+biography
„dream catcher“ is John
Rech's solo project. The former T42 singer is a well-known festival
promoter in his country and close to a music all-rounder. He's been
promoting gigs for almost 20 years in his country, travelled Europe
as a tour manager with bands like Wir Sind Helden, Ezio, Tito & Tarantula
or the Bananafishbones. 's manager. T42 was one of the most renown Luxembourgish
bands between 1990 and 2005 and were one of Luxembourg's biggest export
bands. They also opened for the biggest international acts, such as
Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson (sorry about that), Alanis Morissette and
many many more.
If „dream catcher“ have kept T42's live
dynamic, the songs written by John Rech & his fellow musicians are far
more refined and emotional. In 1998, the release of their first EP “happy
in my tree house” underlined the band's strong hit potential. 8
years later, the single is still one of the most played songs on local
radio stations. Alongside other hits like the Télévie charity single
“deng Hand”, “verluer” or “sunny
days”, the title track of dream catcher's 2006 album.
The band's performances (as a duo, trio
or full band) are astonishing and the multilingual sets (English, French
and Luxembourgish) find a great response: whether in an intimate club,
the Luxembourg House in New York or on a big stage supporting Sting,
the Counting Crows, Gentleman... From English Pop to French Chanson,
the multi-cultural musicians enjoy bathing in many stiles and languages.
May 2009 sees the release of the first sonic
comic, a collaboration between dream catcher and comic
illustrator Andy Genen. While John wrote the
new songs with acclaimed jazz musician Pascal
Schumacher, Andy and him also created a comic world around the songs
as well as life as a musician; staring the new comic heroes Dad & Jr.
“When we were young” opens a new dimension to dc's music. It also unveils
the comic side of music business… and the funny balance between real
life and life as a “rock star”...
Alongside Pascal Schumacher, long time friends
Eric Falchero, Christof Brill, Joël Heyard, Marc Demuth, Boris Thome,
the Leopoldquartet & Marcus Praed were key players in the recording
process, that took place at 3 different studios in Luxembourg & Germany.
2 more sonic comics are planned to be released
before the end of 2010.
