biography

1957 1960 1965

1969

 1976 1978 1979 1978-1989 1982
December 12th, born round midnight playing the reed organ classical organlessons for 3 years starts drumming first compositions, strongly influenced by Klaus Schulze, collaboration with schoolfriend first time in band as a drummer first synthesizer, Yamaha CS-10 keyboardplayer and drummer in many bands gert in studio, 1982

 

1984 1989-2004 1995

1996

1997 1998 1999 1999 1999
Gert Emmens live 1984 collaboration with Peter Leijdsman, starting with fusion and funk, ending with trance music January, release of Light the Light March 16th performance at the 3rd Alfa Centaurifestival June pricewinner on the Alfa Centauri composing contest contracted at Quantum Records January 24th release of Elektra October 31th performance at Alfa Centauri promotion festival gert in studio, 1999

 

2001 2002 2003

2003

2003 2004 2004 2004 2004
April 28th release of Asteroids at the 8th Alfa Centauri
festival		 November
contracted at Groove		 February 18th release of Wanderer of Time September 27th performance at E-live festival September 27th release of Obscure Moments in Twilight Shades Gert at 5th place at Best Artist topic at Schallwende elections, Germany March 13th performance with Ruud Heij in Huizen, NL March 13th release of Return to the Origin, album with Ruud Heij May 15th release of Live

 

2004 2004 2005

2005

2005 2005 2006 2006 2006
October 16th performance at E-live festival October 16th release of Waves of Dreams March 12th contribution on Progday-CD September 21th release of When Darkness Falls Upon the Earth October 15th performance at E-live festival with René van der Wouden November contribution on VA-Analogy Gert at 3rd place at Best Artist topic at Schallwende elections, Germany October 1st, release of The Tale of the Warlock October 1st, 2 contributions (with Ruud Heij and Embrase) on VA-Analogy 2

 

2006 2007 2007 2007 2007

  2007

 2008 2008 2008
gert emmens at E-live October 2006, photo taken by gert van santen
October, at E-live		 February, 3
concert in Essen, Germany		 April 2, release of Journey, the third album together with Ruud Heij April 2, release of A Boy's World October contribution on VA-Analogy 3   November 10, concert at the Gasometer in Oberhausen, Germany April 13, release of The Nearest Faraway Place, Volume 1 April 13, concert with Ron Boots and Friends at the E-day festival September 20, concert at the Electronic Circus festival,in Bielefeld, Germany

 

2008 2009 2009 2009 2009

2010

 2010 2010 2010
September 20, release of Silent Witnesses of Industrial Landscapes, 4th album with Ruud Heij March 7, TDFZ Radioshow, Gert Emmens interview and music special, with Chris Newman April 11, concert at E-day festival April 11, release of The Nearest Faraway Place, Volume 2 October. Gert starts collaborating with Cadenced Haven January 16, interview with Terry Hawke on his Chill-Out Sessions Radio Show  March 15, release of The Nearest Faraway Place, Volume 3 May 22,
Gert played drums with Free System Projekt on the E-day festival		 November 10th, release of Metamorphosis, the 10th soloalbum to be released by Groove

 

2011 2011 2011 2011 2012

2012

 2012 2012 2012
April 13th, release of Life in Cosmic Highway, by Gert Emmens and Cadenced Haven April 16th, release of Legacy, bye Free System Projekt and Gert Emmens April 16th, Gert is guest musician during the concert of Remy at the E-day festival October 1st, release of The Sculpture Garden, the 5th album from Gert Emmens & Ruud Heij March 31st, release of An Artist's Stroke