One I made earlier
Holkenborg is renowned for his ‘fullcontact’ credo – taking complete hands-on oversight of everything he records, and this trait is exemplified by Tom Holkenborg’s Percussion’s often quirky, experimental choices – such as the decision to record a cheap set of Marching Band drums. The fierce individuality of Tom’s attitude to musicmaking is also fairly apparent by the mixing choices that he has opted for, with the default recordings showcasing massive amounts of natural reverb, with often near-endless room-tails that boost their dramatic impact. It’s more understandable when you realise that this library is, essentially, the very same home-made package that Holkenborg has used himself, for nearly eight years. “I started developing this library as early as 2013, when I started sampling my own drums,” Tom told us. “I should say I had a very insane drum collection. I started sampling my own drums and had a different approach to what a drum library should be.”