Oliver Palotai

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Oliver Palotai
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Oliver Palotai on a Kamelot concert.
Background information
Birth name Oliver Palotai
Born (1974-03-17) March 17, 1974 (age 50)
Origin Germany
Genres Symphonic power metal, power metal, progressive metal, classical music, jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, record producer, teacher
Instruments Keyboards, guitars
Labels SPV/Steamhammer, Napalm Records
Associated acts Doro
Kamelot
Sons of Seasons
Uli Jon Roth
BLAZE
Circle II Circle
Epica
Website palotai.de

Oliver Palotai (born 17 March 1974 in Germany) is a classically trained German musician of Hungarian ancestry, best known as a member of the power metal band Kamelot and of Doro Pesch's touring band.

Career

He made his name playing keyboards and guitar for Doro and keyboards for Circle II Circle (as a touring member between 2003 and 2004) before joining Blaze Bayley's BLAZE as a replacement for founding guitarist John Slater in 2004. In 2005 he joined the progressive metal band Kamelot as a touring keyboard player, and was soon welcomed as a permanent member. Palotai left BLAZE in January 2007. He later formed his own band, Sons of Seasons. releasing albums in 2009 and 2011. He also played keyboards for the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica on their 2010 North American tour.

Personal life

Palotai has diplomas as both a music teacher and a professional musician from Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg-Augsburg.[1]

In early 2013, he and his longtime girlfriend, Simone Simons, announced they were expecting their first child. On October 2, Vincent G. Palotai was born at 11:26pm.[2] The couple married in 2013.[3]

Equipment

Keyboards

  • Yamaha Motif ES7
  • Yamaha Motif XS7
  • Yamaha Motif XF8

Guitars

  • Fame and Gibson
  • TKL Cases
  • Rueblick Picks
  • Audio Technica Mics

Bands

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.smoonstyle.com/2013/12/vrolijk-kerstfeest.html

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