I'm a song lover. A story lover. That love made me an intuitive player. I respond to what someone is telling or playing. Sometimes, listening to music at home, while driving or waiting in the dressing room, I hear that great song with no drums on it. It makes me really eager to join in.

 

Joining in, for me is a way to play with some of my favorite artists and also a way to maintain and develop skills to come up with new and original parts quickly. Usually I start recording right after listening to the song two or three times. I stop recording when I feel good about the take. Sometimes it takes two, sometimes fifteen.

 

You'll find all videos here or on YouTube. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram to find out about new recordings and upcoming live performances.

 

Punch Brothers – It’s All Part of the Plan

A few weeks ago I asked my Facebook friends for their suggestions for a new video. One from Floris was suggesting a song by Punch Brothers. I checked it on Spotify and accidentally played a different song by them: ‘It’s All Part Of The Plan’, from their latest album called ‘All Ashore’. I guess it…

Madison Cunningham – All At Once

It’s no secret I’ve been a Jay Bellerose fan for years. His playing moves me, no matter how many times I’ve heard it. Every now and then I go to allmusic.com and type in his name to see what new albums he’s playing on. 1,5 years ago I discovered Madison Cunningham’s album ‘Love, Lose, Remember’…

Anaïs Mitchell – Coming Down

Driving through England a couple of months, Pitou played this album by Anaïs Mitchell called ‘Young Man in America’. I had heard of Anaïs before but never got to listen to her music. It really hit me and now I’ve been listening to it almost every day. Listening to it again this morning in the…

Emilie Nicolas – Dark Matter

Being the folky background-drummer I am, loving the mellow acoustic stuff and playing with people like Tessa (Luwten) and Pitou -who both in their own way have a very contemporary approach in their writing, singing and playing- I sometimes really have to dig deep to come up with the right drum parts to their songs.…

Daniel Lanois – White Mustang II

Daniel Lanois still plays a huge role in my musical life. Through his music I got to know Brian Blade, the one who I never dare to shake hands with. One of my biggest drum heroes. Through his music I met like-minded people, some so important to me and my musical development. This song, White…

I’m With Her – Little Lies

Sara Watkins, Aoife O’Donovan and Sarah Jarosz started a band together called ‘I’m With Her’. It’s so good! I listened to this song, ‘Little Lies’, a couple of months ago and have been enjoying it a lot since then. I tried to add some drums to it and got even more excited about the song…

The Tallest Man On Earth – In Little Fires

The Tallest Man On Earth recently (2018) launched his new video project. “I’ve decided to produce, write, direct, record, shoot and edit a series of videos by myself and release them on my YouTube channel as I finish them. Each video features a demo of a new song or a cover that I record live…