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.
The Mailmen Sessions
MAILMEN SESSION: RYAN JOSEPH BURNS

MAILMEN SESSION: RYAN JOSEPH BURNS

It would seem you don’t need an introduction to Ryan Joseph Burns anymore on this website. He’s been featured a lot of times, not without reason though. In March this year we recorded a session with him at the Mailmen studio. Burns performed five songs, including a cover of The Low Anthem’s ‘To Ohio’. If...
THE MAILMEN SESSIONS: THREE BLIND WOLVES

THE MAILMEN SESSIONS: THREE BLIND WOLVES

Here’s the second episode of the series we’ve named The Mailmen Sessions. First up were The Seventeenth Century, on that same day in May 2010, we filmed Three Blind Wolves lead singer Ross Clark. Producer Martijn Groeneveld has a studio in Utrecht called Mailmen Studio. Every now and again we’ll invite a band into the...
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....