Dennis Leeflang
Dennis Leeflang | |
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Background information | |
Born | Leiderdorp, Netherlands | 22 May 1979
Genres | Rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, producer |
Instrument(s) | Drums |
Years active | 1987–present |
Website | www |
Dennis Leeflang (born 22 May 1979, in Leiderdorp) is a Dutch rock drummer, currently living in Los Angeles. He is best known for his work with Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal
History
Leeflang started playing the drums at age 13, playing along with records of bands such as Nirvana, Guns N' Roses, Metallica and Iron Maiden. He started playing with local hard rock bands. In 1996, he joined Dutch gothic rock band Within Temptation at age 17 as their first official drummer.[1]
Leeflang played with various other Dutch rock and metal bands between 1997 and 2004, with one notable band being the Saturnine, before relocating from the Netherlands to New York City, shortly after having departed his band Sun Caged, of which he was a founding member. In 2006, Leeflang rejoined the Saturnine as an inter-continental recording project with occasional live performances in Europe.
Leeflang had been
Leeflang has recorded drums for many artists, including
When not touring, Dennis works out of his recording studio in Los Angeles, California, as a session drummer and recording engineer.
Dennis is also a founding member (along with Chris Szkup and Richard Anderson), Drummer and Mixing Engineer for the worldwide studio project The Feckers,[3] some of the people who have recorded with The Feckers include Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Neil Murray, Tommy Denander, Richard Fortus, Brett Garsed, Kyle Whalum, Melvin Brannon Jr, Lydia Salnikova, Tony Franklin, Joey Huffman, Jonathon Noyce, Alessandro Bertoni, Chris Sligh, Tūranga Morgan-Edwards, Kyle Thomas, Zak Lloyd.
Equipment
Leeflang endorses
References
- ^ a b "About | DENNIS LEEFLANG". Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Dilana | DENNIS LEEFLANG". dennisleeflang.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016.
- ^ http://www.thefeckers.net
- ^ "Paiste: Artists-> Dennis Leeflang (Image)". www.paiste.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015.