Born in Apeldoorn, raised in Rotterdam, got wiser in Amsterdam, started to work in Brussels, studied classic guitar in London, drank far to much beer in Munich, lived like a god in Paris, fully enjoyed the California sun in San Francisco and now with both feet on the ground in Brussels again. In addition I have worked for extended periods in Asia and Latin America and I must admit I do miss those regions a lot, but on the other hand Belgium has a lot to offer in terms of cities, cozy bars and excellent food. I sometimes philosophy that Belgium is one of the best kept secrets in Europe .

Marital status
My wife Natysha and I have three children, Kim born in Munich , Grace and Youri both born in Paris .

Hobbies
Music is with no doubt number one, followed by having drinks in bars with live music, wining and dining and enjoying the beauties offered by Mother Nature  J

One liners
What I don’t like: the word "hate"
Sounds I don't like: vacuum cleaners and church bells
What turns me on: nice objects, certainly when covered by strings
What I look forward to: playing with the B-sides and The Rocking Thunders
What I would miss: friends
My strong points: tolerance
My weak points: tolerance

{ The musician
I must have been eight years old when I received my first guitar, my first song was Wake Up Little Susie en my first band was called The striped rascals. After this I played lead guitar, together with Henk Kloppers, in a band called The Rocking Thunders, songs by Cliff Richard and The Shadows en we had a real fan club, hard core followers, radio performances, etc. Those were the days my friend.
After my move to Brussels I entered the folk scene with a lead singer, playing in all the restaurants and coffee shops around the Grand Place, songs from Melanie, Joni Mitchel, Leonard Cohen, Bert Jansch, Sandy Denny, the real folk scene. Meanwhile I also played in a band which played songs from The Band, we performed in Rotterdam and Amsterdam , all members, with the exception of myself, passed away using the needle of death.
In Munich I tried to establish a recording studio, but musicians are poor people and no way could I have made a decent living out of this. I did record Flame, the band from Peter Vlietstra in which Henk played the bass and some time later in Paris a reunion recording from the long, long gone Tony Leckard & The Rocking Thunders, pretty cool after all those years.
Recorded many songs myself, for those please click here
In California I was primarily busy with my own music and after eight years of sun and beaches back to Brussels, where one evening I received a call from Henk… whether I could, for one evening only, just play the bass to save a party (which created came2play and from that evening on I fell in love with the bass and I have not let her go since...

And now the B-sides en The Rocking Thunders (revisited), super musicians and great people  to know and have as friends...