Alan Van Kleef

Van Kleef is a musician-turned-builder. His career started in the 1990's, drumming live to Drum & Bass DJ's at various events in the UK and Ibiza, then soon after, running his own recording studio Motion Studions in London where he recorded Danny Who and also Ike Moriz's first 2 albums among others. From his current Sheffield home workshop (where he's resided since 2010), Van Kleef crafts custom snare drums and full kits from materials such as stainless steel, aluminium, copper, titanium and a vast selection of exotic wood veneer finishes., the sound is so distinctive that VK Drums have become 'must-have' instruments in the arsenals of influential artists including Steve White, Thomas Lang, Matt Chamberlain, Matt Cameron, Dre "Energy" Boyd and many, many more.