Acoustic Waves from Hamburg offers selected soul & pop classics in a stylish setting tailored to individual wishes. The long experience of the professional musicians promises unforgettable musical hours for special events such as weddings, birthdays, company parties, etc.
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Acoustic Waves are:
Volkan Baydar (vocals, percussion)
Music has always been a part of him. He sang before he could even speak. This did not go unnoticed by his parents, who always tried to give him and his brother Tayfun as much as possible. As a teenager in the 80s, he got his first four-track recorder so he could record his first own songs – inspired by soul greats such as Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Terence Trent D’Arby.
At the age of 20, he met his Orange Blue partner Vince Bahrdt through an advert and the rest is history: after a trip to the Stage School Hamburg, studying acting in New York and his first leading role in the musical “Pico”, his big breakthrough finally came in 2000 with Orange Blue. He has always followed his musical roots.
Heinz Lichius (Bass)
The Netherlands native took drum lessons from the age of eleven. In 1990 he completed a jazz degree at the University of Music and Theater in Hamburg. In addition to his great passion as a drummer, he is also an excellent bass player
The busy musician provided the foundation for the following bands with his groove: NDR Bigband, HR Bigband, Ulita Knaus, Jonas Schoen, Jürgen Attig, Jo Gallardo, Jon Hammond, Roland Cabezas, Side By Side, Ulla Meinecke and Orange Blue.
Guido Bungenstock (Guitar) 
He completed his studies at the Munich Guitar Institute and has been working successfully as a private teacher, guest lecturer at the Hamburg School of Music and as a workshop leader throughout Germany for over 25 years. He has produced over 130 guitar learning videos for one of the largest guitar online portals.
The accomplished guitarist has appeared on numerous rock & pop productions and is a live and studio musician for international artists such as David Garfield (Steve Lukather, George Benson, Los Lobotomys), Jack Thammarat, Vinai Trinateepakdee, Onita Boone, Terri Green, Kosho (Söhne Mannheims), Rick Latham (Edgar Winter), Uli Kusch (Helloween, Masterplan), Fanfields (Toto Tribute), Benny Greb, Otto Waalkes, Frank Briggs, Sylvan and many more.
Robbie Smith (vocals, percussion)
With this exceptional singer, Acoustic Waves has found an excellent replacement for Volkan Baydar.
The powerful-voiced soul and jazz singer and percussionist Robbie Smith has Caribbean roots, his father was the famous jazz drummer Harold Smith from Trinidad. Robbie has toured with various artists such as Michael Bolton, George Benson, Howard Carpendale, Tony Christie, Roger Cicero and No Angels.
He was a successful ensemble member and musician in the Buddy Holly musical. Robbie is a real groove wonder, and his voice easily reaches the heights of a Stevie Wonder and brings the soul shouter James Brown back to life. The audience is encouraged to dance along immediately by his spirited stage show.
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