Martijn Westerholt

Martijn Westerholt
David Martijn Westerholt

Martijn Westerholt on stage (2009)
Background information
Birth name Martijn Westerholt
Born 30 March 1979 (1979-03-30) (age 32)
Origin Zwolle, Netherlands
Genres Symphonic metal, Gothic metal
Occupations Musician, Songwriter
Instruments Keyboards
Labels Roadrunner Records
Associated acts Delain
Within Temptation

David Martijn Westerholt (born 30 March 1979 in Zwolle, Netherlands) is the founder along with Charlotte Wessels, the keyboardist and the main songwriter of the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. He was previously a member of symphonic metal band Within Temptation, until he was diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis shortly after the release of Within Temptation's second full-length studio album, Mother Earth. His brother Robert Westerholt is the guitarist and founder of Within Temptation.

Contents

Discography

With Within Temptation

Albums

Singles/EPs

With Delain

Albums

Singles

Demos

  • Amenity - 2002

Songwriting

Westerholt is responsible for writing the majority of the music from Delain. He also co-wrote Restless, the song that was released as debut single by Within Temptation. In his compositions he makes use of the minor scale extensively.

He currently uses both Korg and Roland Keyboards.

External links

New title Keyboardist for Within Temptation
1996–2001
Succeeded by
Martijn Spierenburg
Keyboardist for Delain
since 2002
Incumbent



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