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I specialize as an instrumentalist on Hammond Organ (virtuoso on bass-pedals)/ also combined with Minitaur Bass-synth!, Piano, Rhodes & synth's. Music styles i love: Jazz, Funk, Latin, Soul, Rock and crossovers between those styles. Relesed music & full albums as an Hammond artist, as producer iElvis-Music, including collaborations with La Liana.

Hello & Welcome!
This is my music producer page.
I'm open to collaborations with other producers, musicians, vocalists & rappers!

I'm a conservatory graduate (Netherlands) & got my audio engineer & music producer's degree at Sound Education Nederland.
I specialize as an instrumentalist on Hammond Organ (virtuoso on bass-pedals)/ also combined with Minitaur Bass-synth!, Piano, Rhodes & synth's.
Music styles i love: Jazz, Funk, Latin, Rock, Blues, Soul and crossovers between those styles.

My musical career as an instrumentalist spans about 30 years in many bands ranging from coverbands, latin bands, jazz-rock bands to bebop.
I started producing 20 years ago as a side activity & professionaly for two years now.

So if you like what you hear, let's get together and see what we can do musicaly.

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Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I'm working on my own music, with La Liana on her very much Latin-infused popsongs & with Ivy-One, a truly great vocalist from the Netherlands, on her newest productions which combines Dance with Americana, Lounge & bit of Jazz...
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Apart for some analog instruments that i own, i only work "in the box". After everything is recorded & programmed in the DAW i stay there & mix "in the box". Why? because now i don't own anything else :-)
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: My skills in music will add up to your music/production. Specialy if you look out for an keyboardist with a jazzy, funky, improvisational & harmonic input.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The music, creativity & the people - instrumentalists, vocalists - that are skilled and keep developing.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: I did not encounter one yet.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: If a client knows what he/she wants, the better. Although i like to get creative, at some point you need to draw the line, kill your darlings, make it work and finish the song/production.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Hammond A100, Kawai piano, Espresso machine, PC, Ribbon mic
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Playing: 30+ years / Producing: 2+ years
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Funky, jazzy, playfull, exploring
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: When a client approaches me for work i will first like to know more about his/her music, experience & idea's about the client's music & client's expectations for the job. If we agree on the job then i start listening to client's music and explore the possibillities for adding whatever we agreed on. For keyboard / Hammond parts i tend to do two versions of a part and choose what seems to be the best sounding & fitting for the song. Mostly i also come up with additional idea's for backings, rhytmical movements etc...
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: People - vocalists & musicians - who are not "stuck" in their genre & open for brainstorming for other options to fit in their music. And lately, i am listening to progressive metal like Meshuggah, which is mostly infused with heavy guitars and odd, groovy funky rhythms which i think is really good, awesome with an uncomparable skillset, but i think that an Hammond would really lift up their music
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: I would always recommend to look out for musical expressions & try fit that into your music, even if you find it's not usually done in the genre you mainly work in.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Jazz is in the centre of my approach to music - improvising, harmonies - but always gets infected by funk-like grooves, electronica en lots of other stuff concerning modern approach of producing. Which means i am not a purist; i try to pick-up the vibe of the song and proceed on that musical path.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Playing the Hammond & using it as a soundscape, it's such a versatile instrument; making the arrangement work out well for the song; programming drums & percussion
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring my Hammond & Minitaur and my 30+ years of experience & musical education in jazz & latin and all things concerning rhythm & groove. Improvising; i like solo's in songs (if the client is open for it & if it fits the song)... and humor :-)
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: It's a small studio in a garage, big enough to pull in a home-studio set-up, a big Hammond with 2 Leslies and a bunch of synth's, microphones & recording gear.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: If anyone here knows them, but Tribal Tech really inspires me in terms of sound, musical "togetherness", composing, mixing & the mix of "jazz & rock" they have. Furthermore great latin-artists like Tania Maria, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Djavan. Funketeers like Herbie Hancock, Parliament, Tower of Power (with special mention of Chester Thompson on Hammond!), Jimmy Smith, Charlie Parker... Big Band music, records from Robert Glasper, Eddie Harris, Bill Bruford's "Masterstrokes"... i think i could go on forever :-)
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mostly producing & recording Hammond and keyboard parts. Sometimes i'm asked to co-write a part of a song which i love doing. I compose my own songs too; i specialy like harmonies a lot because they bring great atmosphere, moods & tension into a song, even with nice simple melodies.