Introduction

I am Alex Wegman, I was born in 1992 and I live in Den Helder,The Netherlands.
I started making music since I was 6/7 yars old, and played especially guitar.
But I also played the drums,piani and keyboard.
I really wanted to go to the conservatory in Amsterdam, and I worked really hard for it.
Took theory lessons, and searched for the right music for the audition. (together with my guitar teacher.
Until April 2008…

Starting a long way…

It all started with a ‘simple’ operation.
After which I got an inflammation.
Then I got physiotherapy because I had heavy muscle pain in my back.
After that everything disappeared, I got pain in my left arm.
When the fysiotherapist felt my arm, she said that “it” sat on the bone not on the muscle.
She said that I had to make an X-ray.
An hour after the X-ray called the doctor that we had to come, he said that it is looking bad and already made an appointment at the AMC (Hospital in Amsterdam) …
Within one week came out I had bone cancer .. in my left arm. I played much music, played drums, guitar, piano etc. And now this??

The operation

After 10 weeks there would be an operation.
Eventually the operation showed that my arm had to be be amputated … That was not cool to hear!
I thought that my (musical)life is over.
But tough, it didn’t stopped me from playing music.
I looked on youtube, and guess what?
I could still playing the drums, and play base guitar! (I didn’t play base guitar before the shit happened)
So I teached myself playing this instruments, with 1 arm! And it succeeds!
It took two months to play base guitar on the new way. (playing with an hammer technic.
And I play (electronic)drums since september 2009, and it went very fast to play with my feet.
I own an electric drumset, my hi-hat pedal (for the drum connoisseurs) is now my snare.
But my hi-hat still works.
Now I am faster and I can almost drum like before. (or even better, because it wasn’t my main instrument)
So why this website, to show that “giving up” is not an option, and show what I can make music and more,although I miss one arm

And now?

It; s going very well, and I play the music/drums every day.
I give performances since 2009. It’s feels great, to show this cool stuff to the audience.
I will not stop, it’s the start of a great adventure!
I also like to make studio recordings, and since this year I started to produce and mix music.
Electronic and pop music. Since 2011 I started with a new trainig in Haarlem, to become a producer.
I want to show everybody that, altough you have only one arm, you can become what you wanne be!

Follow me

To follow the stuff I make, watch my Twitter and all my other Social networks.
And of course, watch my Videodepartment to view all new videos!

So that’s my story, hope you enjoy my website!