Origin Netherlands Occupation(s) Guitarist Website www.wimdenherder.nl | Instruments Guitar Name Wim Herder Years active 2008–present Genres Jazz, Blues | |
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Born 20 December 1983 (age 40) ( 1983-12-20 ) Similar People Harry Sacksioni, Eric Vaarzon Morel, Joscho Stephan, Adam Rafferty, Jan Akkerman | ||
Associated acts Wim den Herder Trio | ||
Guitar Academy Camp 2014: Stochelo Rosenberg, Wim den Herder, Niels Onstenk, John Rijsdijk
Wim den Herder (born December 20, 1983) is a Dutch jazz guitarist and entrepreneur.
Contents
- Guitar Academy Camp 2014 Stochelo Rosenberg Wim den Herder Niels Onstenk John Rijsdijk
- Wim den herder trio full dvd 2009
- Biography
- References
Wim den herder trio full dvd 2009
Biography
Wim den Herder is a son of Frank den Herder, classical pianist and teacher at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. At a young age, Wim was introduced to the violin and piano. At age six, he was first introduced to the electric guitar.
In 1997, den Herder performed with Jan Akkerman on the Dutch television show Geef Nooit Op. Later that year, aged 13, he won the National Guitar Awards, and in 2003 he began to study jazz guitar at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. He developed a style of playing multiple parts at once, similar to fingerpicking, with only a plectrum. This style, which he called "wimpicking", attracted the attention of Harry Sacksioni, who then invited den Herder to tour with him in December 2007.
Shortly after finishing his training at the Conservatorium in 2008, he recorded the DVD Introducing with the Wim den Herder Trio. He went on to contribute to the album Adrenaline, by Harry Sacksioni.
In 2009 Den Herder founded the Guitar Academy, a guitar training academy.