Alex Callier | |
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 Callier in 2008 | |
| Born | (1972-12-06) December 6, 1972 |
| Education | RITCS |
| Notable work | Hooverphonic |
| Style | Trip hop, electronica, indie pop, dream pop |
Alex Callier (born 6 December 1972, in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium) is a Belgian musician and songwriter who is a member of Belgian band Hooverphonic.
Biography
Callier studied image, sound and editing at RITCS between 1990 and 1993. After his studies he worked as a sound engineer for the public Flemish broadcaster VRT.1 In 1995 he co-founded Hoover (later Hooverphonic), where he is active as a musician, as well as a composer and producer. In 1999 he wrote the music for the Belgian film Shades.2 In 2000 he received the ZAMU Award for Best Belgian producer.3
In 2009, he launched his solo project Hairglow. In 2018, he co-wrote a Matter of Time, the song Sennek used to enter the Eurovision Song Contest.4
ACTA treaty
Alex Callier was in favour of the now rejected ACTA treaty. He defended this proposal to restrict the internet, among other things, in the European Parliament.5
References
References
- "Curriculum van Alex Callier - Vacature.com". www.vacature.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). www.sabam.be. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Zamu Music Awards belonen rockjongens".
- "VRT en Sennek met nummer "A Matter of Time" naar het Eurovisiesongfestival".
- "Alex Callier: "Downloaden nefast voor jong talent"". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2021-12-04.