'Maarten Pors' Freelance bass player

Started to play guitar at the age of 13. playing along with the records of Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Green, etc.
He soon became interested in musicians like Zappa, Steve Vai, Jo Satriani. and Jazz (Miles, Pat Metheny, Allan Holdsworth, Mike Stern. While at home he was dipped in classical music.

At 18 he became a full-time pro. Playing and teaching guitar. Obsorbing many musical styles and listening to many musicisians.
This led to a interest in classical music,

At some point he began to get more interested in bass guitar. A lot has to do with being able to play a bigger part in the harmony and structure of music and to be more in the background. Especially Bach learned him that the bass is so much more then just part of the rhythm section. He has always been fascinated by melody in the bass and looking for the right notes playing with the harmony of a song as well as being a solid back bone for any band or musician

As a bass player he played in many bands performimung different styles of music. On Upright as well as on electric bass. At the moment he is concentrating on laying the foundation for the live shows of Sam's Falling and Fae.

If you want to stay up-to-date follow Maarten on Twitter.