Michael profile picture

Michael

michaelleeninga

About Me

I'm a 27 year old guitarplayer from Amsterdam.

My Interests

Music, guitars and gear, sound-engineering...and some stuff not music-related.

Music:

To much to list. I consider myyself pretty open-minded, although there is music out there that I don't like.

Movies:

Silent Hill, Pulp Fiction, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dogma, The Big Lebowski, and Star Wars for the nerd moments. Goodfellas, Casino, The Godfather, The Departed and Donnie Brasco when I want it to be more serious...

Television:

Family Guy, Discovery Channel.

Books:

Herman Brusselmans, Simon Vestdijk, Jan Cremer, Mulisch, and all the other old school Dutch guys. George Carlin's books are a big inspiration.

Heroes:

All the people that inspire me to make music and develop my skills as a musician, and my friends and family.

My Blog

George Carlin died age 71... R.I.P. my Hero...

One of my all time heroes, George Carlin, just passed away at age 71. May he rest in peace. :(
Posted by Michael on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:41:00 PST

On tour with Keith Caputo in may...

Hey everyone, This month, I'll be touring through Europe with Keith Caputo as stagemanager/guitartechnician. Check www.myspace.com/keithcaputo for the dates and come by for a beer! See you later!...
Posted by Michael on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:30:00 PST

First tribute video!

Hey Everyone,Just sitting in Amsterdam celebrating a great couple of weeks of gigging with Tobi.Got my first ever tribute video sent to me! I'm really honored and it's a greeat feeling to know that so...
Posted by Michael on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:16:00 PST

Just a small update...

Hey Everyone!Had some really busy weeks, driving from and to Germany almost every week, but it's well worth it!The gigs with Tobias Regner are getting better and better and the fans are totally cool. ...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:21:00 PST

Hello everyone!

Hello everyone,I've not updated this blog in ages, so I thought it was time to give some of you an idea of what I'm currently up to.So, I finished my final exams and it was a blast. It was one of the ...
Posted by Michael on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:45:00 PST

R.I.P. James Brown...

Just heard that James Brown died age 73. May he rest in peace.
Posted by Michael on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:17:00 PST

First blog entry...

Hello to everyone reading this...I just had a great gig with my band Stillborn yesterday, and am getting ready to go to rehearsal for another band today...jeez, being a musician is truly a very busy (...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 01:46:00 PST