Press release | New single ‘Doora’ – Marvash | release Tue January 20 On Jan 20, 2026, Persian/Western fusion group Marvash will release their new single ‘doora’ on all major digital platforms. ‘Doora’ means ‘distance’ in Farsi, expressing the literal distance between leading members Siavash Kamkar سياوش كامكار (Tehran, IR) & DrummerMartijn (Utrecht, NL). Marvash […]
I’m proud to announce that both my drum method books Drummers Of The Future Beginner & Intermediate are now directly available in the USA! Which means: no euro exchange rates & no additional shipping costs. Check it out! Read below or head over to the website bandmusiccenter.com Dirkjan van Groningen (drummer, educator, CEO of C&MM) […]
Marvash present new EP ‘Az Zagros Ta Zuiderzee’ On November 21st, 2024, Iranian/Dutch music group Marvash release their sophomore EP ‘Az Zagros Ta Zuiderzee’ on all major digital music platforms. Set up as a mini-suite, ‘Az Zagros Ta Zuiderzee’ is in fact one continuous 12-minute track, divided in six separate chapters. It tells the tale […]
(Dutch below) Dear people, I got a small favor to ask. I’m very honored to be nominated for TWO categories in De Slagwerkkrant Poll Awards 2024 (De Slagwerkkrant is like the Dutch Modern Drummer Magazine). But now I’m in need of your vote! If you’ve got one minute to spare, please check the link below […]
In the past weeks, I was happy to be part of the cast of the Dutch premiere of musical theater production “Made in Dagenham”. Believe it or not, but it was actually my first (professional) experience as musical drummer! We did four amazing sold-out shows in the Fulco Theater in Ijsselstein (NL). Thanks to Starlight […]
Finally! After months of recording, editing & mixing, I proudly present to you the first batch of my brand new Drummers Of The Future – Beginner video drum tutorials! And even better, they’re all FREE to watch & play along on my new dedicated YouTube channel! Don’t forget to subscribe, because way more videos are coming! Take me to the FREE videos! My […]
I’m very proud to announce my new drum method book Drummers Of The Future – Beginner (English Edition) will be published by Concert & Marching Music on Monday December 11, 2023! That’s in less than two weeks! Download a FREE promo PDF book (16 pages) HERE.Or pre-order the book now and get a 15% discount HERE. Watch Martijn’s official […]
As of today, my brand new drum method book Drummers Of The Future – Beginner (Dutch Edition) is available for purchase on the website of Percussionbooks.com, or ask your local dealer! I’m proudly presenting this ‘prequel’ of Drummers Of The Future – Intermediate (2018), in collaboration with Concert & Marching Music. Martijn: “For over three […]
Harmonic Tunes is very proud to present “Dar Amalga”, the debut album of Marvash! Out on July 14th, the release is available on all music platforms. Thanks to everybody involved in making this record! Happy release day! Marvash is an international world music/jazz fusion group, led by santour player Siavash Kamkar, Teheran, Iran, and drummer […]
In 2018 my current drum studio was designed and constructed by Dutch company Mutrox. This company specializes in custom made sound proof studios and home cinemas. I’m still so happy with my studio! And I guess Mutrox is happy too, because they decided to put my studio in their online ‘show room’! Follow the link […]
