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.
Sessions
THE WELLGREEN

THE WELLGREEN

In November 2010, I flew to Glasgow to film the album release show of Doghouse Roses. Occasionally, Paul Tasker and Iona MacDonald are now backed by a band. Their drummer Stuart Kidd, I had met before, when recording the BMX Bandits session in March 2009. Kidd also plays in his own band, The Wellgreen, with...
ONDER INVLOED PRESENTS... THE MAILMEN SESSIONS: THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

ONDER INVLOED PRESENTS… THE MAILMEN SESSIONS: THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

Today is a good day. We as Onder Invloed launch a new series within the project. Producer Martijn Groeneveld has a studio in Utrecht called Mailmen Studio. Every now and again we’ll invite a band into the studio to record a live session, which will from now on will be known as The Mailmen Sessions....
BEN WEAVER

BEN WEAVER

In Middelburg, in the far South West of The Netherlands, there’s this guy called Tonnie Dieleman, who organises intimite live shows called ‘Avonduren‘. One day he called to ask if I’d someday like to make my way down to film a session. As soon as I noticed Ben Weaver would be playing in February, the...
THREE BLIND WOLVES AT THE LIQUOR STORE

THREE BLIND WOLVES AT THE LIQUOR STORE

During their tour in The Netherlands last month, Three Blind Wolves were pretty impressed by the entrance of my house. To enter my house, you have to go through a liquor store, wich of course sounds appealing to Scottish musicians. So the idea came up to record a session in the middle of the whiskey...