Angie Stone & more...

Well, let me start by telling you about the accident I've had on the 1st of October. I was riding my bike, when a car hit me and launched me into the air. The flying part went pretty smooth, but I have to admit that the landing didn't go well. The lower-west side of my back has a pretty blue/grey colour now, and I have a continues headache!!! So I had to cancel all sessions for two weeks (maybe more?).
I would like to use this oppotunity to appologise to the people who's sessions got delayed: Sorry guys & girls!!

Latest news (releases/recordings/sessions):

Last time I updated this site I told you about Angie Stone: "wow, what do I need to say?! This woman's got SOUL!!! We recorded a special live show, and I've got to spend a few days in the studio to mix the wonderful live-material. She's a great performer, and she got an excellent band that can play really dynamic!" The show is gonne be released on DVD, so once I'm back on my feet again I will take care of some 5.1 stuff, and hen it's ready for release!


Novastar just released a new single called Rome. The second track on that CDS we recorded and mixed on the last Pinkpop festival.


Dresden Dolls. They gave a splendid concert in the Milkyway in Amsterdam. Together with Paul Schoenmakers I recorded/mixed their unique performance live for VPRO radio & 3voor12. You've got to check out this 2-piece band! (yep I consider them to be a band, not a duo.)

Two days later Paul and I went to the Milkyway again because EMI/Labels asked us to record and mix Interpol. We've had a blast, cause these guys rock and swing in their own special way. They got their own sound, which shines not only on their records but also live! Great show guys!

I also recorded and mixed a new PURE session with Dutch IDOL Boris for The Box. The show has been broadcasted, and BMG is also gonne release it on DVD. BMG is also gonne release a DVD of the HIND show I mixed just before my summer vacation.

For VPRO radio & 3voor12 we (Sjoerd vd Broek and I) recorded and mixed two raw underground bands: The Hunches and Archie Bronson Outfit. Both bands were spittin' their raw-and-high-energy-rock in the upper-hall of the Paradiso in Amsterdam.


Tha Doggz. Well I just have to tell you about this great new band. It's a kick-ass band wich plays rock the way QOTSA, Foo Fighters and Velvet Revolver play it! We went into the studio to record a 5 track EP, and we sure had fun. The energy was there, the band was blasting; I think we nailed it: pure agressive in-your-face-rock! Surf to www.thadoggz.com and check out the "Studio Teasers"!

Monster Magnet (livemix for VPRO radio. These guys are finally back on track!)


Greendive (I'm co-producing their album wich will be released pretty soon, and I also mixed/produced two songs for that album. One of these can be found on the single Friday wich is out in stores now.)

Lowlands 2004 festival. 3 days on a beautifull festival; I do have a great job! I was working with engineer Frank Mathijssen at the Alpha Stage (=main) recording/mixing artists like Velvet Revolver (always nice to see rock-icons enjoying themselves.), dEUS (3 new songs!), N*E*R*D (big party), Soulwax (one of my favorite bands, but the've done better shows.), The Darkness (great rockshow!), Faithless (the 11th show I did from this excellent live-act), ThanX also to Per for all his hard work!). It was a Double2 production for MTV / Radio3fm / VPRO radio / 3voor12.nl.


PINKPOP 2004. The oldest festival of The Netherlands with a fine lineup. We recorded a lot of bands, these were my favorites: Muse / NERD / Novastar / Black Eyed Peas
Not all the things I am recording/mixing R gonne be on this News-section. Simply because I haven't got time enough to write it all down....

Counting Crows, Muse, etc.

Latest news (releases/recordings/sessions):

Counting Crows. The new Counting Crows single Holiday in Spain (together with Blof) is gonne be released in 3 special editions. Each version will contain 3 live-tracks that Frank Mathijssen and I recorded & mixed live at the Counting Crows concert in Ahoy Rotterdam, earlier this year.

Intwine (recorded & mixed for PURE @ The Box is now released on DVD + bonusCD!!)

MUSE... is gonne release a 3 versions of the Absolution CD-single. Two of those singles will contain live-recordings wich me and Hans Bunt mixed last year. (Maybe some recordings from the forthcoming Pinkpop festival will also appear in that Muse-box. I'll let U know.)

N*E*R*D (livemix for VPRO radio)

Frederique Spigt & Mindy Brown (21 songs recorded @ a theater in Rotterdam. Mixed @ my homestudio. It's just being released on DVD! Check out www.idolmedia.com & http://www.ruebarree.nu for more info about this special project.)

JET (livemix for KRO radio)

AIR (livemix for VPRO radio)

Belle & Sebastian (livemix for VPRO radio)

FRET Festival (livemixes for radio3FM of 8 bands. Among them Daryll-Ann + This Beautiful Mess.)

London Calling Festival (livemixes for VPRO radio of 9 bands. Among them The Stands + The Veils.)

Lost Prophets (livemix for VPRO radio)

Greendive (I'm co-producing their album, and I also mixed/produced two songs.)

I record & mix special live performances for Dutch music-TV station THE BOX. They have a program called: PURE, wich is a mixture between MTV's "Unplugged" and VH1's "StoryTellers". PURE is created and produced by a little company called IISYOU MUSIC.

We have done shows with Krezip, Beef, Brainpower, Intwine, Relax, Di-Rect, Raymzter, Jim....) Some of these shows end up being released on DVD.

CLICK HERE to view my Discography

[to be continued]

Big release

First, let me tell you about some releases I'm involved in:

1) LIVE released 3 versions of their CDsingle "Run Away", the red&blue editons both feature some songs wich Frank mathijssen and I mixed. The recordings were made in Belgium. (click here for my discography)

2) BRAINPOWER is gonna release a DVD pretty soon with the P.U.R.E. set on it. The PURE-set was recorded for The Box Music TV, but will also contain some songs wich were not broadcasted on TV. The mixing took place in DutchView Studio.

3) KREZIP also released a DVD with their P.U.R.E. set on it. And that their latest single (mine) was taken from those sessions (mixed by Hans Bunt and myself.) If you'll buy the DVD, you will also get a free audio-cd with these recordings!

4) BEEF has released a DVD with the P.U.R.E. set on it. Hans Bunt and I mixed that show originally for The Box Music TV.

5) One or two singles of Motown artist INDIA ARIE will contain a special bonus live-track wich Paul Schoenmakers & I mixed and recorded.

The last couple of weeks I've done (concert)-recordings/mixes of:

Blur (livemix for VPRO radio)

JIM (recorded & mixed for PURE @ The Box. They are considering a DVD release of these performances)

Spineshank (livemix for VPRO radio + multitrack recording for DVD)

Ill Nino (livemix for VPRO radio + multitrack recording for DVD)

Intwine (recorded & mixed for PURE @ The Box.)

Spiritualized (livemix for VPRO radio)

Dewi (recorded & mixed for The Box)

Greendive (I'm co-producing their album, and I also did some mixing)

Brainpower (recorded & mixed for PURE @ The Box. I also mixed some tracks wich will NOT be on TV, but will appear at the soon to be released DVD)

European Dance Event (we recorded quit a few dance-acts / dj's. Junkie XLwas the highlight.)

Raymzter (recorded & mixed for PURE @ The Box.)

Lowlands Festival (lots of bands... Highlight: FOO FIGHTERS!)

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Live

Not all the things I am recording/mixing R gonne be on this News-section. Simply because I haven't got time enough to write it all down....

I just finished 2 projects for the American band LIVE:

They were in Holland for a special TV-show called 'PopSecret' (BNN). Their management asked me to come and multitrack the show, and do the mixing.(I've recorded and mixed Live 7 times already). The recordings were made @ NEMO, wich is some kind of a museum in Amsterdam, and there where only 250 people lucky enough to be in the audience! [CLICK HERE for some pics!] After that I went two days into the MCO3 studio to mix ( together with engineer Frank Mathijssen) all the songs on a lovely NEVE VR desk. (Probably the only Neve-desk in this country?!)

 A week later Frank and got hired by MCA/Universal again, this time to mix a LIVE show that was recorded in Brussels. This show was broadcast @ TMF Vlaanderen. Some tracks we mixed, ended up on CD-single. Click here

I record & mix special live performances for Dutch music-TV station THE BOX. They have a program called PURE, wich is a mixture between MTV's "Unplugged" and VH1's "StoryTellers". PURE is created and produced by a little company called IISYOU MUSIC.
The last time we recorded two populair Dutch idols : Jim and Intwine. (Before that we have done shows with Krezip, Beef, Brainpower, Relax, Di-Rect, Raymzter...)

Destiny's Child

First, let me tell you about some releases I'm involved in:

1) The Destiny's Child DVD "World Tour" is finally out. Last year we recorded the Rotterdam show of their tour, and now that complete gig is out on DVD!

2) There is a limited edition of the new LIVE album "Birds Of Pray". That edition includes a free DVD containing 4 songs LIVE played at Pinkpop2002. The music was mixed live by Frank Mathijssen and myself for Radio3fm and national TV.

3) The latest Queens of the Stoneage cd-single "Go with the Flow" contains a live-track wich me and Hans Bunt recorded & mixed live at The Milkyway, Amsterdam for KRO's Leidsekade Live.

4) Universal Music (in the UK) released two versions of the latest Counting Crows single "Big Yellow Taxi". One version contains a live version of  "Miami" wich I recorded together with engineer Frank Mathijssen for Radio3fm. (So this is in fact a live-mix, no multitrack recodings or anything...)

5) EMI (in Holland) have been releasing a 3-version cd-box of "Clocks" by Coldplay. Each version contains some live-tracks wich engineer Paul Schoenmakers & I recoded and mixed live on the 5th of november 2002 in the Ahoy stadium in Rotterdam. A total of 10 live-tracks is released, so fans can collect some sort of a live-album.

6) The UK-edition of the latest INDIA ARIE album contains a special bonus live-track wich Paul Schoenmakers & I mixed and recorded.

7) BEEF has released a DVD with the P.U.R.E. set on it. Hans Bunt and I mixed that show originally for The Box Music TV.

8) Rumours are that KREZIP are also gonna release a DVD with their P.U.R.E. set on it. And that their next single (mine) was mixed by Hans Bunt and myself.





The last few weeks I've done concert-recordings/mixes for Radio3FM of:

Macy Gray (at the Milkyway in Amsterdam. Macy had fun, I assume, cause she played more than 2 hours and 20 minutes!!! There was a real good atmosphere and people were really diggin' her show. And they weren't the only ones having fun...)
Raveonettes (a dirty ass-kickin' band... and that's what they did at their concert at Milkyway Amsterdam. All songs under three minutes, all packed with energy!)

Goldfrapp (lots of electronica, lots of people on stage playing all the instruments and a real original sound. It was the first show of their tour, so not all the songs were smooth, but more than enough for a good broadcast)
LONDON CALLING festival (pfff... what can I say?! A lot of new English talents, all playing in Paradiso. We recorded 9 bands for VPRO radio. My personal favorites were Echoboy and Damien Rice)

Calexico (a band that is able to keep surprising you! I've recorded them before, but every time is different. These guys love to take risks; some the win, some they loose, you might say. So we managed to get a few wonderful performances on tape.)
Johnny Marr (He used to be the guitarist of legendary band The Smiths, but nowadays he has his own band. He makes real English music in the tradition of bands like Stone Roses and The Charlatans. So I really enjoyed myself... nice guy too!)

3 Doors Down + Theory of a Deadman (I've recorded 3 Doors Down a few times before. This band is always tight & rockin', so also this time at Paradiso! Support-act:
Theory of a Deadman is a Canadian band which sounds more or less like Nickelback.)



In my spare time I did some recordings and mixing for the (roots)rockband Livin' Stone. The album-cover is finally ready so the album is out now. There R a lot of recording-session pictures on their SITE