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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BERTOLF LIVE AT EKKO

BERTOLF LIVE AT EKKO

I made the final corrections on the book in the middle of the nights of a week when I was in the South of France, in November 2011. I was filming the recordings of Bertolf’s third album ‘Bertolf’, while sleeping as much as I can and taking as many painkillers as possible. During the book...
MARIEN DORLEIJN (MOSS) LIVE AT EKKO

MARIEN DORLEIJN (MOSS) LIVE AT EKKO

Second on the line up of the book release party was Moss singer Marien Dorleijn. It’s not the first time he played an Onder Invloed night, and hopefully it won’t be the last. His cover of The Lemonheads and the new Moss song ‘Spellbound’ were two of the highlights of the night.
BOOK RELEASE: CHOP WOOD

BOOK RELEASE: CHOP WOOD

The book release night at EKKO was amazing. I won’t tell you that twice, so take note. Norbert Pek hosted the night, the musicians from the book played great shows, as did Three Blind Wolves, and a lot of great people bought a lot of books. Here’s the first show of that night; Chop Wood...
AWKWARD I BACKSTAGE SESSION

AWKWARD I BACKSTAGE SESSION

Awkward I unfortunately couldn’t play at the book release show at EKKO last week. A shame, but we made a little plan. I filmed two songs, backstage at Tivoli after their show early January and projected it on two walls at EKKO. The video is way too good to be limited to just the (amazing)...