Maggie & The Jar 'In Session', friday August 12th 2016.

Maggie & The Jar (Amsterdam/Gouda), In Session.
Recorded:Friday August 12th 2016, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Half A Heart (Take 1)/What You Want Now/Feel Me/Half A Heart (Take 2).

Note: this female fronted rockband from Amsterdam dropped by the studio for a prerecorded interview and three acoustic songs, prior to their gig in local club ‘Studio Gonz’. First ever acoustic set came out greatly. First sonmg was retaped, as there were a few mistakes. As the whole thing was filmed by the band, a videoclip of ‘Half A Heart’ was published on Youtube the next day, merging images of both takes over the second audio take. Great warming up for the set they played later that night.

The live clip of 'Half A Heart', recorded during this session: https://youtu.be/O6R_4msnR6w

Mevrouw Tamara 'In Session', thursday May 19th 2016.

Mevrouw Tamara (Gouda), In Session.
Recorded: Thursday May 19th 2016, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Leiden/Zit Ik Vast I (Take 1, Breakdown)/Zit Ik Vast I (Take 2)//In My Cocoon.

Note: Dutch language si-so, who lived in Gouda for a short period and became known Nationwide as contestant of ‘Beste Singer Songwriter van Nederland’ television show. Being registered as one of the performing acts of local livingroom festival, I decided to invite her to the studio for a nice chat and some great, fragile songs. For which she brought two huge bags stuffed with equipment.

Eve Of Dawn 'In Session', unknown dates in April 2016.

Eve Of Dawn (Gouda/Haastrecht), In Session.
Recorded: April 2016, ‘Rehearsal Studio Haastrecht.
Tracks: Another Day/Breathe.

Note: New wave band, who came together again after a well received reunion gig in April 2010. due to busy schedules, the band wasn’t able to come to the studio for a liveset. Instead they recorded these two tracks especially for the occasion, which were broadcast together with their brandnew single ‘In Memories We Meet’ and an interview, recorded right after shooting the video for that song.

Stems 'In Session', friday February 26th 2016.

Stems (UK), In Session.
Recorded: Friday February 26th 2016, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Bawn/Eclipse: The Courting Of The Sun And Moon/Ygre.

Note: Uk trio, merging improvised electric guitar and drums with Classical cello, based on 12th century clerical and Indian musical structures. The cinematic result was recorded on an early afternoon session, as the band had to play Leiden that evening. Amazing stuff.

Sommerhus 'In Session', friday February 12th 2016.

Sommerhus (Rotterdam), In Session.
Recorded: Friday February 12th 2016, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: On Returning (Take 1, breakdown)/On Returning (Take 2)/Haunting/Lost For Words/Dreamer’s Street/Nancy’s Wish/Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Love?/Denmark (Take 1, breakdown)/Denmark (Take 2).

Note: Being booked for the avening, Vera and Peter came to the studio in the early afternoon, to record this session, plus an interview to promote their latest release ‘Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Love?’. As some sound problems caused the first song to break down, the last track eeded a retake, as half of the duo forgot the melody for a moment. Aired that same day.

Nienke Deiters 'In Session', friday January 29th 2016.

Nienke Deiters (Arnhem), In Session.
Recorded: January 29th 2016, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Rainy Days/Lonely Man/Train Of Thoughts/Dreaming During Daytime//Hoist The Sails/Taste Of Colour/Magnet.

Note: scvheduled as a live broadcast, things fell through as the broadcast system went down two seconds before air time. Having everything prepared, we decided to record the show anyway and reschedule airing time. Despite being somewhat shy, Nienke delivered 8 beautifull songs, fragile at times. Aired in February 2016.

Daydream Delusion 'Live On Air', friday January 22nd 2016.

Daydream Delusion (Gouda/Moordrecht/Utrecht), live on air.
Recorded: January 22nd 2016, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: You Should Have Known/Suicide/Sea/Child/Train/”Bla”/Heroine.

Note: Alternative rock with a slightly dark edge, that had some enthusiastic support from nationwide 3FM DJ Herman, entered the studio for a liveset, one week before the release of their debut album. The band was driven and the set intense. Great way to start a new year of live radio.

Fee & Rick 'Demo session', suinday September 18th 2015.

Fee & Rick (Gouda, Reeuwijk), In Session.
Recorded: Sunday September 18th 2015, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Valerie (Tk 1)/Sweet Goodbyes (Tk 1-3)/The Queen Of ??? (Tk 1)/Rick’s Song (Tk 1).

Note: got a phonecall from Fee out of the blue, asking me if I wanted to record some demo tracks with her. Took a few weeks to settle a date, before she, guitarist Rick and I, went into the studio. They were a bit nervous and, unsurprisingly, a bit shy. Opening track Valerie was done in just one take, while Sweet Goodbyes took three complete attempts. Next song crashed halfway, after which Fee got Rick to play one of his own tunes. Which I liked so much, that we recorded an impromptu version of it. Talented kids, I can tell you!

Tessa de Koningh 'In Session', Friday August 21st 2015.

Tessa de Koningh (Gouda), In Session.
Recorded: Friday August 21st 2015, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: That’s Where/Letting Go.

Note: this was supposed to be a live broadcast, but at the crucial moment of switching from automatized radio to live radio, the system went down completely. As Tessa and keyboardist Dion Jansen were all set to go, I decided to proceed anyway and prerecord the show for near future. The rest went very well, with a very interesting interview and two tracks played live. The show got aired a month later. The system has run smoothly ever since by the way.

Snoeshaen 'In Session', Friday march 20th 2015.

Snoeshaen (Gouda/Moordrecht), In Session.
Recorded: Friday march 6th 2015, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Endlessly Blue/Recipe For Happiness/Wicked Games (Take 1-2) (Chris Isaak)/Lucky (Take 1) (Daft Punk & Pharell Williams)/Rise Up (Eddy Vedder)/Lucky (Take 2) (Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams)/You Belong To Me/Scar Tissue (Snippet) (Red Hot Chilipeppers)/’Petr’s Pingel’.

Note: Stef and Petr of the band dropped by a program recording in the adjacent studio, to promote the 'Huiskamer van de Stad Gouda’ festival, having prepared several songs. As the program only had time for one song plus a short interview, I invited them to do an impromptu session afterwards. On which they agreed. With the recorder running nonstop, they recorded 11 tracks in a quite relaxed mood. While editing the session, I intermingled some inbetween banter with the interview they recorded before the session, making it a completely different event and mailed it to them.

Mary Syll 'In Session', Thursday february 26th 2015.

Mary Syll (Dordrecht), In Session.
Recorded: Thursday February 26th 2015, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Lucy/Shut Me Up/Kiss Me.

Note: originally from Poland, she started a career as a model, while working at a venue inbetween. Sparked by the enthusiasm on her music by a member of ‘Focus’, she quit modelling and started studying at Rotterdam conservatory COARTS. To promote her upcoming gig at ‘Studio Gonz’ in Gouda, she dropped by to tell more about her music and to perform three tracks from her 2014 album. Singing over pre-recorded backing tracks is always a tricky mixing business, but it was pulled of very decently, making it a great session.

Pip Alblas & Justin van Reijen 'In Session', Thursday february 19th 2015.

Pip Alblas & Justin van Reijen (), In Session.
Recorded: Thursday february 19th 2015, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Proof/I Blame It All On You/Take A Walk With Me/Something On The Side.

Note: things went fast and great with Pip after her previous visit to the studio: she joined a local fgestival, which not only made her meet the love of her life, but also got her in touch with a group of creative musicians. Which were quite supportive, when she was selected for nationwide TV show ‘The Voice Of Holland’, which she left before the Battles started. Concventrating on a possible musical career, she funded her upcoming single and video clip by pl;aying livingroom concerts. To promote these, she took Justin to the studio, to tell more and to play four songs. Despite being quite tired, they worked out very well.

Rob Klerkx & The Secret 'In Session', Saturday december 27th 2014.

Rob Klerkx & The Secret (Amsterdam), In Session.
Recorded: Saturday December 27th 2014, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Wait For Me/America & Me/Carry My Love/Come Home.

Note: on his way to a local instore to promote his October 2014 album ‘Magnolia’, Rob and his band came to the studio for a chat and four acoustic songs. The whole thing was recorded as if it was a live show, taking a bit more time than when aired live. So the last track exceeded the time available when aired, which was solved by airing it on following shows.

Yvo Staudt, 'In Session', Saturday March 8th 2014.

Yvo Staudt (Gouda), In Session.
Recorded: Saturday March 8th 2014, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Adios Nonino/Beethoven (TK 1-3)/Et Expecto Pt 1-3/Beethoven Tk 4.

Note: Registered for a living room festival early June 2014, I invited Yvo to tell more about his passion for classical accordion and a session. The session itself was intense, with the first take of the Beethoven piece rejected due to far too much compression. Takes 2-4 broke down. After the intense session a more than passionate, very intriguing and informing interview followed.

Chris Stubbe, Live 'On Air', Friday February 28th 2014.

Chris Stubbe (Haastrecht), live on air.
Recorded: Febryuary 28th 2014, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Dreams To Find/Perception/Reverie/When She Looked At Me That Way (Breakdown/When She Looked At Me That Way/Time*.

Note: after playing guitar in bands like ‘Quip!’ and supporting Ronald Hendriksen, Chris decided to give his songs a go on air, after working on them secluded for years. The deeper layered songs really touched me. And many others, as we learned after the show.
* ‘Time’ wasn’t played live on air, as we simply ran out of time, so we recorded it right after the show and aired it first thing the week after.

Mark Lotterman, 'In Session', Wednesday February 5th 2014.

Mark Lotterman (Rotterdam), In Session.
Recorded: February 5th 2014, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: The Hell That We Create/Rolling Stones.

Note: to promote his 4th album ‘Year Without Summer’, Mark came to the studio to pre-record an interview plus two live tracks, as the broadcast coincided with the release party. A slightly tired Mark had a great chat and played two great tracks.

Sommerhus, 'In Session', Thursday November 21st 2013.

Sommerhus (Rotterdam), In Session.
Recorded: November 21st 2013, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Denmark (Tk 1-2)/Only You Do/Song Of Worry/Shht.

Note: Vera and Peter Jessen – Juhrend came to the studio for a fourth chat and liveset on this Thursday night, as other commitments prevented them from appearing live, while longer delay wasn’t the thing they preferred. They were far too ewager not to come and talk about their re-incarnation ‘Sommerhus’, which came as a natural follow-up to their previous ‘Vera’ band. Recorded as a liveshow, they interrupted the great interview with 4 truly great, jazzy tracks. First track, the instrumental ‘Denmark’ broke down and was redone right away.

Petra Both , 'In Session', Saturday November 9th 2013.

Petra Both (Groenrijk), In Session.
Recorded: December 9th 2013, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Klein/Wachten/Overschot Genot (Tk 1)/Ik Brand Een Kaars (Tk 1-4)/Overschot Genot (Tk 2).

Note: as calendars couldn’t sync in favour of a live broadcast, Petra dropped by the studio for a pre-recorded show about her self-released ‘Tante Pietje’-CD, which came out earlier that year. Inbetween chunks of a very talkative and informing interview, she performed 4 tracks live, accompanied by guitarist Sander Geerdink. Dissatisfied with her first rendition of ‘Overschot Genot’, a second take was recorded after the ‘show’ was completed. Takes 1-3 of ‘Ik Brand een Kaars’, a song dedicated to Gouda, the city she lived until moving last summer, where breakdowns, edited out of the broadcast.

BluefisH, Live 'On Air' Friday May 17th 2013.

BluefisH! (Dordrecht), live on air.
Recorded: May 17th 2013, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: 2002 No More/ Gorgeous/Lonely Nights/Head Up.

Note: after their first visit in March was cancelled due to flu at the very last moment, the came in for a revenge. The three brothers and a sister strong band played live in front of two single mikes, to get the right harmonic sound. The lead singer was watching his phone with one eye constantly, as his wife was about to give birth.

Alexander McKenzie & The Underpaid, 'In Session' Thursday May 16th 2013.

Alexander McKenzie & The Underpaid (Rotterdam/Den Haag), \In Session\.
Recorded: May 16th 2013, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Alchemy/ When Did I Turn (TK 1-2)/Brother Where Art Thou (TK 1-3)/Lay Me Down (TK 1-3)/Interview.

Note: Canadian singer Lori McKenzie, relocated to Rotterdam, came to the studio for a session with her guitarist and keyboardist, who brought in acoustic guitar, dobro, Würlitzer and Indian harmonium. The session went quite relaxed, with several breakdowns and a redo of ‘Brother’. After the interview was recorded, the band and I all went to our homes again.