, I´m really looking forward to my solo works. This is the first time I was taking care of being the songwriter and main musician of this project. So I had the possibility to combine my own musical roots with different influences without being limited by a bands or a project style".
Under the guidance of famed producer Sascha Paeth (Rhapsody, Kamelot, Angra, Edguy etc.), Hartmann was able to record a mature rock album which showcases his amazing vocal and songwriting abilities. Blending such diverse influences coming from the British AOR sound of classic Strangeways and early Dare, to the classic hard rock of Whitesnake, Rainbow and Giant, "Out In The Cold" shows anyway an original and peculiar approach that privileges the emotional aspect. The baroque string arrangements (courtesy of Miro) are also one of the most intriguing aspects of an album that can be listened tirelessly.
Helping Oliver are famed German musicians such as Bodo Schopf (MSG) on drums and Armin Donderer (Paradox) on bass.
Final tracklisting of "Out In The Cold" is:
Alive Again; Out In The Cold; Brazen; The Same Again; I Will Carry On; What If I; How Long; The Journey; Who Do You Think That You Are; Listen To Your Heart; Can You Tell Me Where Love Has Gone; Into The Light.
http://www.frontiers.it/
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