Dennis Leeflang

Dennis Leeflang (born 22 May 1979, Leiderdorp) is a Dutch rock drummer, currently living in Los Angeles. He is best known for his work with Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal

Dennis Leeflang
Leeflang in 2009, backing Lita Ford
Background information
Born (1979-05-22) 22 May 1979
Leiderdorp, Netherlands
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Musician, producer
InstrumentsDrums
Years active1987–present
Associated acts
Websitewww.dennisleeflang.com

History

Leeflang started playing the drums at age 13, playing along with records of bands such as Nirvana, Guns N' Roses, Metallica and Iron Maiden. He started playing with local hard rock bands. In 1996, he joined Dutch gothic rock band Within Temptation at age 17 as their first official drummer.[1]

Leeflang played with various other Dutch rock and metal bands between 1997 and 2004, including Epica and the Saturnine, before relocating from the Netherlands to New York City, shortly after having departed his band Sun Caged, of which he was a founding member. In 2006, Leeflang rejoined the Saturnine as an inter-continental recording project with occasional live performances in Europe.

Leeflang had been Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal's live drummer for European tours since 2002, but became his full-time drummer after moving to New York in 2004. Leeflang recorded a song with Bumblefoot in 2003, but his first full album with Bumblefoot was Normal in 2005. This was followed by the 2008 album Abnormal. In 2015, Leeflang and Bumblefoot released the album Little Brother Is Watching. With Bumblefoot, Leeflang toured extensively between 2002 and 2015.

Leeflang has also recorded drums for several artists, including Anneke van Giersbergen, Tiffany Giardina, Ted Poley, and Angus Clark. In the summer of 2009, Leeflang toured with Lita Ford in Europe and the US as part of her come-back tour after a 16-year hiatus from the music industry. In late 2015, he toured with Dilana.[2] He is currently the drummer for country artist Liam Mogan.

When not touring, Dennis works out of his recording studio in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, as a session drummer and recording engineer.

Equipment

Leeflang endorses Pro-Mark drum sticks, Evans drumheads,[1] Paiste cymbals[3] and Q Drum Co. drums.[4]

References
  1. http://dennisleeflang.com/about/
  2. http://dennisleeflang.com/dilana/
  3. http://www.paiste.com/e/endorser_det.php?page=image&endorserid=5312
  4. http://qdrumco.com
Preceded by
Richard Willemse		 Drummer for Within Temptation
1996		 Succeeded by
Ivar de Graaf
New title Drummer for Sun Caged
1999–2003		 Succeeded by
Roel van Helden
New title Drummer for The Saturnine
since 2003		 Incumbent
Preceded by
LaFrae Olivia Sci		 Drummer for Bumblefoot
since 2002		 Incumbent
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