Gert Bettens

Gert Bettens

Gert Bettens-Wills (born March 19 1970, Merksem) was the former guitarist of the Belgian band K's Choice. He, with his sister Sarah Bettens, was the face of the band.The band was extremely popular in Europe and had toured in the U.S. with The Verve Pipe, Tonic, Alanis Morissette and the Indigo Girls, as well as on their own.

In 2003 K's Choice decided to split ways, but then reformed.

After more than a decade of composing, recording and touring all around the world with one of the most successful Belgian bands ever, in addition to dozens of side projects as a songwriter, guitarist and producer, Gert is indeed making his comeback in the music scene with his very first solo project.

Along with some self-respected musicians, Gert founded "Woodface". Written in his backyard studio and recorded at Jet Studios in Brussels, “Good Morning Hope” sheds light on the wide range of Gert’s musical influences and tastes, blending power-driven rock with intimate singer-songwriter compositions.This contrast is probably the only similarity to his former band.

Driven by Gert’s remarkably original sound and voice, there’s an ambitious fusion of styles.The album stretches from typical ’70s rock-tinged guitar bands like The Who and Led Zeppelin to the dulcet sounds of Crowded House, The Smiths and The Beatles.Some songs embrace the drive of more contemporary critical favorites such as David Gray, Eels and the late Elliott Smith.

The colourful palette of sounds was recorded by Werner Pensaert who also engineered the K's Choice platinum record “Paradise in Me”.

External links

* [http://www.woodface.com Woodface.com]
* [http://www.kschoice.com Kschoice.com]
* [http://www.sarahbettens.com SarahBettens.com]


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