About Solace
Jeremiah has been composing music since 1986 and has evolved through several genres of music including Industrial, Gothic, Electronic, Contemporary World and currently Middle Eastern Dance music. Arabic percussion has always been a fascination of Jeremiah's and he has studied with renowned dumbek master Souhail Kaspar as well as learned African polyrhythms and frame drum technique from Ronnie Engel. After being in groups such as Kokuein, Eventide, and Still, Jeremiah embarked on a solo
project, thus forming Solace in 1995.

Solace is the amalgamation of modern electronics, traditional Middle Eastern percussion and European classical arrangements. Rhythm is one of the most prominent sounds in Solace music and is considered one of the most important elements in conveying emotion to the dancer or listener. Solace believes that the instruments are characters interacting with each other and the music tells the story. The flow of the song arrangement is intentional in that themes are touched upon and varied to give the listener a sense of evolution and resolution.

Sounds Of Solace Band Members Bios:

Solace Live
After existing for 10 years as a studio project for Jeremiah's musical endeavors, Solace is finally taking its enigmatic and brooding sounds on the road. For the last 3 years, Jeremiah has sought out musical and instrumental talents to complete the line-up for the tour. Without any ado, I would like to introduce the musicians:

Tim Rayborn (various strings and percussion): He began studying music at the age of seven, when he first learned to play songs by the Beatles and KISS (his childhood heroes) on the guitar. From there it was on to heavy metal and then (logically enough) early music, which has been his main love since 1988. He later cultivated a passion for traditional music from North Africa, the Middle East, the Balkans, and India. He has devoted much of his musical activities over the past eleven years to the study and performance of these styles, both in America and Europe. He has studied medieval music and improvisation with Shira Kammen, and Arabic percussion with Peter Maund. Though raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Tim lived in England between 1992 and 1999, pursuing academic research and working in the fields of early and traditional music. He has toured and performed throughout Europe at several major early music festivals, as well as with traditional musicians in Marrakech, Morocco and Istanbul, Turkey. For more about Tim, visit his website at http://www.timrayborn.com

Ruben van Rompaey (various percussion): Being fascinated by drums and percussion since he was a child, Ruben started to play drums at a very early age and eventually became a drummer and percussionist. Aside from his early-developed passion for Jazz music, Ruben quickly developed a strong interest in ethnical musical styles and sounds, influenced by the Turkish multi-instrumentalist and musicologist Yasar Saka. Having obtained his Master Degree (cum laude) in Drums and Percussion, Ruben travelled to Istanbul, Turkey, where he lived and was classically trained by the well-known percussion master Alpay Dinletir. The playing of major Turkish percussionists like Yasar Akpence and Mehmet Akatay were also strong influences. Ruben has worked as a professional drums/percussion artist within well-known Turkish groups in Holland, like the Dostlar Band, as well as being active as a Jazz drummer. May 1999 Ruben won the Tama Drummers Award, and March 2000 he won the Erasmus Rotterdam Jazz Award, playing his own compositions. Ruben has performed at a variety of international Jazz festivals, which has brought him to countries like Turkey, West Africa, USA and Japan. Presently, Ruben is very active as a professional drums and percussion artist and is working as a teacher at the departments of Jazz and World Music of the Rotterdam Conservatory, Holland. For more about Ruben, visit his site at http://www.rubenvanrompaey.nl/bio.html

Susie Hall (keyboards):

Dave Hall (electronic percussion and percussion):