Thierry Patrick Plas (born 1959) is a

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, first known as lead guitarist and co-songwriter for the Belgian

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Machiavel. Since 1992, Plas composes and produces also soundtracks for the film and advertising industry at ZOO Productions Company.

Biography

At the age of 21, he joined Machiavel at a time when the band was going through fundamental (personnel) changes, and looking for a new direction. This led to more of a

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sound, combined with greater maturity and simplicity, culminating in the hit single "Fly" from their 1980 album "New Lines". In the 1990s, Thierry Plas became a highly appreciated session musician, playing live and recording with Vaya Con Dios,

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, Pierre Rapsat,

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and other Belgian, French & international artists. Plas was also a member of The Responsibles with Patrick Riguelle who released one album, "Every Germ is Sacred" (1995) and were chosen as the opening act for

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and Köln. In 2000, Plas and Marc Ysaye (of Machiavel) teamed up again to record the Purple Prose album with

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, and in 2004 Thierry did arrangements & guitars for several tracks on the album of Vaya Con Dios "The Promise". Under the pseudonym "Michel Vaillant", he also participated in several hip-hop successes. Other production credits over the years have included Belgium's 1988 Eurovision candidate Joseph Reynaerts, Brandthout,

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and

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References

External links

Machiavel, official site

The Tailors of Panama, official site
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