E N D E L R I V E R S
Classically trained musician, composer and music producer.
Education: Engineering, MA, University of Tallinn, 1982.
1982 - 83 - engineer constructor at Estonian Academy of Science
1983 - 88 - musician at Estonian State Philharmony
1989 - 98 - freelance musician, Melbourne, Australia
1998 - Palmstudios Australia was established and opened for recordings.
Since then more than twenty albums have been recorded, engineered and
produced for different Australian bands and artists.
2001 - starting a solo career, focusing on guitar oriented instrumental music
2002 - jazzrock album Hardbite released in Guitar9, USA. The album stays for two
month on top of the 'most popular' charts
2003 - one of the world's leading jazz pianists Allan Zavod ( Frank Zappa, Jean Luc
Ponty) joins the Hardbite project
2004 - guitar workshops at music schools and academies in Estonia, Live in Estonia
DVD released
2005 - solo album Hardbite II reaches nr one in USA Guitar9 top selling charts
2005 - touring with the Hardbite project in EU
Read the reviews
2006 - the winner of Astralia's premier MusicOz Awards in instrumental category
2006 - finalist of Australia's MusicOz Awards in classical category
2009 - the Jaz Symphony tour
2010 - the Concept developed between 1987 - 2009 published in internet
The pictures below: MusicOz Awards night at Enmore Theatre, Sydney
In 2007 Endel was awarded with the White Cross of the Estonian Defence
League 2nd class for his contribution to the independence movement
against Soviet occupation in 1987 - 1988.
