Born van Horssen + Musician in Narre Warren, VIC

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If youd like to collaborate, hire me for some in studio/live session work, or simply talk music, you can contact me here, via email, or phone:
danielvanhorssen

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((The songs ive uploaded here are originals, all played, recorded, and mixed by me. All of which are 1 take, improvised, experimental pieces.))

I play as many different styles as possible, with as many different people as i can. I want to learn it all :D

I'm currently in 3 bands (2 of which ill be pulling out of mid year due to personal endeavours), 1 of which i was the full time bass player for, but have had issues with the drummer (Schikain - Rock, Prog, Heavy Rock), and now ive taken his place. I play drums full time in another (Ozergun - Soft rock, funk, jazz, blues with the occasional poly rhythmic jams), and swap between bass and percussion in the other (2 Inch Tape - Post modern, soft rock, blues, country, jazz, funk, reggae, All kinds of fun stuff).

Ive also been working as a session musician for the last 3/4 years playing live, in the studio, and simply assisting with writing and mixing. Im also working for a company called Jam Audio as a sound engineer doing live sound for mostly reggae and funk acts, but also have started my own freelance recording outfit and im currently looking for a team to assist me with my work, wether it be in the studio, or as a potential sound engineer with Jam Audio.

I've also been writing music since i was about 15 and have only started recording my own material for the last 2/3 years now and need to find like minded musicians who share the same passion as i do, have a level of focus and tenacity for executing precisely what it is that they are passionate about without compromise, and to indulge in the emotional and intellectual amazement that is playing music and connecting with others.

I dabble (in order of my confidence/ability) in the following:
Bass Guitar
Percussion
Drums
Guitar (rhythm)
Vocals
The occasional wind instrument when ive practised ;)

Im very open minded when it comes to my own stuff and am very keen to collaborate with whomever as the musical aptitude to play with me or, or to even bother with listening to my stuff haha.

If youd like to collaborate, hire me for some in studio/live session work, or simply talk music, you can contact me here, via email, or phone:
danielvanhorssen

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mail
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0488566146

Screen name:

Born van Horssen

Member since:

Mar 11 2017

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

13

Gigs played:

50 to 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Influences

Dave Matthews Band
Carter Beauford
Tool
Steven Wilson
Porcupine Tree
Gavin Harrison & 05 Ric
Faith No More
Tomahawk
Mondo Cane
Mike Patton
Incubus
Deftones
Team Sleep
Karnivool
Snarky Puppy
Hiatus Kaiyote
Animals as Leaders
Matt Garstka
Navene K (Navene Koperwies)
Pink Floyd
Mestis
Rage Against the Machine
Tim Commerford
Victor Wooten
The Mars Volta
Jon Theodore
Jamiroquai
Stuart Zender
Derrick Mackenzie

Instrument experience:

Bass Guitar:

Advanced

Other Percussion:

Advanced

Other:

Advanced

Rhythm Guitar:

Moderate

Acoustic Guitar:

Moderate

Drums:

Moderate

Background Singer:

Moderate

Vocalist:

Intermediate

Upright bass:

Intermediate

Lead Guitar:

Beginner

Electronic Music:

Beginner

EQUIPMENT

Bass: 5 String Yamaha BB
Zoom B2.1u multi efx pedal
Zoom B3 multi efx pedal
Trace Elliot 2x10'' cab
Trace Elliot 500w 1210 head
Hartke 15'' Cab
Hartke HA2000 200w head
(i run the 2 heads and cabs at the sam time, splitting the mid highs into the trace cab, and the lows into the hartke cab, with my multi efx looped through them both for complete tone control. I use this same set up for my guitars)

Guitars: 8 string Artist series electric guitar ( i do not know the offical name/model as it was a random gift from a friend of mine and i havent really looked into it, but it plays surprisingly well, and i use it on any of my recordings that have guitar on them. See my description above in my bass gear section for how i set my guitar rig up, its the same as the bass rig.)

Drums: All birch Tama Silverstar 7 piece:
22'x18'Kick
14' x 5' Snare
10' x 7' Tom 1
12' x 8' Tom 2
14 x 5 random piece of crap snare (i use this as a floor tom cus im weird)
14 x 12 floor tom
16 x 14 floor tom

K custom hybrid 14 1/4 inch hi hats
Planet Z 10'' splash
18'' Pastie PST8 crash
20'' Pastie PST ride (i use as a crash mainly)
21'' K custom hybrid ride
19'' K custom hybrid china
Splash stack (made up of 3 different sized splashes to produce a fast snappy attack with quick decay. Kind of sounds like your stypical prince 808 clap sound mixed with a clap)
Crash hat/stack (2 broken and cracjed 16'' crashes set up like static hi hats with a 8 inch splash on top for a wet trashy attck and controlled decay)

My kit frequently changes as im always experimenting with new things.

Live sound/Studio Gear:
I have access to quite a bit of gear being a sound tech, but i wont disclose that hear as im not at liberty too. If you like to know youd have to contact me personally and we can discuss recording/live sound mixes and such ;)

MUSIC