Wa began September 22, 2001, eleven days after the twin towers massacre. Says founder David A. Ludwig, "I wanted to get back into music after doing video production for several years. I was looking for a name that said "harmony and peace," and I remembered that the Japanese word Wa means just that!" |
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David A. Ludwig - Vocals, Percussion & Drums, Songwriter, Producer - the WaMeister! With a background that includes video, film, photography, and journalism, David holds a B.A. in Educational Technology (University Honors Scholar) from New York University. When not devoting time to music directly, David produces digital audio, video and films. |
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Ivica Simatovic - Keyboard Wizardry, Songwriter,
Co-Producer, Musical Director
Ivica is a native of Dubrovnik, Croatia. He received his degree from the Dubrovnik College of Music, where he studied piano, performance, arranging, orchestration and music. Fluent in four languages, he also works with multimedia for corporate and artistic projects based on up-to-date and unique implementations and programming of computers and their application in the development and delivery of media assets like audio, video, visual arts, graphics and MIDI. |
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William Anderson - Guitar Maestro, Heart & Soul One of the founding members of Crown Heights Affair, back in the day! |