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officialdirecttv 'Soldier on' is about courage. It’s an ode to anyone who dares to stand out, and claim their place in this fear-ridden world we’re living in.

Stream 'Soldier On' on all streamingservices: fanlink.to/SoldierOn

Production: Starsquid
Director: Jamel Armand
Art director/styling: Chantel Koo
Director of Photography: Yannick de Jager
Assistant Camera / Focus puller: Patrick Rietvelt
Gaffer / Light technician / Grip: Ryan Schaminee
Editor: Frank van de Steen
Talent: Venla Miila Kaarina Keskinen , Missa V, Viktor Dimitrov Marinopolsky, Jez
Color Grading: Barry Clarke @Captcha!
Equipment: Aron Niesen, ASB, Het Licht, Off The Richter

Special thanks: Aron Niesen, Het Licht, Off The Richter, Gregoor van de Kamp, Captcha!, Barry Clarke, Ryan Schaminee, Tijmen van Wageningen, Boksschool Haagse Directe, Alex Govers, leenoma Herta, De Sint-Agnes kerk, Galerie Den Haag.

Soldier On Lyrics

Soldiering on woman, you’re always true to form
Just keep on pushing your shopping cart through the storm
Most people buy it, but you feel it’s one that we can no longer afford
You stopped believing in our story, you say it’s way too short

Ain’t nobody out there as brave as you, you’re holdin’ your own
A million different voices that are trying to break you just listen to one
The one that’s inside you, and soldier on

You’re governed by the winds that reign
You armed yourself with a flower chain and a broken cane
Nobody cares how you feel like they think your heart doesn’t bleed the same
We wouldn’t hear the truth if it cried in our faces

Ain’t nobody out there as brave as you, you’re holdin’ your own
A million different voices that are trying to break you
Just listen to one
The one that’s inside you, and soldier on

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DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Spike van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

All music by: DI-RECT
Words by: DI-RECT & Guus van der Steen

Additional Musicians: Matteo Iannella (Keys). Special Request Horns: Louk Boudesteijn (Trombone), Jan van Duikeren (Trumpet) & Guido Nijs (Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone).

Produced & recorded by: Niels Zuiderhoek & DI-RECT at YouGuysMusic, Berlin, Germany & Basementstudio, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Mixed by: Cenzo Townshend at Decoy Studio, Woodbridge, UK.
Mastered by: Matt Colton at The Power House, London, UK.
Published by: BMG Talpa Music

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DI-RECT - SOLDIER ON

officialdirecttv 2020-02-21 | 'Soldier on' is about courage. It’s an ode to anyone who dares to stand out, and claim their place in this fear-ridden world we’re living in.

Stream 'Soldier On' on all streamingservices: fanlink.to/SoldierOn

Production: Starsquid
Director: Jamel Armand
Art director/styling: Chantel Koo
Director of Photography: Yannick de Jager
Assistant Camera / Focus puller: Patrick Rietvelt
Gaffer / Light technician / Grip: Ryan Schaminee
Editor: Frank van de Steen
Talent: Venla Miila Kaarina Keskinen , Missa V, Viktor Dimitrov Marinopolsky, Jez
Color Grading: Barry Clarke @Captcha!
Equipment: Aron Niesen, ASB, Het Licht, Off The Richter

Special thanks: Aron Niesen, Het Licht, Off The Richter, Gregoor van de Kamp, Captcha!, Barry Clarke, Ryan Schaminee, Tijmen van Wageningen, Boksschool Haagse Directe, Alex Govers, leenoma Herta, De Sint-Agnes kerk, Galerie Den Haag.

Soldier On Lyrics

Soldiering on woman, you’re always true to form
Just keep on pushing your shopping cart through the storm
Most people buy it, but you feel it’s one that we can no longer afford
You stopped believing in our story, you say it’s way too short

Ain’t nobody out there as brave as you, you’re holdin’ your own
A million different voices that are trying to break you just listen to one
The one that’s inside you, and soldier on

You’re governed by the winds that reign
You armed yourself with a flower chain and a broken cane
Nobody cares how you feel like they think your heart doesn’t bleed the same
We wouldn’t hear the truth if it cried in our faces

Ain’t nobody out there as brave as you, you’re holdin’ your own
A million different voices that are trying to break you
Just listen to one
The one that’s inside you, and soldier on

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DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Spike van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

All music by: DI-RECT
Words by: DI-RECT & Guus van der Steen

Additional Musicians: Matteo Iannella (Keys). Special Request Horns: Louk Boudesteijn (Trombone), Jan van Duikeren (Trumpet) & Guido Nijs (Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone).

Produced & recorded by: Niels Zuiderhoek & DI-RECT at YouGuysMusic, Berlin, Germany & Basementstudio, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Mixed by: Cenzo Townshend at Decoy Studio, Woodbridge, UK.
Mastered by: Matt Colton at The Power House, London, UK.
Published by: BMG Talpa Music

DI-RECT - SPHINX (Live at Ahoy Rotterdam)

officialdirecttv 2024-03-08 | SPHINX LIVE AT AHOY ROTTERDAM 2023

Edit: Frank van der Steen.

Sphinx Lyrics

A pretty face in the dark
No one applauds, no rewards
Men in charge letting people suffer
Our love’s a thing of porcelain

Can we keep it together?

There’s a genocide
The world is crying
The eagle falls
Let me fix your broken wings
And in the night you can feel it coming
We’re born of sin

Where love is dead
Our love is broken
Won’t go anywhere
Our love is broken here
Like nobody cares
Where love is
Our love is broken

Can we keep it together?

A lion’s den or a human heart?
The sky is torn
It feels colder than before
We are blind
Where did we get lost, then?
Our love’s a thing of porcelain

Can we keep it together?
Can we keep it together?

Where love is dead
Our love is broken
Won’t go anywhere
Our love is broken here
Where love is dead
Our love is broken
Like nobody cares

Where love is
Our love is broken

A wind of change
A storm within
To pass away
Or to begin
Another myth
We stake our claim
Down the drain
We drown our pain
Let’s start again
Let’s start again
Let’s start again
Let’s start again

Where love is
Our love is broken

Can we keep it together?
Can we keep it together?

We don’t sleep on Sunday
We still got a long way
To go, we go on
You and I should care for everyone

Can we keep it together?

We don’t sleep on Sunday
We still got a long way
To go, we go on
You and I should care for everyone

Music & Words by:
DI-RECT, Niels Zuiderhoek, Matteo Iannella & Guus van der Steen.

Additional Musicians:
Matteo Iannella (Keys), Jan van Duikeren (Trompet), Louk Boudesteijn (Trombone), Guido Nijs (Saxophone).

Produced & Recorded by:
DI-RECT & Niels Zuiderhoek at Basementstudio, The Hague and Konkreet Studio, Dordrecht.

Mixed by:
Mixed by Niels Zuiderhoek.

Masterd by:
Daniel Klein

Record Label:
8BALL Music BV

Published by:
BMG Talpa Music

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DI-RECT - My Blood

officialdirecttv 2024-02-01 | Strong ambition isn’t confined to your personal aspirations - It merges into the resolve to support your family and show them the best version of yourself.

Stream My Blood here: lnk.to/DI-RECT-MyBlood

A Phil and Phill video
Art direction and production: Phil and Phill
Dop: Roderik Patijn
Editor: Frank van der Steen
Camera assistant: Jerry Delemarre
Gaffer: Ryan Schaminee
Grading: Joppo
Muah: Patricia Steiginga
Assistent: Ischa Dirkse
Thanks to Nozem Studio & Studio VK

Lyrics My Blood

I would always wonder
About a hundred different ways
Of how to make it one day
And never let my fortune change
Each day was another ride
That would move with the speed of my desires

Nobody’s ever getting any younger
Is what the old man said
Don’t give in to the strain that your under
Endlessly I used to try
I refuse to lose this time

My blood
My face
These lines
The years are rushing by
These tears, my precious time
Remind me that I’m still alive
As long as I can breathe
I will give you the best of me
The best of me

Still I feel the thunder
In my bones that begin to ache
Still I feel the hunger
Of a boy when he comes of age
I still feel my spirits rise
Each time that I step into the fire

My blood
My face
These lines
The years are rushing by
These tears, my precious time
Remind me that I’m still alive
As long as I can breathe
I will give you the best of me
The best of me

When all of the stars come crashing down
There’s no one else around
I’ll give you the best of me
You know you can lean on me
Just tell me what you need
And I will pledge to be
The best of me

You know that you can lean on, lean on me
As long as I can breathe

My blood
My face
These lines
The years are rushing by
These tears, my precious time
Remind me that I’m still alive
As long as I can breathe
I will give you the best of me
The best of me
The best of me

DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Frans van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

Music & Words by:
DI-RECT, Niels Zuiderhoek & Guus van der Steen.

Additional Musicians:
Matteo Iannella (Keys), Jan van Duikeren (Trompet), Louk Boudesteijn (Trombone), Guido Nijs (Saxophone).

Produced & Recorded by:
DI-RECT & Niels Zuiderhoek at Basementstudio, The Hague and Konkreet Studio, Dordrecht.

Mixed by:
Mixed by Niels Zuiderhoek.

Masterd by:
Daniel Klein

Record Label:
8BALL Music BV

Published by:
BMG Talpa Music

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DI-RECT & Residentie Orkest - Through The Looking Glass, Live in Ahoy

officialdirecttv 2024-01-10 | Alweer meer dan twee weken geleden stonden we in Ahoy. Daar speelden we Through The Looking Glass, één van onze favoriete momenten van de show. Welk nummer is jouw favoriet? 🥰

De volledige show is nu terug te zien via https://npo.nl/start/serie/di-rect-residentie-orkest-live?at_campaign=npostart_series&at_channel=npostart&at_creation=share-link&at_detail_placement=1:lr7vy0ne:5f8694fa50714f0b960a85b802807a81&at_format=share_button;;0_0&at_general_placement=serie||di-rect-residentie-orkest-live||||index&at_medium=display&at_variant=organic

DI-RECT & Residentie Orkest - All In Vain, Live in Ahoy

officialdirecttv 2023-12-24 | Ahoy, dit was magisch. Het is niet in woorden te vatten hoe bijzonder dit voor ons is! Drie keer Ahoy, what’s next? 🥰 Wat een zegen, dank, dank, dank!🙏

De volledige show is nu terug te zien viahttps://npo.nl/start/serie/di-rect-residentie-orkest-live?at_campaign=npostart_series&at_channel=npostart&at_creation=share-link&at_detail_placement=1:lr7vy0ne:5f8694fa50714f0b960a85b802807a81&at_format=share_button;;0_0&at_general_placement=serie||di-rect-residentie-orkest-live||||index&at_medium=display&at_variant=organic

Video:
Fabriq Media Group
Agents After All

DI-RECT Ahoy 2023

officialdirecttv 2023-12-23 | AHOY BEDANKT! Drie magische avonden, wat een energie en wat een liefde hebben we van jullie gekregen. Deze gaan we niet snel vergeten! Dank dank dank! 🙏❤️‍🔥

Video: Setvexy

How it went vs. How it’s going! 🤯

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Seeing the Ahoy stage for the first time 👀

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DI-RECT - Marker Wadden Unplugged

officialdirecttv 2023-09-09 | Setlist:
1. 00:00:00 Come Into The World
2. 00:06:44 Still Life
3. 00:12:28 Through The Looking Glass
4. 00:17:54 Snakebite
5. 00:24:48 Soldier On
6. 00:28:34 You Know Who I Am
7. 00:32:52 No Goodbye
8. 00:36:55 Be Strong
9. 00:42:49 With a Little Help
10. 00:47:34 How My Heart Was Won
11. 00:52:45 All In Vain

DI-RECT is: Marcel Veenendaal, Spike van Zoest, Jamie Westland, Bas van Wageningen & Paul Jan Bakker

All words & music: DI-RECT, Niels Zuiderhoek, Guus van der Steen

Crew: Eelco Ladan (Regie), Tim v/d Voort (DOP, Camera 1, Edit), Edwin Vermeulen (Camera 2, edit), Guus Albregts (Camera 3), Jacob s’Gravensande (Camera crane), Wendel Nooren (Camera drone 1), Frans Janssen (Camera drone 2). Ry van der Meer (Monitors), Nicky van de Ven (Guitar tech), Evelien Brouwers (Guitar tech), Jaron van Dongen (Drumtech), Maikel Witjes (Licht), Bas Scheij (Productie), David Hol (FOH), Erik van Essen (Tourmanager), Sjon Wevels (Stagehand), Ahmed Mowafy (Stagehand), Ruben van Eerden (Stagehand), Guillanno Unitili (Stagehand), Patrick Kauwen (Chauffeur), Nathan Reinds (Photography). Eurogrip: Danny Looijen, Jeroen de Haan, Nicole Henning, Julien van Meeteren. Camalot: Joel Speling. Purple Group, Maloney en Kapitein Maritiem.

Additional Musicians: Matteo Iannella (Keys & Backing vocals). Special Request Horns: Louk Boudesteijn (Trombone, Percussion), Jan van Duikeren (Trumpet, Percussion) & Guido Nijs (Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Percussion). Isaï Reiziger (Percussion) Strings: Marieke de Bruijn (1st Violin), Loes Wiea Dooren (2nd Violin), Laura van der Stoep (Viola) & Jur de Vries (Cello)

Landal GreenParks: www.landal.nl
Natuurmonumenten: www.natuurmonumenten.nl
Marker Wadden: www.natuurmonumenten.nl/projecten/marker-wadden
Special Thanks to: Meike van Bemmelen, Sander Hoefnagels & Elsa Pater.

Recorded at: Marker Wadden
Recorded by: David Hol, Ry van der Meer
Mixed: David Hol en Bas van Wageningen at Basementstudio, The Hague
Mastered: Bas van Wageningen at Basementstudio, The Hague
Published by: BMG Talpa Music
Management: Tim van der Zalm & Caroline Michelet (mgmt@di-rect.com)

The songs on this record contain co-writes by our dear friends: Guus van der Steen, Vince van Reeken and Niels Zuiderhoek.

DI RECT & RESIDENTIE ORKEST - Live at Concert At SEA 2023

officialdirecttv 2023-07-15 | Concert At Sea 2023

Performed by:
DI-RECT & Residentie Orkest

Setlist:
00:00 Intro
01:37 Come Into The World
08:27 Times Are Changing
14:36 Through The Looking Glass
21:16 How My Heart Was Won
27:04 Snakebite
35:26 You Know Who I Am
40:42 90s Kid
44:50 Hibernation
54:00 Soldier On
57:53 Wild Hearts
1:03:25 Young Ones
1:13:42 Walk With Me
1:21:46 All In Vain

Special thanks to BLØF, Agents After All & all the Concert At Sea crew.

OMG It’s Happening 💚💜 Jullie reacties op de song zijn waanzinnig 🙏 #newmusic #direct #omg

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DI-RECT - OMG Its Happening

officialdirecttv 2023-06-29 | This song highlights the moment you detach yourself from everything and everyone - the minute you truly let go. It’s about having faith. However terrified you may feel along the way, life is a wave that will carry you home.

Stream 'OMG It's Happening' on all streamingservices: lnk.to/OMGItsHappening

OMG It's Happening - Lyrics

Carry me home
Carry me home
Carry me home
Carry me home

OMG, it’s happening
Close your eyes and feel again
You can choose to let it go
Embrace the inescapable

I’m on a highway to nowhere
Away from everyone
I wanna free-float in the ocean
Find me a wave to carry me home

And carry me home
Carry me home
Carry me home
Carry me home

Separate and reunite
See you back on the other side
Don’t try to bend it, let it break
Scream before you suffocate
OMG, it’s happening
And I don’t know how it’s gonna end

I’m on a highway to nowhere
Away from everyone
I wanna free-float in the ocean
Find me a wave to carry me home

And carry me home
OMG, it’s happening
So carry me home
Carry me home
And carry me home

Floating away on my own

And carry me home
OMG, it’s happening
Carry me home
Close your eyes and feel again
And carry me home
OMG, it’s happening

Find me a wave to carry me home

And carry me home

DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Frans van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

Music & Words by:
DI-RECT, Niels Zuiderhoek, Guus van der Steen & Matteo Iannella.

Additional Musicians:
Matteo Iannella (Keys)

Produced & Recorded by:
DI-RECT & Niels Zuiderhoek at Basementstudio, The Hague.

Gemixt door:
Mixed by Cenzo Townshend at Decoy Studios, Assisted by Madison Claridge and Jan Ashwell.

Gemasterd door:
Matt Colton @ Metropolis, London

Record Label:
8BALL Music BV

Published by:
BMG Talpa Music

Artwork by:
Jamel Armand

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DI RECT - PAASPOP 2023

officialdirecttv 2023-04-15 | Het eerste festival van het jaar, Paaspop🔥 We zijn begonnen! Dit gaat een heerlijk seizoen worden! Tot snel! ❤️☀️

Video & Edit: Roderik Patijn

DI-RECT IN AHOY | 21 DECEMBER 2023

officialdirecttv 2023-03-30 | Tickets gaan 1 april 12:00 in de verkoop via www.di-rectinahoy.nl
DI-RECT in Ahoy met als special guest het Residentie Orkest.
Video & Edit: Rocketstories

DI-RECT | How My Heart Was Won

officialdirecttv 2023-03-15 | Credits How My Heart Was Won

How My Heart Was Won:
Uitgevoerd door DI-RECT

DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Frans van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

Music & Words by:
DI-RECT, Niels Zuiderhoek & Guus van der Steen.

Additional Musicians:
Matteo Lanella (Keys)
Special Request Horns: Jan van Duikeren (Trumpet), Louk Boudestijn (Trombone), Guido Nijs (Saxophone).
Strings: Vera van der Bie, Petra Griffioen, Jasper van Rosmalen & Merel Jonker (First Violin). Marieke de Bruijn, Jacob Plooij, Xaquín Carro Cribero & Hieke Dam (Second Violin). Adriaan Breunis, Rani Kumar, Alex Welch & Ian de Jong (Alto Violin). Annie Tångberg, Bence Huszar & Antonis Pratsinakis (Cello).

Arranged and Conducted by:
Tom Trapp

Produced & Recorded by:
DI-RECT & Niels Zuiderhoek at Basementstudio, The Hague.
Recording engineer strings & horns: Fieke van den Hurk.

Gemixt door:
Mixed by Cenzo Townshend at Decoy Studios, Assisted by Madison Claridge and Jan Ashwell.

Gemasterd door:
Matt Colton @ Metropolis, London

Record Label:
8BALL Music BV

Published by:
BMG Talpa Music

Video by:
Video: Roderik Patijn & Rocket Stories
Edit: Frank van der Steen

DI-RECT & RESIDENTIE ORKEST | MINI-DOCU

officialdirecttv 2023-02-23 | Still buzzing, wat een feest was dit, Rocket Stories was erbij en maakte een mini docu over onze samenwerking met het Residentie orkest. Een mooie terugblik én een kijkje in de toekomst naar de Ahoy shows! Enjoy!

Video & Edit: Rocket Stories

DI-RECT & Residentie Orkest at AFAS Live Amsterdam (Aftermovie)

officialdirecttv 2023-02-08 | Video by: Rockes Stories

#HowMyHeartWasWon #direct #amsterdam

DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Frans van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

Music & Words by:
DI-RECT, Niels Zuiderhoek & Guus van der Steen.

Additional Musicians:
Matteo Lanella (Keys) Special Request Horns: Jan van Duikeren (Trumpet), Louk Boudestijn (Trombone), Guido Nijs (Saxophone). Strings: Vera van der Bie, Petra Griffioen, Jasper van Rosmalen & Merel Jonker (First Violin). Marieke de Bruijn, Jacob Plooij, Xaquín Carro Cribero & Hieke Dam (Second Violin). Adriaan Breunis, Rani Kumar, Alex Welch & Ian de Jong (Alto Violin). Annie Tångberg, Bence Huszar & Antonis Pratsinakis (Cello).

Arranged and Conducted by:
Tom Trapp
Produced & Recorded by: DI-RECT & Niels Zuiderhoek at Basementstudio, The Hague.
Recording engineer strings & horns: Fieke van den Hurk.Gemixt door:
Mixed by: Cenzo Townshend at Decoy Studios, Assisted by Madison Claridge and Jan Ashwell.
Gemasterd by: Matt Colton @ Metropolis, London

Record Label: 8BALL Music BV
Published by: BMG Talpa Music

DI-RECT in AHOY 2023 | 22 + 23 DECEMBER

officialdirecttv 2023-01-20 | DI-RECT geeft op 22 en 23 december concerten in Ahoy! Kaarten zijn nu te koop via: www.di-rectinahoy.nl

DI-RECT | AHOY 23-12-2023

officialdirecttv 2023-01-13 | Yes! The word is OUT! We zetten de traditie voort, ook dit jaar zullen wij uitpakken met een grote show in Ahoy. Op 23 december met als special guest het Residentie Orkest. Verwachte een energieke show zoals je van ons gewend bent, waar we dynamisch nog meer de extremen kunnen opzoeken! We’re looking forward!

De kaartverkoop start a.s. maandag om 12:00 via www.di-rect.com

Video: Rocketstories

DI-RECT & Residentie Orkest - All in vain

officialdirecttv 2023-01-05 | All In Vain - Residentie Orkest Sessions
Uitgevoerd door DI-RECT & Residentie Orkest

DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Frans van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

Music & Words by:
DI-RECT & Guus van der Steen

Orchestra:
Residentie Orkest

Additional musicians:
Matteo Iannella (keys)
Special Request Horns: Jan van Duikeren (trumpet), Louk Boudesteijn (trombone), Guido Nijs (saxophone).

Produced & Recorded by:
DI-RECT at AFAS Circus Theater, Den Haag, The Netherlands.

Additional Engineering:
David Hol, Ry van der Meer & Chris Weeda.

Arragements:
Tom Trapp

Mixed by:
David Hol, Bas van Wageningen & Chris Weeda at Shamrock studios, Baarn, NL.

Mastered by:
Jeffrey de Gans at Da Goose Mastering, Rotterdam, NL.

Published by:
BMG Talpa Music

Record Label:
DI-RECT Music Productions under exclusive license to 8Ball Music B.V.

Te beluisteren via de online streaming-diensten: lnk.to/allinvain

DI-RECT - 90s Kid Live at Appelpop & Tuckerville

officialdirecttv 2022-10-20 | Those who grew up in the nineties are likely to remember this feeling that anything was possible. Whatever you imagined could be built, whatever was broken could be fixed. Sure, times change, nothing is forever - but looking at the vulnerable state of mankind today we can now see an especially sharp contrast with that spirit of invincibility. Let’s try to rekindle that flame.

Stream '90s Kid' on all streamingservices: lnk.to/-90skid

D.O.P. & Edit: Frank van der Steen
Camera 1: Nico Voogd
Specials thanks to Tuckerville & Appelpop

90s kid Lyrics

Everyone could do it
There was nothing to it
And you only had to listen to yourself

Skipping class and be moody
Stitching patches on blue jeans
In a land of teenage dreams and cheap motels

Superhero suicide
Streets ablaze with candlelight
A getaway is all I ever wanted

Thinking of what I did
When I was a nineties kid
Feels like a lifetime

Working on a miracle
Better not be cynical
So go live it up now, this is the right time

Rise above the physical
Cranking up a stereo, baby
If we could just get high on life again

Thinking of what I did
When I was a nineties kid

Panic rules the world
For all you boys and girls
Save the lost ones crying for attention

Desolate identities
Fifteen second memories
How much for some genuine affection?

Cause I’m a nineties kid
Something I won’t forget
But feels like a lifetime

Working on a miracle
Better not be cynical
So go live it up now, this is the right time

Rise above the physical
Cranking up a stereo, baby
If we could just get high on life again

Thinking of what I did
When I was a nineties kid
Feels like a lifetime

Every one could do it
There was nothing to it
And you only had to listen to yourself

Go live it up now
This is the right time

I’m thinking of what I did
When I was a nineties kid
Feels like a lifetime

Thinking of what I did
When I was a nineties kid

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DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Frans van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

Music & Words by:
DI-RECT, Niels Zuiderhoek & Guus van der Steen

Additional musicians:
Matteo Iannella (keys)
Special Request Horns: Jan van Duikeren (trumpet), Louk Boudesteijn (trombone), Guido Nijs (saxophone).

Mixed by:
David Hol

Record Label:
8BALL Music BV

Published by:
BMG Talpa Music

DI-RECT - 90s KID

officialdirecttv 2022-09-16 | Those who grew up in the nineties are likely to remember this feeling that anything was possible. Whatever you imagined could be built, whatever was broken could be fixed. Sure, times change, nothing is forever - but looking at the vulnerable state of mankind today we can now see an especially sharp contrast with that spirit of invincibility. Let’s try to rekindle that flame.

Stream 'Through The Looking Glass' on all streamingservices: lnk.to/-90skid

Artwork & videoconcept by: Wrister Meiresonne

90s kid Lyrics

Everyone could do it
There was nothing to it
And you only had to listen to yourself

Skipping class and be moody
Stitching patches on blue jeans
In a land of teenage dreams and cheap motels

Superhero suicide
Streets ablaze with candlelight
A getaway is all I ever wanted

Thinking of what I did
When I was a nineties kid
Feels like a lifetime

Working on a miracle
Better not be cynical
So go live it up now, this is the right time

Rise above the physical
Cranking up a stereo, baby
If we could just get high on life again

Thinking of what I did
When I was a nineties kid

Panic rules the world
For all you boys and girls
Save the lost ones crying for attention

Desolate identities
Fifteen second memories
How much for some genuine affection?

Cause I’m a nineties kid
Something I won’t forget
But feels like a lifetime

Working on a miracle
Better not be cynical
So go live it up now, this is the right time

Rise above the physical
Cranking up a stereo, baby
If we could just get high on life again

Thinking of what I did
When I was a nineties kid
Feels like a lifetime

Every one could do it
There was nothing to it
And you only had to listen to yourself

Go live it up now
This is the right time

I’m thinking of what I did
When I was a nineties kid
Feels like a lifetime

Thinking of what I did
When I was a nineties kid

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DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Frans van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

Music & Words by:
DI-RECT, Niels Zuiderhoek & Guus van der Steen

Additional musicians:
Matteo Iannella (keys)
Special Request Horns: Jan van Duikeren (trumpet), Louk Boudesteijn (trombone), Guido Nijs (saxophone).

Produced & Recorded by:
DI-RECT & Niels Zuiderhoek at Basementstudio, The Hague.

Mixed by:
Mixed by Cenzo Townshend at Decoy Studios, Assisted by Madison Claridge and Jan Ashwell.

Mastered by:
Matt Colton @ Metropolis, London

Record Label:
8BALL Music BV

Published by:
BMG Talpa Music

DI-RECT & Residentie Orkest 2023

officialdirecttv 2022-09-09 | THIS IS HAPPENING! DI-RECT & Residentie Orkest. Na ons livestream avontuur is het tijd om samen op tour te gaan. In Februari 2023 spelen we drie unieke shows;

04-02-23 AFAS live Amsterdam
12-02-23 MAINSTAGE Den Bosch
18-02-23 Martiniplaza Groningen

Tickets gaan maandag om 12:00 in de verkoop via www.di-rect.com. Ben je lid van de Wild Hearts Club? Dan is er uiteraard een pre-sale 😉 Log-in via Petjeaf voor meer info.

Video: Rocketstories

#residentieorkest #amsterdam #groningen #denbosch

DI-RECT - THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

officialdirecttv 2022-04-01 | It’s hard to keep your feet on the ground when the world’s upside down. Nevertheless, our resilience and dreams for a better tomorrow balance out our despair. We should always keep faith in our ability to form our future in the image of our ideals.

Stream 'Through The Looking Glass' on all streamingservices: lnk.to/TTLG

D.O.P. & Editor: Frank van der Steen
Handcam Footage: Caroline Michelet
Locations: Victory Alkmaar, Annabel Rotterdam, Hedon Zwolle.

Through The Looking Glass Lyrics

It’s so quiet in the city
Well, living inside isn’t easy
I’ll be drinking at my own front door
There’s nowhere to feel safe
My home is an arena
What is it that we’re fighting for?
No looking past the looking glass
And you will meet at last

So tell me who wants to live forever
When there’s nothing to believe in
Part time freedom
No one ever said it would be easy
There’s no treatment
When you’re down you gotta get up
But don’t stop dreaming, dreamer

Spinning out every minute Infinity running in circles
One wave will flood a hundred shores
The things that we sacrifice
Things that gave us life
And we’ve been here before
We’re fighting a lost war
Burdens from the past
Our I’s will meet at last
Through the looking glass

So tell me who wants to live forever
When there’s nothing to believe in
Part time freedom
No one ever said it would be easy
There’s no treatment
When you’re down you gotta get up
But don’t stop dreaming, dreamer

They’re getting closer now
Dreams that bend your way
Getting closer now
Don’t stop dreaming now
They’re getting closer now

So tell me who wants to live forever
When there’s nothing to believe in
Part time freedom
No one ever said it would be easy
There’s no treatment
When you’re down you gotta get up
And don’t stop dreaming, dreamer

When there’s nothing to believe in
No one ever said it would be easy
When you’re down you gotta get up
But don’t stop dreaming, dreamer

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DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Spike van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

All music by: DI-RECT
Words by: DI-RECT & Guus van der Steen

Additional Musicians: Matteo Iannella (Keys). Special Request Horns: Louk Boudesteijn (Trombone) & Guido Nijs (Baritone Saxophone).

Produced & recorded by: Niels Zuiderhoek & DI-RECT at YouGuysMusic, Berlin, Germany & Basementstudio, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Mixed by: Cenzo Townshend at Decoy Studio, Woodbridge, UK.
Mastered by: Matt Colton at The Power House, London, UK.
Published by: BMG Talpa Music

DI-RECT Music Productions under exclusive license to 8Ball Music B.V.

DI-RECT | Aftermovie Ahoy Rotterdam 2021

officialdirecttv 2021-12-06 | De Aftermovie van Ahoy! Een kijkje achter de schermen met beelden van de voorbereiding, backstage en meer🙏🏻Het voelt alweer lang geleden én extra bijzonder in het licht van vandaag. Live spelen is ten alle tijden onze belangrijkste levensader en we kijken dan ook uit naar het moment dat dit weer kan!🔥

Video: Roderik Patijn

DI-RECT in AHOY 22-10-2022

officialdirecttv 2021-10-25 | Tickets zijn vanaf nu te koop via www.di-rectinahoy.nl 🔥

Video & Edit: Roderik Patijn

DI-RECT - NIGHTCRAWLER

officialdirecttv 2021-10-08 | "The journey of an addict is lonely and tiresome. Maybe we all recognize that feeling of being broken and in need of a miracle cure."

Credits: A STARSQUID video
Director, DOP & Editor: Frank vd Steen
Camera-Assistent & Gaffer: Patrick Rietvelt
Styling: Chantel Koo
Frame Animations by: Jamel Armand
External driving Porsche shots: Set Vexy
Make-up Effects: Lawrence I. Kelatow
Monkey: Marcel Veenendaal
Aerial Shot: www.videezy.com
Special thanks to Porsche Centrum Gelderland

Nightcrawler Lyrics

Are you chasing the dragon
Or is it chasing you?

Is your skin on fire
Are your lips turning blue?

Beware of the bedbugs
When it starts to itch

They know what you’re hiding
Don't we all need a fix?

We all need a fix

All I got is you
All I want is to survive
Just gotta know how
To open my eyes
I got to make it through the night

Everyone has given up
But there’s a needle in the haystack

When the flames are too high
No one knows the way back

What are you running for?
President of the bando?

They know why you're lying
And don't we all need a fix

We all need a fix

All I got is you
All I want is to survive
Just gotta know how
All I gotta do
All I gotta do is try
To open my eyes
It’s all in my mind
I got to make it through the night

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DI-RECT - SOLDIER ON / HOLIDAY LIVE AT MAURITSHUIS (Livestream 08-08-2020)

officialdirecttv 2021-08-08 | Alweer een jaar geleden speelden we ons 3e stream concert, voor deze editie besloten we het over een hele andere boeg te gooien. We konden terecht in het Mauritshuis en speelden te midden van de "Grote Meesters". Speciaal voor deze gelegenheid hebben we contact gezocht met harpiste Lavinia Meijer. Onder het toeziend oog van Rembrandt begeleide zij Marcel tijdens Soldier On, waarvoor zij ook een prachtige ouverture had geschreven. Aansluitend speelden we Holiday, een liedje van een aantal jaar geleden wat we voor deze stream in een nieuw jasje hebben gestoken. Het heel concert is terug te zien in de "Wild Hearts Club". Fijne zondag mensen! ✌🏻

DI-RECT - THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING LIVE AT DE PIER (Livestream 04-07-2020)

officialdirecttv 2021-06-15 | Tijdens de stream vanuit de "Koninklijke Schouwburg" konden we aan het einde van de show al iets heel tofs aankondigen. Het was duidelijk dat live spelen zoals we dat normaliter doen er voorlopig niet in zat, dus hadden we tijdens de voorbereiding van stream 1 al wel bedacht dat er ook een volgende stream moest gaan komen.
Aangezien we natuurlijk niet met "dezelfde show" konden aankomen, hadden we als doel om het volledig over een andere boeg te gooien. Op dat moment zaten we midden in de zomer van 2020 en waren de festivals hetgeen wat we het meeste miste. Vandaar dat we er voor gekozen hebben om een onstuimige rockset te maken voor de 2e stream. Ook de locatie moest natuurlijk ludiek zijn, dus we hadden de lat hoog gelegd. "Een live stream vanaf de Pier in Scheveningen, dát zou tof zijn" riepen we toen we aan het brainstormen waren over de volgende stap. Na een paar belletjes was dit gefixt en mochten we daadwerkelijk aan de slag. Aangezien het voorjaar en het begin van de zomer in 2020 onafgebroken zonovergoten was, hadden wij een beeld van een "in de zee zakkend zonnetje" in ons hoofd. Uiteindelijk werd het precies in die eerste week van Juli slecht weer en was er storm op komst. Twee dagen voor de show hebben we nog overlegd, "moeten we naar binnen gaan? Moeten we de show op een andere datum gaan doen?". Uiteindelijk hebben we de knoop gehakt om weer of geen weer op de Pier te gaan spelen.
Ondanks dat we het ons anders hadden voorgesteld werd juist door dit slechte weer de show nog memorabeler. Het onstuimige weer en de woeste zee sloten perfect aan op de rockset die we voor deze avond hadden gemaakt. Dit was voor ons echt een moment waardoor de livestreams "naar meer smaakte", ons hele team heeft het onderste uit de kan gehaald en samen hebben we echt iets neer kunnen zetten waar we heel trots op zijn. Eén liedje wat we speciaal voor deze gelegenheid hadden afgestoft vat mooi samen wat voor avond dit was. Enjoy, That would be something, live vanaf de Pier in Scheveningen.

DI-RECT - CRY BABY LIVE AT KONINKLIJKE SCHOUWBURG (Livestream 06-06-2020)

officialdirecttv 2021-06-06 | Exactly one year ago we played Koninklijke Schouwburg Den Haag. Not you regular gig, but a livestream concert we set up during the Covid-19 Pandemic. 10.000+ people bought a ticket to see this show. We are super stoked that can share some of the footage.

Regie: Eelco Laden
DOP: Joost Laarakker
Camera 1: Tim van der Voort
Camera 2: Roderik Patijn
Camera 3: Patrick Rietvelt

DI-RECT & RESIDENTIE ORKEST - NAKED

officialdirecttv 2021-04-16 | Can we ever be completely naked and defenseless?

Stream 'NAKED' on all streaming services: lnk.to/-Naked

Shot by: Patrick Rietvelt en Wrister Meiresonne
Edit by: Frank van der Steen

Naked Lyrics
What if I said I’m scared?
What if I showed my ugly?
How would it make you feel?
Maybe a touch too real

Is it okay if I cry out loud
In a place where emotions don’t count?
It might feel like I’m too much
Can I laugh when nobody else does?

I’d like to be myself for once
Without it being frowned upon
Can I feel free to feel at all?

Do you want me to shut up?
Would you call me rude if I don’t stop?
Should I feel uncomfortable when I start to lose control?
Are lies too sacred?
Is my truth too naked?

Can I feel free at all?

I’d like to be myself for once
Without it being frowned upon
Can I feel free to feel at all?

Will you please come close to me?
Forget what we used to be
So don’t speak at all
Your shivers give me hope

What if I said I loved
All of the ugly stuff?
What if I showed my pain?
Maybe you feel the same

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#WildHearts #NewMusic #DIRECT

DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Spike van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

All music by: DI-RECT & Niels Zuiderhoek
Words by: DI-RECT & Guus van der Steen
Orchestra: Residentie Orkest

Produced & Recorded by: DI-RECT at Zuiderstrand Theater, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
Additional Engineering: David Hol & Ry van der Meer.
Arragements: Tom Trapp
Mixed by: Cenzo Townshend at Decoy Studio, Woodbridge, UK.
Mastered by: Matt Colton at Metropolis, London, UK.
Published by: BMG Talpa Music
Record Label: DI-RECT Music Productions under exclusive license to 8Ball Music B.V.

DI-RECT - WILD HEARTS

officialdirecttv 2021-02-05 | We want to find our own place and preserve our identity, even if we are a minority in the big city.

Stream 'WILD HEARTS' on all streaming services: lnk.to/Wild_Hearts

Production: Starsquid
Director: Eelco Ladan
Director of Photography: Joost Laarakker
Editor: Frank van der Steen
Art: Jamel Armand
Camera 1: Joost Laarakker
Camera 2: Tim van der Voort
Camera 4: Roderik Pattijn
Camera 5: Joost Hoozemans
Camera 6: Marjolein Hoitinga
Crane 1: Robin van Belzen
Crane 2: Jacob s'Gravesande
Light Design: Bas Scheij
Light Operator: Maikel Witjes
Photography: Nathan Reinds

Special Thanks to: Matteo Iannella, Special Request Horns, Dutch String Collective, Purple Group, Camalot, Eurogrip, De Pier, Electriciteitsfabriek, Kurhaus, our crew & Agents After All.

Wild Hearts Lyrics

Wild hearts Strangers to the city
Won't get any easier
The tinsel looking pretty
It's there for everyone

Wild hearts
Each dream a silver lining
The afterlight
It makes your face look timeless
Like the love that i feel

Wild hearts
In search of understanding
The city rain, a fresh start
When they find out who we are
Will they welcome us in their open arms?

Wild hearts
The soul is undemanding It just craves a calm
And still your age old beauty
Never washes away

The river will subside
We'll wade on to the other side
And we will build a bridge
And carry over all the ones
We left behind
No one will be left behind
It won't get easier
Regardless of the safety that we hope to find

Got to find our way
Sleep with open eyes
Weather every storm
It's just another ride

Cross the sea and land
With a point of view
Built on dreams, and hope
To be one of few

Come for give and take
Feed at freedom’s bossom
To shield our children
From the shoving and the pushing

To make something good
Of the time we've been given
Leave a lesson learnt
From the dead to the living

We are part of what?
Moving waves, a cosmic riddle?
With a need to learn
That the truth is in the middle

We'll leave a gaping lie
If we show no heart
A life in linear
Offers no new start

And the time is now
No more time than this
To save our paradise lost
As we stare into the abyss

From your mother’s arms
To your walking stick
Freedom for your thoughts
No more politic
Wild hearts

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DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Spike van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

All music by: DI-RECT & Niels Zuiderhoek
Words by: DI-RECT & Guus van der Steen

Produced & Recorded by: Niels Zuiderhoek & DI-RECT at YouGuysMusic, Berlin, Germany & Basementstudio, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Additional Production: Adriaan Persons
Mixed by: Cenzo Townshend at Decoy Studio, Woodbridge, UK.
Mastered by: Matt Colton at Metropolis, London, UK.
Published by: BMG Talpa Music
Record Label: DI-RECT Music Productions under exclusive license to 8Ball Music B.V.

DI-RECT - Soldier On (One Year Anniversary)

officialdirecttv 2020-12-28 | Vandaag een jaar geleden speelden Soldier On voor het eerst live tijdens het toegift van onze Show in het Paard. Een nieuw liedje spelen is altijd spannend en op zo’n moment weet je nooit wat voor pad je zal gaan bewandelen met dat liedje. Wat er met Soldier On is gebeurd hadden we nooit kunnen voorzien en dat betekend heel veel voor ons.

Eelco Ladan heeft een heel jaar Soldier On in een hele mooie video weten te vangen. Deze video is gemonteerd op de live versies uit het Kurhaus en het Mauritshuis.

Enjoy!

WILD HEARTS CLUB

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DI-RECT 5th Livestream at Kurhaus Scheveningen

officialdirecttv 2020-11-24 | After 4 livestream concert's, we've announced a new show! 11-12-2020 we'll be playing live from the Kurhaus Hotel in Scheveningen. Make sure yo buy your tickets via www.DI-RECT.com and we'll see you online!

Behing The Scenes Livestream De Electriciteitsfabriek

officialdirecttv 2020-10-13 | 3 blazers, 4 strijkers, 13 man technische crew, 11 man camera team, 2 man streaming, 5 man Electriciteitsfabriek crew, 1 fotograaf, 2 DJ's, 8 leveranciers, 2 man management, 6 man band en Papa Dickie. Ruim 50 man, op 1,5 meter afstand en volgens de regels van het RIVM, waren er afgelopen zaterdag aan het werk om deze livestream voor elkaar te krijgen en daar zijn wij bijzonder trots op!

Het is namelijk een gekke tijd voor ons allemaal, maar vooral voor al deze mensen achter de schermen. Zij hebben geen shows meer en daarmee geen werk. Daarom zetten wij ze graag in het zonnetje via deze video. Dit zijn onze toppers, zonder hen kunnen wij niet doen wat we doen. Daar zijn we dankbaar voor! Op naar de volgende 🔥

🎥 Roderik Patijn

Tuinsessie #2 - All In Vain

officialdirecttv 2020-09-15 | Onlangs vroegen we naar jullie favoriete 'DI-RECT Evergeens' voor onze tuinsessie, deze mocht natuurlijk niet ontbreken op deze lekkere zomerdag, geniet er van mensen! ❤️

#Tuinsessie #AllInVain #Evergreen

🎥 Patrick Rietvelt

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DI-RECT - COLOR

officialdirecttv 2020-09-04 | Only by putting our differences aside, can we start embracing our true combined potential.

Stream 'COLOR' on all streaming services: lnk.to/DI-RECT_Color

Production: Starsquid
Director: Jamel Armand
Art director/styling: Chantel Koo
Director of Photography: Frank van de Steen & Olivier Huisman Editor: Frank van de Steen
Camera Assistant: Patrick Rietvelt
Gaffer / Light technician / Grip: Ryan Schaminee
Light Assistent: Jeremy Francis
Runner: Nikki Vis
Make-up: Patricia Steiginga

Color Lyrics

What's the color
of your grief?
I bet it's cool grey
or maybe acid green
Both our shadows
never sleep

Well, is there no solution?
I’m sick of all the pain
Shapeless pictures
and nothing else remains
We scream and suffer,
howling wolf

We can go on and grow apart
and all is finished
Or maybe we can
try and find the common ground from where we started
Why do we try to deny what we’re seeing?
How come we’re getting torn apart?
We can go forward, move
and forge a new beginning
And I won’t hesitate

Now, tell me: what's your poison?
I know it’s nothing neat
It’s like an ice-cold breakup
Was it all just make-believe?
You and I, we love each other
We’re like the sun and moon

We can go on and grow apart
and all is finished
Or maybe we can
try and find the common ground from where we started
Why do we try to deny what we’re seeing?
How come we’re getting torn apart?
We can go forward, move
and forge a new beginning
And I won’t hesitate

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DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Spike van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

All music by: DI-RECT & Niels Zuiderhoek
Words by: DI-RECT & Guus van der Steen

Produced & Recorded by: Niels Zuiderhoek & DI-RECT at YouGuysMusic, Berlin, Germany & Basementstudio, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Additional Production: Adriaan Persons
Mixed by: Cenzo Townshend at Decoy Studio, Woodbridge, UK.
Mastered by: Matt Colton at Metropolis, London, UK.
Published by: BMG Talpa Music
Record Label: DI-RECT Music Productions under exclusive license to 8Ball Music B.V.

DI-RECT Album Release Livestream at Electriciteitsfabriek The Hague

officialdirecttv 2020-09-02 | On 10-10-2020 we'll play our brand new album Wild Hearts during our Album Release Livestream from the Electriciteitsfabriek in The Hague! 😁

Tickets & Info: www.DI-RECT.com

Tuinsessie #1 - Soldier On

officialdirecttv 2020-08-07 | Onlangs vroegen we jullie om jullie favoriete 'DI-RECT Evergreens'. Ondanks dat het een recent liedje is, kon het bijna niet anders dan dat Soldier On hoog in deze lijst zou eindigen. Nu de mussen dood van het dak vallen, hierbij een Tuinsessie van Soldier On, enjoy!

#Tuinsessie #SoldierOn #Evergreen

🎥 Patrick Rietvelt

DI-RECT Livestream Concert at Mauritshuis The Hague

officialdirecttv 2020-07-18 | Het eerste Livestream Concert vanuit het Mauritshuis OOIT! 😁

Tickets & Info: www.DI-RECT.com

🎥 Rocket Stories

DI-RECT - SOLDIER ON LIVE AT PAARD

officialdirecttv 2020-05-07 | Tussen kerst & oud en nieuw speelden we 2 uitverkochte shows in het Paard. Om deze bijzondere shows iets extra’s mee te geven speelden we als toegift 2 nieuwe nummers.

Eén daarvan was ‘Soldier On’, een voor ons bijzonder moment omdat we dit liedje hier voor het eerst live speelden, wat natuurlijk altijd spannend is. Op dat moment hebben we er natuurlijk geen seconde bij stilgestaan dat dit voorlopig ook de laatste keer zou zijn dat we ‘Soldier On’ op een podium zouden spelen....

...onze vrienden van Starsquid waren erbij en zodoende hebben we een mooie registratie van deze prille versie van ‘Soldier On’.

Nu we weten dat het nog lang zal duren voordat grote evenementen terugkeren zijn we achter de schermen bezig met een tof concept om toch live te kunnen spelen en de interactie met jullie op te zoeken, hierover spoedig meer. For now, Soldier On, live vanuit het Paard op 28 december 2019

Video:
Directed by: Frank van der Steen & Jamel Armand (Starsquid)
Art Direction & Animated effects: Jamel Armand
Assistent Director: Patrick Rietvelt
Camera Operators: Patrick Rietvelt, Eli van Doorn, Olivier Huisman, Wrister Meiresonne, Mink Pinster, Nico de Voogd
Edit: Frank van der Steen

Music:
All music by: DI-RECT
Words by: DI-RECT & Guus van der Steen

Additional Musicians: Matteo Iannella (Keys). Special Request Horns: Louk Boudesteijn (Trombone), Jan van Duikeren (Trumpet) & Guido Nijs (Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone).

Produced & recorded by: Niels Zuiderhoek & DI-RECT at YouGuysMusic, Berlin, Germany & Basementstudio, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Mixed by: Cenzo Townshend at Decoy Studio, Woodbridge, UK.
Mastered by: Matt Colton at The Power House, London, UK.
Published by: BMG Talpa Music

Thuissessie #5 - All in Vain

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DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Spike van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

Thuissessie #4 - Be Strong

officialdirecttv 2020-04-20 | Thuissessie #4 - Be Strong

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Spike van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

Thuissessie #3 - You Know Who I Am

officialdirecttv 2020-04-15 | Thuissessie #3: You Know Who I Am

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DI-RECT is:
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Spike van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

Thuissessie #2 - Soldier On

officialdirecttv 2020-04-10 | Thuissessie #2: Wauw! Zojuist is tijdens de Top 40 bekend gemaakt dat Soldier On uitgeroepen is tot Alarmschijf op Qmusic! Dit betekend heel veel voor ons, in het weekend dat het festivalseizoen zou moeten losbarstten is het geweldig dat ondanks dat wij het land niet in kunnen, onze muziek jullie tóch weet te vinden! Speciaal voor deze gelegenheid een speciale live versie van Soldier On vanuit de huiskamer.

Stream 'Soldier On' on all streamingservices: fanlink.to/SoldierOn

℗ & © 2020 DI-RECT Music Productions

SOLDIER ON

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DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Spike van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

Thuissessie #1 - With A Little Help

officialdirecttv 2020-04-08 | Op 1,5 meter afstand van elkaar, vanuit de huiskamer. Enjoy ‘With A Little Help’. Stay safe.

Listen to our track 'With A Little Help'. Out now on 8ball Music.
Spotify: http://bit.ly/WithALittleHelpSpotify
iTunes/AppleMusic: http://bit.ly/WithALittleHelpAppleMusic
Deezer: http://bit.ly/WithALittleHelpDeezer

Taken from the album 'Rollin With The Punches'. Pre-order the album here: di-rect.merchandise-entertainment.com/di-rect-rolling-with-the-punches-vinyl

℗ & © 2020 DI-RECT Music Productions

WITH A LITTLE HELP

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Marcel Veenendaal
Spike van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

DI-RECT - CRY BABY LIVE AT PAARD

officialdirecttv 2020-01-15 | Video:
Directed by: Frank van der Steen & Jamel Armand (Starsquid)
Art Direction & Animated effects: Jamel Armand
Assistent Director: Patrick Rietvelt
Camera Operators: Patrick Rietvelt, Eli van Doorn, Olivier Huisman, Wrister Meiresonne, Mink Pinster, Nico de Voogd
Edit: Frank van der Steen

Music:
All music by: DI-RECT
Words by: DI-RECT & Guus van der Steen

Additional Musicians: Matteo Iannella (Keys). Special Request Horns: Louk Boudesteijn (Trombone), Jan van Duikeren (Trumpet) & Guido Nijs (Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone).

Produced & recorded by: Niels Zuiderhoek & DI-RECT at YouGuysMusic, Berlin, Germany & Basementstudio, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Mixed by: Cenzo Townshend at Decoy Studio, Woodbridge, UK.
Mastered by: Matt Colton at The Power House, London, UK.
Published by: BMG Talpa Music

DI-RECT IN AHOY - 9 & 10 OKTOBER 2020

officialdirecttv 2019-12-16 | LET'S DO THIS 🔥 DI-RECT IN AHOY 🔥 9 & 10 Oktober 2020

Rotterdam Ahoy is de zaal in Nederland waar we het meest hebben gespeeld, de teller staat inmiddels ver boven de 100 shows, deze zaal voelt écht als thuis. Echter was dit altijd als onderdeel van de line-up van grote evenementen. Het 20 jarig jubileum is voor ons de perfecte aanleiding om een lang gekoesterde droom in vervulling te laten gaan met een groot eigen concert in Ahoy. Het wordt een energiek, muzikaal en visueel spektakel waarin al onze hits voorbij komen maar er ook veel ruimte is voor nieuwe muziek. In 2020 zullen we veelvuldig van ons laten horen met nieuwe muziek, dit jubileum is er één in het nu, we blikken terug, maar ook vooral vooruit.

Ticket & Info: www.DI-RECTinAhoy.nl

DI-RECT - NOTHING TO LOSE

officialdirecttv 2019-10-10 | To stay purposefully naive and love like there is no yesterday or tomorrow. Listen to our track 'Nothing To Lose' right here. Out now on 8ball Music.

FANLINK: fanlink.to/NTL

℗ & © 2019 DI-RECT Music Productions

Producer: Starsquid.
Directors: Marcel Veenendaal & Jamel Armand.
Assistent Director & Styling: Chantel Koo.
DOP: Frank van der Steen.
Camera assistent: Patrick Rietvelt.
Best boy: Wrister Meiresonne.
Edit: Frank van der Steen.
Visuals & animation: Frank van der Steen & Jamel Armand.
Actors: Mikkie B Wessels, Ayisha Thomas, Domenico Mangione, Olivier Richters (Dutch Giant), Kevin van der Kleij, Herrold Anakotta, Samuel Chan, Cody Loog, Jeffrey Grune, Jamel Armand, Patrick Rietvelt, Guus van der Steen, Yorick Meijdam.
Special thanks: Concrete, Martial Arts Center Den Haag, Boksschool Houwaart, Avant Garde Collective, Diana Theys, Naomi Theys, Jihane El Haddar & Hasan Tasdemir (Nationaal Videogame Museum).

NOTHING TO LOSE

Hey you, do you remember me?
I’m that goldfish playin’ Memory

Happy-go-lucky, I was happy to lose
Every thing every time to you

Heya heya Heya

Hey now, are you ignorin’ me?
Am I too extra - ordinary

I’ve been so lucky, I am happy I lost
My my my my my my my mind to you

DON'T PUT THAT GUN ON YOUR TEMPLE
LOVE IS FUN AND SO SIMPLE
STOP RUNNING IN CIRCLES
STOP FUNDING THOSE WHO HURT YOU

Hey bae, we got boxed in a bad dream
One in which you want out but you can’t see
But I’m woke now and I can move
Anywhere, any way I choose

Heya heya heya

Hate me, if my free mind is too much
Kiss me, if it feels like it’s true love
I don’t slow down, I’m cruisin’ through
Got na-na-na-na-na-na-nothing to lose

Gotta love a l’il
Gotta live a lot
Gotta love a l’il, let go

Director: Jamel Armand
Art Director: Chantel Koo
DOP & edit: Frank van der Steen
Assistent Director: Patrick Rietvelt
Artwork: Jamel Armand/Voodoopunk
Producer: Starsquid

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#Devil #NewMusic #Band

DI-RECT is:
Marcel Veenendaal
Spike van Zoest
Jamie Westland
Bas van Wageningen
Paul Jan Bakker

All music by: DI-RECT
Words by: DI-RECT & Guus van der Steen

Additional Musicians: Matteo Iannella (Keys). Special Request Horns: Louk Boudesteijn (Trombone), Jan van Duikeren (Trumpet) & Guido Nijs (Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone).

Produced & recorded by: Niels Zuiderhoek & DI-RECT at YouGuysMusic, Berlin, Germany & Basementstudio, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Mixed by: Cenzo Townshend at Decoy Studio, Woodbridge, UK.
Mastered by: Matt Colton at The Power House, London, UK.
Published by: BMG Talpa Music