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John's Backgrounds
John
began making music even before birth, tapping rhythms
against his mummie's tummie. As he grew, he started listening to "graveyard
music", as his mother
called it. She coined this term due to the dark elements in the music of Siouxsie
and the Banshees, Dead Can Dance, Clan of Xymox, and Frontline Assembly. Inspired
by this 'graveyard' beauty, John mimicked this style in his own music. His early
work was created by layering vocals on experimental tracks he produced using
tape decks, acoustic guitar, piano, reversed recordings, keyboards, samples
and even cutlery. This body of work was given the name "Hinterland".
In the late-eighties, John stepped out on stage to make his debut as a singer
in a rock band. His version of Led Zeppelin's "Dream On" blew audiences
away, as no one ever expected this shy youngster to have such a golden voice.
This onstage success led him to take vocal lessons at Utrecht Conservatory.
However, after two years and a less than memorable performance of "Gehtsemane",
John decided 'all that jazz' was not for him. Therefore, he left the conservatory
to pursue his onstage career with "Les Femmes Infidèles".
The band also featured piano, percussion, acoustic guitar, cello and the angelic
female vocals of Lenn Lamkin. Lenn and John's erotically-charged version of
Tori Amos' "Leather" left their audiences blushing.
In 1993, he also joined the rock band Piggyjar, which became an instant success
and rocked stages all across the Netherlands for years until their split up
in 1997. After the split, John began looking for a new avenue to challenge himself
musically and vocally. When John was invited to collaborate with house producer
Jamez as a singer for a new project, "Lemonsoul" was born.
Angel Theory
Challenging geographical boundaries, John also collaborates
with Angel Theory,
the electronic brainchild of Charles Fenech from Australia. With the use of
Internet facilities and good old snail mail, some nice 'dark' tracks evolved.
A remix of Transmission saw
the light of day in 2004. He also joined them on stage as a keyboard
player and backing vocalist during the European and American tour in 2004 and
2005.
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