Blue Shade was a Luxembourgian blues and rock band.
History
The band was founded as a cover band on 22 October 2002. In March 2003 the band performed its first concert on a private party. After some alterations to its line-up, the band started to write its own songs. The band was proud to play as first act for Sandra Hall & The Gnola Blues Band at Sang a Klang and during the festival Rock um Knuedler. In 2005 the band made it to the finals of Emergenza, where they ended up second after Fast Friday.[ref]woxx.lu: BLUES – Jimi’s Erben vum Claudine Muno (12. August 2005)[/ref]
Blue Shade played at the E-Lake festival in 2005 and at the Jazz ‘n’ Blues Rallye in 2006.[ref]Bandbio op entrepotarlon.be[/ref] On 18 March 2006 the band presented its album Director’s Cut in the Sang a Klang venue.
The band split in 2007 [ref]30. Oktober 2017: Personal communication of Jérôme Klein saying the band split in 2007 due to the fact that most band members left Luxembourg to study at university.[/ref][ref]According to an article published in November 2011 at revue.lu Blue Shade didn’nt exist anymore back in 2008: “Vor ziemlich genau drei Jahren fanden die Mitglieder von „The Jacob Cons-piracy“ zusammen. „Meine Band ‘Blue Shade’ hatte sich aufgelöst und ich war auf der Suche nach neuen Mitstreitern,“ beschreibt Ken den Entstehungsprozess.“[/ref]
Line-up
This incomplete line-up was compiled from an online source.[ref]Bandgeschicht bis 2004 op musicker.net[/ref]
- Ken Brandenburger – guitar, vocals
- Alessandro (Sandro) Unfer – bass
- Véronique Conrardy – drums (2002)
- Diego Velasquez – guitar (2002-2003)
- Julian Klaedtke – drums (2002-2005)
- Matthieu Wanderscheid – guitar (2003-?)
- Tim Rinnen – vocals (2004-?)
- Christophe Maas – drums (2005-)
- Jérôme Klein – keyboard, vocals (2005-)
- Patrick Gerges – sax (2005-)
Discography
- 2006: Director’s Cut
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