16 Down

16 Down Zwolle, Netherlands Alternative rock, Rock music, Pop music 1997–present EMI, Dino Music, Flow Records 16 Down (sometimes stylized as 16Down) is an alternative pop rock band from Zwolle, Netherlands founded in 1997.https://www.facebook.com/16Down-159773157419095/about/ 16 Down - About - Facebook Facebook The band has released three albums and had three charting singles. History 16 Down was formed in 1997 by the remaining members of the Prodigal Sons. Jeroen Hobert, Marco Hovius and Arjan Pronk formed the band After Dust, later renaming themselves 16 Down. 16 Down recorded the first demo starting February 1997 and did live performances all over the Netherlands from the start of that year. Hovius composer all songs and also developed his producing and arranging skills at that time. Arjan en Jeroen were a solid rhythm and bass team. In March 2001, the release of the single "Subtle Movements" earned the band media attention and chart success in The Netherlandshttp://www.nporadio2.nl/artist/2512/16-down 16 Down (NPO Radio 2) and a spot at Lowlands 2001, a 3-day festival with over 57,000 tickets sold.http://www.janvis.nl/artiest/16-down/ 16 Down boeken bij Jan Vis translated: The band played at Lowlands several times, won an Essent Award, played at Parkpop and other major festivals like Paaspop Schijndel. 2017-06-08 2011-07-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20110702150126/http://www.janvis.nl/artiest/16-down/ dead Their debut album Headrush (2001) 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.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F100lXH6e6s 16down pepsi commercial.dv - YouTube YouTube 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.http://www.setlist.fm/search?artist=3d4911f&query=tour:%28Flashback+to+Radiohead%29 Search for setlists: tour:(Flashback To Radiohead) - setlist.fm setlist.fm http://rateyourmusic.com/list/arjan/marlboro_flashback/ Marlboro Flashback - Rate Your Music In the spring of 2003, 16 Down joined Anouk on her sold-out 17-date tour for her album Graduated Fool.http://drummerszone.com/music/profile/1348/16down?language=6#biography-tab Drummerszone - musica 16 DownAlso in that year the band did performances at the Parkpop and Bospop festivals . Before the release of the band's sophomore album, founding member Hobert left the band because the touring and work schedule was too hard to cope with.Adrian Pronk the bassplayer was still present in the studio but left the band halfway the Fishbowl tour leaving Hovius in financial trouble that he resolved by finding new session musicians for the rest of the tour. 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.https://www.facebook.com/pg/16Down-159773157419095/about 16 Down - About Facebook translated: In 2011 Hovius put a Vintage Studio Salland, where he makes music, composes, produces and records.https://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/overzicht/2005/juli/voicst-gem-en-peter-pan-breken-door-in-de-reclamewereld.html 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. 16 Down still performs live, and new concerts are planned for 2026. New songs have been performed live but have not yet been released on records or online streaming platforms. Discography Albumshttps://www.discogs.com/artist/213609-16-Down 16 Down Discography at Discogs Discogs http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=16+Down Discografie 16 Down - dutchcharts.nl Year Album NL 2001 Headrush 95 2003 Life In A Fishbowl — 2007 F.L.O. 77 Singles 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 External links Official Facebook page Category:Dutch alternative rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 1997