Alex has been a musician for most of his life, but only recently made the bold leap from working as a lawyer to becoming a full-time performer. In this episode, we talk about growing up in The Hague, Netherlands, the joy of jam sessions, and his journey from guitar and accordion to the world of piano entertaining.

We’re also joined by drummer Eveline Carels, who shares her thoughts on what makes a great piano-entertaining team and the best ways to play together on stage.

Expect plenty of laughs, great stories, and a selection of some of their favourite songs to perform.

Note: Towards the end of the episode, we experienced a microphone failure, so we had to get a little creative with the audio to keep the podcast going. Eveline’s mic may sound slightly different, but everything is still clearly audible.

Enjoy!

Michael and Roy have been entertaining audiences together for years, collecting plenty of great stories along the way. In this episode, they talk about memorable gigs, share solid advice on piano entertaining—especially for corporate parties and weddings—and, of course, play a few choice songs.

Alexander has one of the very best Billy Joel shows you will ever see, alongside many other projects he’s involved in. Alexander and Dennis have played together for many years in their own band as well as numerous other collaborations. We have a great conversation about the dynamic between drummers and pianists, and the life of a touring musician.

Lodewijk is a fantastic piano entertainer and boogie-woogie piano player from Amersfoort, the Netherlands. In this episode, we talk about his early days performing with his boogie-woogie band, his own piano show Pumping Pianos, and his long-time collaboration with versatile drummer Matthias van Olst.

This season also introduces a new format, with a drummer added to the mix — resulting in a fun and lively three-way conversation. Enjoy!

Johnathan Is an English piano entertainer and booking agent living in Bergen Norway. We talk about Work family life balance, his early years with his original band, working the Liverpool circut and travelling abroad as a working musician. We also talk about Dippner Entertainment Agency and what they look for in piano entertainers. This is our very first On location Interview and our last episode of season 1!. Next season we will be doing more on location, online and piano with drums! A whole mix of different situiations so we can reach a broarder range of players worldwide. Be sure to share with your friends so we can get the word out to those who may benifit from ther information shared by professional players! thanks for watching and listening and enjoy!

Berry started his carreer in bands playing with famous dutch artists and becoming a keyboard expert for others, whilst then moving into piano entertaining and playing on American cruise ships and in Dutch piano bars. We talk about his unique set up and interesting tatoos! #pianoman #interview #keyboardtech #dutchartist

Albert is a lot of fun and a well seasoned piano entertainer from The Netherlands with many crazy stories. Also a fantastic Latin pianist with time spent studying in Cuba through his university years. We laugh a lot and shared some great stories of his experiences over the last 25 years as a piano entertainer.

Frank is a Dutch drummer who has converted to a piano entertainer yet still plays as both. Playing mostly with De Jongens Van Je Weet Wel as a piano entertainer, Frank also drums for touring blues bands. He has a lot to say about his brand of piano entertaining with some really great tips!