Martin van de Vrugt stands for:
Self written songs: Since 1980 I am writing and playing my own songs. I am a singer and I play on several mostly acoustic guitars and other string-instuments like banjo, mandoline and bass. I am also a harmonica player.
Strong, lively and emotional stage appearance: In the early eighties I started playing on the streets of major dutch cities. I was young and not very tall so I had to make quite a show to get attention. These days I still move around a lot on stage but I can also be very 'laid back'. My stage shows are very dynamic and people are often very moved after listening to my songs.
Great sounding cd productions: I have my own recording-studio so I can work when-ever I like to. Other artists have already found my studio too. I have made some very inspired cd's as a solo artist (january 2001 “Sunset Moonshine”; february 2002 “Redux”; april 2004 “Know Feel”) ,
with my band (www.debandvisage.com) and for several other great Dutch artists and bands. In august 2004 i have signed a worldwide distributioncontract with Statue Records.
Martin van de Vrugt Lists the following Influences
Joni Mitchell, Ryan Adams, Kim Richey, Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young(together and alone...), REM, James Taylor, Bruce C..ckburn(sorry Bruce... they don't accept your name!?!), JJ Cale, The Be Good Tanyas, Nancy Griffith, Allison Krauss, Damien Rice, Good old Willie Nelson and lots more...