Specimen13
SPECIMEN13 is:
DENIS RODIER : Drums, Electronic Percussions, Artwork
Denis Rodier has drawn Superman for a decade and was the artist on L’Ordre des Dragons and L’Apogee des Dragons, a graphic novel series for french publisher Soleil. His biggest success however is The Bomb, a graphic novel about the making of the A-Bomb which has been translated into 18 languages. He never stopped playing the drums… FULL BIOGRAPHY
MARTIN VANIER : Guitars, Bass, Soundscapes
Martin Vanier is an ex-member of the prog group TALISMA. He has always played guitar… FULL BIOGRAPHY
Echosystem
The Echosystem album is the fruit of years of labor and collaboration on an international scale.
At the heart of this endeavor are Denis Rodier, comic book artist, author and musician and Martin Vanier, guitar virtuoso.
They have joined forces with some of rock’s most prolific and notable living legends…..Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, John Lennon) on the Chapman Stick…Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, Mr.Mister, XTC, Rembrandts) on drums… Trey Gunn (King Crimson, John Paul Jones, David Sylvian/Robert Fripp) on Warr guitar and Markus Reuter (The Crimson Project, Stick Men, Tuner) on the U8 Touch guitar and many more.
Also playing on the “Echosystem” EP:
ADRIAN BENAVIDES : Audio Engineering, sound design, drum programming and additional synth
ALEX DOWERK: U8 Touch Guitar
ERIK EMIL ESKILDSEN: U8 Touch Guitar, soundscapes
TREY GUNN: Warr Guitar
TONY LEVIN: Chapman Stick
PAT MASTELOTTO: Traps & Buttons
EOGHAN MCCLOSKEY: drums
BILL MUNYON: Sound design
MARKUS REUTER: Production, sound design and U8 Touch Guitar
BERNHARD WÖSTHEINRICH: synthesizers
All compositions written by Denis Rodier & Martin Vanier – All visuals by Denis Rodier
Arranged & mixed by Adrian
Benavides & Markus Reuter
Produced by Markus Reuter for Unsung Productions
Mastered by Lee Fletcher for Unsung Productions
