In the second of our The Voice All Access-series, legendary Dutch drummer Hans Eijkenaar takes us on a The Voice studio tour. After one of the last rehearsals in the TV Studio, he shows what is actually happening on the show when you see it on television. No secrets here, this is what it really is on the stage of one of the most successful TV Shows on the planet for the past decade.
In our previous article Hans Eijkenaar gives you a full gear rundown. In this article you get a complete stage tour of which he says: "Well, after six weeks, this starts feeling like home, yeah!"
The Coaches or the Musicians? While The Voice is primarily about the contestants battleing for their life of fame, the musicians of the band are the stronghold and the force that makes a show like this sound as good as it does. Hans gives you all the info on the five main musicians of the band, their locations on stage and the extra musical dimensions that each member of the team adds to the production of a TV Show on this level.
Recording 250 songs in a week When a season of The Voice starts, the band has already recorded over 250 songs, all arranged to the level of the contestants. Recordings that are done in one single week. Again, we're talking 250+ tracks in 7 days! And remember, when TV-recordings start, the coaches are still in the blancs about what they will hear or see when they decide to push the Red Button in their seats.
Next up is 'A seasons's rundown,' where Hans takes you through all the moments of an entire The Voice-year, including the fact that these muscians are recording three The Voice-editions simultaneously: The Voice of Holland, The Voice Kids and The Voice Senior. Then we will learn so many more insights that we all wanted to know for such a long time!
First we get a full tour on the actual TV-studio stage of The Voice.
The Voice All Access: A Studio Stage Tour with drummer Hans Eijkenaar
A season's production rundown with drummer Hans Eijkenaar
The Drummer's Job
Hans Eijkenaar uses
Porter & Davies
QSticks - Hans has all the QSticks series in his stick bag. In the video he shows QSticks' Purple 2B Scandinavian Maple.
Remo drumheads - All the toms have Pinstripe Clear on top, and Ambassador Clear on the bottom.
- The snare drums: Ambassador Coated on top, and Ambassador Hazy on the snare side.
- Bass drum: Powerstroke 3 Clear on batter side, and a Powerstroke 3 Ebony on the front.
Sonor Drums SQ2 Series - 22x18 bass drum
- 10x9" tom
- 12x10" tom
- 14x14" & 16x16" floor toms
- 14x5" snare drum
- 14x5" Designer snare drum
Zildjian Cymbals - 18" Kerope crash
- K 22" ride cymbal
- 20" Sweet crash
- 20" A Custom EFX
- 14" K Hi-Hats
Zildjian Hans Eijkenaar Signature Drumsticks
Hans Eijkenaar Hans Eijkenaar is a first call studio and session drummer and a teacher at the Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. A legendary drummer that has recorded over 400 albums for countless artists with international hit songs. Since 2012, he is the drummer for The Voice of Holland.
He has toured worldwide with artists and bands like Candy Dulfer, Hans Dulfer, Roger Hodgson (Supertramp), Gino Vannelli, Jimmy Haslip, Kayak and many others.
Together with his wife Marieke, they produce mobile apps for IOS on their label Go Independent Records.
Apps on Go Independent Records
Steve Gadd Loops The famous beats by drummer Steve Gadd, re-recorded by Steve Gadd himself. To play along or record your own songs with the legend. Learn more...
Drum Clinic HD Multicam video in HD, with drum lessons on many levels, focused on groove, improvisation, sound and more. Learn more...
Drum Loops HD Drum loops in many styles, accompanied by fills and crashes to make a stereo live drum track on iPad or iPhone. Learn more...
Drum Loops HD2 The sequel to Drum Loops HD! More loops, fills and sample-library for iOS musicians. Learn more...
Percussion Loops HD Recorded by Jeroen de Rijk, percussionist for Michael Jackson, Bruno Mars, David Guetta, George Duke, Pat Metheny and countless other artists. Learn more...
