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Festival: Underground Sequences
Date: 16-09-2005
Venue: P60
Place: Amstelveen (NL)
Entrance: €10,-
Doors open: 20:00 - 03:00
Start Contrast: TBA
Extra's: Afterparty with DJ's Richard & Myrtho
Light: Sam Beumer
Sound: Damon Fries
Stage: Rudi Beukers & Edwin Stoutjesdijk
Merchandise: Stefanie Otto & Kiki Altmann
Vocals & Guitar: Patrick van Alphen
Drums & Backing Vocals: René Jongeneelen
Keyboards: Miss MyKey
Festival: Terra Gotha XIII
Date: 28-10-2006
Venue: Het Arsenaal
Place: Vlissingen (NL)
Entrance: €20,-
Doors open: 15:00
Start Contrast: TBA
Extra's: Afterparty with DJ's Azael, Krat and -X-X-X-
Light: Venue
Sound: Damon Fries
Stage: Rudi Beukers & Edwin Stoutjesdijk
Merchandise: Stefanie Otto & Kiki Altmann
Vocals & Guitar: Patrick van Alphen
Drums & Backing Vocals: René Jongeneelen
Keyboards: Miss MyKey
Festival: Underground Frequencies
Date: 22-03-2008
Venue: P60
Place: Amstelveen (NL)
Entrance: €16,- (pre order €14,-)
Doors open: 20:30
Start Contrast: TBA
Extra's: Afterparty with DJ's Marcel & Richard
Light: Sam Beumer
Sound: Damon Fries
Stage: Rudi Beukers & Edwin Stoutjesdijk
Merchandise: Stefanie Otto & Kiki Altmann
Vocals & Guitar: Patrick van Alphen
Drums & Backing Vocals: René Jongeneelen
Keyboards: Miss MyKey
Date: 08-11-2009
Venue: De Kade
Place: Zaandam (NL)
Entrance: Pre-sale €15,- / Door €17,-
Doors open: 15:30
Start Contrast: +/- 16:45
Extra's: Afterparty with DJ -X-X-X-
Light: Sam Beumer
Sound: Damon Fries
Stage: Rudi Beukers
Merchandise: Stefanie, Kiki & Magda
Vocals & Guitar: Patrick van Alphen
Drums & Backing Vocals: René Jongeneelen
Keyboards: Sharon Feigal
Festival: Winterborn Fest - Day II
Date: 06-12-2009
Venue: De Baroeg
Place: Rotterdam (NL)
Address: Spinozaweg 300, Rotterdam, NL
Entrance: €15,-
Doors open: 16:00
Start Contrast: 17:55
Festival: W2 Underground Festival
Date: 17-04-2010
Venue: Willem II
Address: Boschdijkstraat 100, Den Bosch
Place: Den Bosch (NL)
Entrance: €11,-
Doors open: 20:00
Start Contrast: 21:00
Lola Angst official cancel statement: “I've got a sore throat (Angina tonsillaris) since a few days. Quite painful, but thought of an ordinary cold in the beginning, so I've been partying in a few clubs these days with singer Goldmann and now since yesterday evening he has a sore throat too. No chance for a show the next two weeks. We just met and there's a definite 'no'. Anything else would endanger the voice in general.”
Festival: Gothicfest
Date: 30-07-2010
Venue: De Meenthe
Place: Steenwijk (NL)
Entrance: €30,-
Doors open: 14:00
Start Contrast: +/- 15:20
Extra's: Afterparty with DJ Hidden (00:50 - 02:00)
Date: 26-03-2011
Venue: P60
Place: Amstelveen (NL)
Entrance: Pre-sale €16,- / Door €17,50
Doors open: 20:30
Start Contrast: +/- 21:00
Extra's: Afterparty with DJ Spud & Mighty Mouse
Contrast is Patrick van Alphen (Synths, Programming, Vocals, Guitar) and René Jongeneelen (Synths, Programming). Based in Amsterdam, Patrick started Contrast in 2004 together with Richard Heyne (Vocals). After two years, Richard left the band and René joined Patrick. Patrick and René had previously worked together in the gothic rock band Malochia.
Although they identify with the many subgenres within the broad palette of gothic, new wave, electro and industrial, the band leans strongly towards dark wave infused electro.
In 2009 they released the cd "Antidote" on Pandaimonium Records. The album was number 1 on the "Dutch alternative album charts" for 8 weeks. Linked from the album, the song "Follow the Leaders" appeared on the compilations "DeCODEr" (curated by Suicide Commando) and "10 years DJ -X-X-X". The song also peaked at place 6 of the "Dutch Underground Charts" and entered place 25 of the "Music Non Stop Charts" (Palm Springs, USA).
Supporting bands like Kirlian Camera, Hocico, Cruxshadows, Covenant and Faith and the Muse proved the songs successful for a big live audience. At live shows they were accompanied successively by Miss MyKey (Synths) and Sharon (Synths, Violin).
Since 1987, René Jongeneelen is contributing to the music scene. Starting as a drummer for various wave bands, he quickly became a driving force behind the scenes as well. René has left his mark as a musician (Drums, Synths, Programming), producer, (live) sound engineer and dj.
René contributed for Malochia live shows (Drums) and was (founding) member of Dissident Copies (Programming) and Cruelty Alliance (Synths). He was active as a DJ for gothic dance parties in Amsterdam and provided live sound for Götterdämmerung, Jesus Complex, Boudoir and Clan of Xymox, among others.
As a mixer/producer he worked for various bands, including Zwarte Poëzie and Bragolin. For the latter he was co-producer of the underground hit song Into Those Woods and engineered remixes for Clan of Xymox and She Past Away.
Patrick van Alphen is a versatile artist who has made his mark on the music scene since 1986. He's been involved in punk, gothic, and wave music, showcasing his skills as a composer, singer, synth and sample programmer and guitarist. One of his notable achievements was with the gothic band Malochia, where he wrote and composed the music that led to a (German) record deal and the release of the well-received album "Dreamhunter" and EP "Shiver" in 1998.
After studying music at the pre-conservatory and at the SAE in Amsterdam, Patrick has been involved in various projects, including composing for TV commercials and art videos. He's also performed with Malochia at major festivals like the Wave Gotik Treffen in (Germany) and Eurorock in (Belgium) Noorderslag (The Netherlands).
Patrick's talent has seen him share the stage with big names such as Rammstein, Project Pitchfork and Christian Death, both as a headline act and a supporting artist. Additionally, Patrick filled in on keyboards for Clan of Xymox on occasion.
