Reading about British 60s bands & culture
Making music
Collecting and writing about vintage gear
Some key words:
Ben Sherman, Fred Perry, Mini Cooper, Twiggy, Paul Smith, Terence Stamp, Pete Townshend, The Small Faces, Chrissie Shrimpton, Jean Shrimpton, Marquee, Weller, Mods, Vespa, Whisk(e)y, Ireland, Jaguar E-type, Scotland, England, Peter Blake, Traffic, Steve Winwood, Targets, Aston Martin, Bentley, Kate Moss, Hyde Park, Serpentine, Pop Art, Libertines, Fish 'n Chips, HP Sauce, Big Ben, Union Jack.
The Who
The Small Faces
The Band
The Jam
Paul Weller
The Bees
The Kinks
Oasis
Ocean Colour Scene
Catatonia
Bettie Serveert
Daryll-Ann
Supersub
Moke
Green Hornet
Stereophonics
Paulusma
Do The Undo
Neil Young
Neil Diamond
The Black Crowes
The Sundays
The Stone Roses
Primal Scream
Herman Brood & His Wild Romance
Dirty Pretty Things
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Booker T. & The MGs
My basses:
'64 Burns Vista Sonic bass
'03 Burns Marquee Bass
'08 Burns Shadows Bass
'76 Rickenbacker 3000
'74 Rickenbacker 4005
'76 Gibson EB-3
'76 Gibson Thunderbird Bicentennial
'07 Gibson SG Reissue Bass
'09 Warwick Buzzard JE
'85 Fernandes Explorer
'96 Epiphone Rivoli
'99 Squier Precision Bass
'07 Squier Telecaster Bass
'73 Fender Jazz Bass (maple neck with black blocks)
'07 Fender 50s Precision Bass (Fiesta)
'07 Squier '72 Tele Bass Reissue
'65 Yolana semi acoustic
'7? Eko Bass
'70s Session Thunderbird with set neck
'08 BaCH Non Reversed Thunderbird
My Rig:
Hiwatt 4x10 bass cabinet
Ashdown MAG210T cab
'64 Vox AC-50 all tube Head
Hiwatt DR201 all tube Head
Vox T-25 combo
Russian Normalizer/Negronizer
Kustom Bass III Head - 70s
Basses I used to have (sold):
'00 Epiphone Jack Casady Bass
'00 DeArmond Starfire Bass
'07 Fender '50s P Honey Blonde
'76 Fender MuscMaster Bass
'00 USA Fender Jazz Bass
'02 Fender Precision paisley pink
'76 Rickenbacker 3000
'76 Rickenbacker 3001
'76 Rickenbacker 4001
'67 Baldwin Baby Bison Bass
'65 Vox Saturn IV
'89 Epiphone non-reversed Thunderbird
'85 Epiphone Genesis
'07 Epiphone The Ripper
'05 Italia Maranello Bass
'01 Reverend Rumblefish IV
Movies
This Is Spinal Tap
The Comittments
The Blues Brothers
The Ruttles
Festival Express
The Last Waltz
King Of New York
Get Carter (original)
The Ipcress Files
Thomas Crown Affair (original)
Le Mans
Dogs Of War
Reservoir Dogs
Heroes
Bass players:
John Entwistle
Gary 'Mani' Mounfield
Ronnie 'Plonk' Lane
Marc Driessen
Peter Hook
Peter Quaiffe
Andy Bell
Damon Minchella
Donald "Duck" Dunn
Rick Danko
Freddie Cavalli
Rudi Englebert
Guitarists:
Anne Soldaat
Pete Townshend
Steve Marriott
Steve Cropper
David Hollestelle jr.
Loes Schat
Robbie Robertson
Keyboard players:
Ian 'Mac' McLagan
Booker T. Jones
Steve Winwood
Drummers:
Keith Moon
Zak Starkey
Kenney Jones
Bart Metselaar
About me: Chris Dekker
Bass player of Dutch indie band Boilersuit
Bass guitar collector
Vintage bass, guitar and amp contributor of MusicMaker magazine, contributor to LiveXS and editor of De Bassist magazine
For those magazines I interviewed people and bands like Andy Bell (Oasis), Damon Minchella (OCS), Paul Weller, Moke, Do The Undo and much more.
CV: Some of my jobs and things:
Head of publicity JC De Koog ('99 - '02)
Record label AG Music/Rumble Records ('02 - '05)
Head of publicity GGPNL ('05 - '07)
Head of communication pop venue P60 ('08)
Contributor LiveXS ('00 -->)
Contributor Musicmaker ('06 -->)
Editor of De Bassist ('08 -->)
Publicity MiXtream Festival '07 - '08
Publicity Beeckestijn festival
Jury member:
Noord-Hollands Glorie - Band contest
PopAs Drenthe '06 - band contest
PopAs Drenthe '07 - band contest
Kleine Prijs van Friesland '08 - band contest
Nootuitgang A'dam '07 - Singer-songwriter contest
Nootuitgang A'dam '08 - Singer-songwriter contest
Nootuitgang Eindhoven '07 - Singer-songwriter contest
Nootuitgang Groningen '09 - Singer-songwriter contest
Kunstbende A'dam - Music contest
Noordpop Den Helder - Band contest
PopMania Heerhugowaard '07 - '08 - band contest
InHolland Popprijs - Music contest
Hou Je Kop Luisterpop - Singer-Songwriter contest
Muzikantendag demo panel '04
Muzikantendag demo panel '07
Muzikantendag netwerkpanel '08
Stage management Popronde Alkmaar & Utrecht
Production/publicity Eurosonic Showcases '04 + '05
Band coaching (The Girls, The Drift, ...)
Guitar tech / roadie (Supersub, Susans Garden)
I did interviews for De Bassist, Musicmaker and LiveXS with:
Oasis, Razorlight, Paul Weller, Twarres, Joe Bonamassa, Royksopp, Soulwax, Zita Swoon, Emiliana Torrini, Andy Bell (Oasis), Damon Minchella (Weller), Moke, The Free, Do-The-Undo, Daryll-Ann, Paulusma, The Girls, Monty Montgomery, The Shavers, Herman Brood, Jules Deelder, Jan Rot, Di-rect, just to mention a few.
hey chris, het is inderdaad de Judith. ooit, many moons ago, had ik een sprankelende myspace waar ik dagenlang mijn html-lusten op botvierde. toen was ik het zat. nu toch maar weer aangemaakt. ik heb zojuist twee huwelijksaanzoeken gekregen. toch nuttig. :P
Hallo Chris, Mag ik je nog eens spammen? Als je spam echt niet op prijs stelt, dan is deze video van Monty Python wellicht toch leuk?
Gratis kaartjes voor de X-mas-shows voor Mostly Autumn en nieuwe cd's te winnen op www.mostlypink.net. Volgende week hoop ik de interviews met Arjen Lucassen, Pete Trewaras, Mariusz Duda (Riverside) en 1 review vd Mandalaband online te hebben. De Mandalaband is trouwens wel iets apart, de goede man maakte 2 obscure symfonischewerkjes in de jaren 70 (met de Moody Blues, BJH & 10cc) ging toen goud graven, schreef boeken & maakte een fortuin. En nu 30 jaar later weer een kunststukje, wederom met een lijstje aan muzikale vrienden, oa Troy Donockley.
Hey Chris! Greetz from Germany! The Doublebuck Series ($$) by Warwick is absolutely awesome! I got two Corvette $$ in June for a Tour and these guns are loaded and ready! The Streamer $$ is a bit more comfortable to play, but I think the Corvette is a big shot! Worth every cent and tons of different sounds and tones, just at the tip of your finger! And, as you prefer to hang them low, they both look cool. It..s the coolest cool anyway to dress up with a Warwick! ;-) Now I..ll have a visit to your buzzard! See you! Cheers, Roger. In Groove we trust.
I can..t wait to see your Buzzard pics! Did you see mine? It..s a marble airbrushed John Entwistle with EMGs. The only thing with it is that I..m actually not tall enough to play it live - it looks stupid, hahahaha! And this time I used a Streamer Pro M flamed maple in french violet. Warwick built those basses only a short time, although these guns are really smoking!!! And by the way: I just recieved my new Corvette $ and reactivated the old emerald green Streamer Stage I. Ahhh, let..s face it: you can never have too many Basses - only not enough space. ;-) Have a blasting week! Greetz from Germany, Roger. In Groove we trust.
Hi Chris, Een leuke vakantie gehad? Ik mag (ook) weer terug aan het werk:
Ondertussen ga ik wel nog bandjes spotten, zie mijn blog voor een agenda van de bandjes in NL de komende maanden. Pretty Things (met een origineel Stones lid! (leuk verhaal), Stream of Passion, Marillion, Iona (ze waren erg goed afgelopen zondag), Riverside (in de Auw Kerk te Bunde, het Paradiso vh Zuiden!), Parzifals Eye + Sylvain en natuurlijk de X-mas shows van Mostly Autumn zijn de volgende. Mmm ga Porcupine Tree dus missen.... er is gewoon veel te veel de komende maanden. Waar ga jij nog heen?
