Personal Trainer (band)

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

Personal Trainer
Personal Trainer performing at Rockaway Beach festival in 2023
Background information
OriginAmsterdam, Netherlands
GenresIndie rock
Labels
  • Holm Front
Members
  • Willem Smit
Websitepersonaltrainertheband.com

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.

Discography

Albums
  • Big Love Blanket (2022)

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)

References
  1. "Artiest: Personal Trainer" (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. "Personal Trainer is de nieuwste 3FM Talent". NPO 3FM (in Dutch). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. Shields, Willow (17 February 2021). "Personal Trainer: Birth of a Band". Wax Music. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. Cole, Dan (21 March 2023). "Personal Trainer". EuropaVox. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. Pisart, Timo (22 April 2021). "Personal Trainer speelt 24 uur in Paradiso: vreugde, uitputting, overwinning". 3voor12 (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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