Arie Verhaar
Arie Verhaar
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Date of Birth
September 29, 1972
Biography
When I was sixteen years old, I walked into this theatre in my neighborhood with a friend. Before the show had started, I peeped through the curtains, and saw the instruments on the stage shining in beautiful colored lights. Actually, only one instrument just caught my eye: the drums. At this very moment, I realized what I wanted to do. I wanted to play the drums.
However, I was raised in a family listening to classical music all the time, so it took me two years to get the guts to tell my parents. That's the reason why I started playing the drums when I was already eighteen years of age.
After playing along with records (and a lot of air-drumming, because the neighbors didn't like the noise) for almost a year, I figured I really could use some lessons. From the local music store, I was sent to Eelco de Boer. He was my first teacher and almost like a mentor, it was like a perfect match. After about three years of lessons with Eelco, he advised me to try to get into the conservatory. I was accepted in Rotterdam at once in 1994. Since then, I enjoyed more than five years of lessons with great drummers and great teachers.
After graduation in november 1999, I gained lots of experience by playing lots of gigs with lots of bands, toured in many countries in and outside Europe, playing a lot of different styles of music. After a while, I felt like taking lessons again. There was only one drummer I wanted to have lessons with, and that was Chander Sardjoe. He is the best. I had a great time hanging out with him every now and then for almost three years, until he moved to Paris.

Up until now, I played with groups and artists like King Mo (NL), Kooymans & Carillo (NL/USA), Dennis Kolen (NL), Joris Lutz (NL), Lacourt (NL), Cuccurullo Brillo Brullo (NL), Corrina Greyson (UK), Bandit (B), Ted Oberg (NL), Simone Roerade (NL), The GrooveYard (NL), Tino Gonzales (USA/F), Superglue (NL) and a lot of coverbands, like Men's Best Friend, Straight Ahead, Blend-It, K'BAM!, GrooveZone, Amstel Live Band and many more.

Currently I'm involved with the Stefan Schill Band, Natalia Jayden, and Hurricane Bob.

Besides playing live, I'm recording drums for a lot of music in my own and in other studios. More about this subject on my Studio page.

Just after I graduated, I was asked to teach rhythm training at the Pop Academy of the Rotterdam conservatory, called Codarts, Univerity for the Arts. I still teach there one day a week, and it is a lot of fun to do. I like to work there because of the great musicians and colleagues I work with, and the high level of the students.
Website
http://www.arieverhaar.nl
Telephone
+31625467261
Email
averhaar@codarts.nl arieverhaar@gmail.com
Favorite music
Just to name a few of my favorite albums:
Ten Summoner's Tales - Sting
The Royal Scam - Steely Dan
Zappa in New York
Thrust - Herbie Hancock
The Tao of Mad Phat - Steve Coleman
Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell
Gear
Sonor Drums
Bosphorus Cymbals
Zildjian Cymbals
Vater Drumsticks
Remo Drumheads
Bands
Stefan Schill Band
Natalia Jayden
Menno Gootjes & Band
Hurricane Bob
Cuccurullo Brillo Brullo
Available for Concerts
Yes

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Te gek Arie. He, weet je wat je zou moeten doen? Je zou je profile information op je pagina bovenaan moeten zetten. Dan is dat het eerste wat mensen zien als ze op je pagina landen.
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Cool! Kreeg tip van Linda.  Alles goed met jou? 
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At 10:49am on December 18, 2011, Hans van OosterhoutHans van Oosterhout said…

Te gek Arie. He, weet je wat je zou moeten doen? Je zou je profile information op je pagina bovenaan moeten zetten. Dan is dat het eerste wat mensen zien als ze op je pagina landen.

 
 
 

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