Juan van Emmerloot
| Juan van Emmerloot | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 November 1965 Netherlands |
| Genres | various |
| Occupation(s) | Musician/clinician, producer, teacher and songwriter |
| Instruments | Drums (bass, guitar and keys) |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Juan van Emmerloot (born 12 November 1965 in Waalwijk) is a drummer and record producer.
Juan started playing drums and percussion at the age of 10. He joined his first band 'Penthouse' and played live performances at the age of 13. He continued studying music in school until the age of 17. The next step was intensive musical training at the Rotterdam Conservatory. After that he played in his country of residence with Kaz Lux (Brain Box), Julya Lo'Ko, Laura Fygi & Robby Valentine.
Live performances
From 1993 he played on stage with various guitar players and singers such as: Mick Moody & Bernie Marsden (White Snake), Omar Dykes (Omar & The Howlers) and Poppa Chubby. The years following, Juan performed on tours with some of the world's greatest guitarists: Snowy White (Roger Waters, Thin Lizzy), Walter Trout, Mick Rogers (Manfred Man's Earthband), Pat Travers, Steve Lukather and some other great performers.
Besides touring in Europe he also toured through Asia with the artists Valentine and Valensia. He also went on a tour in North America with acoustic guitarist Peppino D'Agostino who was chosen to be the best guitar player in the United States of year 2007. And last but certainly not least he played on many tours with Snowy White & The Whiteflames. In this band he played together with Max Middleton (Kate Bush, Chris Rea).
In the past 8 years Juan is a member of the 'SBG' (Stef Burns Group) and they've been touring in Europe, most of it in Italy.
Studio performances
The first time Juan entered a studio to do a professional studio gig was at the age of 17; he was invited to play on a record of the band of Rudi de Queljoe (Massada, Vitesse) in Joe's Garage Recording studio. After making his entry as a freelance drummer, Juan was asked frequently at the big Dutch studios: Dureco Studios, Wisseloord Studios and Fendal Sound Studios. In 1996 he did his first international studio session for Snowy White at Jacob's Studio, where he had the chance to play tracks with Gary Moore, Chris Rea and David Gilmour. Through this session he played in various studios in the UK, such as Black Barn Studios (Surrey), Barefoot Studio (London) and Curtis Schwartz Studio (Surrey). Other studios where he performed on drums are Real Life Studios (FA) and the Urban Recording Studios (IT)
Today's band: Juan is a steady band member of the SBL, which stands for 'Stef Burns League'. In the 11 years past, their music has evolved from instrumental guitar fusion to energetic poprock songs. In this band bass player Stuart Hamm comes occasionally on he road.
Tour Project: April 2012 Stef Burns, Billy Sheehan (Steve Vai, Mr Big) and Juan decided to join together and toured in Italy. The project's name is called: "POWER OF 3".
Side Projects: in 2010 and 2011 Juan performed on stage at the 'North Sea Jazz Festival' with Motown artist Waylon from the Netherlands.
Teaching: In addition to performing, Juan has been teaching over 17 years. In 1992 he started his private drum school. In 1998 he began to teach clinics and workshops in the Netherlands. From 2000 till 2012 he was teaching at the Conservatorium at Rotterdam (also known as "Codarts") where he worked with talented students from all over Europe. Today Juan is CEO & founder at the Groove Impact Academy, where he teaches on a weekly basis with colleague drummer Dave van Beek in Hilversum. (The Netherlands).
Producing: As a drummer Juan did a large amount of studio sessions in the UK and the Netherlands. His fascination and passion for recording music started at the age of 15, using the "pingpong" technique with mono tape cassettes players. During the studio sessions later on, Juan has had the privilege to work with many great producers such as Ken Thomas, Curtis Schwartz, John Sonneveld and Don Willard. Through these occasions he learned to listen to the acoustics of a live room, how to use various microphones and how to combine the analogue and digital recording sessions.
Today Juan works at "40 Lions Place" (Studio 1 and Studio 2) on a daily basis, recording drums for: Marco Canepa (It), S.O.B. Studios (Amsterdam), Bi-OS Productions (It), French House Recording Studio (Fa) and producing albums for international music artists like John Bundrick (The Who, Bob Marley), Stef Burns (Alice Cooper, Sheila E) and Snowy White (Rogers Waters), and for songwriters like Frederike Schonis (NL) and Niccoló Bolchi (IT).
Burnin' the Rules: Debut Album and live project of Juan van Emmerloot: started in January 2014. On this album Juan invited guest artists to join in: John Bundrick, Snowy White, Brian Zalmijn, Roel de Bock, Roberto Tiranti, Max Forleo, Dami Corlazzoli, Jos Kamps, Martin Verdonk, Micha Molthoff, Fabio Valdemarin and Age Kat.
Equipment
-Aquarian Drumheads -Audio Technica microphones & headphones -Sonor Drums (Beech Infinite & Birch Infinite) -Paiste Cymbals -Pro Mark sticks (739TX Juan van Emmerloot) -H&B Enduro drumcases -Protection Racket softbags for cymbals & guitars -Slap Klatz drumhead dampers -Tunebot drum tuner -ZOOM Q2 and Q4 handheld HD video/audio recorder -Albrando SMAX
Discography
– "Here We Are" Jan Somers Band / Timeless Records Holland 1993 – "De Nette Man" V.O.F. De Kunst / Sony Records Holland 1993 – "Highway to the Sun" Snowy White / Bellaphone/CNR Germany 1994 – "White Album" Valensia Mercury/Polygram Holland/Jap. 1994 – "Gaya" Valensia Mercury/Polygram Holland/Jap. 1994 – "Colour Me Forever" Julya Lo'ko En Bleu/Briadoon Holland 1995 – "Valentine" Robby Valentine / Polydor Japan 1995 – "Goldtop" Snowy White RPM Records UK 1995 – "Valentine Live" Robby Valentine Polydor Japan 1996 – "No Faith Required" Snowy White / RPM Records UK 1996 – "Blues From a Hotel Room" Andy Fernbach / AKR Records UK 1996 – "4 United" Robby Valentine / Polydor Japan 1997 – "Christmas in Heaven" Robby Valentine / Polydor Japan 1997 – "Hand in Hand" Robby Valentine / Polydor Japan 1997 – "Jimi Hendrix festival div. Artists" Provoque Holland 1998 – "Little Wing" Snowy White / Hypertension / BMG Germany 1998 – "Keep Out" Snowy White / Hypertension BMG Germany 1999 – "Melting" Snowy White / Mystic Records USA 2000 – "Believing is Seeing" Valentine / Polydor Japan 2000 – "Peppino D’Agostino” / (DVD) AIX Records USA 2001 – "Restless" Snowy White / Ovaçäo Portugal 2002 – "The Voice Inside" Jan van Oort Band / Kunstoort 2003 – "Drumming Secrets Revealed" drumming method on DVD/ EmpaTV 2004 – "Live Flames" Snowy White / Germany 2007 – "Better Days" Jenna Attison / Whitezöne Portugal 2007 – "World-Universe-Infinity" Stef Burns / Ultratempo 2008 – "In Our Time Of Living" The Snowy White Blues Project/Soulfood 2009 – "World-Universe-Infinty Live DVD" Stef Burns Group / Ultratempo 2010 – "Realistic" Snowy White & The Whiteflames /Soulfood 2011 – "After Paradise" Snowy White & The Whiteflames / Soulfood 2012 – "Roots & Wings" Stef Burns League Self Records/Ultratempo 2014 – “Burnin' The Rules" Juan van Emmerloot TheRoomRecordings 2014 – “Snowy White Live at Rockpalast" Snowy White Repertoire/WDR 2014 – “SBL” single “Miracle Days” Self Records/Ultratempo 2015 – “Burnin’ The Rules” single “WHY” TheRoomRecordings 2015 – “SBL” single “Heaven is Blue” Self Records/Ultratempo 2015 – “Burnin’ The Rules” single “Make Me Shine” TheRoomRecordings 2015 – “SBL” Vinyl Album & Bounus tracks “Roots & Wings” Self Records/Ultratempo 2015
Compilations
- 1996: Snowy White – Goldtop: Groups & Sessions '74–'94