Born 1962 in Heeze and started drumming at the age of 6.
At the age of 17, the first semi-professional performances were done with folk rock band Cannery Row.
Is self-taught, but in the run-up he had lessons from Joost Renders and later (late 80s) coaching from Ton Dijkman.
In 1987 he achieved a (shared) first place in the Grand Prix of the Netherlands (Paradiso A’dam) with the Eindhoven band Bo \the Rude.
Has been a drummer for metal band Pentacle for more than twenty years with European tours and performances in the USA and Santiago (Chile).
Has played drums with the following bands:
Cannery Row, Bo \the Rude, Take it for Granted, Bleeding Romeo, Gustave Riche,
Spiderz, Prima Vering en de Schokbrekers, Mark Foggo & the Skasters, J.W. Roy
Hans Sanders, Nancy Works on Payday, Toon & de Tontjes, Met Roossen,
Hades Adorned, Not the B 52’s, Rocking Lowlands (Educational band affiliated with National Support for Artistic Formation)
Discography:
Cannery Row: Double Entry (1981 compilation LP) Limpop / Plahadima
Jan Strick: Tussen nacht en ontij (1983 LP) Markant
Bo\the Rude: We are Young (1988 single) Red Bullet
Live at Rotown (1988 compilation volume 1) Rotown Records
Setlist ’88 (2018 CD) Bogey Music
Bo\the Rude (2025 EP) Bogey Music
Hades Adorned: Crata Repoa (2002 CD) Tetragrammatron
Geen Paniek: Kantje Boord (CD compilation 1993) Het Wiegant House
Pentacle: Under the Black Cross (2004 CD) Iron Pegasus Records
Five Candles Burning Red (2012 EP) Iron Pegasus Records
Specter of the Eight Ropes (2019 CD) Iron Pegasus Records
