My first band MTS (the Most Terrible Sound) was at technical college in The Hague, the Netherlands:

In 1970 i formed my first touring band with bassist Pim van der Zwaan playing original material written by Ron Witte, Pim and me:

followed with my new band while recording some of my tunes at the EMI studios:

before starting my first Canadian band Dutch Touch a few years later (which was eventually renamed the Nater brothers when my brother Martin joined me at this time):

In 2003 i joined the Grayceful Daddies:

. . . shortly thereafter renamed:

Then i formed Rizing Tide with bassist Don Loney, singer Pauline Nault and singer/rhythm guitar player Brian McDowell:

This was followed in 2006 by:

While touring with the Ron Nater band i also joined other bands such as:

and again

and