Vocalist Sietske Roscam Abbing (Warnsveld 1985) is currently performing with ’the Post-it painters’ a jazz formation, and Follow Alice, a more pop-orientated band. Also she is currently studying in the masters program of the conservatory of Amsterdam.
“I’ve always found myself easily inspired by many things. As a young girl I had many interests: like most of my girlfriends I was into ballet and I went through all the courses of ballroom dancing. I was fanatic in sports (running, biking, canoeing, climbing) I loved drawing/painting and writing down my (continuously changing) visions on the world around me.
…but among all these interests there was always one that I was drawn towards most: Music…
Music makes my heart beat faster and has become a drive for all the other things. It makes me run, dance and opens my eyes to the world around… =)
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In 2008 I started a songwriting-project named “Follow Alice” with guitarist Martijn Michel. Follow Alice consists of a core of three musicians: me, Martijn Michel and drummer Ferdi Schaap. Electrical or acoustic bass is currently played by Bart Soeters, piano/keys by Jochem Braat and vocalist Nora Iburg joins in for the backing vocals. For more information check out the website: www.followalice.nl.
In the summer of 2009 a new cooperation was founded with jazz-pianist Dirk Balthaus and bastubist Daniel Herskedal. For some information on this project take a look at www.postitpainters.nl.
In the past few years I studied with some great musicians and wonderful teachers:
(vocalists from Dutch origin): Hartog Eysman, Dennis Kivit, Annemarie Maas, Herman van Doorn, Lydia van Dam, Lieve Geuens, Gé Titulaer, Paul de Munnik (masterclass), Eugenie Ditewig, Eva Baggerman, Edwin Rutten, Annett Andriessen, Josee Koning, Sanna van Vliet, Bart-jan te boekhorst (actor), Sylvi Lane.
(non Dutch origin): Marc Murphy (masterclass), Denise Jannah (masterclass), Nancy Marano (masterclass), Rhiannon (with Joey Blake and David Worm originally members of Bobby McFerrin’s “Voicestra”, course), Amy London (course), Deborah Brown (masterclass), Nancy Gabor (actress, course), Joanna Pascale, and Julie Bishop.
In my musical journey so far I was inspired by many wonderfull teachers (most of them listed above), many fellow musicians that came on my path, but of course also by many artists (from nowadays or the past) who are my example in some way. To name a few (vocalists): Billy, Ella, Sarah, Louis, Chet, Anita O’day, Nancy Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Kurt Elling, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley, Sting, John Mayer, Gregory Porter, Esperanza Spalding, Gretchen Parlato, Alan Hampton, Becca Stevens and many more…