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Drums United Germany tour 24-27 Apr. 2013

Being on the road with Drums United again, was some I’ve been looking forward to do again, as we haven’t toured for a while. We had to drive all the way to the South of Germany, a few km’s from the Swiss border. Bulu and I left Luca’s place at about 11:00 to pick up our light tech along the… Continue reading

It’s been a while… 12-4-2013

Due to priorities at work (WMDC), lack of energy because of all the activities that has been going on in my life, I decided to leave my website and therefore my blog as it is for a while.

BUT I’M BACK ON TRACK!!!

After the CD presentation with Stef van Viegen, we decided to play in small venues and mainly… Continue reading

Clinic with Juan in Hilvarenbeek 24-6-2012

As you can read through my blogs, Juan and I are travelling quite a lot through the Netherlands to present the clinic team. As a matter of fact we are aiming to extend the clinics through Europe. Our manager/booker is working hard on that.
Arriving in Hilvarenbeek, we found out that we were part of a big festival going on… Continue reading

Final master exam Miguel Hiroshi at Amsterdam conservatory 22-6-2012

Miguel… he started his education at Codarts when I started working at the WMDC. I know him as a brilliant and very musical percussionist overall. When he was studying at the WMDC he was one of the rascals in the building, bending the rules, always crossing lines and doing things that were just a little too much for my facility… Continue reading

Clinic and cymbal presentation 20-6-2012

Another clinic with Juan van Emmerloot, this time in Rotterdam at Peter Verpuy’s music store. Actually it was more about presenting a new line of low budget cymbals from Paiste, one of Juan’s endorsements. Knowing Juan, of course the audience got more than they bargained for. Again the energy and openness that Juan provides had the audience listening and participating… Continue reading