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| Country: |
Netherlands |
| Birthday: |
June 22 |
| Instrument: |
Guitar |
| Equipment: |
Mayones Regius custom 6-string, Mayones Setius custom 7-string, Steinberger USA GM, Catalyst nXt, V-Empire BlueRumble all-tube amplifier, V-Empire 2x12 Speaker Cabinet, Mesa Stiletto Trident tube amplifier, Mesa Rectifier 2x12 Speaker Cabinet, TC Electronics G-Major, TC Electronics G-Sharp
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| Endorsements: |
Mayones Guitars, V-Empire Amplifiers |
| Bands: |
The Saturnine (2004-present), Trisomy (2004-2008), Manifest (1991-1998), Daeonia (1993-2003), participated in the project The Comeback |
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| Main influences: |
Dark, atmospheric, melodic, and melancholic music; from Fields of the Nephilim to King Crimson to A Perfect Circle and all that lies in-between |
| Favorite bands: |
Tea Party, The Mission, Katatonia, A Perfect Circle, Porcupine Tree, Fields of the Nephilim, Dredg, Coheed & Cambria, Circa Survive, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, 16 Horsepower, Alice in Chains, Cynic, The Cult, Ghost Brigade, VAST and loads more... |
| Favorite musicians: |
Paul Gilbert, Mattias IA Eklundh, Jeff Martin, Chris Cornell, Wayne Hussey, Al DiMeola, etc |
| Favorite movies: |
LLord of the Rings, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, V for Vendetta, Sleepy Hollow, Underworld, Bram Stoker's Dracula |
| Favorite books: |
Lord of the Rings (Tolkien), Discworld (Terry Pratchett), the Thief of Always (Clive Barker), the List of 7 (Mark Frost), Stardust (Neil Gaiman) |
| Sports: |
The occasional darts, and watching paint dry ;) |
| Favorite food: |
Tikka Massala, Pasta/Lasagna/Pizza, crisps, Argentinian |
| Favorite drinks: |
Evian still water, Orangina, Fruitopia, Mountain Dew, Lilt, Sprite, Pepsi Lemon & Lime, Dalwhinnie Scottish Malt Whiskey |
| Dislikes: |
Shallowness, hypocrisy, dishonesty, warm temperatures, religious fanatasism |
| Hobbies: |
Collecting/listening/watching/playing music, photography, surfing the internet, traveling (mostly the United Kingdom & Canada), history |
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| How did you get started in music?: |
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The first time I saw George Kooymans of the Golden Earring play guitar I was mesmerized (1984). I soon realised I liked the louder songs best. Bought a guitar (1987), had some lessons, explored the rock genre (Maiden, Metallica, Slayer, Morbid Angel, Carcass - in that order), put those experiences together with my likes of "normal" rock and other genres, and developed my own style of playing. Played in several bands; from Iron Maiden covers to technical death metal to atmospheric gothic rock to stoner. Loud guitars, pounding drums, and the adrenalin is flowing.
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