Artists

I Found The Cure is a The Cure tribute band, founded in the town of Doetinchem, in 2014. This five-piece honors the legendary group with their authentic sound and audible love and respect for the unique oeuvre.

With woldwide hits like A Forest, Lullaby, Close To Me en Boys Don’t Cry and many other great songs, The Cure left their mark on the new wave scene of the eighties. Jannick Philipsen, Daan Ebbers, Joost Ebbers, Bart Lucius and Cas Miltenburg manage to capture the essence of their illustrious idols in an energetic live performance. With just the right new wave synths, exploded hairdo’s, and excentric make-up, I Found The Cure gives audiences the ultimate Cure experience. The band manages to convey the unique sounds and vibes of The Cure quite impressively. It results in an extraordinary, interactive chemistry between band and audience, you’re not likely to forget soon. 

Ibex Komodo is a Reggae/Dancehall singer from the Netherlands. Ibex is also a keyboard player, and has performed with several artists from Jamaica like Fantan Mojah, Lutan Fyah, Turbulence, Eek a Mouse, Gyptian, Jah Cure.
And after years of experience Ibex started to make his own music in October 2018 and now performs with his own band, called Fyah Roots.
Together with the Fyah Roots band and Ibex’s energy they can promise to give you an energyful show.
Ibex Komodo writes his own songs and makes his own music.
The Fyah Roots band is represented by;
⁃ Farao Karym on the Guitar,
⁃ Santosh on the keys,
⁃ Vincent on the drums and
⁃ Pieter on the bass.
Just four musicians and one singer bringing you the great sounds of Reggae and Dancehall.

Ignazio Di Salvo is an italian guitar player and composer based in Belgium. He began to study music by the age of 9, studying classical guitar at the Conservatory with the Master Francesco Buzzurro. At the age of 16 he composed his first instrumental demo “Where do the thoughts come from?” and he was awarded with the title of young talent by many music Magazines (Top Demo on Metal Shock, Chitarre, Raw&Wild, Metal Hammer, Rockeggiando.it ). During the same year, he attended Siena Jazz Clinics and he obtained the First Level Classical Guitar Diploma at the Conservatory.

In 2008 he graduated in Business Economics at the “Luigi Bocconi” University of Milan (Title of his dissertation: Development strategies for niche artistic product. The EGEA case and Italian Jazz). In the meantime he graduated at the Milan Modern Music Academy (“Corsi Civici di Jazz”) after five years of studying.

In 2009 he attended the Berklee College of Music seminars and he has been selected as the best jazz guitarist by Giovanni Tommaso and he joined the Berklee Umbria Jazz Award Band at Umbria Jazz Winter 2010. In the same year, he joined the competition “Ziua Chitarelor 3” in Bucharest and he won the first prize which has been assigned by a prestigious jury (Jennifer Batten, Andreas Oberg, Michael Lee Feerkins, Stu Hamm, Dave Martone, William Stravato, Damjan Pejcinosky and Fabrizio Dadò, Axemagazine).

He has been chosen as one of the 12 finalists in Guitar Idol 2011 among more than 1030 guitar players all over the world. He received a great response from both judges and public, and his song “A night of change” was acclaimed as the best in the competition by the audience. He joined seminars held by Jennifer Batten, Steve Trovato, Richard Smith, Dave Liebman, Guthrie Govan, Dave Martone, Michael Lee Feerkins, Andreas Oberg, Stu Hamm, Tomaso Lama, Umberto Fiorentino. Furthermore he studied Jazz Guitar with Bebo Ferra and Umberto Fiorentino.

In 2011 he opened the Reb Beach (Whitesnake, Winger) and the Guthrie Govan concerts. He attended the Nuoro Jazz seminars held by the famous Italian trumpet player Paolo Fresu and he won the prestigious scholarship for the best students. He also gained the Jazz Master Degree at the Italian Conservatory of Music "Vivaldi".

His playing style has been transcribed by Jamtrackcentral.com, where he collaborates as artist and composer. He studied Fusion-Jazz guitar with Alex Stornello and he's been founder and director of the Modern Music Institute in Milan from 2010 to 2013. He wrote didactical articles for the Guitar Club Magazine and he introduced in the market his signature "Gnazz tap-pick", an innovative guitar pick to play eight-finger tapping.

His first album “A gift to the World” came out in 2014 with a great response of public and critics. In the year 2013 he moved to Brussels where he gained a Master for Didactics at the "Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles". He's playing in diffent projects, from Metal to Jazz, Pop and Fusion. He's working as Live/Studio session man, he's teaching Jazz Music in the Belgian National Academies and doing Masterclasses and Clinics. He's endorser for the brands DVMark, Ibanez Guitars, Gruvgear, TRex pedals, IQS, Essetipicks and M-picks.

Dutch-Belgian outfit IKIGA does catchy post-pop like the Japanese do ramen: tasty as f*ck.

Improv Music Society is pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz, r&b, latin, funk, reggae and much more. Creating something out of nothing and balancing on the edge of chaos, that's how these guys improvise their way through life. Their mission: to create the soundtrack of the world in this moment, here and now. They leave everything up to their faith, their trust in eachother and the audience, and their deep love for music. Be prepared to witness a unique show full of creativity and explosive energie.

** special U2-event**
In collaboration with AB-bookings and the International U2-fanclub U2start.com a special night to celebrate the return of U2 to our city!

About tribute band "In the Name of":
The band "In the Name of" was founded in 2008 and is the ultimate musical U2 adventure with lots of interaction and chemistry during their shows. In the Name of participated in the coverband competition "The Clash of the Cover Bands" and has been voted as the jury's most favourite band.

U2 tribute band "IN THE NAME OF" is founded on 1 January 2008 and has emerged from an all-round cover band. The new occupation (since may 2015) has once again put this band on the radar of Europe’s booking agency’s.

With their whole heart, they crawl into the soul of U2 to bring the -oh, so great- songs with the same passion and fire. A U2 tribute band that plays just like the original, each performance as if it were their last ...

"IN THE NAME OF" stood, among other shows, in halls as The maaspoort, 013, P60 (Netherlands Fanclub day U2 fan club), Paradiso, The Duchess and metropolis. Also she was standing on renowned festivals in The Netherlands and Belgium. With a night "IN THE NAME OF" you will feel and experience U2 as if it were the real thing.

The band guarantees an ultimate musical catchy U2 adventure and loves the huge interaction and chemistry that occurs during a performance. Every visitor will agree on this intense experience.

In the Name of is participant in The Clash of the Cover Bands 2016-2017. In the preliminary round (June 2016), in the national finals of the extra half cycle (October 2016) and in the Benelux final (March 2017) “In the Name of” was proclaimed professional jury winner! The final takes place on 8 July 2017 in PARADISO Amsterdam.