Stef Broks
Encyclopedia
Stef Broks is a Dutch drummer best known for his work with Textures
and Exivious
. He uses Meinl
cymbals, Tama
drums, Evans
drum heads and Pro-Mark
sticks. He is known for playing rock and metal with a fusion touch and an extensive use of polyrhythms.
Textures (band)
Textures is a metal band from the Netherlands, formed in 2001. Textures' lineup revolves around founding members Jochem Jacobs, Stef Broks, Bart Hennephof, and bassist Remko Tielemans who joined in 2007...
and Exivious
Exivious
Exivious is a heavy metal band, featuring former members of American progressive metal band Cynic and current members of Dutch band Textures. They released one self-titled album independently. Exivious incorporate heavy metal riffs with a jazz fusion approach to phrasing and time signatures,...
. He uses Meinl
Meinl
Meinl may refer to:* Companies:** Julius Meinl International, a manufacturer and retailer of coffee, gourmet foods and other grocery products, and operator of supermarkets and cafés, based in Vienna; named after Julius Meinls...
cymbals, Tama
Tama
-Religion:* Tama , part of the soul in the Japanese Shinto faith, roughly equivalent to ghost, spirit, or soul* Tama , a votive deposit or ex-voto used in the Eastern Orthodox Churches...
drums, Evans
Evans
Evans may refer to:people*Evans *for a particular person with the surname, see the List of people with surname Evans.place*Evans, California in the United States*Evans, Colorado in the United States*Evans, Georgia in the United States...
drum heads and Pro-Mark
Pro-Mark
Pro-Mark is a Houston, Texas-based American drumstick company owned by founder Herb Brochstein. It is a widely known stick company generally played in drum set, drum and bugle corps and concert bands.-History:...
sticks. He is known for playing rock and metal with a fusion touch and an extensive use of polyrhythms.
Equipment
- Tama Starclassic drum set
- Tama Iron Cobra Drum Pedals
- Meinl 13" Byzance Traditional hi-hat
- Meinl 17" Soundcaster Custom Medium Crash
- Meinl 14" Soundcaster Custom Medium Crash
- Meinl 16" Soundcaster Custom China
- Meinl 12" Soundcaster Custom Splash
- Meinl 16" Soundcaster Custom Medium Crash
- Meinl 20" Mb8 Medium Ride
- Evans drum heads
- Pro-Mark Sticks
With Textures
- PolarsPolarsPolars is the debut album from Dutch metal band, Textures. It was produced, mixed, recorded, and mastered entirely by the band themselves, and was issued on Listenable Records in 2003...
(2003) - Drawing CirclesDrawing CirclesDrawing Circles is the second album by Dutch metal band Textures. It is fairly similar to their previous album, except with clearer production and shorter ambient sections than those on Polars. There is a greater emphasis on metal music than the previous album; thus, there are more songs on this...
(2006) - SilhouettesSilhouettes (album)-Personnel:*Eric Kalsbeek - Vocals*Jochem Jacobs - Guitar, Backing vocals*Bart Hennephof - Guitar*Richard Rietdijk - Synthesizer*Remko Tielemans - Bass*Stef Broks - Drums-External links:*...
(2008) - "DualismDualismDualism denotes a state of two parts. The term 'dualism' was originally coined to denote co-eternal binary opposition, a meaning that is preserved in metaphysical and philosophical duality discourse but has been diluted in general or common usages. Dualism can refer to moral dualism, Dualism (from...
"(2011)
External links
- Stef Broks at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Textures official website
- Exivious official site
- Textures at Encyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music...
- Textures at Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....