Born in Liege, Belgium, it was at a very early age that I developed a passion for music, my greatest outlet. At the age of 12, my mother gave me my first guitar, and the adventure has continued ever since, without ever stopping, despite the difficulties that any artist can encounter in his or her career. In 1991, I discovered Nirvana and became interested in the whole Seattle grunge scene, then, in 1994, punk-rock hit me full force and has always been my preferred style, as has hip-hop, which I became passionate about a little later. I set up my first band with my childhood friends.
In ‘99, I joined a melodic hardcore punk-rock band called “Hangin‘Out” as the lead guitarist and main composer with my best friend Sambo, a bassist I’d met in college. It was a 10-year adventure, punctuated by concerts (around 250) in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, in small venues as well as large ones,releases on various labels, anecdotes, highs, laughs and arguments.
I’ve always enjoyed the group spirit, but I became particularly interested in hip-hop and solo production around 2007 after discovering Ill Bill, Jedi Mind Tricks, La Coka Nostra and a whole host of artists and producers, and then started producing under the name “IkonMusic“.
