16 Down


16 Down is an alternative pop rock band from Zwolle, Netherlands founded in 1997. The band has released three albums and had three charting singles.

History

After Erwin Nyhoff, the only original member left in the Swedish band Prodigal Sons, decided to go solo under the name Prodigal Son in late 1996, the remaining members Jeroen Hobert, Marco Hovius and Arjan Pronk formed the band After Dust, later renaming themselves 16 Down.
In March 2001, the release of the single "Subtle Movements" earned the band media attention and chart success in The Netherlands and a spot at Lowlands 2001, a 3-day festival with over 57,000 tickets sold. Their debut album Headrush and its second single "Heaven Still Cries" followed, garnering more chart success for the band. The album's third single "If The Money's Right" featured guest vocals by Rudeboy of Urban Dance Squad and was used by Pepsi in a television commercial.
In 2002, 16 Down participated in the Marlboro Flashback Tour series, performing a full set of Radiohead songs in a number of cities across the Netherlands.
In the spring of 2003, 16 Down joined Anouk on her sold-out 17-date tour for her album Graduated Fool, followed by performances at the Parkpop and Bospop festivals that summer.
Before the release of the band's sophomore album, founding members Hobert and Pronk left the band, both later performing with The Horse Company.
Life in a Fishbowl was preceded by the release of its lead single "The Day That I Met You" before being released in October 2003.
16 Down's third album F.L.O. was released at Paradiso in Amsterdam in 2007. A tour of 60 concerts followed in 2008 and 2009.
In 2011, frontman Marco Hovius built his own studio using money he made re-singing a Beck's Beer advertising song. There, he records and produces his own and other bands' music.
In recent years, Marco Hovius has fronted a Pearl Jam tribute band and performed solo acoustic cover song nights across The Netherlands. Despite previous mentions of plans for a fourth 16 Down album on the band's social media, it has yet to materialize.

Discography

;Albums
YearAlbumNL
2001Headrush95
2003Life In A Fishbowl—
2007F.L.O.77

;Singles
YearSingleNLAlbum
2001"Subtle Movements"67Headrush
2001"Heaven Still Cries"87Headrush
2001"If The Money's Right"—Headrush
2002"Torn"—Headrush
2003"The Day That I Met You"84Life In A Fishbowl