Alex Callier Explained

Alex Callier
Birth Date:6 December 1972
Nationality:Belgian
Education:RITCS
Notable Works:Hooverphonic
Style:Rock, Trip-Hop

Alex Callier (born 6 December 1972, in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium) is a Belgian musician and songwriter who is a member of Belgian rock 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curriculum van Alex Callier - Vacature.com . www.vacature.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091126021116/http://www.vacature.com/art4261 . 26 November 2009 . dead.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . www.sabam.be . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071216172015/http://www.sabam.be/website/data/sabam22n.pdf . 16 December 2007 . dead.
  3. Web site: Zamu Music Awards belonen rockjongens .
  4. Web site: VRT en Sennek met nummer "A Matter of Time" naar het Eurovisiesongfestival .
  5. Web site: Alex Callier: "Downloaden nefast voor jong talent" . 2021-12-04 . 2016-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807021244/http://deredactie.be/cm/1.997269?view=popupPlayer . dead .