Biography

De Van´s journey began when Eric De Van met producer Tord Bäckström and Stefan Åberg in 2007. Eric had been hired to do the vocals for a theme song for a show to be aired on MTV. The young singer´s impressive potential was immediately recognized by Bäckström and they decided to team up.

The song writing duo soon realized that they had some truly great material and the idea to form a band grew stronger for each song. Together they eventually started to scan Stockholm for talented musicians, which fortunately were not hard to find. After all Stockholm is the most vibrant music city in northern Europe.

In the summer of 2008, bass player Cee was the first to join the band. Then, in a period of ten months, followed Greg Andersson on rhythm guitar, lead guitarist Mike Lavér, keyboard player J. Adler and drummer Joakim Janthe who was recently replaced by Bjarne Garmundsson.

De Van played their first live gig in early spring of 2009 only three weeks after the band had been completely solidified. The gig nevertheless received rave reviews and the raw energy they displayed that night assured everyone involved that this band is set for greatness. With strong and memorable songs, the seasoned veterans that complete De Van are determined to conquer metal loving music fans worldwide.

LINE-UP:
Eric De Van – Vocals
Mike Laver – Lead Guitar
Greg Andersson – Lead Guitar
Cee – Bass Guitar
Bjarne Gudmundsson – Drums
J. Adler - Keyboards

Management & Booking:
info@devanband.com
+46 76-946 66 21