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Manfred

Cyber Session Drummer

About Me



Born and raised in the Netherlands. Home of Gouda cheese, windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cannabis. My biggest passion in life is music: listening to it, talking about it, reading about it. And of course: playing my drums to express myself.Other things I like a lot are: meeting friends, going to concerts, art in general, riding my bike, enjoying nature, driving my car, jumping the mini trampoline, jewelry making, good laughs and bad jokes.I am open-minded, and interested in all kinds of people.

In my media player you'll find some of the songs that I recorded with different musicians from all over the world, in various bands and projects.

For those interested in my music career, please check out my personal site all about drumming

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My Interests

drums, art, people, nature, technology, handcrafts, old buildings, dogs, fish tanks, cycling, philosophy, buddhism, meditation, good laughs and bad jokes.

I'd like to meet:

genuine people from all over the world

Music:

Jazz, rock, metal, blues, pop, singer/songwriter, alternative,...... basically anything that is played with heart and soul and gives me a good vibe.
Examples: the Gathering, Opeth, Meshuggah, Pain of Salvation, Anathema,Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects, Cynic, Gordian Knot, Aghora, Queensryche, Symphony X, Tool, Textures, King Crimson, Lacuna Coil, Marillion, Porcupine Tree, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, Allan Holdsworth, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Diana Krall, John McLaughlin, Trilok Gurtu, Terje Rypdal, Michael Manring, Brand X, Rush, Fates Warning, Rob Lamothe, Sting, Bjork, David Sylvian, Agua de Annique, Damien Rice.

I'm also into contemporary jazz singers such as Diana Krall, Dianne Reeves, Viktoria Tolstoy, Francien van Tuinen, Silje Nergaard,.......

Drummers that I admire a lot: Tony Williams, Jack deJohnette, Bill Stewart, Sean Reinert, Morgan Agren, Terry Bozzio, Chad Wackerman, Billy Cobham, Phil Collins, Vinnie C, Gavin Harrison, Trilok Gurtu, Stéphane Galland, ....

Movies:

Almost Famous, Boogie Nights, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, The Big Lebowski, Cinema Paradiso, a Love Song for Bobby Long, Lost in Translation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Shawshank Redemption, Walk the Line, Paris Texas, Amelie, Sleepy Hollow, Donnie Darko, Evolution, character movies......

Television:

Six feet under, The Sopranos, Little Britain, Carnivale, Catweazle, Californication, Pushing Daisies, Life on Mars, Heroes, Hotel Babylon, X-files, Afterlife, Shameless, English detectives, good music programs and documentaries,.... by the way, I hate watching sports (...except maybe women's tennis).

Books:

I like a good book from time to time but I'm not a big reader. Some stuff I enjoyed a lot: Lord of the Rings trilogy, High Fidelity, any book by John Irving, Stephen King, Kinky Friedman, Jenna Jameson's biography book "How to make love like a pornstar", Hotel Babylon .......

Heroes:

my mother and father.

My Blog

the simple truth......

about men's bathroom habits vs women'sHow To Shower Like a Woman   1. Take off clothing and place it in sectioned laundry hamper according      to lights and darks.&...
Posted by Manfred on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:50:00 PST

Smurf!

I got 2 smurfs at Albert Heijn today with my groceries. Those little fellers never go out of fashion, now do they? ...
Posted by Manfred on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:02:00 PST

Which Superhero are you?" quiz...

Your results:You are SupermanSuperman 95%Spider-Man 90%Green Lantern 75%Robin 70%The Flash 70%Iron Man 65%Supergirl 60%Batman 60%Hulk 50%Wonder Woman 45%Catwoman 40%You are mild-mannered, good, strong...
Posted by Manfred on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:32:00 PST

Don’t believe a word......

Gary Moore & Friends, featuring  the legendary Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham, Cozy Powell & Don Airey. Rock and Roll like it's supposed to be! Filmed back in 1976. I love it how the tape in t...
Posted by Manfred on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:09:00 PST

Ernie and Bert go BRUTAL!

a one and two and chick a boom a chick...... ...
Posted by Manfred on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:51:00 PST

Undercover Drum Video - feat. Alan Goldstein, Tymon, Santiago Dobles

here's another video I just finished. The song was written by Alan Goldstein for one of his solo albums.Enjoy! ...
Posted by Manfred on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:38:00 PST

improvised drum video (yes, another one!)

ok people, here's a new drum video that I made this afternoon. Just goofing off a bit on the V-drums. Next on my to do list is a to do a couple of these - similar to the Martyr video - playing along ...
Posted by Manfred on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:18:00 PST

Martyr drum video

Here's a clip of me playing Martyr from the At War With Self - Acts of God album. Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by Manfred on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:29:00 PST

At War With Self - Acts of God

I just recorded two drum tracks for the upcoming At War With Self - Acts of God album, a progressive music project led by Glenn Snelwar and Damon Trotta. Glenn is a guitarist/composer well known for h...
Posted by Manfred on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:10:00 PST

Video footage: Vdrums practice session

Here's some video footage that I made a while back. Sounds are from the Toontrack dfh superior package. This was filmed before I got the new Vcymbals (still using the old PD7 pads).Posted By:ManfredGe...
Posted by Manfred on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:51:00 PST