When I was 8 years old I started playing the drums.
My parents bought an electric drumkit and I tried learning things from YouTube, later on I started following private drum lessons and I was improving fast.
Later on we bought my first acoustic drumkit, it was a (red) Pearl Target.
I practiced the drums on and off for the following four years and than I decided to pick up the drums again.
One of the biggest drum related purchases made so far is a Tama Superstar Hyperdrive which still regularly use to this day.
At the end of 2020 my sister started learning piano which of course made me want to try it too.
During the summer holidays in 2021 I bought a Kawai ES520 which had a huge impact on my (upcoming) music career.
After experimenting around a bit on the piano, I wanted to try to make my own songs, the songs where terrible but it was a start.
During the winter holidays we returned to the music store and bought an audio interface, a microphone, studio monitors and a few cables.
This set introduced me to Ableton, which was quite the eyeopener for me.
In the beginning I tried loads of different genres and ways of producing to find what way worked best for me.
I also made my first SoundCloud account where I’d post my first few songs.
Around that same time my father and I bought our first bass, it was a Legend P-Bass.
This is my favourite bass if we look at the tone, it sounds very vintage-ish.
When I got the bass I was really excited to learn it but sadly the first few months it just stood in my room catching dust.
But the past 1,5 years I have started to take it a little more serious, and even performed as a bassist on multiple events.
During the winter holidays in 2022 I bought a Marcus Miller V3, this was an amazing purchase.
Photo by: @montanaaalders
In April 2022 I auditioned for a music school in Groningen, initially I wanted to be a producer but got accepted as a drummer.
This school has taught, and is still teaching, me a lot of useful stuff and the opportunity to perform at diverse venues in Groningen, from smaller theatres to even “Martiniplaza”.
Besides the theoretical and practical things I learn, I’m also meeting loads of new people.
I’m currently in the second year of college and next year I’m going to be in my final year.
Photo by: @reinoutdouma
In October 2022 my sister said she wanted to start a YouTube channel where she’d upload covers of her singing songs she likes, and it’s called “Covers by Montana“.
Together we’ve made multiple covers and even worked together with someone who lives in the middle of the Netherlands.
I recently finished my first Jazz Fusion album called “FOCUS“, I put a lot of work into it so make sure you have a listen!!
Photo by: @danieksnijderfotografie
Currently I am rehearsing with a band to get this album live on stage, so stay tuned for that!!