Biography

De Staat started as a one man project by the leadsinger, Torre Florim, who brought the band together. Their first demo was made in 2007 and recorded in Florim's apartment. Before they even got signed they were already a full grown band, because of their well received live performances in the Netherlands. They were also the supporting acting of the popular Belgium band dEUS

DEUS

Deus is a rock band based in Antwerp, Belgium, whose only continuous members up to the present day are Tom Barman and Klaas Janzoons...

. De Staat got signed by Excelsior Recordings in 2008 and they released their debutalbum Wait for Evolution early in 2009, all the songs were written and produced by Torre Florim himself. He wrote the album as a graduating project for his studies "Music Production". Not only did Florim produce his own album, he also produced the debut album EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 of another Dutch band Go Back To The Zoo

Go Back to the Zoo

Go Back to the Zoo, also known as GBTTZ is a Dutch indie rock band, formed in Nijmegen by the two brothers Cas and Teun Hieltjes , and Bram Kniest . After they moved to Amsterdam, they met Lars Kroon waiting in queue for a concert of The Strokes.In 2008, the group self-released their eponymous...

 in 2008. Within a year De Staat's popularity rose and they performed on festivals like Dot to Dot

Dot to Dot Festival

The Dot to Dot Festival is an annual music festival held at various venues in Nottingham, Bristol and Manchester across a weekend. Unlike weekend music festivals such as the Carling Weekend, there is no artist rotation – all artists play one city the first day and travel to the other for the...

, Glastonbury

Glastonbury Festival

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, Sziget and Lowlands. When they performed on Lowlands, they were spotted by Chris Goss

Chris Goss

Christopher Ryan Goss, born August 17, 1958, is an American record producer and musician.-Selected discography:Throughout his career Goss has worked with a wide range of musicians in various genres.* 1988 - Masters of Reality by Masters of Reality...

, a music producer. Goss introduced them to Mascot Records, which released Wait for Evolution internationally in the spring of 2010. After their international debut, they spend a lot of time on the road, touring abroad.

Members

• Torre Florim (leadsinger and guitarist)
• Vedran Mircetic (leadguitarist)
• Jop van Summeren (bassist and vocals)
• Rocco Bell (pianist and vocals)
• Tim van Delft (drums)

Winner

• Live XS magazine - Best Album of 2009
• 3VOOR12 Award 2009 - Best Album in the Netherlands
• "Duiveltje" - Best vocalist 2009

Albums

• Wait for Evolution (2009)

1. Sleep Tight
2. The Fantastic Journey Of The Underground Man
3. I Am Here To Lose Control
4. Wait For Evolution
5. Habibi
6. We're Gonna Die
7. My Blind Baby
8. Kill The Man
9. Meet The Devil
10. You'll Be The Leader
11. Taste It
12. Love It

• Machinery (2011)

1. Ah I See
2. Sweatshop
3. I'll Never Marry You
4. Old MacDonald Don't Have No Farm No More
5. I'm A Rat
6. Keep Me Home
7. Tumbling Down
8. Psycho Disco
9. Rooster-Man
10. Serial Killer
11. Back To The Grind

Singles

• "The Fantastic Journey of the Underground Man" (2010)
• "Wait For Evolution" (2010)
• "Sweatshop" (2011)