Frederik Meulyzer

Category:muzikant
1983
Genre(s):Jazz
Instrument(s):drums
Contact of:Hamster Axis of the One-Click Panther
Actual/previous member of:Hamster Axis of the One-Click Panther, Bansuri Collective, Marcelo Moncada Quartet, Stray Dogs, Marcelo Moncada Space Quartet, Cumrats, Winther, Ruman

Biography

Frederik Meulyzer (°1983) started studying music at the age of 11 at the communal music school of Wilrijk. Soon, music beheld a central position in his life, so he changed schools to a secondary art school (DE!KUNSTHUMANIORA) where he studied with Bart Defoort, Koen Liekens and Bart Van Caeneghem.

At the age of 18, he enrolled at the Royal Flemish Conservatory of Antwerp to be trained by Jan de Haas and Martijn Vink. In 2007 he graduated at the Lemmensinstituut under Dré Pallemaerts. He also attended masterclasses of Billy Hart, Dave Liebman, Stéphane Galland, Gary Peacock and Jim Black.

Together with Lander Van den Noortgate, he set off the infamous Kili Kili concert series out of which many a band erupted: Bansuri Collectif, Trio Cachai, Trippel and Stijn Wauters Trio.

Besides being a jazz drummer, Frederik also sets the groove at Slevensnevels (Dutch poprock) and Ruman (alternative rock).

Currently Frederik plays with several bands: Hamster Axis of the one-click Panther, Bansuri Collectif, Stray Dogs, Trio Cachai, Marcelo Moncada 4tet, Stijn Wauters Trio, Slevensnevels, Ruman.