Maarten
@maartes
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Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Joined May 5, 2008
Well, whats to say about me. I've been playing an instrument since 1997. Started off on guitar playing with my bro and a couple of friends Kazim and Ryan back in 1998. We had a little cover band doing songs like "Santeria" from Sublime and "Rock you like a Hurricane" by the Scorpions. When my bro left the band a guy called Nicholas came in on bass and he left soon after to study. That opening set me up to start playing bass and I haven't stopped since. Picked up bass in 1999 playing with my old friends and even started writing for the 1st time. Eventually that band fell apart but I'm still close to Ryan and Kazim today.
Soon after I joined an "Indian Fusion" band. Combining traditional Indian rhythms and melodies with rock and reggae. In 2001 this project played its 1st and only show at the Divali festival at the University of the West Indies. This was my 1st live performance.
Soon after in 2002 I was approached by one of the former singers of that cover project, Richard Butts and was told he was forming a band with Dion Howe and Adam Fortune of "Stillborn" and he wanted me to play bass. It was the first time I played with musicians who had more experience than me and was playing music that I loved.
Taken from Solid State's web bio:
"Formed in 2002, Solid State comprised of members of "Stilborn" (Dion Howe and Adam Fortune) along with musicians Maarten Manmohan, David Jackson and Richard Butts. The band embraked on a journey to write heavy yet catchy material and came up with 7 songs in 4 months. After 3 very sucessful shows drummer Adam Fortune decided to leave the band. Solid State then recorded a rough demo of one of their 7 tracks entitled "Broken Circles" which was presented to A&R representatives at the Decibel conference in 2003. With very positive reviews the band decided they would record better quality material along with the help of Orange Sky super drummer Obasi Springer. Working with Obasi was a dream and he assisted in re-structuring and writing of the material which would eventually be called "Out of Sight, Out of Mind". After a month in the studio with no sign of finishing and with guitarist and founder Dion Howe being recurited to join Trinidad giants "Incert Coin" the band was left at a stand still.
In 2005 after Richard and Maarten joined the band Kryl'ja, the two decided to finish the studio project of Solid State and with the assistance of Jason Bodden (formerly of "Stilborn") regrouped the band and completed 2 of the 8 studio tracks. Still in search of a drummer, the band turned to "Kryl'ja" drummer Avery Herralal. Because of a hectic schedule, Avery was replaced by Chaos Room drummer Zack Carpenter."
Kryl'ja was the project that was formed in 2004 by Syam Nath, Avery Herralal and Mark Rattan (All ex-Splinter) They recruited Richard Butts as the singer on the recommendation of James Amow (Incert Coin) and Richard recommended me as the Bassist. Kryl'ja was one of the most dynamic and passionate bands to come out of Trinidad. Playing with Syam and Avery was a real eye opener. These guys are the best songwriters I've know and it still is my favorite band to play in today. After the tragic death of guitarist Mark Rattan, Alan Bachan(Pumpkin Patch Terrorist) came in as the second guitarist. The band recorded material but all sorts of obstacles have prevented this material from being finished, from members falling into other projects, to people getting married and having kids.
Incert Coin recruited me in 2005 to fill in for one of the most legendary Bass players in Trinidad, Orlando Pyle. This fill in was supposed to be for a handful of gigs until Orlando was to return to the band, but this never happened. For the majority of 2005 Incert Coin played 20-30 shows in Trinidad. Sharing the stage with acts like Hatebreed, Six Feet Under, Orange Sky, Kees the Band and Tripped and Falling. During this time the band took part in Ryan Agostini's 868 project and recorded 2 songs at Eclipse. The b
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