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Riaan Nieuwenhuis is a composer and multi-instrumentalist, based in South Africa. His music spans the genres of Indie Rock to New Age, Classical and Blues. Compositions range from spacious, ethereal and melodic piano, to adrenalin-pumping, power-driven rock instrumentals.
Riaan has travelled the world, exchanging musical ideas and interacting with foreign musicians. Fusing his own ideas with these and local South African influences, he creates dynamic and delicate world compositions while maintaining his originality.
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Riaan has travelled the world, exchanging musical ideas and interacting with foreign musicians. Fusing his own ideas with these and local South African influences, he creates dynamic and delicate world compositions while maintaining his originality.
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Instigator Album
Riaan's hard rock instrumental album, Instigator, is the first of it's kind in South Africa.
It is a non-pretentious, solid, bold and deliberate instrumental Rock Album, with the guitar as the premier and instigating instrument...
Making the break from habitual lyrical concept as the norm, can lead the listener to different challenges. In instrumentals, missing lyrics leads to creative and visualized thinking, with the MUSIC and rhythm being the Instigator of thought.
The composing of an instrumental, brings with it the challenges of filling music with music in a verse and chorus format. Not shredding it to pieces with lead breaks, but complimenting powerful riffs with fill-in melodic lead breaks would arguably be the aim.
Thanks to the following roll players:- Jean Marais - drums
- Beitel Vd Merwe - Bass
- Hartwig Hltzhauzen - Engineer
- Amuir Botha - on the track: Glider
- Francois Gelderblom - Design and artwork
The Album was released end of 2012, and is currently available at
Digital Streaming Physical Outlets
- Mabu Vinyl (www.mabuvinyl.co.za)
- The African Music Store, 134 Long Street, Cape Town (www.africanmusicstore.co.za)
- Tunes Studio: On Facebook or Twitter; Tel: 082 7704798
- Or contact Riaan at 083 273 0658; Facebook
During its short time in existence, Instigator has received some prominent newspaper and magazine features on a local and national level. To mention a few remarks...
"To Record, produce, master, print and distribute a full-blown progressive instrumental Rock Album in South Africa takes balls. Multi-instrumentalist and Delta founder Riaan Nieuwenhuis has them." See more here.
The album highlight Riaan's guitar playing on a series of songs that are perfect to be heard loud. ... With excellent production and play and imaginative arrangement, the compositions of Instigator are worth listening to."
"...insane solos and riffs... Riaan Nieuwenhuis' album called Instigator is off the hook... And the weirdest thing about this album is, there are no vocals... But with hard rocking sounds... I would give you specific tracks to listen to, but they are all good... I am a huge fan... Awesome stuff."
According to
Album Reviews:
- SA Music Scene - CD Review of Instagator
- Die Burger | Beeld - 'Instigator, the highlight of his career.'
- Thetis Mane - New Album: 'Instigator' by Riaan Nieuwenhuis
- Eikestadnuus - Hard Rock Instrumental