Besides playing bassguitar and chapman stick (chapman stick on "Pathway To Ecstacy", this demo is also with a female vocalist added to the band) he also wrote a lot of the music and some lyrics for this band.

In 1993 he started playing in Lemur Voice (At that time the bandname was Aura).
In 1997 Barend started to play the Chapman Grandstick. This instrument has 6 bassstrings and 6 melodystrings, the instrument is played in a tapping manner (using hammer-ons and pull-offs). On the picture you can see Barend playing this instrument. On this instrument he can combine his guitar- and bass-background.

In 1998 he recorded a solodemo on Chapman Stick. This demo is called "Sticks In Space. On this demotape Barend is focussing more on sphere and melody then on virtuosity.

In 1997 barend also started to play in Darshan. In this band he plays chapman stick only. Besides this instrument they use bassguitar, drums and a female vocalist, and even some additional samples and keyboards. Because Darshan have a bassguitarplayer Barend uses the chapman stick in a guitarlike way, the band does not have a guitarist at all. The style of Darshan is very diverse with influences from King Crimson, Björk, Porcupine Tree and even dance influences.
To get more information about Darshan follow the link:
www.darshanspace.com

Barend is currently working in Darshan, check out their site to find out info about Barend's musical career.

Barend's most common musical influences are:

Bass & Chapman Stick: Tony Levin, Trey Gunn, Mick Karn, Les Claypool.
Other musicians and composers: Robert Fripp, Frank Zappa, Björk, Igor Stravinski, Edgard Varèse.
Bands: King Crimson, Ozric tentacles, Porcupine Tree, Red Snapper, Anekdoten, early Yes.

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