Since i don’t visit the bar area, i will answer your questions here..

I am one of the few people here that doesn’t comsider himself to be a musician..

I started playing Organ at the age of 10..
But never really very serious..

When i finished high school (havo in dutch) i joined the Navy as a radar electronics engineer. In that time i also played in 2 navy ships bands.. i did quite a few gigs on the ship and even in quite a few foreign harbors.. severe stage fever was my part, and thats why i only dared to enter the stage under the influence of quite a lot of alcohol.. nevertheless it was a lot of fun..

After that i got transfered to the caribean with my fammily ( i got married quite young) and somehow i never touched a keyboard from there for like 20 years, spending time with the fammily and making career in the Navy as a self build ICT networks engineer.. i did a lot of sailing in those years.. all around the world.

About 10 years ago, i landed ashore and enjoyed a job as ICT instructor. Which i really enjoyed.. its also when i picked up keyboards again, and started making music again.. about 5 years ago we lost our only daughter due to braincancer after being sick for almost 2 years. Still miss her a lot, but it was also when we realised we should spend more time doing things we like, instead of living for our careers.. i started piano lessons, and my wife quit her job and started painting(she is also the best cook i know).. we also travel a lot and try to enjoy life whenever possible.. we own that to our daughter, that never had the chance to do so.. i still work for the dutch navy as a projects engineer..


Where it comes to making music, i still don’t know what i think is more important, improving my musical skills, or just enjoying making music... i have a fettish for musical gear. From every new interesting keyboard, i download the manual and read it.. also from my owned keyboards and software, i try to figure out the depths and how it works..


I hope this helps, understanding who i am...