Hello you. I was once part of a punk rock outfit called RAISE KAIN as a guitar player. In urgent need of a place to stay in Rotterdam I was invited to come live at David’s, on one simple condition: he wanted me to play bass in his little side project. The fact that I had never in my life played bass before didn’t matter, nor did he care much for the fact that I wasn’t exactly acquainted with alt. country music at the time. Nowadays – nearly four five years later – I’m quite comfy playing bass in EPTV, thank you very much! I’m also into certain black-and-white movies, reading Philip K. Dick novels, writing short stories (though not as much as I used to), recording music on the side & drinking pitch black coffee, all in no particular order. In another life I’d probably be working as a Private Dick. My CD-player is mostly equipped with Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, Blue Mountain, Pedro the Lion, Nick Drake, Jayhawks, Erik Satie, Kyuss, Calexico, Bad Religion, Sad Riders and label buddies Johan, Spinvis & Moss. Currently learning to play piano and upright bass and trumpet (but still have a long way to go). Looking forward to meet you at our next show.

• Purpose: Bass, backing vox
• Gear: Hofner '74 Artist Solid Bass, Mosrite '67 Celebrity Bass, Pearl Vorg Bass 101 Head amp, Music Man 115RH-65 15" Cabinet

ElStar's Top 5 Modern-Day Favorites:

1. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – The Letting Go
2. Slint – Spiderland
3. Calexico/Iron Wine – In The Reins
4. The Posies – Frosting on the Beater
5. Dyzack – Somewhere There's A Monkey Laughing

Share your most intimate secrets with ElStar at elstar@elpinoandthevolunteers.com.

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