Crew Files
Mikkel Benn
Full name: Mikkel Benn
Date of birth: 3rd of October 1973
Occupation: Musician
Star sign: Libra
Married: Unmarried, but I have a girlfriend and a child
Height: 187 cm
Eye colour: Grey/Green
Hair colour: Blond
Characteristics: I always have a pencil case and an organizer with me
Musicians I have worked with: Tamras Rosanes, various tv-productions and so on and so on...
Favourite food: Vietnamese, Italian, Indian, Danish
Favourite drink: Water, Belgian/German/English beer, great coffee with milk.
Favourite sport: TO WATCH soccer, otherwise running and yachting
Favourite holiday spot: I like to travel to different locations, but both New Zealand and Brazil are pretty amazing places
Role models: Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, James Brown, The Beatles, Prince, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, The Police, Chris Isaak, Radiohead, Bob Marley, Depeche Mode, Lauren Hill, Duran Duran, U2, Ginger Baker, Joey Baron, Abe Laboriel JR, Steve Gadd, Jeff Porcaro, John Robinson, Tony Williams, Ed Thigpen, Jack Dejonette, Bill Stewart, Ian Paice
Coolest celebrities I have ever met: Hmmm
Favourite movie: Reservoir Dogs, The Elephant Man, The Matrix, Idioterne
Favourite actor/actress: Harvey Keitel
Favourite TV-show: Klovn (Danish show, ed)
Favourite music: Everything with a beat
Favourite book: Interview with the Vampire
Worst habit: I eat too many sweets!
Describe Safri Duo in 3 words: Drums, tempo, energy
Favourite Safri Duo song: Rise
Best experience on tour: The concert on Limfjordsbroen in total darkness and silence in front of 400.000-600.000 people (the organizer told us) in a big screen production. It was like playing somewhere in the subconscious – or on heroin….
Worst experience on tour: All the hassle we have had with the wind up of tracks from computers and hard drives
I love: Music and my family
I hate: that people kill each other
I would never: …..no comment
Greatest wish: To live a long and exciting life with the people I care about.
Hobbies: Family, running, ”do it yourself”-stuff
How do I relax: being alone and watching a great movie
Which instruments do I play: Drums, Piano/Keyboard, Song/choir, Mpc 2000-4000, a little guitar and bass.
3 things I would bring to a desert island: Trine, Louis and tools
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Peter Buch
Full name: Peter Buch
Date of birth: 1st of September 1975
Star sign: Virgo
Occupation: Musician, Producer
Married: Girlfriend
Musicians I have worked with: Filur, Nik & Jay, Spanish Fly, Virgo, Schack, Hvid sjokolade, Wanderlust, Blændværk mfl. I´ve recorded for many other artists, check-out my website; www.peterbuch.dk
Children: No
Height: 1,94 m
Eye colour: Blue/Grey
Hair colour: Brown
Characteristics: Beauty spot on my cheek..!?
Favourite food: Steak
Favourite drink: Mojitos`
Favourite sport: Volleyball
Favourite holiday spot: Thailand
Role models: Mum and Dad…
Coolest celebrities I have ever met: Famous people are not necessarily very interesting. Once I said hello to Sting, he is interesting I guess..
Favourite movie: Brazil. Scarface
Favourite actor/actress: Al Pachino
Favourite TV-show: “Wetten das..” with Thomas G.. A German tv-show.:)
Favourite music: R&B/Hiphop/House
Favourite book: The phonebook…” Ind i musikken” by Peter Bastian
Worst habit: Too much café-latté.
Describe Safri Duo in 3 words: Grandpa and Grandma
Favourite Safri song: Rise
Best experience on tour: An Open air concert in Columbia . The venue was placed in the center of town. This place and the people vas right out of a Bounty/Bacardi- commercial..
Worst experience on tour: Another concert in Columbia . It was raining, everything was wet, and every time I touched my amplifier I got electrocuted ..
I hate: Arrogant people..
I would never: Hurt anyone without reason…
Greatest wish: To be able to keep on doing what I do for many years..
Hobby: ….Music!? Design, furniture and things like that…
How do I relax: I go away on vacation..
Funniest experience with fans: When fans in Mexico thought that Mads and I was Morten and Uffe..
Which instruments do I play: Bass, Acoustic bass, Keyboard, Guitar …
3 things I would bring to a desert island: Three nice girls!? My Bass, a fishing-net and a pair of sunglasses.
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Mads Storm
Full name: Mads Skou Storm
Date of birth: 2nd of March 1975
Star sign: Pisces
Occupation: Musician
Married: Girlfriend
Children: A boy, Jonathan, born March 2004
Height: 1.94 meters
Eye colour: Brown - Green
Hair colour: Brown
Characteristics: I don't know......
Favourite food: Well,.....
Favourite drink: Well,.....
Favourite sport: Soccer/Tennis
Favourite holiday spot: Indonesia/Sardinia
Role models: Morten & Uffe (yeah right!)
Coolest celebrities I have ever met: Morten & Uffe
Favourite movie: Don't know - "Amelie" was good (among others)
Favourite actor/actress: Uffe/Morten
Favourite TV-show: ?
Favourite music: Everything from Bach to Royksopp
Favourite book: "En fortælling om blindhed" (a tale of blindness) is pretty good...
Worst habit: I'm bad at saying NO
Describe Safri Duo in 3 words: Speed it up!!
Favourite Safri song: Baya Baya
Best experience on tour: Indonesia - we had time to enjoy the stay, and Morten & Uffe wasn't too busy either! And the people there are so kind and oblige,...and the weather was really pleasant...
Worst experience on tour: It was scary but also interesting to see and meet the poor side of India. There's a wretchedness there, you as a spoiled westerner, can't really rely to.
I hate: ?
I love: My girlfriend!
I would never: Toss cabbage on a seal....
Greatest wish: Right now I don't know....
Hobby: Rhetoric
How do I relax: With my girlfriend, my friends - sometimes with a cold beer!...
Funniest experience with fans: India and Hong Kong, where many wanted to have their picture taken with us,...and wanted autographs on arms and clothes....
Which instruments do I play: Mostly piano and keyboards, but I have been dashling with a bit of guitar, bas and drums...
3 things I would bring to a desert island: My girlfriend, a piano - and Copenhagen!!
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Thomas Hendrix
Full name: Thomas “Hendrix” Henriksen
Occupation: Self-employed (Webmaster on www.safriduo.com)
Date of birth: 9th of September 1962
Star sign: Virgin
Married: Yes
Children: Yes
Height: 1.80 metres
Eye colour: Blue
Hair colour: Light brown
Favourite food: Spaghetti Bolognese
Favourite drink: Bacardi Lime
Favourite sport: Slalom
Favourite holiday spot: Bornholm and Austria
Role models: My parents
Coolest celebrities I have ever met: Safri Duo
Favourite movie: Godfather 1, 2 and 3
Favourite actor/actress: Robert DeNiro
Favourite TV-show: Banjos Likørstue
Favourite music: Classical music
Favourite book: Groucho Marx (The Marx Brothers) Autobiography
Worst habit: Practical jokes
Describe Safri Duo in 3 words: Earth – Fire - Water
Favourite Safri Duo song: Adagio
I love: Humour
I hate: People, who don’t keep their appointments!
I would never: Pick my nose on the city buss!
Greatest wish: Staying healthy
Hobbies: Fixing old gambling machines, playing with children and dogs, cooking exotic foods, sailing, slalom and spending time with good friends
How do I relax: Working as a webmaster
Which instruments do I play: Keyboard
3 things I would bring to a desert island: A crate of really good red wine, Treo and a good book
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Clark Anderson
Full name: CLARK STUART ANDERSON
Occupation: Singer/Songwriter
Date of birth: 8/8/79
Star sign: Leo
Married: SINGLE (always!!!)
Children: I am one
Height: 5/9
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Varies
Favourite food: CHICKEN, CHICKEN AND MORE CHICKEN!!!!!!
Favourite drink: Diet Coke
Favourite sport: Hide The Salami
Favourite holiday spot: Mallorca, Spain
Role models: Everyone who is taller than me
Coolest celebrities I have ever met: Danny DeVito/Lucy Liu
Favourite movie: The Silence of the Lambs
Favourite actor/actress: Jack Nicholson/Meryl Streep
Favourite TV-show: Will and Grace, and The Surgeory Channel
Favourite music: Jeff Buckley, Lenny Kravitz, Radiohead, and Stevie Wonder
Favourite book: The Atkins Diet Book
Bad habits: Not being able to keep track of ALL my bad habits
Describe Safri Duo in 3 words: RIVETING, COMPELLING, EARTH SHATTERING….
Favourite Safri Duo song: I have 2!!!! RISE, and AGOGO MOSSE
I love: MY MOM
I hate: MY DAD
I would never: I prefer to play the ”I never” game in PRIVATE
Greatest wish: To conquer the world with music!!!!
Hobbies: Piano, Movie-aholic, Karaoke, LOVING my friends, spending ridiculous amounts of money…..
How do I relax: Take a pill
Which instruments do I play: The piano, and the skin flute
3 things I would bring to a desert island: A 50 foot boat, a crew of 10, and a navigator!!!!!