Biography
The soundtrack of my life started spinning at age two when I received a blue toy piano and hammered it until it cracked. By six, my parents thought it would be a good idea to put me in piano lessons because they didn’t see my sports career going anywhere. It was all fun and games until legends like Ray Charles and Jerry Lee Lewis shifted my musical horizon, making me dream of being the frontman of a Rock 'n Roll band.
By fifteen, my focus shifted to the electric guitar. From Emocore to Industrial metal, I eventually embraced the Blues as the foundation for mastering these genres, a path my former guitar teacher recommended and one I never strayed from.
My journey continued at the ArtEZ Conservatory in Enschede, where I specialised in guitar and took an additional major in keyboards. After graduating in June 2020 and experiencing many musical adventures across Europe, it was Vienna that called me, and suddenly, my gear and I were on our way to Austria.
After several years of playing instruments, I've been fortunate enough to make music my profession through performing, teaching, and recording across Europe. Today, you can catch me playing with "Daniel Tortoledo & The Sound Machine", "Deine Familie", and "Mrs. Robinson", a tribute band dedicated to Simon & Garfunkel. I also produce and record for various artists around the world, whilst making my childhood dream come true as the frontman of my Blues Rock band, "van Joost."