About me: Where to begin, what to tell and especially what to hide?
Well I'll try to tell you all a little about my personal background. Since I can remember music has been a important part of my life. At first only passive but during my life more and more active. I'm working as a soundengineer for about 10 years now. I started out being asked by friends to do sound for their band. Before I did, I assisted an experienced soundengineer (John if you are reading this: thanx again!) and during the first years, while already doing gigs I studied for soundtechnician at several institutes. After my study I started to do more soundjobs, mostly I was asked, due to mouth to mouth recommendation. A couple of years ago I met Erik Prins who ownes an Agency. He asked me if I was interested to collaborate on some of his projects which I did. Next to this I've been doing sound for Dutch Gothic/metal band Asrai for a couple of years. Nowadays I'm active as regular soundengineer for Kiss Forever (Hungarian based Kiss Tribute Band), Big Ones (Italian Aerosmith Tributeband), Dream Company (Italian Bon Jovi tribute band) and dutch U2 tribute Sudden Impact. On occasion I also do sound for Paris Dandies and Hells Belles (German All Female AC/DC tribute). Highlights so far are gigs in Mexico, London and famous Dutch venue Paradiso and some mighty fine festivals like Raise Your Hands, Dicky Woodstock, Femal Metal Voices, Oranjerock, Borstrock etc. Next year I'll hope to tour internationally again.
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Hallo Marcel, 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.
Hi Marcel, 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?
Hallo Marcel, 1 leuk weekend gehad? Al plannen voor vakantie, festivals, gigjes of gewoon ff nix met deze hitte?
Voor mij is het nu rustig, pas in Augustus, de 16de; The Bad Shepherds (punk covers met fluit & uillian pipes (met Troy Donockley)) in Eindhoven en 3 September Ulysses & Sons of Seasons in de nieuwe Nor (een mix van stevige Prog, Jazz en metal met leden van Kamelot, Blaze, Doro Metalium).
Fiets voorzichtig & een mooie zomer toegewenst, Nick from the lovely South of the Netherlands @ MostlyPink.nl.
PS Nieuwe interviews met Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion) & Robin Beck zijn online + cd competities; Mostly Autumn (dé Celtic Floyd)(3 cd box) + Riverside + Mangrove (schitterende Nederlandse Prog) + Troy Donockley (review @ Progwereld) + gratis kaartjes. En believe me geen spam geen nothing just free!
As present i'm allowed to give away the new album from Bryan Josh (Mostly Autumn). Competition ;-) and free tickets for the Dutch Mostly Autumn gigs. (believe me, no spam, no nothing, just free stuff ;-)
Goedendag dear Marcel, Thx 4 still being friends with us. How are you doing? Hope that everything is going well with you. Going to a gig the upcoming months?
Tot ziens & please give birth to a smile, Nick webmaster of
Three special X-mas gigs in the LowLands: Friday 19 December W2 Den Bosch Saturday 20 December De Boerderij Zoetermeer NL & Sunday 21 December Spirit of 66 Verviers BE.
Alles goed, je hebt het lekker druk? We moeten zekerz een keertje afspreken, onder het genot van een drankje. Gaan we regelen, wanneer weet ik ook nog niet, maar voor 2009 i.i.g.
Hi Marcel!!!! You know your work at the Reuring Fest last saturday was ABSOLUTELY SUPURB!!!!! You're a nice friend and the best in your work.. You're absolutely the official sound engineer of Dream Company.. Thanks for all!!! CU very soon
May 22, P60, Amstelveen (NL) supporting The Reasoning (UK)
May 23, Popfront, Zwolle (NL) (full show with new material from our forthcoming album 'Beyond Reality')
May 24, Metropool, Hengelo (NL) supporting The Reasoning (UK)
We've got special low CD-prices at our concerts for you, so don't forget to visit our merchandise stand! You will get great music and performance with The Reasoning, so check them out! And be the first to see them performing live in The Netherlands!
Dear friends,
as a little present we would like to give away our latest recording “Born To Make You Happy” . Yes indeed – it’s a Britney Spears cover ! Listen to it as a soundtrack of the classic story of the childstar that eventually can’t bear the luxury...We were inspired by all the negative attention Miss Spears gets and hope she’ll get herself together soon.
Hope you’ll enjoy our version !
You can also watch the videoclip on
http://youtube. com/watch?v=6q8f6nlnQOQ
A free highquality mp3 can be downloaded from
http://q-club. org/spears/
The Spears a.k.a.
The Q-club
Heyy Marcel! After quite a few weeks spending every free minute behind my pc, finally my new website has seen daylight now!!! I'm very proud to announce; http://www. darknightphotography. nl Of course all your comments, questions and suggestions are welcome in my guestbook;-) xx Jolanda
Hallo Marcel, Hope everything is fine with you. I've a new competition running; the new album of Mostly Autumn (in the shops in June!). + tickets for The Reasoning, a great new promisiing band. Maybe you're interested?
Heyy Moos! Hoe is het daar, alles goed joh? Gister ben ik met Bas naar House of Lords geweest in de Bosuil, Weert. We hadden ook een interview met de band, was supergaaf. Had Ed geregeld.. en weet je wie ik daar tegenkwam? Wim en Annick! Hahaha kleine wereld he?! Alles goed daar, kun je jezelf nog achter de knoppen wegslepen??? Nou ik zie je zondag;-) Byeeeeeeeeeeee xx Jolanda
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