Ad Vanderveen

Dutch singer/songwriter and guitarist Ad Vanderveen first rose to prominence in 1990 with his band Personnel. This country/rock band released two albums on Polydor and enjoyed great success throughout the continent of Europe. The debut "Personnel Only" was recorded in Switzerland and included the hit-single "Everybody Knows".
Its follow-up "Continuing Stories", was produced by Bill Halverson (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Eric Clapton) and recorded... Meer »

Dutch singer/songwriter and guitarist Ad Vanderveen first rose to prominence in 1990 with his band Personnel. This country/rock band released two albums on Polydor and enjoyed great success throughout the continent of Europe. The debut "Personnel Only" was recorded in Switzerland and included the hit-single "Everybody Knows".
Its follow-up "Continuing Stories", was produced by Bill Halverson (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Eric Clapton) and recorded in Nashville with an all star cast including Al Kooper, Flaco Jimenez, Al Perkins and Leland Sklar. This CD was hailed by the press as one of the most significant records ever to come out of Holland.
In spite of all this appreciation, Vanderveen put Personnel on hold in order to concentrate on the more intimate singer/songwriter material he had been working on for some time already. The first result was "Travel Light" (1993), a mini CD that contained songs Vanderveen had written and performed for "Rock City", a Dutch national radio program. Then followed "Sooner or Later" (1994), his critically acclaimed first fully fledged studio album, recorded at the renowned Wisseloord Studios and thought by many to be the finest album to come out of Holland in 1994. 1995 saw the release of "Brand New Everytime", a collection of very personal songs in an intimate folk setting, including a duet with Nashville singer/songwriter David Olney, who says of Vanderveen: "Ad sings simple songs about love, longing, wandering and coming home. We tend to associate depth with complexity when, in fact, it is only the simple things that have real depth. You only have to hear Ad sing a song one time to tap into its meaning. And the feeling will grow stronger and deeper the more you listen".
In 1998 Vanderveen forms The O'Neils, a bunch of old friends who have shared a passion for Neil Young's music since schooldays. As a counterweight to all the acoustic material, this CD rocks, howls en roars and screaming guitars are the setting for intense songs. Reviewers claimed "The O'Neils" could have been "the best Neil Young record since Ragged Glory" (1990).
Spring 2003; The cd "The Moment That Matters" may well mark a departure to another level in Vanderveen's career. After a time of touring, recording and learning with other projects, such as "More Than A Song (with Eliza Gilkyson and Iain Matthews) and "The Iain Ad Venture" (with Iain Matthews), Vanderveen sets out to harvest the material that's been growing inside for over 3 years. This mature new piece of work is described by him as "the same I've always done, better than ever" and shows he's clearly found a fine form.The record effortlessly shifts back and forth between soft acoustic songs and hard rocking electric music, played with a host of friends and guests like; The O'Neils (Ad's longtime electric band), Iain Matthews, David Olney, Eliza Gilkyson and Astrid Young.
Mixing was done in England by A1 engineer/producer and friend Matt Butler ( a. o. Paul McCartney) There are 12 songs, all originals except for one by Gillian Welch/David Rawlings and one by David Olney.
"The Moment That Matters" will have a simultaneous release in early spring 2003 in the US, UK ,Germany, Holland, as well as other Euro countries and touring plans are being made for each territory. For more information look at www.advanderveen.nl
Booking Contact-Europe:
Richard Vroomen
tel. +31 624604768
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