DI-RECT

DI-RECT is an alternative rock band from the Netherlands, founded in 1999. They've played over 2000 shows, recorded 7 studio albums and topped the charts numerous times. With their explosive, energetic live shows and melodic songs, DI-RECT is a highly appreciated act in and outside the Netherlands.

In 2009 Marcel Veenendaal joined the band as the new lead singer. The first single in this new line-up was ‘Times are Changing’, which became the band’s first number 1 hit. A dream start which unleashed a whole new era of creativity. Over the years DI-RECT is praised for the capability of frequently reinventing themselves musically, while maintaining a distinctive sound.

In 2015 DI-RECT celebrated their 15 year anniversary with a hometown gig on the beach in The Hague for 12.500 people. Recently the band released their new album "Rolling with the Punches". An exciting new record on which DI-RECT expresses themselves with a completely new sound. Contagious grooves, hot riffs, well crafted songs and a lot of energy. In the fall of 2017 DI-RECT presented this new album during their biggest club show to date at the AFAS Live (Former Heineken Music Hall).

Recently DI-RECT received an Edison (Dutch Grammy) nomination for their latest record "Rolling with the Punches".

DI-RECT and FabFilter

"After working with several producers in all kinds of studios throughout Europe, we produce and record our own albums in our basementstudio in our hometown in The Hague."

"Since the release of the FabFilter Pro-Q, it became our go-to EQ plug-in. Whether it is to fix the flaws in our shabby live-room with surgical precision, or shaping and filtering sources creatively, the Pro-Q does it all. Stuff got even better, when Pro-Q 2 came along. The same thing goes for the Pro-L and the Pro-MB, there's not a single session of our latest record without one ore more instances of these plugins going on."

"Sonically these plugins sound awesome, and it the GUI enables us to realize goals quickly and creatively."

Links

www.di-rect.com

https://twitter.com/di_rectmusic

facebook.com/directband/

Top-quality EQ plug-in with perfect analog modeling, dynamic and spectral EQ, linear phase processing, and a gorgeous interface with unrivalled ease of use.

→ Read more about FabFilter Pro-Q 4

Other featured artists

Matt Schaeffer was born and raised in LA. During high school he started interning in a studio after recording a demo there with his band. He went to Berklee College of Music where he did a dual major in film scoring/music production and engineering. He moved back to LA in 2012 and started...
→ Read more

Robbie Nelson is a Grammy and MPG award winning engineer/mixer. Notable work includes Beck (three Grammy's including best album), Birdy, Rumer, Amy Macdonald, Rae Morris, Sarah Brightman and Jarvis Cocker. After starting his career under legendary producer Mike Hedges at the equall...
→ Read more

Bob Power is a multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning producer, engineer and mixer. His projects include "On and On" for Erykah Badu (double Grammy winner), the first four Tribe Called Quest albums, De la Soul, Bobby Mc Ferrin, Ozomatli (Grammy winner), Citizen Cope, Common,...
→ Read more

Cinthie is a Berlin based DJ, producer, label owner of 803 Crystal Grooves and its sub-label Collective Cuts, we_r house, the Elevate record store and proud parent. Cinthie has risen to become on the most prominent DJs in the house scene of 2022.Her music and DJ style has gained he...
→ Read more

Ian Dowling is a Grammy Award winning engineer and mixer. Notable previous clients include Adele, One Direction, Catfish and The Bottlemen, Birdy, KT Tunstall and Bombay Bicycle Club. Ian started his career at Strongroom in London before striking out on his own. Since then he has worke...
→ Read more

Francesco Cameli is an Italian engineer/producer and owner of Sphere Studios. His clients include Korn, Flyleaf, Krewella, Ed Sheeran, New Model Army, Queen, Duran Duran and many others. "After 20 years in the industry in London, 13 of those at Sphere Studios, I decided to sell up and...
→ Read more

David Catching / Rancho de la Luna David Catching is the owner and operator of Rancho de la Luna Recording Studio in Joshua Tree, California since 1993.David recorded and toured extensively with Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, earthlings? , Mark Lanegan , Mondo Generator, Mast...
→ Read more

Robert L. Smith is an Oscar winning, Grammy and Emmy nominated producer/engineer/mixer spanning more than 30 years. "I started recording when I was 11 years old (still have the mics!), moved onto playing bass guitar and DJing. I'd like to especially thank my Mom, for not being mad as I...
→ Read more

Greg Wells is a multiple Grammy nominated musician, record producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. Wells has songs on over 85 million units sold. He has produced and written with Adele, Rufus Wainwright, Twenty One Pilots, Katy Perry, Theophilus London, OneRepublic, Kelly Clarks...
→ Read more

DI-RECT and FabFilter

Links

Other featured artists

Artist overview