MARTIN BRIL (1959-2009)

Onder Invloed is a video project by journalist and filmmaker Matthijs van der Ven. The project title is Dutch for ‘under the influence’. Since June 16th 2008, Onder Invloed filmed numerous international musicians covering their favourite bands in sessions and at Onder Invloed live shows. The first Onder Invloed book has been published in January 2012 by publisher L.J. Veen.

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MARTIN BRIL (1959-2009)

by Matthijs van der Ven on Apr 23, 2009 • 1 Comment

Yesterday, one of my biggest influences as a writing journalist passed away. Martin Bril was a great writer and columnist; chronicles about everyday happenings were his specialty. Creating something beautiful out of basically nothing, that’s what life is all about, Bril taught me.

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‘ACHTUNG BABY MADE ME A GROWN MAN’

by Matthijs van der Ven on Mar 9, 2009 • No Comments

It was a beautiful summer day somewhere in August. I was strolling down the main street of old town Dubrovnik with my friends, when amongst the endless stream of tourists a passing couple caught my eye, and I thought: “Holy shit that’s Bono”. BY LUKAS BATTEAU

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DAVIE LAWSON: ‘MY FRIENDS ARE MY BOOKS’

by Matthijs van der Ven on Oct 17, 2008 • 1 Comment

So outside in the dirt of night the wind bustles and howls and I’m inside writing about my forebears. The towers of my influence! The men who stole madness and hid it beneath their hats, the women who snuck verses under their skirts.