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Description: Australian pianist and composer. Information about his quartet, plus biography, audio sample, photos, concerts, and booking information.
Ray Vanderby re-forms progressive rock band EROS in May 2012 see www.facebook.com/godoferos Ray Vanderby is a musician who plays organ, piano, keyboards, guitar and he is also a frontman singer. Ray is a song writer, composer, producer, director, piano tuner, with a career that started in the late 60's playing the Hammond M100 organ. Ray Vanderby was born 17th January 1953 in Apeldoorn Holland, migrated to Australia in 1959 and grew up in Orange NSW. Ray started playing Heart and Soul by ear one day suddenly on the Orange Methodist Church Sunday School Hall piano. One year later at the age of 12 he began playing at various functions throughout Central West NSW. Ray held a 4 year residency at the Hotel Canobolas and Duntryleague Golf Club playing weddings and functions. At 16 he became a piano tuner and started improvising. He taught himself how to play the piano and was influenced by Keith Emerson, Robert Fripp, Mussorgsky, Debussy, Grieg, Bach and also Jimmy Smith, Andre Previn, Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck. Vanderby also played hymns at the Orange Baptist Church. Ray is primarily a self taught musician, playing mainly by ear although he studied under Gordon Smee for a few months.
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| Page title: | Home - Ray Vanderby |
| Keywords: | musician, songwriter, producer |
| Description: | Welcome to the website of Ray Vanderby |
| IP-address: | 75.98.17.73 |
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| NS | Name Server: NS1.WEBS.COM Name Server: NS2.WEBS.COM |
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| Date | Creation Date: 13-nov-2009 Expiration Date: 13-nov-2014 |