Artist description I'm not an 'artist' as such. I write Rock, Blues and Pop songs as a hobby. I started recording my own material since the autumn of 2001, when I bought a digital recorder. I play rhythm guitar and a little solo, I have played rhythm in a cover-band for a couple of years. I now run my own little group called Dairybeat.

Music Style Pop-Rock-Blues

Musical Influences Everly Bros. - Roy Orbison - Beatles - The Who - Golden Earring - Clapton - Eagles etc.

Similar Artists Nobody ha,ha... (Would love to sound like The Beatles)

Artist History I was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 1947. I joined the Royal Dutch Navy when I was 16, on a 6 years contract. On my second trip in 1964, I started to play a little guitar, with the help of a chords-book. I struggled along, or didn't play at all, until I was 49. By then I retired for 50%. Suddenly I had more time at my disposal, and at nearly the same time I received a nice bonus. With the money I bought a Gibson J100 Extra. I took a few guitar lessons, and they opened up the world of Tones and Transposing music to me. In 1998 I joined a Cover-band. Because I had to play and practise a lot more, I started to play better. But as music is my hobby, I didn't enjoy the 'band-stress', arguments etc., so I quit the band in 2001. Since then it's just me, with help on vocals of my sister Babs; with new on Lead vocals, since Sept. 2003: Sandra. I met my Scottish wife Avril, in Spain in the summer of 1970. She was 19 and I was 23. We married 7 month later, and we're still going strong. Avril and/or I, both write lyrics for the songs that I made and still hope to make.

Group Members André H. Hofman: Guitars, Keyboard and 'Vocals'. Sandra and Babs: Vocals.

Instruments Gibsons J100Extra; Ibanez SC-420-DB; Casio CTK-811EX; Shure Beta 58A & SM58.

Albums Drafts and Originals (free on KaZaa Lite and some on Mp3)

Location Purmerend, Noord-Holland - Netherlands

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