Drum inspiration:
Peter Erskine, David Garibaldi, Steve Gadd, John ’JR’ Robinson, Joey Baron, Dave Weckl, Buddy Rich, Jim Keltner, and more giants.
And bands/artists like:
Miles Davis, Steely Dan, Tower of Power, Chick Corea, Thelonious Monk, Frank Sinatra, Richard Bona, Weather Report, and many others.
Other inspirational sources:
People
Love
Nature
Movies
Glass art
Art in general
Earth
Matthias van Olst started with playing snare drum by the age of 4 and playing the drumset by the age of 12 and has since then been the backbone in several bands in various styles: pop, rock, jazz, soul, R&B and funk.
Since his first hits he worked at the basic skills that are the grounding, discipline and training to a big pallet of styles. His ability to look, listen and stop has put him in demand as a musician with several bands and projects. He also is in high demand as a studiomusician. Recording in the Netherlands as well as abroad.
Although based as a free-lancer Matthias is first call drummer/percussionist for the following bands: Superfreak (Party band), Louis & the Losers (Boogiewoogie), Blz 15 (pop), Firma Weijland (Music Theatre), Blues on the Rocks (Blues/Rockclassics), a U2 tribute band: Rattle & Humble (featuring Warntje Brugge, Lou Leeuw, Harry Bijl, and Patrick Folgerts), new rockband called Marlon, Dutch popband Pampus and many many more.
His first own band started at the age of 15, jazz group: Doxy. This group , with Sebastiaan van Olst (bass), Erwin Werring (sax), Roeland Werring (guitar), won the Jeunes Music Festival in Bruxelles in 1990. They performed in Belgium, Luxemburg, France and Holland until 1992.
After that period Matthias was involved with and helped the start up of these bands: Bluestrain, Good Intentions, Heelbop, American Hot Wax, Nameless, Want2Swing,, Got2Groove, Another Fine Mess, Robin Eenkhoorn Trio (Jazz),
Here are some of the other bands he played or still plays with: Les Rouges, The Magnolians, Trio Jaap Arts, Bud 7, Van Kessel 7, BigBand Moonlight, BigBand Emmen.
Matthias shared and shares the stage with people like: Harry Emmery, John Hayes, Barend Courbouis, Dolf de Vries, Angelique Beauvence, Henk van Benthem, Joel Groenewold, Anneguus Teerhuis, Serge Bredewold, Rick Elings, John Vis, Jan Wessels, Karlijn Kunnen, Peter van Soest, Arthur Douglas, and many, many more.
Matthias likes to share his enthousiasme for music and drums aspecially.
As a clinician and workshop leader he developped special educational programs to share the energy of making music. It varies from drums (jazz/rock/pop/funk) to Chinese/Brazilian/African and Latin Percussion.
He is a workshopleader at Xplosief and de Muzerie and also gives privat lessons and clinics.
As a studiomusician Matthias worked at various productions. It varies between album, songrecording or commercials. He also delivers drumtracks on demand which are recorded at very good studio's near his hometown so he can work fast and accurate.
Matthias also works as a producer/bandcoach. Projects he is involved with currently are: Stremm (bluesband), Leo Sings (singer/songwriter), and several independend projects.
As an actor he was involved with a musictheatre project named "Heel2" by director Jan Willem van Beusekom (2006). This year he performed in a Greek mythology called Atreus & Thyestes, directed by Jurriaan Kamp
Matthias is connected as a programmer for several musical stages. He is involved with projects like Muziek in de Tent and a varied number of bars and pubs in the Netherlands.
hey, just stopping by to say hi - hope you're doing well.
I've got my new single 'Dancing On The Kitchen Tiles" on my page at the moment, as well as a couple of new live videos. I'd love to know what you think.
Just spreading some love your way - Thanks and enjoy the Christmas season! PS: the song Feel Good, should make you feel good! :o) Kevin
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ACHTUNG!!! Am 23.01.2010 im CHARIVARI in Bochum-Wattenscheid
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It's Jd, how have you been? Long time no speak! My album just went up on iTunes. Will you go check it out and leave me a comment? I would really appreciate it :-)
Hallo und viele Grüße.
Werner Nadolny..s Jane bedankt sich noch einmal
für die Freundschaft und die vielen netten Kommentare.
Thanks for your friendship and many kind comments.
Let the music rule, stay us true.
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