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Tour report of Stream of Passion's tour to France, England and Belgium: here's the link

Entry by Martijn - 1-11-2011

Stream of Passion's Official Video of Collide

Stream of Passion's Official Video of "Collide" (Darker Days album): Stream of Passion - Collide

Entry by Martijn - 7-10-2011

Stream of Passion on tour!

I am very happy to announce that Stream of Passion is going to tour Europe together with Leaves Eyes. The tour consists the following dates:

17.10.2011 F - Lyon, Le CCO / H'elles on Stage festival
18.10.2011 F - Paris, Le Klub
20.10.2011 UK - Manchester, Academy 3
21.10.2011 UK - London, Underworld
23.10.2011 BE - Wieze, Oktoberhallen / MFVF

Check out the gigs section of the website for venue information!

Entry by Martijn - 5-10-2011

Mapex Drum and Hardware catalog 2011

I am very proud to be part of the Mapex Artist Roster since 2009. Just found my portrait in the Mapex Drum and Hardware catalog 2011 (photo by Jens van der Velde).

Entry by Martijn - 23-7-2011

Darker Days on Aardschok's July top ten

Stream of Passion's "Darker Days" made it to Dutch rock and metal magazine Aardschok's monthly top ten list! The magazine calls the album "the best Stream of Passion album to date".

Click here to read the review (Dutch)

Entry by Martijn - 28-6-2011

Stream of Passion - Darker Days

Check out the title track of Stream of Passion's third full length album "Darker Days", in stores June 24!

Listen to the song

Entry by Martijn - 8-6-2011

Darker Days: track by track

The band has put together a track by track for you to be able to look deeper into the inspiration and ideas behind their new songs. Enjoy!

Darker Days: track by track

Entry by Martijn - 20-5-2011

Drummers Day - Drum cam footage

Martijn performs at the Drummers Day Kaatsheuvel:

"Water into wine" by Backwater
"Collide" by Stream of Passion

Entry by Martijn - 29-4-2011

Drum clinic/demo during Drummers Day

I have been asked to perform during Drummers Day #5 - April 16th, Kaatsheuvel (NL). You can expect to hear some brand new Stream of Passion material … :)

Drummers Day #5:

Raymond de Graaf (WC Experience
Jusso Whistler and Matt Zentrich (Drumduo: “Ghost In The Machine”)
Martijn Peters (Stream Of Passion)
Koen Herfst (Bagga Bownz, Armin Only, I Chaos)

Entry by Martijn - 22-2-2011

New Stream of Passion album

The recordings of the new Stream of Passion album have officially started! I spent the last few days in the Sandlane studio recording the drum parts. Keep an eye on the band's YouTube and Twitter channels for studio reports and updates!

Entry by Martijn - 31-1-2011

New Stream of Passion song

The members of Stream of Passion have been working hard the last few months on new material for a new album that will see the light in 2011. But to make the waiting a little bit easier and as a big "thank you" to all their fans for their unconditional support, the band has released a new track online entirely for free! The song, titled Spark, plus a special end of the year message from the band members can be seen and heard at www.streamofpassion.com

Happy Holidays and all the best for 2011!

Entry by Martijn - 17-12-2010

Canada 2010 tour diary

Follow the adventures of Stream of Passion during their first Canadian tour:

Entry by Martijn - 3-12-2010

Stream of Passion's Canadian Tour!

I am very happy to announce that Stream of Passion is going to tour Canada, in October together with Unexpect and Manahil!

The tour consists the following dates:

October 12 @ Bar Le Cactus (Rimouski)
October 13 @ Le Zaricot (Saint-Hyacinthe)
October 14 @ L'Impérial (Québec)
October 15 @ Côté-Cour (Jonquière)
October 16 @ Petit-Théatre (Rouyn-Noranda)
October 17 @ Bar Le Magog (Sherbrooke)
October 19 @ Sneaky Dee's (Toronto)
October 20 @ Café Campus (Montréal)

Check out the gigs section of the website for venue information!

Entry by Martijn - 23-8-2010

Make Stream of Passion's next setlist!

Stream of Passion is giving you the chance to put together a setlist for their upcoming show on September 30th at P60 in Amstelveen (NL)! Suggest your favorite song at the "September 30th - setlist" topic at the band's forum (http://www.streamofpassion.com/forum) in the tour section, or tweet the following:

I'd like to hear {name of the song here} at the @streamofpassion show in #p60 on September 30!

The band will count the votes and include your favorites on the show!

Entry by Martijn - 20-8-2010

New Stream of Passion album

It's official. Stream of Passion is working on the next album! Yesterday we talked about the planning and now we have to finish the new songs...

Entry by Martijn - 16-8-2010

Drum nerd

Made my Mapex Orion set up fool proof... even bass and guitar players will be able to build up my kit. =)

Entry by Martijn - 29-5-2010

Recording

Just returned from the MilkMark studio working on some new Stream of Passion tracks.
I feel accomplished! =)

Entry by Martijn - 16-5-2010

Win a MFVF Roadshow Goodie Bag! (PART II)

Like to win a MFVF Roadshow Goodie Bag? Buy your ticket @ W2 Den Bosch or Bibelot Dordrecht.

Entry by Martijn - 25-3-2010

Win a MFVF Roadshow Goodie Bag!

Buy your tickets online for the MFVF Roadshow concert in W2, Den Bosch to be eligible to win a MFVF Roadshow Goodie Bag!

The Metal Female Voices Fest Roadshow is a package with 5 female fronted metal bands. On Sunday, April 11 the roadshow will be making its stop at the W2 venue in Den Bosch (NL). Next to Stream of Passion there'll be another great 4 bands playing that afternoon; every band of the show will be contributing items to this goodie bag.

So for a chance to win this surprise package order your tickets online before April 11 at the W2 website (only tickets bought on the presales will be eligible to win!)

View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 20-3-2010

Stand-in drumjob: Performing with The Saturnine

Unfortunately Dennis Leeflang will NOT be able to play the shows with The Saturnine in Holland this February/March. I will be filling in for him. Confirmed Dates and Venues: 27/2 Escape, Veenendaal, The Netherlands (w/ Stream Of Passion), 28/2 B.O.B. Leiden, The Netherlands. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 23-2-2010

Stream of Passion tour diary

The final part of our report/'video tour diary' Episode IV

Entry by Martijn - 16-1-2010

Stream of Passion @ Pinkpop?

If you would like to see Stream of Passion at the famous Pinkpop festival please vote here

Entry by Martijn - 5-1-2010

De Kelder Eat & Greet contest

If you like Stream of Passion AND a nice dinner this is for you! By buying your ticket at the presale for SoP's upcoming show at De Kelder (Amersfoort, The Netherlands) you get the chance to win an EAT & GREET with the band! For ticket information for this show click here. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 15-12-2009

Back home

It was a fantastic tour, made lots of friends and had some great times with the fans! Reports and the 'video tour diary' can be found @ www.streamofpassion.com.

Entry by Martijn - 30-11-2009

Burger King Channel Playlist (12.11.-18.11.2009)

Stream of Passion has managed that the Burger King Channel Germany took their clip for 'In the End' into their Playlist. This means that the clip is played over 3 times a day in every Burger King in Germany! VET! ;)

Entry by Martijn - 11-11-2009

Stream of Passion - In the End - video

Tomorrow at 10AM CET is the exclusive MySpace premiere of the "In the End" video! The video will be a MySpace feature in the GAS territory (Germany-Austria-Switzerland). The video will also be available at Stream of Passion's MySpace profile, so check http://myspace.com/streamofpassionband tomorrow at 10AM!

Entry by Martijn - 29-10-2009

Getting ready for the Beauty & the Beast tour

Marcela Bovio about the band's upcoming tour dates: "We are extremely excited about being part of the Beauty & The Beast Festival tour! Since the release of Stream of Passion's latest album 'The Flame Within' in May this year we've had a blast performing on stages all around Holland and Belgium, so we're thrilled to have the chance to share our energy on stage with the rest of Europe. And what better opportunity than with such talented bands like Leaves' Eyes, Atrocity, Sirenia and Elis! We plan to give it everything we have, so expect a heavy and emotional set from our side! Hope to see you there!" View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 28-10-2009

P60 Eat and Greet contest

With the purchase of your ticket for Stream of Passion's show October 23 at P60 in Amstelveen (Netherlands), you have the chance to win a unique EAT & GREET with the band! You can ask the band everything you've wanted to know while enjoying a delicious warm meal... Send your name, ticket number and telephone number to win@p60.nl and who knows, you might be sitting for dinner together with Stream of Passion! Deadline is October 19. The winner will be notified on October 20.

Entry by Martijn - 29-9-2009

Endorsed by Mapex!

I am proud to announce that I will be joining the Mapex family. The new setup is going to be a Mapex Orion Series drumset, color 'Cinnamon Fade' with chrome hardware. There are a lot of Stream of Passion shows confirmed so hopefully you will be able to hear and see the new kit soon!

P.S. The rest of the "drum geek info" will be published as soon as my kit arrives. :)

Entry by Martijn - 16-9-2009

Beauty & the Beast Festival Tour 2009

I am very happy to announce Stream of Passion's participation on the Beauty and the Beast Festival Tour 2009 together with Leaves Eyes, Atrocity, Sirenia and Elis! The tour is organized by Rock The Nation.

Check out the tour section for venue information!

Entry by Martijn - 2-9-2009

The Comeback

Check out this video from Kevin Storm on FaceCulture to explain The Comeback concept.
In Dutch available via nu.nl.

Entry by Martijn - 28-8-2009

Poland gigs cancelled

Stream of Passion is pulling out of the Poland gigs due to financial problems with the promoter. We feel sorry for our Polish fans who were looking forward to the show and hope to get another opportunity to come over to Poland and show them the flame within. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 15-8-2009

Stream of Passion - Street Spirit

Check out this cool SoP video recorded @ Effenaar, Eindhoven.

Entry by Martijn - 8-7-2009

New gigs

Several new gigs added to my agenda. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 4-7-2009

Stream Of Passion via Large Popmerchandising

Large Magazine will feature Stream Of Passion merchandise. Make sure to get your free copy of Large or order via their website: www.large.nl

Entry by Martijn - 3-7-2009

'The Flame Within' enters the Dutch charts!

Stream of Passion is very happy to announce that their new album, 'The Flame Within' has entered the Dutch Album Top 100 at number 57! And on the Alternative Top 30 the album has reached number 2!

Entry by Martijn - 6-6-2009

California USA

With my trip to California coming up, two of the Stream of Passion shows (Wantijpop and Greppelpop) will be supported by Drummer Andre Borgman (After Forever / Robby Valentine). Make sure to visit one of these unique shows. I am sure Andre will do a great job in my absence. See you all soon!

Entry by Martijn - 5-6-2009

New website launch!

To celebrate the upcoming Stream of Passion release, "The Flame Within", a completely revamped version of the website is launched. View the new website here

Entry by Martijn - 10-5-2009

New STREAM OF PASSION drummer

Stream of Passion and drummer Davy Mickers decided to part ways. When I was asked to join them there was only one proper way to respond... I said YES!! :) The band is known for the participation of Arjen Lucassen (AYREON) and Marcela Bovio (ELFONIA). Stream of Passion fits in the gothic metal world, but their sound does differ a lot from the mainstream of that genre. The band released their debut album in 2005, followed by a live CD and DVD. The band has recently recorded their 2nd full-length album. The release is scheduled for May 2009. View all confirmed gigs here.

Meanwhile I will be practising, learning, celebrating...

I am very exited... :)

Entry by Martijn - 14-4-2009

Curtain falls on Backwater

After 4 EP's and many years of hard work, the curtain falls on Backwater. We have decided to each go our own way and pursue new challenges in this life.

We would like to thank everyone who has supported us in these past years for their commitment. It were great years with many highlights we will never forget. Unfortunately we didn't manage to achieve our goals (word fame!).

We hope we've enjoyed you all with our music!

Entry by Martijn - 22-3-2009

Tips And Tricks (voor drummers)

- - in Dutch only (for now) - -

TAT staat voor Tips And Tricks, een speciaal lesconcept voor drummers die zo nu en dan een extra drumboost kunnen gebruiken. TAT draait om geïnspireerd worden. Tijdens een individueel TAT-uurtje krijg je professionele ‘tips and tricks’ aangereikt ter inspiratie voor jouw manier van drummen.

Drummer en drumcoach Pim 'Pimba' van Ham is de motor achter TAT. Om te zorgen voor veelzijdige inspiratie, zal hij af en toe ook andere drummers vragen om hun specifieke tips and tricks te geven. Tijdens de nieuwe editie zal ook drummer Martijn Peters (Backwater, novAct, The Rain Poets) één van de TAT-coaches zijn.

Meer over Pim vind je op www.pimbadrums.com, voor een persoonlijke TAT kan je naar tat.nu.

Entry by Martijn - 29-1-2009

Happy Holidays to you all!

2009 might bring some interesting stuff... ;)

Entry by Martijn - 25-12-2008

THE COMEBACK - Dums recorded

I've completed drum tracks for 'The Comeback' at Excess Studios Rotterdam

Entry by Martijn - 7-10-2008

Martijn takes part in THE COMEBACK

This October, Kevin Storm (CARDAMON) will start the recordings for his new project entitled THE COMEBACK. A concept album, including a dark graphic novel (comic), the story follows a rockstar inside his mind as he lays comatose in the hospital. THE COMEBACK is an ambitious attempt at joining forces on all fronts and features some of Holland's finest musicians. The diverse list of guest musicians on this recording is as follows: Drums: Koen Herfst, Sander Zoer, Martijn Peters. Vocals: Sander v/d Thillart, Eddy Borremans (novAct), Floortje Donia. Lead guitar: Sander Gommans,Danny Tunker, Koen Romeijn, Eric Hazebroek. Bass: Patrick Velis, Douwe de Wilde, Hans Pieters. Recordings will take place at Excess Studios in Rotterdam under guidance of Hans Pieters. Studio reports and other teasers will be made available through the project's MySpace page.

Entry by Martijn - 3-9-2008

GPNL, A&R and recordlabels...

We did not make it to the 'Grote Prijs van Nederland' semi-finals, but went home with a damn good rating! ;) Meanwhile a number of labels and A&R's have shown interest in the band so STAY TUNED for more info!

Entry by Martijn - 22-8-2008

Backwater goes GPNL

Backwater has been chosen by a jury from the prestigious Dutch national band-contest 'Grote Prijs van Nederland' to perform on a showcase! For more info check the gigs page.

Entry by Martijn - 29-5-2008

New Backwater songs online

Check out three new Backwater songs from our latest self-titled album which was recorded and produced by Menno Fink and George Shilling (Blur, Primal Scream, James Brown, Lisa Stansfield, New radicals, Porcupine Tree etc) at Sunday Luxuries Studio, Lunteren, the Netherlands. For promotion purpose we have printed a limited number of copies. The sleeve contains a 36-page booklet with photos by Jens van der Velde.

Entry by Martijn - 27-5-2008

Recordings almost finished!

A little update from the Backwater crew: Recordings of our new songs are almost finished! 2 tracks are already spot on, and we are currently working on the final vocal recordings for the last track. Just a bit more patience please! :) Meanwhile I bought a new drum throne and a cajon (birthday money well spent!) and I am very busy working on Backwater Promotional Material.

Entry by Martijn - 7-5-2008

novAct vid on youtube

Check out this 'new' novAct video Maniac - Live at Hondsrock 2007

Entry by Martijn - 7-4-2008

novAct: The Final Concert

novAct's final concert will take place April 18th at De Kroeg in Arnhem. Free entrance! For the official statement and your personal comments please visit www.novAct.nl.
View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 12-3-2008

Studio report

Backwater's first studio report online. Together with George Shilling we recorded some drum and guitar tracks. After his departure to the UK, the band went on recording all additional instruments in our own studio. Read more details here!

Entry by Martijn - 21-2-2008

Recording

Under the guidance of English producer George Shilling (Blur, Primal Scream, James Brown, Lisa Stansfield, New radicals, Porcupine Tree etc) Backwater will return to the studio. More info soon...

Entry by Martijn - 21-1-2008

HPC gig cancelled

Backwater's gig at the Haags Popcentrum has been cancelled. JW is too ill to play... Get better soon JW!

Entry by Martijn - 16-1-2008

Scream your name

New gigs are rushing in! View all confirmed gigs here. 2008 will be a very exciting year for Backwater. A lot is happening behind the scenes right now, but we will tell you more about it in our new mailing which we are prepping right now! Go to www.backwater.nl to join the mailinglist asap.

Entry by Martijn - 13-1-2008

novAct: The Final Concert...

I regret to announce that after 6 fantastic years novAct will quit. We will say goodbye in style with one last show somewhere early 2008! For the official statement and your personal comments please visit www.novAct.nl.

Entry by Martijn - 18-12-2007

Review from FRET magazine

Backwater 'Feel/Show' review from FRET magazine. Read it here!

Entry by Martijn - 28-11-2007

First gig for 2008 announced

Backwater will be playing one of the most prestigous stages in the Netherlands called 013 on March 8th 2008. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 19-11-2007

Myspace

You can listen to three new novAct songs on MySpace. And some new novAct-vids on youtube: 2000 Dead (recording vocals) and 2000 Dead (Sing-Along). HAVE FUN!! :)

Entry by Martijn - 15-11-2007

In loving memory of Rick Barrickman

40-year-old Rick Barrickman - president and founder of Safehoop Company - died this past weekend. My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

Entry by Martijn - 11-10-2007

Ahead black brass snare

Thanks to BR Distribution Ltd (UK) I just received a brand new snare drum. It is a 13"x6" Ahead black brass snare with a Dunnett throw off. To Dennis and Bob at BigBang Distribution (USA): Thank you very much for bringing me in contact with Barry!!

And surfing the internet I found this amazing picture click here.

Entry by Martijn - 9-10-2007

Backwater @ Rock am Turm

Entry by Martijn - 3-10-2007

Backwater @ Rock am Turm

A MAJOR THANKS to the Backwater crew (Jeff, Johnny and Lisa), the guys from Subsquad, Mario and all the people who supported Backwater in Germany. Too bad Onlinemusicstar did not manage to arrange the live stream, but to give you an idea check out this first youtube video or a second youtube video. Personal comments can be viewed and added via the Backwater website.

Entry by Martijn - 3-9-2007

L!VE Videostream

Make sure to watch Backwater live in Germany. Onlinemusicstar from Hamburg will broadcast the Warmup-Show and the entire Rock am Turm Festival. Check onlinemusicstar.de

Entry by Martijn - 29-8-2007

New gigs

Several new gigs added to my agenda. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 22-8-2007

Going to Ibiza?

How badly do you want to win a 2 GB Media Player or a trip to Ibiza? Go to De Gelderse Top 100 and vote for 'Rain Poets - Awful crime'. Cheers!

Entry by Martijn - 18-7-2007

Acoustika vol IV

The Rain Poets' song 'Awful Crime' will be included on the 272 Records sampler titled Acoustika vol. IV. The release date is expected to be somewhere this August. The CD will be spread around California and will be sold through Amazon.com.

Entry by Martijn - 17-7-2007

Jeroen leaves novAct after 6 years of active duty

Almost 6 years after uniting, novAct's bass player and buddie[!] Jeroen van Maanen has left the band. So, there you have it. The search for a new bass player has started. We take comfort in the fact that Jeroen will carry on playing bass for our remaining shows this year (at least until a good replacement has been found). If you would like to read Jeroen's personal statement click here.

Entry by Martijn - 12-7-2007

Producing Backwater

Backwater travelled to England for a day of Soul Searching and a recording session with producer George Shilling! This might not ring a bell at first glance, but his credit list shows (among many others) the following names: Primal Scream, Lisa Stansfield, James Brown, Blur, Texas and Teenage Fanclub. Soon, you might hear more about what we did there exactly and might do in the future!

German Rumors: Things are not officially confirmed yet, but rumors are that Backwater will return to Germay somewhere this fall!

Entry by Martijn - 10-7-2007

Hondsrock 2007

1400 voters decided to give the last four spots to Pimpersticker, The Reason Inside, 25 Cigarettes and NOVACT! Thank you all for voting! Cheers!

Entry by Martijn - 5-7-2007

On the air!

On May 21st - just 24 hours after the recording - Soulmates' song 'Nooit meer verloren' was broadcasted on Holland FM and last Friday (June 15th) it was played during ‘Dubbeluur’ on Omroep Gelderland. Yesterday (June 20th) Omroep Gelderland played both 'Feel the one' and 'Touch Me' by the band The Rain Poets. A cool side-note... The Rain Poets will be performing live on the radio too. More information on this soon.

Entry by Martijn - 21-6-2007

Supporting After Forever

NovAct will support After Forever on June 13th @ de Kade, Zaandam. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 11-5-2007

Month of Music

NovAct just released a brand new promo and we are waiting for recordcompanies to react. For us the time to focus us full strength on extra material, schedule several more gigs and visit some concerts including the famous Pinkpop festival. Meanwhile I will record the winning COC-Songfestival song 'Nooit meer verloren' with singer Marc Verburg at the Stable Studio of Roel Toering. Stay tuned!!

Entry by Martijn - 4-5-2007

Last minute gig

Upcoming Friday (April 27th) novAct will support Delain @ Nieuwe Nor in Heerlen.
View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 24-4-2007

Backwater did it again!

We won the local open stage band contest in Substitute in Ede. We got this big trofee and the band will perform on the notorious Heideweek festival in Ede! Even more exciting news... Backwater will be represented with 2 songs on the upcoming Indie Sampler vol 7. by Skratch Records in the USA. More news coming up soon!

Entry by Martijn - 6-4-2007

Tour Thessera / novAct

NovAct and Thessera (from Brazil): September 22 @ The Rambler, Eindhoven. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 28-3-2007

Back in town

Just got back from a short trip to New York City and it was a blast!
@ Dennis ... Thank you for the diner! ;)

Entry by Martijn - 21-3-2007

Supporting Delain

NovAct will support Delain on March 30 @ Gigant, Apeldoorn. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 9-3-2007

Backwater @ cdshark

Find, shop for and buy Backwater music downloads at cdshark!

Entry by Martijn - 7-3-2007

Backwater has done it again!

Backwater won yet another bandcontest evening. The finals will be held on april 5th @ Substitute in Ede. To everybody who cheered and screamed: THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT! View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 2-2-2007

Supporting Delain

NovAct will support Delain on March 9th @ Willemeen, Arnhem. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 26-1-2007

The Rain Poets XL

The Rain Poets have finished recording the new promo CD. The CD is titled XL and contains four songs recorded in the XL line-up. The songs have been recorded in the Stable Studio of Roel Toering.

This CD won't be for sale, however you can listen to the songs for free (click the song title):
- Touch me
- One by one
- Feel the one
- Awful crime

Entry by Martijn - 16-1-2007

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The Soulmates won the COC-Songfestival! The jury - consisting of Jacques d’Ancona (captain), Frank van Dalen, Gregor Bak and Kelly van der Veer - unanimously voted for Marc Verburg and his Soulmates (read: Jeroen Jongmans, Hans Stokkermans, Pauline Stekkinger, Hilde de Waart and me).

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Entry by Martijn - 25-12-2006

New gig

NovAct, The Saturnine and Leafblade (featuring Danny Cavanagh of Anathema) May 11th @ Willemeen, Arnhem. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 13-12-2006

NovAct on youtube

NovAct live at Patronaat, Haarlem, The Netherlands (supporting Epica):
- Two Thousand Dead
- Hope and Fear
- The Rider

Entry by Martijn - 1-12-2006

Member of Backwater

After recording and touring Germany as a session drummer I was asked to become a permanent member of Backwater. Guess what... I said YES!! Wanna download the new tracks for FREE? Check www.backwater.nl!

Entry by Martijn - 23-11-2006

Amedia cymbals

Check out my new Amedia cymbal (click thumbnail for larger image). A big THANK YOU to my friends from Backwater and Patsticks.

Entry by Martijn - 12-11-2006

Marc Verburg's Soulmates

Marc Verburg made it to the COC-songfestival final (and ofcouse I will accompany him) on December 23rd @ Theater de Veste in Delft. The jury consists of Jacques d’Ancona (captain), Frank van Dalen, Gregor Bak and Kelly van der Veer.

Entry by Martijn - 11-11-2006

Update

The Underground Booking tour was a blast! I met funny, inspiring, beautiful people - good musicians too - and (last but not least) some insane Swedish fans! ;) @ Backwater and uber-tourmanager Jeff: Thank you SO MUCH for the opportunity!

Today I re-recorded all the drum parts for the upcoming novAct pre-production (a selection of our new material). The original recording (October 28th) was good, but not heavy enough and after we decided to change several guitar and synth accents there was no other option then to enter the studio once more. Not only did I switch from a 5 piece setup to a 6 piece setup (check out the gear page) I also discovered a cool new way of (real fat) tuning. Sad news is that my china cymbal died during the recording process… luckely I talked to Patrick van de Kerkhof, owner of Patsticks, to check out some new Amedia cymbals any day soon.

Entry by Martijn - 28-10-2006

Supporting Delain

NovAct will support Delain on november 17th @ P60, Amstelveen and november 24th @ Doornroosje, Nijmegen. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 28-9-2006

COC-songfestival

Well known bass player Hans Stokkermans and I will accompany singer Marc Verburg during COC-songfestival (qualifying round) on October 10th.

Entry by Martijn - 17-9-2006

Underground Booking tour 2006

I will be touring Germany with Backwater.

13 october - Komma, Uelzen (Germany) with Subsquad (DE) and FS-Ninety8 (DE)
14 october - Riders Cafe, Lübeck (Germany) with Subsquad (DE)
15 october - Day Off in Hamburg
16 october - Kaiserkeller, Hamburg (Germany) with Subsquad (DE) and Born To Loose (USA)
17 october - Garage, Buxtehude (Germany) with Subsquad (DE) and Born To Loose (USA)
18 october - Travelling

After 19 october Dennis Boxem will take over the (drum) throne.

Entry by Martijn - 6-9-2006

In loving memory of Frankie Kwee

43-year-old (ex) Stentorian bass player Frankie Kwee died August 24th being hospitalized for two days suffering severe injuries after a car accident.

Entry by Martijn - 4-9-2006

Modern Drummer

I am featured in an ad for S-hoop (Safehoop Company drum hoops) in the upcoming edition of Modern Drummer magazine (click thumbnail for larger image).

Entry by Martijn - 21-8-2006

Recording drums

November 25th The Rain Poets XL will enter the Stable Studio with producer Roel Toering.

Entry by Martijn - 24-7-2006

Good music, good cause

September 9th 2006, Brainwash Festival, Hoofddorp with o.a.: novAct and Osdorp Posse. All bands perform to benefit Terre des Hommes. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 23-7-2006

Amedia cymbals

Check out my new Amedia cymbals (click thumbnail for larger image). A big THANK YOU to my friends Patrick van de Kerkhof, owner of Patsticks and Jusso Whistler.

Entry by Martijn - 4-7-2006

Sunday Luxuries Productions

I was asked to record three songs for Backwater at the Sunday Luxuries Studio in Lunteren.

I will join Backwater live at the following gigs:

July 16th - The International Nijmegen Four Days Marches
Valkhof Affaire - ValkhofPark, Nijmegen. Start 14:45.

August 12th - Huntenpop, Varsselder
Huntenpop festival, Varsselder. Other artists (o.a.): Presidents of the USA, Di-Rect, Within Temptation, Osdorp Posse and Racoon.

Entry by Martijn - 30-6-2006

New Drum Setup

I received a brand new Chop Shop Drum Company 14" x 13" custom floortom. THANK YOU BRIAN!! Check out the gear page for more info about the new setup.

Entry by Martijn - 2-6-2006

Happy to deliver several new items...

Just received the news that my Chop Shop Drum Company 14" x 13" custom floortom has arrived... but it is still in customs... they need to calculate the taxes. That will take another 3-5 days?!@#$ Dennis Leeflang will be using my custom kit during the Muzikantendag at Milky Way (Melkweg) in Amsterdam on May 27th.

A few weeks ago - while visiting the P60 in Amstelveen during the Headway Festival - I got another 'thank you' from Mike Portnoy. A picture can be found in the download area.

June 25th The Rain Poets (XL) will support Roosbeef (SSW winner Grote Prijs '05) @ Park Open in Arnhem.

Several new pictures added to the download area.

Entry by Martijn - 18-5-2006

Benny Greb Workshop

Benny Greb will visit the Conservatorium in Arnhem during 'The Wicked Groove Workshop Tour 2006' on May 18th. Thanks to Slagwerkkrant Magazine I am one of 35 participants!

Entry by Martijn - 5-5-2006

novAct is selected for Popronde 2006

novAct was chosen out of 600 bands to take part in Popronde 2006. This means that several bookers will try to book novAct during September/October at 20-30 stages in 15 different cities troughout the Netherlands! Dates will be announced a.s.a.p. STAY TUNED!!

Entry by Martijn - 2-5-2006

Riverside and novAct in Germany

NovAct will support on April 19th @ Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen Germany. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 11-4-2006

Headway Festival Drumtech

I have been asked as drumtech for the Headway Festival in Amstelveen, upcoming April 1st. Nice detail: Dennis Leeflang will be using my Chop Shop Drum Company custom kit during his drum clinic/demo.

Entry by Martijn - 27-3-2006

Tour de Limburg

On the road with The Rain Poets
17 March: Vereinshoes, Vaals, start 21:00 (XL)
18 March: Spring in 2 Spring Festival, Landgraaf, start 19:00 (XL)
19 March: L1 radiogig, Café de Vitrine, Maastricht, start 11:00 (L)
19 March: Café Falstaff, Maastricht, start 16:00 (XL)

Entry by Martijn - 15-3-2006

Drum Clinic

March 26 I will demonstrate my skills during "drummers day" at HPC, Den Haag.
In collaboration with Dennis Leeflang and Koen herfst.

Entry by Martijn - 14-3-2006

Slagwerkkrant

I just noticed my name being mentioned in the latest issue of Slagwerkkrant Magazine. Click thumbnail for larger image! It is part of an article about NAMM 2006. Translation: The Chop Shop Drum Company - partially owned by Poison drummer Rikki Rocket - is a small custom-building company with a number of Dutch endorsers o.a. Dennis Leeflang, Martijn Peters and Koen Herfst. Making ones debut with this Tiki-drumkit.

Entry by Martijn - 26-2-2006

Martijn uses an S-hoop on his snare drum

I have agreed on an endorsement deal with SafeHoop Company. S-hoop provides a more solid and warmer sound and rim shots create less impact to the wrists. Check the SafeHoop Company. The difference is awesome!!

Entry by Martijn - 12-1-2006

Chop Shop Drum Company

I just finished the new Chop Shop Drum Company website ...and Happy New Year to you as well!! :)

Entry by Martijn - 29-12-2005

Postponed gig

The novAct gig with Epica planned on 20 January @ Patronaat, Haarlem has been postponed to June. View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 21-12-2005

Wouter and NovAct are forced to part ways

Goodbye Wouter!

During our concert in Antwerp Belgium we have announced with great grief that Wouter and NovAct are forced to part ways.

Wouter is suffering from a severely growing deafness and has to quit playing live shows immediately if he doesn’t want to end up with hearing aids.

As everybody can imagine, the departure of the founding father of NovAct, is a severe shock for all of us. Still Wouter will stay involved with the band as a composer.

Wouter will be replaced by the very talented guitar player Roy Segers and we are all confident that NovAct will continue to create and play great music for you! More information about Roy will be posted on www.novAct.nl as soon as possible.

Don’t hesitate to add your comments to the novAct guestbook!

Entry by Martijn - 7-12-2005

Fates Warning - Live in Athens

Today I found out that some of the footage I filmed of Fates Warning featuring Mike Portnoy during the Headway Festival actually showed up on the 'Live in Athens' DVD. Thank you Ray, Jim, frank, Joey, Mike and Bruce! :) More detailed information can be found on Drummerszone.

Entry by Martijn - 19-11-2005

2006

The first few dates for 2006 are online! View all confirmed gigs here.

Entry by Martijn - 16-11-2005

BumbleFoot European Tour (part II)

Yesterday I had an amazing gig @ the boerderij in Zoetermeer. I even had a guest appearance during one of BumbleFoot's songs. On his 'normal' album Dennis Leeflang recorded a multiple layer marching drum. So that's were I came in! ;) Major thanks to everyone who made this happen!

Pictures will be posted as soon as possible!

Entry by Martijn - 31-10-2005

Thomas Lang clinic

Yesterday Koen Herfst invited mee to see the inhuman skills of Thomas Lang.
Defenitely a must-see clinic for any drummer!! Thanks again Koen! :)

Entry by Martijn - 8-10-2005

Effenaar gig cancelled

Due to logistic problems novAct will not be the supporting act for the After Forever 'Remagine' presentation coming Friday (sept 23-rd). Other scheduled gigs with After Forever REMAIN UNCHANGED so be sure to be there!

Also added a new The Rain Poets XL gig. View all confirmed gigs here

Entry by Martijn - 21-9-2005

The Rain Poets @ Lowlands

Please help The Rain Poets to perform at the prestigious Lowlands Festival. Go to Popinstituut voting list select The Rain Poets and hit "stem" at the bottum of the page. Nice detail is that you can vote again every single day! Thanks!

Entry by Martijn - 13-9-2005

It has been a while...

As you already know I received my new Chop Shop drum kit, but what else happened since the last update... me and my girlfriend Maaike went to Paris - I arranged a gig with BumbleFoot featuring Dennis Leeflang @ the Boerderij, Zoetermeer - visited theme park Efteling - I joined The Rain Poets during their CD release party where I had the privilege meeting Yonga Sun (!!) and went for a kayaking trip. Pictures will be posted as soon as possible!

So what's coming up...
novAct will support After Forever in top ranked venues scattered throughout The Netherlands and Belgium [check out the GIGS page] - The Rain Poets XL is born, especially for larger venues and festivals.

That's all for now! :)

Entry by Martijn - 13-9-2005

My brand new Chop Shop drum kit

I just received my brand new Chop Shop Custom Drums kit and here it is...

More updates, pictures and other stuff after my (well earned) holiday! ;)

Entry by Martijn - 31-8-2005

De dag van het levenslied

Check out these pictures taken during the 'Enge Buren' gig (as Nico High) at 'De dag van het levenslied 2005'. Major thanks to Pyr, Henk & Michiel!

Entry by Martijn - 10-5-2005

Mike Portnoy / Headway Festival

My weekend as Mike Portnoy 's personal assistant (in a nut shell):

How can I define the past two days... well it was hard work but I loved every single minute of it! The first day we spend in a small rehearsal room finetuning the drumkit and Mike preparing all the drumparts for the Headway Festival. The second day I had to rebuild the drumkit and took care of the soundcheck and all other stuff that is called 'roadie-ing'. Mike really appriciated all I did for him and gave me this little gift. Ray, Jim, Frank and Joey from Fates Warning are exceptionally nice guys too - it was fun hanging out with them - but knowing most of you visitors are drummers... here are some pictures of the drumkit and Mike playing:
- Drumkit Front
- Drumkit Back
- Mike rehearsing
- Mike's soundcheck
- Mike and I (new)
- Mike Portnoy and Fates Warning backstage (new)

There are no pictures from the gig itself because I was videotaping it for Mike's archive. Maybe it will be posted on his website some day.

Entry by Martijn - 4-4-2005

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