Jayms & friends back in Saas Fee
31 March 2012, Saas Fee - Finally, after too many years, I managed to organize some gigs again with my band Jayms & friends in that little but very special place & ski resort high up in the mountains of Switzerland: Saas Fee. Down in the pub of the beautifully renovated hotel The Dom we grooved the nights away.
A new life for Lu's Passat
20 Januari 2012, Rozendaal - By exchanging the broken engine by one from an '83 Audi, Stefan and I have managed to bring the good old '88 VW Passat back to life again. Half way, while the old engine has been taken out, I am 'inspecting' the gearbox from closeby.
Tris Spencer & The Jostle
rocks at Queensday
rocks at Queensday
30 April 2011, Zoetermeer - Tris Spencer, Stefan Erents and myself 'jostling' at Dutch 'Koninginnedag' with fantastic weather and a great audience!
Baby Jade Browns 'Mani-tour' in Greece
October 2010 - We had such a fantastic time doing some gigs and spending time exploring the Mani area in Greece. Below at the Doctors Bar in Platsa.
The Dutch Grodno Groovers in Belarus
Grodno, 3-5 June 2010 - Representing Holland at the Festival of National Cultures in Grodno, Belarus, turned out to be a once
in a lifetime experience. The band, including myself, was put together especially for this occasion and with its highly dynamic gigs (the final one at
the big square with an audience of over 50.000 people) it left a stunning impression across Grodno. Within three days
the bandmembers had turned into 'superstars' in this city of the former Sovjet Union.
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Guitar & amp upgrade
Rozendaal, 10 Nov 2009 - By exchanging the pickups of my Fender Strat, and carrying out the final modification on my Marshall amp, I have succeeded in finding that real vintage Strat sound we know so well from Jimi Hendrix and Steve Ray Vaughan! Read more..
Gouda, 16 aug 2009 - At an age of (around) 15 years old Clyde, our 'high five matey', has passed away and left us with his sis Bonnie. We all miss you allot buddy.
Baby Jade Brown at the 'Zomerfeesten'
Nijmegen, 24 juli 2009 - Great gig at the Valkhof during the always fantastic 'Nijmeegse Zomerfeesten'. Full crowd of people who could't stand still
for a single moment.. there must be something we do just right ;-) Baby Jade Brown will be back soon!
South Africa, November 2008
Returned from some awesome weeks in SA with.. my fiancé ;-)
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The Jostle, October 2008
Great fun we had!! With four gigs and a hilarious live radio broadcast The Jostle finished off the Dutch October tour succesfully. New gigs will be planned soon for October 2009.
Born in the summer of '69 and grown up in Leuvenheim, a small village
not far from Arnhem in the Netherlands,
I developed my interrest for nature, photography, sports and music in a safe and easy going environment.
Studying Electronics at the HAN Bachelor College (HTS) in
Arnhem provided me a new dimension to my love for guitars and musical equipment, as well as High-End Audio systems.
I graduated in 1995 and spent the majority of my professional career so far within Telecommunications/ICT in
the Netherlands, Germany and
the United Arab Emirates.
To me, one of the biggest challenges in life is finding balance between ratio and intuition, between psyche and what is physical.
Life is to enjoy, and once in balance we're able to enjoy it properly.. together.
Living in Velp near Arnhem on the edge of the
National Park Veluwezoom
with its magnificent hills, woods and heathland, I found the place where I feel best. Pulling out of a busy daily life this is where I play my
guitar, work on my audio productions or take my mountainbike into the hills.
I also have passion for technology based on a large technical/engineering background. On top of that, with my commercial sense and competences,
I am a Sales & Marketing professional who loves to operate within the dynamic fields of internet technology.
I consider myself a selling (business) consultant who empathizes with my customers and bring solutions with real added value to their projects.
I like progression, take initiative, develop business, optimize the market approach and align marketing resources and internal processes.
All with empathy, intuition and creativity.
On the creative side I play with my bands regularly and work on the productions of
The Jostle and Baby Jade Brown.
By combining my knowledge of electronics and my musical passion and activities, I started building high-quality tube guitar amplifiers. Built for the guitarist
who wants only the best sounding amp for his gigs and studio productions, the amplifiers of Luciano Amps
reproduce the ultimate vintage sound and feel of the
legandary Marshall 'plexi' amps, combined with the versatility of todays guitar amplifiers.