Coming Soon (band)
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Coming Soon is a rock band hailing from Liepāja
, Latvia
. There are five members in the band: Uldis Kalns (vocal, guitar
), Roberts Dinters (guitar
), Kristofers Knesis (keyboards
), Eriks Hanzovskis (drums) and Kristaps Leitis (bass
).
In March 2007, the band did a Take-Away Show video session. In April 2007, the bands second notable success - 2nd place out of 140 bands in the Draugiem.lv and Nokia
powered NOKIA EXTREME ANDREJSALĀ contest. In November, band releases themselves their first single, called "Indians". They make a successful debut in Radio SWH, and climb up to 2nd place in 3 weeks, in "Priekšnams TOP 10", with "Indians". The song is also played in other radio stations across Latvia and Baltic States. In October Coming Soon makes a successful debut in Baltic New Music Chart, with "Indians", reaching the #1 spot in second week, but ending the season in 11th place. During the competition Coming Soon also visited another country for the first time. It was in Vilnius
, Lithuania
. On Latvia Independency Day, November 18, Coming Soon releases the highly anticipated second single, called "Nē!" ("No!" in Latvian).
In June 2008, Coming Soon makes a bass player change and are joined by Kristaps Leitis. During the band contest Soundwave
, Uldis Kalns is labeled as one of the best rock music singers in Latvia. In October the music label Microphone Records
releases Coming Soon's song "Pelēka Saule" ("Gray Sun" in Latvian).
Liepaja
Liepāja ; ), is a republican city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea directly at 21°E. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme Region of Latvia, the third largest city in Latvia after Riga and Daugavpils and an important ice-free port...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. There are five members in the band: Uldis Kalns (vocal, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), Roberts Dinters (guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), Kristofers Knesis (keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
), Eriks Hanzovskis (drums) and Kristaps Leitis (bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
).
Biography
Coming Soon started as a band in 2005, when the guitarist Roberts Dinters and keyboardist Kristofers Knesis met. Soon, Karlis Peterlevics joined to play bass, and doing several auditions during 2006, the band chose Uldis Kalns to be the lead singer of the band and Janis Snipke to be the drummer. Coming Soon did their first concert on July 29 of 2006. In September band had a drummer change and it was joined by Eriks Hanzvoskis.In March 2007, the band did a Take-Away Show video session. In April 2007, the bands second notable success - 2nd place out of 140 bands in the Draugiem.lv and Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
powered NOKIA EXTREME ANDREJSALĀ contest. In November, band releases themselves their first single, called "Indians". They make a successful debut in Radio SWH, and climb up to 2nd place in 3 weeks, in "Priekšnams TOP 10", with "Indians". The song is also played in other radio stations across Latvia and Baltic States. In October Coming Soon makes a successful debut in Baltic New Music Chart, with "Indians", reaching the #1 spot in second week, but ending the season in 11th place. During the competition Coming Soon also visited another country for the first time. It was in Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. On Latvia Independency Day, November 18, Coming Soon releases the highly anticipated second single, called "Nē!" ("No!" in Latvian).
In June 2008, Coming Soon makes a bass player change and are joined by Kristaps Leitis. During the band contest Soundwave
Soundwave
Sound waves are audible acoustic waves that carry sound.Soundwave may also refer to:*Soundwave , an annual music festival held in Australia...
, Uldis Kalns is labeled as one of the best rock music singers in Latvia. In October the music label Microphone Records
Microphone Records
Microphone Records is a most experienced and well-known Latvian record label and distribution company founded in 1993 by professional radio journalist Elita Mīlgrāve and professional record producer and musician Guntars Račs...
releases Coming Soon's song "Pelēka Saule" ("Gray Sun" in Latvian).
Current line-up
- Uldis Kalns - vocals, guitar
- Roberts Dinters - guitar
- Kristofers Knesis - keyboards
- Eriks Hanzovskis - drums
- Krstaps Leitis - bass