Willem van Roekel

Since 1995 I have been busy with making music in local punk bands. After graduation in 1999 I started to work at one of the biggest sound and light rental companies of The Netherlands at the time. In my free time I started doing FOH-sound for a couple of Nu-Metal bands, but as venues got bigger I knew doing sound wasn’t for me. I started touring as a Touring Guitar-/Backline Technician in 2006. With a Dutch female-fronted metalband as my main employer I flew over the world a few times taking care of their instruments and gear. In all those years I learned everything I needed to, to become a steady, allround and reliable touring tech. Since then I worked for many different Artists and bands on their (Inter) National tours and one-off shows. At this point in time I also offer Stage Management, Tour Management and Tour Advancing. No tour is too small or too large. All business is considered and appreciated. Feel free to inquire on my availability. Here is a short list of clients: Blind Guardian, Duncan Laurence, Beth Hart, Angelo Kelly, Ayreon, Ilse de Lange, Oliver Heldens, San Holo, The Kelly Family, Jett Rebel, Satyricon, Noisia, Within Temptation, Grave Digger, Admiral Freebee, The Common Linnets, Paradise Lost, Epica, Anathema, De Staat, and many more…… Credits: Epica “The Classical Conspiracy: Live in Miskolc, Hungary” 2008 | 2xCD2xLP | label: Nuclear Blast | Guitar-/ Bass Technician Epica “Retrospect: A 10 Year Anniversary” 2013 | 2xDVD/2xBlu Ray | Label: Nuclear Blast | Guitar-/ Bass Technician Within Temptation “Elements” Elements & Hydra Live in Concert 2014 | 2xCD/2xDVD/2xBlu Ray | Label: BMG | Guitar-/ Bass Technician Blind Guardian “Live Beyond The Spheres” 2017 | 3xCD/4xLP | Label: Nuclear Blast | Guitar-/ Bass Technician The Kelly Family “We Got Love, Live” 2017 | 2xCD/2xDVD/Blu Ray | Label: Airforce One / Universal | Guitar-/ Backline Technician Beth Hart “Live at The Royal Albert Hall” 2018 | 2xCD/DVD/BLU RAY | Label: Provogue / Mascot Records | Guitar-/ Bass Technician Ayreon “Into The Electric Castle & Other Tales” 2020 | CD/DVD | Label: Mascot | Guitar-/Bass Technician The Kelly Family “25 Years Over The Hump” 2020 | CD/DVD | Label: Universal | Guitar-/Backline Technician Blind Guardian "Imaginations From The Other Side Live" 2020 | CD/DVD | Label: Nuclear Blast | Guitar-/Bass Technician Paradise Lost "Gothic 25 Years Live At Roadburn" 2021| Digital Release | Guitar-/Bass Technician Bands: Ivory (1996/1997) Rhythm Guitar Ohibbum (1998/1999) Guitar & Vocals Nihilistix (2002/2003) Guitar & Backing Vocals Bricktop (2003/2005) Guitar & Backing Vocals Point At Others (2006/2007) Bass