When he was a little boy of 14, his parents gave him his first drum kit. The walls of his bedroom were covered with egg cartons with cardboard over them, thick blankets were placed in front of his windows instead of a standard curtain. This was to make it a bit more bearable for the neighbours, it didn’t look good but he didn’t care, because he could drum!
Ever since I was young, he was interested in punk rock. NOFX, Pennywise, the Heideroosjes. He could sing along to everything and knew every album by heart. Logically, this was also the style he immediately adopted behind his kit. To ensure that he had a good foundation, he immediately started with the drum band of the local music association. Sticking and a general feeling for percussion were quickly in him and to this day he is still active in this drum band (has been with it for almost 25 years now) and he is convinced that this has helped him a lot.
In his early years he played drums in Cosmetic Defect for a few years. Together with 2 mates they played covers of Blink 182, Green Day and the Heideroosjes. After 2 or 3 performances this band slowly died out. They still have some bad recordings somewhere that he hopes to find again someday.
After this band it was time for something more serious. Together with 4 other weirdos they started the band Intoxicated. They started with cover work. NOFX, pennywise, Sick Of It All, Agnostic Front and of course the Heideroosjes again. This time the somewhat faster work and the passion for fast punk drumming grew quickly. In addition to the covers they also wrote a number of their own songs that ended up on their demo “Het schaap uit de boom”. Just like his first band they were not the best, but they could have fun on stage like the best!
In addition to this punk band he also started another project. A cover band Versatile. With this he plays mostly rock songs from the 80s, 90s and 00s. A completely different side but very good for his development to also drum other styles. He is still active with this band. A very nice and cozy group of musicians who have become very well attuned to each other.
A few years ago his dream band started. A serious punk band with only their own work called DONDER. From the beginning it was clear that there was a good connection between them and the songs quickly took shape. After a year of playing together the first EP was released called “Januskop”. After a big band presentation in the DRU in Ulft they were ready to ram their Achterhoek punk rock into the world. They knew that it was going well, before they knew it they were rocking in the Effenaar as the opening act for the punk icons The UK Subs and they played 2 shows in Germany. After this great start they released their 2nd EP called “VUUR”. Here they moved away from the acoustic side and only make hard punk rock. This EP was well received and then they suddenly were the opening act for other punk icons, namely The Exploited. At the moment they are busy with new songs for their next EP. When this will be released is not yet clear, but they do know one thing. They will continue to rock with DONDER for a while!
