16 Down

16 Down
Origin	Zwolle, Netherlands
Genres	Alternative rock, Rock music, Pop music
Years active	1997–present
Labels	EMI, Dino Music, Flow Records

16 Down (sometimes stylized as 16Down) is an alternative pop rock band from Zwolle, Netherlands founded in 1997. ^[1] The band has released three albums and had three charting singles.

History

When the Prodigal Sons , a Dutch rock band stopped late 1996, the remaining members Jeroen Hobert, Marco Hovius and Arjan Pronk formed the band After Dust, later renaming themselves 16 Down.The only original member of Prodigal Sons remaining was Erwin Nijhoff and he started his solo endeavor.

16 Down recorded the first demo starting February 1997 and did live performances all over the Netherlands from the start of that year.

In March 2001, the release of the single "Subtle Movements" earned the band media attention and chart success in The Netherlands ^[2] and a spot at Lowlands 2001, a 3-day festival with over 57,000 tickets sold. ^[3] Their debut album Headrush and its second single "Heaven Still Cries" followed, garnering more chart success for the band. The album's third single "If The Money's Right" featured guest vocals by Rudeboy of Urban Dance Squad and was used by Pepsi in a television commercial. ^{[2] [4]}

In 2002, 16 Down participated in the Marlboro Flashback Tour series, performing a full set of Radiohead songs in a number of cities across the Netherlands. ^{[5] [6]}

In the spring of 2003, 16 Down joined Anouk on her sold-out 17-date tour for her album Graduated Fool, ^[7] followed by performances at the Parkpop and Bospop festivals that summer. ^[3]

Before the release of the band's sophomore album, founding member Hobert ("for personal reasons") ^[2] left the band, both later performing with The Horse Company. ^{[8] [9]} Adrian Pronk the bassplayer was still present with composer producer and singer Hovius on this album.

Life in a Fishbowl was preceded by the release of its lead single "The Day That I Met You" before being released in October 2003.

16 Down's third album F.L.O. was released at Paradiso in Amsterdam in 2007. A tour of 60 concerts followed in 2008 and 2009.

In 2011, frontman Marco Hovius built his own studio using money he made re-singing a Beck's Beer advertising song. There, he records and produces his own and other bands' music. ^{[10] [11]}

Discography

Albums ^{[12] [13]}

Year	Album	NL
2001	Headrush	95
2003	Life In A Fishbowl	—
2007	F.L.O.	77

Singles ^{[12] [13] [2]}

Year	Single	NL	Album
2001	"Subtle Movements"	67	Headrush
	"Heaven Still Cries"	87
	"If The Money's Right"	—
2002	"Torn"	—
2003	"The Day That I Met You"	84	Life In A Fishbowl
2007	"Cold" (promo)	—	F.L.O.
	"River" (promo)	—

References

1. "16 Down - About - Facebook". Facebook .
2. "16 Down (NPO Radio 2)".
3. "16 Down boeken bij Jan Vis". Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2017-06-08. translated: The band played at Lowlands several times, won an Essent Award, played at Parkpop and other major festivals like Paaspop Schijndel.
4. "16down pepsi commercial.dv - YouTube". YouTube .
5. "Search for setlists: tour:(Flashback To Radiohead) - setlist.fm". setlist.fm.
6. "Marlboro Flashback - Rate Your Music".
7. "Drummerszone - musica 16 Down".
8. "Arjan Pronk Discography at Discogs". Discogs .
9. "Jeroen Hobert Discography at Discogs". Discogs .
10. "16 Down - About". Facebook . translated: In 2011 Hovius put a Vintage Studio Salland, where he makes music, composes, produces and records.
11. "Voicst, Gem and Peter Pan break...in the advertising world - 3voor12". translated: Marco Hovius of 16Down built his studio with the money he received for re-singing the music for Beck's Beer in Germany.
12. "16 Down Discography at Discogs". Discogs .
13. "Discografie 16 Down - dutchcharts.nl".

External links

• Official Facebook page