Because
everyone wanted to be a guitarist
in the early 80's
my first
live band
effort was
as a
bass player
for a a cover band called
LEDGE (1983
- 1984).
I really needed to hit that stage...
On the process I deeply felt
the need to be
a guitar
player
though...
The very first
attempt
to write my own material as a guitarist
was in the late
80's with a band
called
VERSAILLES
(1987-1989).
During the years (1990 -
1994) that
followed a
versatility and diversity of
bands
and projects
became subject to
my inexhaustible
desire
to
grow
musically.
Next to that I played live regularly in a Rock Cover
Band
called
LEGAL NOISE
(1991 - 1992).
In 1994
I
joined
and
developed
a Hard Rock
Band
called
MISCHIEF
(1994-2002).
MISCHIEF
was a promising act
on a creative musical
level. A demo tape called Energy was released in 1995 and a CD called
VISIONS in 1998.
All of MISCHIEF's material was played and recorded live in the
studio. Different views on the
band's ambition as
well
as
musical
direction
made me
ultimately
leave
the band in 2002.
Late 2003 I joined
HIGHWAY CHILE
(2003-2020).
The band, revitalized in the beginning of the new millennium,
wanted to write new material
and a
brand new full
length album
called
KEEPER OF THE
EARTH
was released
worldwide through
MAUSOLEUM
RECORDS
in 2008.
Next to
HIGHWAY CHILE
I began to
play
with the, in 2006 founded, high energy
Hard Rock Cover Band
HEADS DOWN
(2006-2010).
I also
started to
participate
in various other musical projects like, for
instance,
DUST
(2007)
which was a
One-Off
Cover Project
initiated to support
TALISMAN (feat. Jeff Scott Soto) on their goodbye tour.
I
played in
Holland's first Metal band
PICTURE
for a year
(2010-2011)
and joined a
newly founded
Ronnie James DIO
Tribute
Band
called
DEO
early 2011.
DEO was
the main live outfit in those
days but next to DEO I did a lot of other
musical projects / one of shows like for instance:
ROXX DOWN Hard Rock Covers
(2012 - 2013)
AEROFORCE
ONE (2012-2013) Aerosmith Tribute
(2013)
A TRIBUTE TO
MONSTERS OF ROCK Rock Covers
(2014)
I also participated in
DEATHRIDERS Anthrax songs
(2014 and 2016) with original Anthrax singer Neil
Turbin.
Some shows were done in 2016 with a Deep Purple
Tribute Band called
PURPLE SHADE
and
an Alice
Cooper
Tribute Band
called
COOPER'S NIGHTMARE.
I
also
did various
guest
appearances
with Dutch Metal
Pioneers
Pioneers
MARTYR
(2016-2018)
and
FRIENDS
OF ROCK
(2016 and 2019).
I began to play with
a
new Ronnie James DIO
Tribute Band
THE
DUTCH DISCIPLES
in 2017
so
consequently
left DEO
early
2018.
A
brand new Prog Melodic
Project
called
AUGUST
LIFE
came to life
and late
August 2018
the
debut
and concept album
NEW ETERNITY
sees the light of
day.
New
Eternity is released on vinyl through
NO DUST RECORDS early 2019.
As
of April
2019 AUGUST LIFE transforms from project to
a real band and starts to do live shows.
May 2020,
after almost 17 years, I
decided to
LEAVE HIGHWAY CHILE.
As a
sign of life
(live shows were on hold
because of a certain "pandemic")
AUGUST LIFE releases a
Mini Album called
THE BROKEN HOURGLASS
in 2021.
As I have been
a BIG fan of the Oliva brothers since the very
early beginning
I decided to start
a
new Tribute band/project
by
the end of 2021...
Of course we are
talking about a
Savatage Tribute
Band.
It's
called
SAVATAR.
As of June 2023 I play in the legendary
Dutch Hard Rock
band
VENGEANCE to
do shows
to honor the 40th Anniversary of the band and who
knows what lies beyond...
In 2025 a new band project
starts. it's called
SAÏNT HËLENS and will be a
Melodic yet Heavy Rocking outfit. The plan is to
create new exciting material that will suit any great festival and more.
AUGUST LIFE
releases their brilliant second full lenght called
PASSAGE OF TIME on the 29th of August
2025 produced by
MARKUS TESKE.
It was not part of my
planning but
November 2025 I joined the brilliant Whitesnake
Tribute Band
SINNERS & SNAKES
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