ruud jolie
Ruud (mastermind behind For All We Know) is a big Star Wars fan, a cat lover, he likes to fight (don’t worry, only in the gym: Boxing and Krav Maga) and he loves to read. He started out on the keyboards but his passion for music developed in favour of the guitar soon after he watched a video of an Iron Maiden concert. Thus, after he was done with high school, Ruud attended a conservatory for his college education majoring in jazz guitar.
wudstik
Wudstik grew up in Leusden in a Dutch/Moluccan family. His father and brother mainly listened to rock and metal but on the schoolyard he discovered hiphop music so he has a very diverse taste in music and is active in probably the widest range of genres possible. He loves (prog)rock/metal and sang on Ayreon's 01011001 album.
He’s also a great drummer and a superb guitarist. He plays left handed on a right handed guitar. That looks so weird!
Kristoffer Gildenlöw
Kristoffer was born in Sweden but has been living in the Netherlands for more than half his life. He might be best known for his work with Swedish prog band Pain of Salvation. Ruud has been a fan of that band since 1998. He has released a bunch of solo albums with the album ‘Empty’ to be released in February of 2024.
Besides being an awesome bass player and singer he is also one of the kindest people you could meet.
Léo Margarit
He’s born in the south of France in 1981 in a family of musicians, Léo started to play the drums at the early age of 3. After many years of practicing, he obtained many degrees in different French conservatories, like classical percussions, ear training, music chamber, drums, jazz…
In late 2007, after he has applied through the internet, Léo was chosen to be the new drummer of Swedish progressive rock/metal giants Pain of Salvation, among a choice of 250 applicants from the whole world. So he packed a suitcase and loaded his drumkit in his car and moved to Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Ruud wanted a very diverse player, a drummer who could handle different styles and Léo is definitely that kind of drummer. From very soft and groovy stuff to straight and real heavy; He recorded the drums for ‘By Design Or By Disaster’ in his own studio in Eskilstuna.
marco kuypers
Marco and Ruud met back in 1995 when they were studying jazz at the conservatory. They have been in numerous bands and jazz ensembles since those days. He plays the piano on the last track of the new album. His great sense of arrangement is what this song needed.
He writes, arranges and produces a lot of music for amusement park 'De Efteling' and for tv. He has his own studio called 'Park View Audio’ in Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands.
thijs schrijnemakers (Album 1 & 2)
Thijs and Ruud both used to teach at Rock City Institute in Eindhoven, Holland. At that school he used to teach keyboards, in the broadest sense of the word. Nowadays he teaches at Holland’s prestigious music college ‘Rock Academie’. He's one of the most energetic keyboard players around so Ruud wanted him to play on the albums. He took his Hammond organ with big Leslie speaker to Ruud's own 6 DC studio and recorded his parts in just two days.
He has his own band called ‘Orgel Vreten’ (Organ Eating) which consists of drums, bass and two Hammond organs. They perform with a lot of guest musicians and a couple of years ago Ruud had the honor to join them on stage playing some Deep Purple. His dry sense of humor, in combination with his dialect, makes him one of the funniest people Ruud knows.