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Matthias

About Me


Biography

Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Producer, Bandleader, Beatprogrammer, Instrumentalist on recordings and Student at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Started Playing guitar at the age of 15 and started his first band 2 years later. In this band he played guitar, sang and wrote lyrics. Around this time he started to take his singing more seriously and bought a Tascam 4-Track recorder wich led to some experience and hours of recordings.
This band broke up and he started the Stonerrock/Grunge trio 'Ape Dirt' with Gijs Bakker and Michiel Moerland in wich he also sings and plays the guitar. With this band he did a lot of gigs and played in venues like the Melkweg, Panama, P60, JC de Valk, and the Kade. Ape Dirt played with acts like Green Lizard, Luie Hond, Van Katoen, Land of Airplanes and LEFT. They recorded there first Studio EP called 'Anger Currency' in the E-Sound Studios in Weesp. Unfortunatly this studio session resulted in a complete drama. Check out there website at www.apedirt.nl or there Myspace at www.myspace.com/apedirt.
Matthias also makes music on himself that you can listen to on his Myspace. He plays (or programmes) all the instruments and vocals bij himself on these recordings. Please listen and feel free to comment or contact. Matthias is Available for commisioned freelance work and non-commisioned projects. You can contact him by email at [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 28/04/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/matthiasbastiaan
Band Members: TALES THAT ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HEARD BY PEOPLE:
Matthias Bastiaan: Guitar and Lead Vocals
Maarten Harry de Boer: Guitar and Vocals
Sanel Kadic: Bass
Marco Burggraf: Drums

MATTHIAS:
Matthias Bastiaan van Beek: All Instruments and Vocals

APE DIRT
Matthias van Beek: Guitar and Vocals
Michiel Moerland: Bass
Gijs Bakker: Drums and Kestrel 902

GIANNA TAM
Gianna Tam: Vocals
Jeroen Roelofsen: Keys
Matthias van Beek: Guitars
Mark van Bruggen: Bass
Colin Vermeulen: Drums and Percussion
Influences: Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Mars Volta, Nirvana, The Melvins, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson, Radiohead, Syd Barret, Foo Fighters, Cream, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rory Gallagher, Muse, The Beatles, Marilyn Manson, Band of Gypsys, Killing Joke, Bob Marley, Deep Purple, Damien Rice, Soundgarden, Primus, Queens of the Stoneage, Tomahawk, The Fantomas, Mike Patton, The Raconteurs, John Frusciante, Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Mark Lanegan, Nick Drake, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Velvet Underground, Kyuss, Santana, Millionaire, Supergrass, Porcupine Tree, Miles Davis, Muddy Waters, Urban Dance Squad, Nine Inch Nails, The Police, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Mastodon
Sounds Like: Electric, Acoustic, Mellow, Heavy, Dirty, Sloppy, Smooth, Melodic and Organic
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned