Personal Trainer (band) explained

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Personal Trainer
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Origin:	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genre:	Indie rock
Current Members:	Willem Smit

Personal Trainer is a Dutch indie rock band based in Amsterdam. The band, occasionally referred to as collective,^[1] is built around frontman Willem Smit and has a continuously changing line-up with which they perform.^[2]

History

The band initially started as a solo project of Smit, who frequently asked different people to play along on stage.^[3] Currently, Smit is the only permanent member of the group, and his fellow band members rotate between artists who are part of, among others, Pip Blom, Bull Home Counties, The Klittens, Global Charming, Canshaker Pi, and Steve French.^[1] ^[3] ^[4]

In 2020, Personal Trainer performed at Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen. In 2021, the band played continuously for 24 hours in Paradiso Amsterdam.^[5] They have furthermore performed at major Dutch festivals, such as Down the Rabbit Hole, Best Kept Secret, and Into the Great Wide Open.

In December 2023 it was announced that the band had signed to the Bella Union label.

In July 2024, the band released their second album Still Willing.^[6]

Line up (2023 tours)

Willem Smit – vocals
Franti Marešová – guitar
Leon Harms – guitar
Ruben van Weegberg – bass
Abel Tuinstra – keyboards and trumpet
Kick Kluiving – drums (Kick announced that he would be leaving the band at the end of 2023)
Kilian Kayser – percussion

Discography

Albums

Big Love Blanket (2022)
Still Willing (2024)

Singles and EPs

"The Industry" (2018)
"Issue Box" (2020)
"Politics" (2020)
"Muscle Memory" (2021)
"Gazebo" (2021)
"The Loozer" (2021)
"Key of Ego" (2022)
"Milk" (2022)
"Rug Busters" (2022)
"The Lazer" (2022)
"Former Puppy" (2022)
"Texas in the Kitchen (Live at Katzwijm)" (2023)
"The Feeling" (2023)

External links

Personal Trainer at AllMusic
Personal Trainer discography at Discogs
Personal Trainer discography at MusicBrainz

Notes and References

Web site: Artiest: Personal Trainer . 23 September 2023 . nl.
Web site: Personal Trainer is de nieuwste 3FM Talent . . 8 August 2022 . 23 September 2023 . nl.
Web site: Personal Trainer: Birth of a Band . Wax Music . Shields . Willow . 17 February 2021 . 23 September 2023.
Web site: Personal Trainer . EuropaVox . 23 September 2023 . Cole . Dan . 21 March 2023.
Web site: Personal Trainer speelt 24 uur in Paradiso: vreugde, uitputting, overwinning . . Pisart . Timo . 22 April 2021 . 23 September 2023 . nl.
Web site: Kamer . Gijsbert . 2024-08-01 . Speels en aanstekelijk schiet Personal Trainer op het tweede album alle kanten van het rock-’n-rollspectrum op . live . https://archive.today/20240801094913/https://www.volkskrant.nl/muziek/speels-en-aanstekelijk-schiet-personal-trainer-op-het-tweede-album-alle-kanten-van-het-rock-n-rollspectrum-op~b4e4acbf/ . 2024-08-01 . 2024-08-03 . . nl.