Mendel bij de Leij

25/12/2023

Happy Holidays everyone,
May your 2024 be enriched by loved ones, kindness, death metal, blast beats and classical music with harpsichords. Love you all #2024

11/12/2023

Been exactly two years when shot this pic. Somehow with his lighting he made my Arkane Custom look more beautiful than it already is.

10/11/2023

Compared all three 100 watt Fender EVH Gear 5150 III amps, enjoy!

https://youtu.be/rUFxbYM2lng?si=NlBhlrIztb8nfZdi

21/07/2023

I’m happy to announce that I’ve teamed up with IK Multimedia for the release of my TONEX Metal Pack.
This pack contains 25 Tone Models mixed by me and 21 Direct Tone Models captured from amps I love like the Mesa Road King II, Peavey ### or the 5150 III amps.

I’m allowed to give away 5 TONEX MAX licenses and 5 Mendel TONEX Metal Pack licenses! Just let me know doen in the comments which tone sounded the best to you from the In Depth video down in the comments!

See the In-Depth Overview here
https://youtu.be/YLaxMtaJWD8

My TONEX Metal Pack is available right now at

https://tinyurl.com/MendelTONEX
https://www.drumsandtones.com/product/the-mendel-tonex-metal-pack/

From the site:

“Man, putting my heart and soul into these tones would be an understatement. What’s in this pack is what I see as the most well balanced tones I’m capable of creating.

I’ll be honest: Saying going down the rabbit hole wouldn’t even do it justice. I’ve spent months trying to get the feel right, the depth and the overall balance of these tones.

These tones have been mixed by me, cleaned up so they are balanced and have a punch and clarity that I always strive for from a guitarist point of view but especially from a mixing engineer point of view.

The beauty of these ToneX captures (talking about the non-DI captures here) is that they’re not just raw tones. These tones include the polishing up stage, adding depth when needed, cleaning up cab resonances so it’s more soothing to the ears and might fit your mix better as well.

I hope you enjoy these tones as much as I do and hopefully inspires you to be creative which is the most important thing to begin with.

Enjoy!

– M”

09/02/2023

For those who liked the drum sound on Equilibrium, I’m happy to announce the release of my SD3 Preset Pack which includes the Equilibrium kit amongst others!

Get it here:

4 EPIC SD3 PRESETS EQUILIBRIUM KIT DESCENDING UPON HADES KIT CUSTOM DRUM SAMPLES MIX READY

03/02/2023

Hi all! I’ve started sharing the process of my rewriting/re-recording my debut solo album Subliminal Colors, where it all started. I look back at the music and share my thought process of the changes.

In this video I show my changes of the song releasing butterflies and take you through my thought process.Music I Mixed & Mastered:https://sptfy.com/mendelau...

19/01/2023

New play-through is up featuring Coen Strou on Viola:

CD/Digital https://mendelian.bandcamp.com/Spotify shorturl.at/cksU7Apple Music shorturl.at/wOV08Viola by Coen Stroukenhttps://www.coenstrouken.comhttps://www...

22/11/2022

Official Video for "Nightingale" of the latest album Equilibrium just got released!

Listen here: https://ampl.ink/ALkmnhttps://www.worldmusicsales.comhttps://www.dowina.comMixed & Mastered by Mendel bij de LeijFilmed at https://desnaar.nl/Co...

28/07/2022

Throwback to having fun during photoshoot with

17/06/2022

I’m so stoked to let you all know I’ve teamed up with JTC Guitar for my first release with them called Expansive Soloing! available now at
https://jtcguitar.com/store/package/expansive-soloing

This release contains 3 tracks specially written for this + tabs and backing tracks.

See the playthrough below of the track “NEOWOKE”.

Enjoy!

09/06/2022

Hey all! I'm stoked to announce I just released my Signature Kemper Pack!
https://www.drumsandtones.com/product/the-mendel-kemper-pack/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWiM3o5ha54

In this video I talk about my signature kemper pack.Get it here: https://www.drumsandtones.com/product/the-mendel-kemper-pack/http://mendel1.comhttp://instag...

17/05/2022

Listen here: https://smarturl.it/s3w1pn

“My new solo album Equilibrium is out now on all digital stores and streaming platforms!

It feels surreal that all the hard work throughout the past years is now finally out there for everyone to hear.

I truly hope you enjoy this album, I’ve truly
put everything I’m capable of into this.

Enjoy”.

- Mendel bij de Leij

11/05/2022

Trevor was that dude with the biggest smile on tour, and truly my favorite metal vocalist of all time.
A true poet, master lyricist.

I’ve got fond memories of having one of the best times of my life dancing with Trevor in a Manchester club, or having lengthy discussions on the bus why I thought King of All Kings was Hate Eternal’s best album while Trevor thought Conquering The Throne was their best. I feel sick to my stomach about this, absolutely the greatest in metal if you ask me. What an unique voice.

Knowledge of the scene beyond all, and you were right Trev:
Conquering The Throne is their best album.

Rest In Peace.

02/05/2022

CD’s are in! Pre-order yours now at
https://mendelian.bandcamp.com

You’ll also get to instant download 3 tracks of the album 🤘🏾!

20/04/2022

Next week I'll be releasing the second single from my upcoming album Equilibrium. The track "The Butterfly Principle" will be released on April 29th, so make sure to pre-save it here:

Spotify Pre-Save shorturl.at/dfCJK
Pre-order Album https://smarturl.it/s3w1pn

31/03/2022

Pre-order the new album “Equilibrium”
here https://smarturl.it/s3w1pn
And get instant access to the tracks "Hell Redux" and the opening track "Parabellum" in Hi-Res Download.

16 track album

21/03/2022

29/03/2022


📷 by 𝘑𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘑Ø𝘙𝘎𝘌𝘕 𝘖𝘛𝘛𝘖 𝘗𝘏𝘖𝘛𝘖𝘎𝘙𝘈𝘗𝘏𝘠

13/12/2021

Really stoked on this one! Get it here:

https://www.drumsandtones.com/product/the-rockner-ir-pack/

The Rockner is our new IR pack that we're proud of and are ready to be used in your next metal/rock production, amp sim or modeler. We captured the legendary...

09/12/2021

Had a lovely chat with scream Queen Britta Görtz!

In this video I interview extreme metal vocalist and vocal coach/teacher Britta Görtz. We talk about vocals, screaming, techniques and more.Link to course (A...

12/11/2021

So proud to release this new IR bundle!
Get it here: https://www.drumsandtones.com/product/the-traditional-ir-pack/

Get the Traditional IR Pack now at:https://www.drumsandtones.com/product/the-traditional-ir-packMix/Master inquiries: [email protected] Socials http:...

05/11/2021

Hey all! This month you can grab my tab book or all my music for 60% off till the end of the month!

CODE: BF2021

Bandcamp
https://mendelian.bandcamp.com/music

Tabbbook
https://mendelian.bigcartel.com

28/10/2021

Guess the amp!

What amp is this you think? I'm playing one of my all time favorite amps and also a snippet from Zelda.Mix/Master inquiries: [email protected] Social...

07/10/2021

Recorded the final acoustic parts for my solo album, check out the process I went through to find the right mic! What's your favorite microphone?
https://youtu.be/dgbbtmLkKUs

In this video I try to find the best microphone for recording my Dowina guitar for my upcoming solo album. I'm trying to make a decision between the SE Elect...