Hi there, nice to meet you, I am Rene from Groningen, the Netherlands. Work-o-holic and ambitious in many ways..
..about business i am an internet entrepreneur. I started an user experience webdevelop company with 4 friends when I was 19 years old. At the moment we're with over 20 hardworking people satisfy people by making 'user friendly websites'. We improve transactions for companies through the country and outside.
Almost everything besides that I put my energy in music. Till the end of 2007 i was the singer and manager of metal / hardcore band Instil. We decided to quit after 6 great years. Instil was a band which could be described as a heavy tourmachine, energetic performance and open-minded in any way music and lyrically. We shared the stage with Entombed, The Haunted, Nuclear Assault, The Crown, Bleeding Through, Caliban, Crowbar, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Carnal Forge, Terror, Heaven Shall Burn, God Dethroned, As I Lay Dying, Terror, Agents of Man, 100 Demons, The Black Dahlia Murder and many others. Check in at www.myspace.com/instil
At the moment i am working on a new band called MURDER MANIFEST with a couple of friends and experienced musicians. A brutal name for brutal music but with a deeper message. You will hear from it soon. I think it will amaze a lot of people. Expect more brutal stuff (death thrash metal) with a modern way of distribution of music and marketing. Tapetrading 2008 A.D.
Besides my duties as 'businessman' and musician I was also founding member of Garden of Exile records (with bands like The Ocean, Burst, Instil, 37 StabwoundZ) together with 2 friends Chris and Tjeerd. I quit in 2004 and they continued the job. In the same period I was also involved in Boosting Music. This company did CD and DVD productions for bands and the industry.
Check in at www.gardenofexile.com
At the moment i have a nice weblog about music marketing with tips & tricks, articles etc. It's called MUSICMARKETINGBLOG.NL update your bookmarks!
