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BIOGRAPHY
LOW-END from the LOWLANDS
Fun loving High Voltage Rock, Funk, Blues and Jazz Bass-Player
Born as the son of the veteran jazz drummer, the Bird Award winner ‘Sir’ Pierre Courbois and art teacher
Wendelina Courbois-Dam.
’76 Barend started to play the bassguitar (he also played the drums, Indian tabla’s and the Scottish bag pipes at
that time).
In ’78 his first live performance at the young age of 11.
Barend studied jazz bassguitar at the Lyceum of Music in Arnhem NL.
Influenced by bass-players like: Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, Larry Graham, Bernard Edwards, Doug Wimbish,
Marcus Miller, Geddy Lee, Steve Harris, Stu Hamm and Dutch bass hero Herman Deinum.
Barend worked amongst others with:
Sir Pierre Courbois
Blind Guardian
Vengeance
BISS
White Lion
Casanova
Demon Drive
Wolfpakk
Maxima
The3rdMan
Perfect Strangers
Monroe
Fitzkin
Malina Moye
Donna Grantis (Prince)
Thijs van Leer (Focus)
Atma Anur (Journey, Jason Becker)
Steve Fister (Lita Ford, Pat Travers)
Andy James
John Hayes (Mother’s Finest)
Dion Murdock (Mother’s Finest, Macy Gray)
Guzz Genser (Herman Brood)
Eric Gales (Gales Brothers)
Zakk Wylde (Ozzy, Black Label Society)
Nick Catanese (Black Label Society)
Gary Barden (Michael Schenker Group)
Jan Somers (Vengeance, Jan Somers band, Barend Courbois band)
Timo Somers (Delain, Vengeance, Tri-Head)
Tamas Szekeres
Michael Lee Firkins
Eric Steckel
Tony Spinner (Toto)
Jasper van ‘t Hof (Pili Pili, Pierre Courbois)
Ian Parry (Elegy, Consortium Project)
Paul Thissen (Vengeance, John Hayes)
Walter Trout
Sammy Avila (Walter Trout)
Joey Pafumi (Walter Trout)
Adrian van den Berg (Whitesnake)
Jos Zoomer (Vandenberg)
Bert Heerink (Vandenberg)
Mike Tramp (White Lion)
Joost van den Broek (After Forever)
Michael Voss (Mad Max)
Cyril Whistler (Whistler-Courbois-Whistler)
Jusso Whistler (Whistler-Courbois-Whistler)
Jay-Tee (Candy Dulfer)
Michael Eurich (Warlock)
Danny Gottlieb (John MCLaughlin)
Hans in ‘t Zandt (Vengeance, Steve Fister band)
Andreas Kisser (Sepultura)
Popa Chubby
Omar Dykes (Omar and the Howlers)
Kaz Lux (Brainbox)
Joe Stump
Mike Terrana (Malmsteen, MacAlpine)
Wilco van Beek (Hammerhead, Perfect Strangers)
Juan van Emmerloot (Snowy White)
Malando Gassama (Al Jarreau)
Hans Dulfer
Leon Goewie (Vengeance)
Leen Barbier (Turbo)
Rene Merkelbach (Gorefest. Barend Courbois band)
Anand Mahangoe
Jo De Roeck (The 3rd Man)
Marcel Coenen (Sun Caged)
Joop Wolters
Brandon Finley (Dog Eat Dog)
John Connor (Dog Eat Dog)
Martin Verdonk (Lois Lane, Prince)
Lucas van Meerwijk (Nueva Manteca)
Andrew Elt (Sleeze Beez, Walter Trout)
Chris Caffery (Savatage)
John West (Lynchmob, Badlands)
Peter ‘Peer’ Verschuren (Lana Lane, Vengeance)
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