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.
Into The Great Wide Open
GWO11: RO HALFHIDE

GWO11: RO HALFHIDE

There are no words to describe how much Ro Halfhide has done for this project, he even flew with me to Glasgow in 2009 to record Scottish bands. But that’s not why I booked him at the Onder Invloed stage at Into The Great Wide Open. As you might have noticed on the Traditionals album,...
GWO11: KIM JANSSEN

GWO11: KIM JANSSEN

For those of you who didn’t know that Kim Janssen is not only a bandmember of The Black Atlantic, but also a singersongwriter; you should’ve known better. Janssen played two covers at the Onder Invloed stage of Into The Great Wide Open in September. I can’t help but focus on the music whenever I press...
GWO11: ALAMO RACE TRACK

GWO11: ALAMO RACE TRACK

I already published Alamo Race Track’s cover of ‘Breaking The Law’ at Into The Great Wide Open on YouTube last month, after lead singer Ralph Mulder sang 20 seconds of it on Dutch tv show ‘De Wereld Draait Door‘. The video now has over 1.100 views. That’s not nearly enough for a cover like this....
GWO11: PHOTO REPORT

GWO11: PHOTO REPORT

Photographer Bart Schalkwijk joined us on our trip to the Into The Great Wide Open festival on Vlieland and captured the two days in beautiful photos. Soon, I’ll continue to upload the videos of the Sunday. I have some editing to do first. Enjoy these pictures.