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About Me

One day i was playing at a friends house when he asked his dad :"Daddy can we watch the video " the man with the blue violin".I didn't know what to expect,but when the tape started i was in another world....... The man with the violin was Jerry Goodman,the band was Mahavisnu Orchestra and the drummer offcourse was Billy Cobham.I didn't understand it, all i knew was i had to play the drums! And guess what my friend's dad was a famous dutch jazz-drummer by the name of Pierre Courbois and he (i still can't believe it) let me fool around and destroy his drumsets till a got my first real drumset bought by my grandfather. My initial plan was to start a band,get signed and get famous but somewhere down the line things didn't come out the way i thought! Nowadays i play in al lot of different bands,i teach,do studiosessions,workshops and tour whenever i can. I love to record so if you have nice songs and in need of a good drumtrack.....get in touch with me!!!!!! I've uploaded 2 songs to showcase some of my playing abbilities in different styles :urban-soul, pop-rock and fresh new tracks are coming!..

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Member Since: 12/13/2006
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Band Members: WHISTLER COURBOIS WHISTLER,STEFAN LIEVESTRO,FROZEN SUN,MALANDO CASSAMA,END OF APRIL,SUE CHALONERS SOULTRAIN,JASPERS V/H HOF'S PILLIPILLI,STEVE COCHRAN,JOSE BUENO,HEARTBEAT,X-CHANGE,MENDOZA DANCE PARTI,JAYMZ,BORISS,MARUSJKA,MOON BAKER,TONY LAKATOS,LINE,DUSTY HILL,TONY LEVIN,KOSSILATE REPUBLIC,ANGELIQUE KIDJO
Influences: ART IN GENERAL,LITERATURE,MOVIES and LIFE! Miles Davis,Stephen King,Phillip Lynnot,Massive Attack,Prince.Napoleon,Queen,David Sylvian,J.P.Sartre,Kiss,Mahavisnu Orchestra,Dostojewski,The Fixx,Steven Spielberg,Depeche Mode,Seal,Toto,Shopenhauer,Van Halen,Strawinsky,Satie,Maxwell,Brian Ferry,Faith no more,Yellow Jackets,Picasso,Umberto Eco,KingsX ,D'Angelo,Thin Lizzy,David Bowie,Francis Bacon,Living Colour,Christopher Walken,Duke Ellington,Peter Gabriel*********************************DRUMMING HEROES:Tony Williams,Jeff Porcaro,Phil Rudd,Ricky Wellman,Steve Jansen,Gavin Harrison,Dave Grohl,Dennis Chambers,Roger Taylor (Queen), Brian Downey,Roger Taylor(Duran Duran),Juan van Emmerloot,Will Calhoun,Billy Cobham,Omar Hakim,Alex van Halen,Vinnie Colaiuta,Andy Gangadeen,Steve Smith,Poogie Bell,Danny Carmassi,Amir Thompson,Simon Phillips,Micky Curry,Mel Gaynor,Clive Burr,Trilok Gurtu,Stewart Copeland,Mark Brzezicki,Nathaniel Townsley,Dennis Davis,Tony Thompson,Gary Husband,Bill Stewart,Mark Mondesir Jusso Whistler drumsolo

Sounds Like: LIKE ME........ POWER,FEEL,SOUL - FUNK,R&B,METAL,FOLK,AFRO-BEAT,ROCK,WAVE, REGGAE,DRUM&BASS,FUSION WITH A TOUCH OF AFRO-CUBAN AND BRAZIL
Record Label: Mapex drums.Amedia Cymbals,Balbex sticks +Qstickss

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MY CURRENT SETUP

FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW....................My set-up:MAPEX ORION in BLUE MIST BURSTChrome Hardware22 x 20 bassdrum (yeah the deeper one)16 x 13 floortom14 x 11 floortom10 x 8 tom12 x 9 tom ...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:39:00 GMT

New Sticks

Two days ago my new BALBEX signature"jusso whistler" sticks arrived. I'm good for at least two years now!!!!
Posted by on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:55:00 GMT

AMEDIA

YEAH,i just did a gig with my new cymbals,once in a while i visit my good friend Patrick(Patsticks.nl)and see myself dragging al kinds of new stuff back to my car.....The soundengineer was very happy ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:56:00 GMT

New Drum kit

I still have to wait 3 months (til December)but finaly.........my new kit is coming!!!!!!A Mapex Orion ,color "Blue Mist Burn" with a 22"bassdrum,8"racktom,12"racktom,10"racktom,14"floortom,16"f loorto...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:29:00 GMT

going to China

Ok,we're going.......If someone asked you to play in China would you say no?Me either,but this implies something you can't imagine in your wildest dreams,actually you can but then they are called nigh...
Posted by on Tue, 01 May 2007 09:48:00 GMT