Listening to TDW is the musical equivalent to brain dissective surgery. You (as a listener) are able to look inside the creator’s mind by listening to the music…

…okay, this probably did not give you any insight into what TDW is huh? Let’s start again then:

TDW is the name under which Tom de Wit releases self-written and produced music. He is a composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist whose music can be described as a blend of 70′s Prog, Symphonic Rock and Year ’00 Metal. The lyrics mostly center around the human psyche and emotions. Big themes as life and death are tackled but also themes like politics and social issues are touched upon.

From the very first record First Draft that was released on a small scale in 2004 up until the mammoth two-disc Scrapbook release from 2011, TDW’s music has been an ever-evolving and challenging musical journey. Metallic and Aggressive sounds on one side are combined with Melodic and Sensitive sounds on the other.

TDW is project-based and therefore it does not really start or end anywhere. All sorts of music can be released under the TDW name without boundaries. The shape of it is however evolving and changing with each step. There are no rules to what is and what isn’t suitable. In the end the music will always resonate with one quote:

“Scoring emotions by the day”

		Name: Harry van Breda Instrument(s): Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar Musical influence(s): Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Slayer Other bands/projects: I Chaos Contribution(s): King of Lies, March of the Freaks Website(s): www.myspace.com/herriemetharry www.myspace.com/ichaoscommunity
		Name: Laila Groeneveld Instrument(s): Piano, Synthesizer Musical influence(s): Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Bach, Chopin, Ruben Groeneveld, Hans van Ham, Pain of Salvation, Yes, Dream Theater, Dark Suns, Opeth and more. Other bands: Squareplay (or Coldpants for insiders!), DragonDream Contribution(s): Answers, Connection Interrupted Websites: None yet
		Name: Lasse Groeneveld Instrument(s): Guitar, Drums, Programming Influence(s): Foreign Food, Travelling, Music, Media, Graphic design, Producing, Too much to mention. Other band(s): None at the moment. Contribution(s): A drive till the end, To infinity and beyond Websites: www.myspace.com/lassegroeneveld
		Name: Leander “Wildebeast” Doornekamp Instrument(s): Bass Guitar, a bit of guitar Influence(s): My imagination Other band(s): None at the moment Contribution(s): Voided Eyes, Needled Meditation Website(s): Just google me to find my involvement in music projects, I don’t have any personal webpages. If you want to contact me just drop me a line.
		Name: Leon Fonville Instrument(s): Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keys, Bongo’s Influence(s): Everything brings inspiration. Other bands/projects: Ask me again in 5 years. Contribution(s): Monkey Business, Scream of Consciousness Websites: No websites available. (LEAVE ME ALONE!!!)
		Name: Methilde Bouma Instrument(s): Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals Influence(s): Dream Theater, Meshuggah, Ayreon, Epica, Soilwork, In Flames, Behemoth Other bands/projects: Sincerus Contribution(s): The fine art of perseverance Websites: http://www.klunstenaar.nl http://www.sincerusmetal.nl
		Name: Michiel Tijmen van der Werff Instrument(s): Guitar, Bass Guitar Influence(s): Ulver, Paul Gilbert, Colin Marston, etc Other bands/projects: Weltschmerz Contribution(s): She’s Gone & Unorthodork Websites: http://www.myspace.com/weltschmerzmetal http://www.myspace.com/michielvanderwerff
		Name: Naomi de Wilde Instrument(s): Acoustic Guitar, Percussion Influence(s): My guitar teacher Leon de Kroes, bands like Dream Theater and Pain of Salvation, but also bands like Starfield, Casting Crowns, Leeland, Red, etc. Other Bands/Projects: None Contribution(s): Cathedral of Loss Websites: None.
		Name: Rianne Kosterman Instrument(s): Bass guitar, Cello Influence(s): Classical music from my Cello history Other bands/projects: Last Lullaby, Solo cello performances Contribution(s): All that stands will remain, part 1&2 Websites: None at the moment.

Tom’s personal thanx

First and foremost, my most sincere and greatest gratitude goes out to the following human beings who made Scrapbook the album it is now: Michiel, Harry, Lasse, Laila, Naomi, Methilde, Leon, Leander, Rianne, Mischa, Sander, Claudia & Maikel!

Thank you all so very, very much for providing me with the creative and mental juices to make this album as beautiful as it is now! Without you I couldn’t have done it!

And also a big amount of thanx goes out to the bands who “lended” their musicians to my project, being: Sincerus, Weltschmerz, Metatron, Lyonite, Posthuman, Disintegrate and I Chaos

I would also like to thank: Mom & Dad, Els, Maart & Merijn, Menezes, Maria & Freek, Joey, Jim & Raul (Mind:Soul!!!) And also everyone who isn’t mentioned here which gave TDW support and love over the years, thank you!!!

Tom’s special thanx

The first special mention goes out to Peter Huizers from Pájaro ICT for helping me out with the PHP part of this website. Thanks to you the website works better then ever and is prepared for the future!!!

http://www.pajaro.nl