MetaQuorum

MetaQuorum is a new project by Dmitry Ermakov, a Russian-born British composer/keyboard player.

DMITRY ERMAKOV

Ermakov began studying piano at six. At seven he entered the St. Petersburg State Capella where he majored in classical piano, composition, harmony and conducting, later going on to study sax, piano and improvisation in the Jazz Faculty, Mussorgsky Music College. Throughout the 80’s and early 90’s, Ermakov moved in the Soviet underground rock, rhythm and blues, and jazz-funk-rock fusion scene, gigging and recording with various musicians as well as composing/recording for Lenfilm cinema studios and the clown troupe Licedei. In 1993 he emigrated to the UK where he has been composing and recording in his home studio.

KOOS VAN DER VELDE

In November 2014, drummer Koos van der Velde joined the MetaQuorum project. Van der Velde began drumming at the age of six and joined his first metal band, Lunacy, at thirteen, later going on to join jazz-core band Megakronkel, with whom he toured extensively. Over the last 25 years, van der Velde has gigged and recorded for a variety of bands and artists from all over the world.

Début album Midnight Sun

MetaQuorum’s forthcoming début album, Midnight Sun, (produced by Ermakov, mixed and mastered by Ed Lopez at Loft Music Studios, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK), is a journey through progressive fusion, an organic blend of jazz, funk, rock, reggae, baroque, electronica and more, with a cool, foot-tapping swing which makes the room buzz. The complex polyphony, riffs, quirky piano and synth solos, upbeat drums and occasional roaring guitar reflect Ermakov’s joie de vivre as well as his influences, which include: Miles Davies, Marcus Miller, George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Weather Report, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel, Kraftwerk, Yello, King Crimson, Chicago, Vivaldi, Frescobaldi, Mozart and Rachmaninoff.