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I must have been about 4 years old when my parents bought me a toy drum. Despite my enthusiasm for the instrument, it was immediately taken away from me because of the many decibels I seemed to produce. Later on, when I was 8, I went to the local music school because I listened to The Beatles a lot, and I wanted to learn how to play the piano. After a year of tough music theory, I was finally allowed to choose an instrument. Unfortunately, the piano class was full and the only instrument with a teacher still available was the recorder. Pretty soon I was using the recorder as a drumstick. Finally, I ran away from the music school.
When I was 12 I got a real snare drum from my dad. Just as important as the snare was the radio I got from my mother, because the first time I turned it on (Saturday morning belgian radio top 30) I heard “Walking On The Moon”. That was a reason for me to play the drums and I immediately became serious about it.
At the age of 18 I played in several bands and I wanted to become a professional drummer. After finishing my communication science studies in Antwerp, I went to the conservatory in Rotterdam. There I practiced harder than ever, and since I was so focused on my instrument it was natural that I played a lot of instrumental jazz music. During my studies I got a chance to play gigs with Joe Pass, Bob Brookmeyer, Bobby Shew, and many others.
During an exchange program with the Berklee school of music in Boston I got the chance to study with Joe Hunt, Billy Hart and Allan Dawson. It was there that my focus on the instrument moved me to concentrate on music, and I became more and more interested in the human voice as the most organic instrument. When I came back to Holland, I started playing more with vocalists, and since vocals in jazz music were only performed correctly by the greatest, like Louis Armstrong or Ella Fitzgerald, I played with rock and roll singers. It was a surprising experience to find out that it’s really a kick to give a singer (who’s singing a song with lyrics and a melody etc…) that beat.
I was lucky enough to play with talented artists. The most well- known I’ve worked with, of course, is Sarah Bettens. When I rejoined K’s Choice in 1998 I was the happiest person on the planet to do endless tours and many concerts.
Later on, I was the happiest person on the planet because the endless tours finally stopped and I got the chance to start working as a teacher at the Rock Academy in Tilburg and the High School for Fine Arts in Antwerp. This gave my wife and me the opportunity to more or less settle down and start a family. I’m still doing tours, although they’re just not endless anymore. That’s the everlasting paradox of a musician. When you’re home, you want to go out and play. When you’re on the road, you miss home.
Recently I do a lot of local projects. Among them are “Venus In Flames”, the band Woodface (Gert Bettens), Dearhunter (who's album I produced) and Lalalover.
Here Is A Poem That I Wrote And I Want 2 Share With U...
Tell Me If U Like It And Have A Nice Day....
SECRET WORLD
Alone in the dark Where u are? I can't feel u I can't hear u
Why? We are on Different places At the same time I want to be With u In the same place At the same time
Alone in the dark I hear my name From far away A beautiful voice From a beautiful Lady Step by step I’m getting closer 2 cold 4 been real
High Wycombe Buckinghamshire The front door is open She let me in She’s in front of me Now we are In the same place At the same time
Grab my hand Let’s find home Maybe is up in the sky A golden compass reflect the sun Maybe we r in the right way Grab my hand Kiss my heart Take me into another world Far away from this chaos Take me into a beautiful world A secret World Where always is sunrise Two full moons A beautiful World That nature design Just for u and me
ja, 't is te zeggen, ben bezig met op te treden overal en nergens, gisteren mechelsepleinfeesten was wel geslaagd! maar we doen rustig aan hé, niks forceren.
Music and things in general are going pretty well, thanks for asking. These songs on my profile are just some demotracks and stuff. My official bands are Mors Subita and Eternal Tears Of Sorrow, which I just recently joined. Check those out if you like..
Ciao grazie x l'add,dai un ascolto ai miei brani a presto :)
Hi tnx for the add!,WILD a first pre-mix song from my upcoming solo album is online now!!! Please listen to my ORIGINAL SONGS and let me know what you think!
Ja, ik heb de stof maar weer eens van mij gitaar geblazen. Bevalt mij erg goed! Ik drum uiteraard ook nog steeds veel, maar het is heel leuk om van alles wat te doen.
Koen ! hello, merci pour ton commentaire, ça fait très plaisir. On espère vraiment qu'on pourra passer par la Belgique ce printemps. Je te tiens au courant si jamais :) bises Karine/BB xx
Koen ! bonjour :) J'espère que tout va bien. on va peut être venir en Belgique pour 1 ou 2 show en mai ou juin... je te tiens au courant ok ? salutations à ta famille et à bientôt !!
Hey Koen! Dank je! Sadhbh is ook erg geniaal als je het mij vraagt!De muziek doet me erg denken aan Hammelburg! Ga je daar nog heen volgende week? Was erg gaaf! Wat vind je trouwens van de andere tracks? Jouw tracks klinken ook cool! Joerie
Beste, Eventjes om te laten weten dat ik opnieuw enkele opnames heb gedaan op mijn kamer, onder invloed van de examenstress. De resultaten zijn nu te beluisteren op m’n myspace ( “Modern Scandinavisch” en “Pre Economie” ). Hopelijk kan je er wat van genieten! Slaapwel, Frederik
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