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BIOGRAPHY

Gandekko is a new TOTALLY independent band, that makes "DIY Rock" music fit for the 21st century. The band consists of three brothers: lead vocalist and keyboardist Alastair; guitarist and vocalist Kelvin; and drummer Gavin. They are based in Rijswijk, the Netherlands, and regularly spend short periods of time in Milton Keynes, England. If rock music is going to survive in the streaming era, it has to be able to compete with hip-hop, electronic dance music, and pop. At the moment, these genres are blowing rock music out of the water. The biggest reason is the way they make music; it’s quick, fast, and fresh. They don’t use expensive producers, in expensive studios, with expensive gear; but most importantly, they do things themselves.

The old way of making rock music — getting a demo ready, tracking the parts together in an expensive studio, getting a producer to add their sound to your track, having the track mixed by a big shot mixing engineer — just doesn’t work anymore. It’s old-fashioned, too slow, too expensive, and people don’t want to wait a whole year for new music.

Gandekko records all of their “DIY Rock (Do It Yourself Rock)” music themselves. They have complete control over creating, playing, recording, producing, and mixing their music. They are currently in the process of finishing a self-produced DIY Rock album, which was made using tools readily available to all musicians around the world.

Even though the brothers are British, they grew up in The Hague, The Netherlands. A lot of their music revolves around their grievances with the current system. In many ways it’s the best time to be alive, in other ways, it's not — the housing market is rigged, Brexit is sh#t, and politics prioritises billionaires over ordinary people.

When the dust settles on the COVID-19 pandemic, they look forward to performing their new songs live.