Samy Wallens

Instruments : Drums
Date of birth : 20/12/1990 - Bruxelles

Samy Wallens started to study african drums with the master Mamady Keïta for 10 years. Then he switch to drums and start to study jazz at Kunsthumaniora in Anwerp. After that he studied one year at the Conservatory of Gent with Arnoud Gerritse and accomplished his master in Brussels with Stephane Galland. Samy plays various type of music like jazz, pop, world with different artists.
During his studies at the Brussels conservatory he met Fil caporali and Florent Jeunieaux, and met Pierre Spataro playing with Oyster Node, the band they create together with the singer Julie Rens.
Samy tries to put all his influence in Commander Spoon's music as Jazz, Pop, Hip Hop, Electronic, African grooves etc that come from all the different music he played.