Jeroen van Veen

Jeroen van Veen (born October 26, 1974) is the bassist in the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Jeroen has been a member of Within Temptation since the band's inception in 1996. Although he is the bassist of the band , Jeroen can also play the drums. He also played in the Grey Foxes an Amsterdam Funk Gorup. In his spare time he creates websites and is involved with a side-project band, JIM Generator. He says that his most embarrassing gig was with Within Temptation at Bergen Op Zoom, as the crowd sang Happy Birthday to him. He enjoys Sci-Fi and horror films, and his favourite films are American Beauty, American History X, Twelve Monkeys, Leon. Fight Club and films by Quentin Tarantino and Monty Python. His favourite music genres are Funk, Progressive, Symphonic and Guitar Rock.