Name:
Rik Bruineman
Birthday:
18th of March 1974
Hobbies:
Music, (playing drums / guitar etc.) power kiting, swimming, sailing, reading. Other than that I tend to spend a lot of my spare time taking care of my son and playing drums or taking care of my son (is there a pattern here?)
Vices:
I’ve got way to little time for way to many hobbies ;)
Musical background:
I started playing drums and guitar at age 14. I focused in on drums and Learnt to play guitar, bass guitar and a bit piano. I listened to almost all genres of music and play most of them. After playing in high school/garage bands I started to take things more seriously and started my own project (Elemental Journey, still ongoing) and was the drummer for Aerodrome, Silent Edge, Synergy Protocol and Galanor. Influenced by my mother’s classical music and my father’s love for more contemporary music I found that prog and rock were the main styles I like to express myself in but I don’t limit myself to just those styles in playing. I’m a self taught drummer with a love for combining jazz, metal, funk, Latin and Japanese styles.
Equipment:
- Pearl SPX drums
- Remo Rototoms
- Custom made octobans
- Sabian Cymbals
- Ufip Hi-hats
- my own signature drumsticks provided by Balbex (thanks to Patsticks.nl)
- Axis longboard pedals (thanks to Dick Visser music sales and Karen @ Axis Percussion)
- Pearl hardware
- Roland V-drums
- various percussion instruments
- Remo drumheads
Idols in music:
I wouldn’t call them idols however I do have a huge respect for people like:
Gene Harris -
Marjan Welman -
Nikka Costa -
Russel Allen -
Arjen A. Lucassen -
Carter Burwell -
Neal Morse -
Gackt and many more
Idols in life:
I respect and value everyone in return for their respect and worth. Having an idol would mean I have someone to look up to. I’d rather see eye to eye and simply learn from others while teaching others what they can learn from me. There’s not a person in particular I can name as an idol accept for my son, he is my hero and I am his
Life philosophy:
Live, breathe, learn, teach and enjoy
Place you would like to go:
All over the world
What makes you laugh:
People do
First record you bought:
I think it was a Marillion album but I’ve so many I can’t really recall
All time top 5 albums:
Way too many to narrow it down to just 5
Preparation for a show:
Stretching, eating something salty to prevent dehydrating and finding my “zen” and having fun with the band off course!
Strangest experience with A New Dawn:
None yet
Worst nightmare on stage:
Breaking a leg or arm so I can’t play anymore (shivers)
Favorite A New Dawn song:
At the moment: Final Verdict
Worst nightmare in general:
Losing my son, the ability to hear or one of my limbs, in that order
Favorite band/musician:
Symphony X - Dream Theater - Queensryche - Spock’s Beard - Kamelot - After Forever – Gackt - Blind Guardian - Arena - Marillion - Elister;) - Threshold - RacerX - Odissyce - Epica - Van Halen - Deep Purple - Led Zeppelin - Rush - Living Color - need to go on?
Favorite book:
I like a lot of books really, Amber, the Belgariad/Malloreon, books by Robin Hobb. A lot of fantasy. Lord of the Rings of course
Favorite drink:
Coffee - Bitter Lemon - red wine/White Russian (depending on the situation)
Favorite food:
Roti and other Surinam foods - lasagna and other pasta’s - Indian - Thai and Korean dishes and I’m very happy to taste other kinds of “foreign” foods
Favorite animal:
black panthers, dolphins. You know, all the beautiful ones ;)
Favorite movie:
Hmm...Amelie, 12 monkeys, the Game, Spinal Tap, Austin Powers (all of them), well, lots more I can’t remember now ;)
Favorite TV show:
Farscape!
A quote you really love:
Funny ones like: “I wish my grass was emo, so it would cut itself” is one that comes to mind. However there are a lot more that can be my favourite at certain periods in life.
One almost always fitting is: “Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons. You will find it is to the soul what a water bath is to the body”. (Oliver Wendell Holmes)
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