Clemens Wijers

Clemens "Ardek" Wijers (born 10 November 1983) is a Dutch keyboardist, pianist, and composer best known as the keyboardist of Dutch symphonic black metal band Carach Angren. Before Carach Angren, Wijers played with Dark Mutation and then Vaultage where he met Dennis "Seregor" Droomers and they began Carach Angren as a side project, when the two connected over a shared love of horror and storytelling. Later Vaultage disbanded when Carach Angren became increasingly successful.[1]

Clemens Wijers
Ardek performing with Carach Angren at Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2016 in Leipzig, Germany.
Background information
Also known asArdek
Born (1983-11-10) 10 November 1983
Southern Netherlands
GenresSymphonic black metal, Black metal, Classical, Industrial
Occupation(s)Keyboardist, songwriter
InstrumentsKeyboard, Piano
Years active2002–present
LabelsSeason of Mist, Maddening Media, Clemens Wijers Music Productions
Associated actsCarach Angren, Dark Mutation, Vaultage, Lindemann, Ex Deo, Pain, Vredehammer, Bodyfarm, Utbyrd
Website

Biography

Clemens is the older brother of Carach Angren's former drummer Ivo "Namtar" Wijers. He first started playing piano at the age of 7 and played with a local youth choir throughout his teen years. He grew interested in metal in his secondary school years and joined a band as a way of combining his new interest with his classical background.[2] He also studied music at the Tilburg Conservatory in 2002[3] before forming Vaultage in 2003, and later co-forming Carach Angren.[4] He has also completed a certificate in Cinematic Orchestration, taught by William Boston.[5] Wijers has mentioned that he is a fan of orchestral soundtracks from films and video games, and that he was a big gamer in the 1990s who loved video game soundtracks.[6]

Musical Work

Alongside Carach Angren, Wijers has also released a solo album[7] titled "Worlds" that is mainly a combination of industrial and classical music tracks.[8][9] He has composed the soundtrack for a number of short films, including Firefly and the Coffee Machine by John Michael Wilyat; an animated short about a series of drawings by an eight-year-old girl coming to life.[10][11] He also wrote music on Lindemann's album "Skills in Pills,"[12] and has written music for Pain and Ex Deo.[13][14] He also offers piano lessons through his website.[15] Typically, Wijers writes the composition for Carach Angren's music while bandmate Dennis "Seregor" Droomers writes the lyrics and stories.[16]

Discography

Solo
  • Worlds (2017)

Carach Angren

Other
  • Vaultage: Hallucinate Beyond (2003, keyboard and lyrics)
  • Vredehammer : Pans skygge (2011, composition of first song on EP)
  • Bodyfarm : Battle Breed (2015, composition of eleventh song)
  • Lindemann : Skills in Pills (2015, orchestral composition and background vocals)
  • Pain : Coming Home (2016, composition)
  • Ex Deo : The Immortal Wars (2017, composition)
  • Utbyrd : Varskrik (2017, composition)

See also

References
  1. "Ardek - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  2. "Biography". Clemens Wijers - Composer. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  3. "Biography". Clemens Wijers - Composer. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  4. "Clemens Wijers - RammWiki". rammwiki.net. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  5. "Biography". Clemens Wijers - Composer. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  6. "Interview: Clemens "Ardek" Wijers of CARACH ANGREN | Antihero Magazine". Antihero Magazine. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  7. "Worlds, by Clemens "Ardek" Wijers". Clemens "Ardek" Wijers. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  8. "Solo Album "Worlds" OUT NOW!". Clemens Wijers - Composer. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  9. "Bangover.net". Bangover.net. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  10. "Clemens Wijers". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  11. ANIMIAMI Channel (2013-01-27), Firefly and the Coffee Machine, retrieved 2018-02-11
  12. "Carach Angrens "Ardek" auf Lindemanns SKILLS IN PILLS". Metal Hammer (in German). 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  13. "Ex-Deo go into battle with Clemens Wijers - MaximumVolumeMusic". MaximumVolumeMusic. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  14. "Ardek of Carach Angren discussed US tour". The Age Of Metal. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  15. "Lessons". Clemens Wijers - Composer. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  16. "Carach Angren's Clemens Wijers Interviewed (2015)". www.rocksins.com. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
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