DI-RECT is known for its energetic live shows and extraordinary history. This is the story about one ofHolland’s most successful bands, DI-RECT, a rock band made up of band membersBas van Wageningen,Spikevan Zoest,JamieWestlandandVince van Reeken.
After a quick start in 1999, DI-RECT soon met with immense success with their first single “Just the way I do”. Throughout the years DI-RECT has released 5 albums and has reached the top of the charts a number of times. For the past 12 years the band has had a lot of airplay on the most important radio stations inHollandand they are a very welcome guest on stations like 3FM, radio538 and QMusic. DI-RECT has built a career playing at major festivals likeLowlands, Pinkpop, Parkpop, Beatstad, Appelpop and many others. With its explosive and energetic live shows, DI-RECT is a much wanted artist at festivals.
Throughout the years DI-RECT has received many awards, they received a number of TMF Awards, 3FM Awards,Edisons, Sena Awards and several Golden Records.
Their latest album ‘This is who we are’ entered the Top100 charts at #3. It was received with glowing and complimentary reviews which was precisely the warm and positive response that the band had hoped for with their new sound. All singles released got a lot of airplay on the major radio stations and they contributed to a strong identity of the band that changed quite a bit over the years.
By the end of 2010, after a full year of playing on diverse stages in over 80 shows and being together, experiencing each other’s creativity, character and energy, the band is overflowing with inspiration and they retreat again to focus on their second album. Anintense period of time follows which the band uses to write new songs and record demos in their Basement Studio in The Hague, the band’s headquarters. When their ideas have taken shape and become real they join up with James Lewis to enter the ICP Studios in Brussels, where they are completely absorbed by, and focussed on, recording their new record. The entire summer of 2011 is used to commute between The Hague, Brusselsand the UK. On the 9th of September, when the band is still working on finishing the last songs for the album, their first single ‘The Chase’ is released. Again, with overwhelming enthusiasm the single is picked up by the radio stations. On the day of release it becomes the MegaHit on 3FM and Alarmschijf on radio538.
DI-RECT is on a roll, the new album ‘Time will heal our senses’ will be released in the fall of 2011 and the band is more than ready to enter a new chapter in their already 12 year adventure.
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