is a producer and multi-instrumentalist, who’s personal approach to the sound used to bring a special and recognizable touch to any of his works.
He takes part in considerable amount of very different musical activities, keeping himself developing in various directions, but mostly he is known by his work in genres related to progressive and experimental music.
It has been a continuous learning process for me to work with him. He has definitely enough patience and a wide musical vision.
I hope that this would be the beginning of a prolific connection of ideas. The process continues and there are still ideological and musical transformations on the way.
On the development of our album “Om”, several invited musicians are making an important difference to give a special signature to the sound that we accomplish together, that’s why we think it’s important to introduce them to you.
Isadora Cortina is a Mexican singer of Gothic Metal. She studied classical singing for two years, was member of a Concert Choir and became one of their lead singer within 3 months, with the choir she had the chance to tour Mexico and to sing for high profiled politicians and musicians.
She sang in the cover band “Han Derien” in Mexico City before she was invited to work with the German band “Beyond The Void” on the tracks “Seductora” and “Nihilism”. Later on in 2007 she had the chance to be guest artist for the Norwegian band “Ancestral Legacy” on their track “Atrapada en Pesadillas” as an alternative version of their original “Trapped Within The Wind”.
In 2008 they announced that she would replace Elin Anita Omholt who left “Ancestral Legacy” due to health issues. In the year 2009 she moved to Norway. In 2010- 2011 Ancestral Legacy went on tour twice and got to play in France, Germany and The Netherlands. In 2012 the band started the recording of their forthcoming album that will include, for the first time, Isadora as their singer. Planned to be released during autumn.
“Ixquic” is the name of our song where in the intro, Isadora Cortina’s voice represents a character of the ancient Mayan literature. Her beautiful, subtle voice and her Central-American origin, makes of this song a very special participation for us, specially when for Fabulae Dramatis, to portray the role on its deepest expression it’s a matter of believing and living the drama.
Growing up in a musical family in Belgium, at a very young age, Steve was listening to “The Beatles”, “Queen”, “Genesis” and Elton John. Since his dad’s drum-kit was set up in the garage, he eventually started drumming at the age of 9. At that time he just used to play alongside “Aerosmith” and “Queen” amongst others. When he was 10, he discovered “Metallica”, “Nirvana”, “Green Day” and others bands started learning their songs by heart.
Being asked to join his first band “Uxi Mania” at his12 years old, Steve has been almost constantly in a band, playing entire albums of his biggest influences, such as “Scenes From a Memory” from “Dream Theater”, band that he discovered when he was 16 years old and considers as a grate discovering that expanded his music horizons. After this he could be able to play and sing at the same time for several bands like “Teddy in a Jar”, a “Metallica” cover band and “Astronomy”, a progressive metalband where his participation included also writing and composing.
After “Astronomy” dissolved, Steve continued his cooperation in another music projects like ‘tMaP and “The Wolverines “, this last band was the origin of Steve’s longest-lasting band, “coRPus”, being at this time 18 years old. Three years later Vanderperren started up another progressive metalband, called “Io”, band that has accomplished his music expectations the most.
Steve is now focused on playing for his main band “coRPus”, however he eventually collaborates with bands such as “Ahráyeph”, “Asphyxiate”, “Knio Ugd”, “Convicted” and “Fabulae Dramatis”. He also expects to release soon a new project that is in progress.
Vanderperren understood from the very beginning how we expected the songs to sound like and he has been able to put his personal touch to them. His commitment and talent is something that we definitely appreciate.
We are very enthusiast to about the last voice recording sessions. Fabulae Dramatis is having interesting invited voices and our main ones are getting stronger and subtle at the same time. The experimentation and our commitment are giving definitely the last touch and character to the music. The project is developing a characteristic sound.
When our album would be finally able to be listened, you will recognize a psychedelic atmosphere, romantic and also aggressive colours…
We hope that you enjoy this discovery as much as we do, because we are mesmerized ourselves, and that should be exactly the purpose of music and art in general, to please yourself creating music or listening to it.
We will introduce officially our new invited musicians very soon…
VenenuM is finally taking form… since this personal project was founded in 2004 it has been very difficult to develop it, but maybe it was better that way, because now I have another perspective about music, musicians and about waiting and time. Time makes everything grow, no matter if something takes a bit of time, in the end what matters is to do it right.
Thanks to My Space and thanks to chance, I found the right people to create and re-make. Because the first three VenenuM’s tracks are re-makes but with a total different music direction. If you listen to the original tracks and the new ones, it’s barely noticeable that those are the same. Oh and by the way, the composition process continues, with a very experimental intention, with unedited and very, very personal songs.
The original tracks are “Whine”, “Quaerens Quem Devoret” and “Kein Schmerz”. The first two are compositions from Horus, band in which I sang and wrote the lyrics in 2003. I never had the opportunity to record them myself because I decided to leave the band. “Kein Schmerz” is original from VenenuM, composed in 2004.
For this musical process I counted with the support of Andrés Silva and Juan Robles (Dark Angeluz), keyboard player and drummer who I already knew from Spiritual Ashes, Ruben Restrepo’s personal project in which I sang and composed the lyrics. From the beginning I was sure that the way Silva and Robles compose and execute their instruments was going to be perfect for VenenuM.
Daniel Díaz Ordoñez recorded the acoustic and electric guitars.
Who I met from the dutch lessons here in Antwerp, and it was very funny and interesting to find in this country a fellow countryman that shares this passion for music.
Janina Stork, my first German teacher, witness at my marriage, and dear friend recorded the spoken voices for “Kein Schmerz”.
She came to Antwerp for a week in march to visit us.
I got the idea that she could narrate two lines of the “Nibelungenlied” that I used in the lyrics to give an antique touch to the song,
and who better than her to give this German touch.She used to sing in the local opera in Eutin, Germany.
I appreciate her very much and she has of course, a very beautiful soprano tessiture.
Erik Vochten, my dear husband was the bass register that I needed to give a deep and dark taste. I wanted to have his voice in one of my songs for a long time ago, but we could not do it until this year. So this is a very special personal effect for me and I have a lot to be grateful for.
The editing in mixing process has begun, that is something for Hamlet… you will know more about him very soon, when the tracks are already edited.
Isabel Cristina Restrepo, lead voice, sitar and lyrics
Thanks to all of them for their great work and support. Thanks also to Caroline Smith for her beautiful acoustic guitar.
To make music a personal way to grow up, is the most exciting thing on earth… nothing compares to that and that’s why I am very grateful. Without these musicians it would be more difficult, Not impossible, but anyway, the group work is a cooperative way to learn. I also love to learn.
The drum session of “Quarens Quem Devoret” and “Whine” was recorded in Anhell Studios, Madrid – Spain.
The editing in mixing process has begun, that is something for Hamlet… you will know more about him very soon, when the tracks are already edited. 
