Rob Snijders was born on September 4, 1969 in Deurne, the Netherlands.

At the age of 6 Rob started receiving private lessons in classical percussion. After hearing British pop band The Police and their drummer Stewart Copeland, he began playing drums and acquired his first drum kit at the age of 10. Following his graduation from high school he enrolled at the Brabants Conservatory in Tilburg and studied Classical Percussion with Willy Goudswaard and Jazz & Improvised Music with Frans van Grinsven. He also attended master classes with New York based vibraphone player Arthur Lipner.

During his schooling he acquired skills in both classical and rock music. This led to him playing Edgar Varèse’s ‘Ionisation’ with the Conservatory ensemble and meeting celebrated composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, yet being voted best national hard rock/heavy metal drummer in the Dutch percussion magazine ‘De Slagwerkkrant’ in 1995. For his graduation concert he composed a solo piece entitled ‘Winds in the Desert’ for vibraphone and percussion set-up.

In 1995 Rob joined Dutch band KONG, by that time already renowned for their pioneering role in combining loud guitars with electronic beats and samples. As a band member he did several tours across Europe and co-wrote the album ‘EARMINeD’ that was produced by Junkie XL. KONG was also known for their quadrophonical performances; each band member had his own small stage in one of the four corners of the venue complete with its own amplification and lighting system. Early 1998 Rob decided to leave KONG.

In that period of time Rob also played several gigs with Snowy White (Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd) and John Hayes (Mother’s Finest).

In the summer of 1998 he was asked to join former doom metal group Celestial Season, which in the mid-nineties had changed course towards a more groove-rock/stonerrock oriented style. With Celestial Season he co-wrote and recorded three albums: ‘Chrome’, ‘Lunchbox Dialogues’ and ‘Songs from the Second Floor’. They toured intensively throughout Holland and Germany until the band ceased to exist in 2002.

In 2005 Rob joined Dutch indie rock group Merry Pierce. In the composers competition of the VSB Poetry Award 2006 his composition ‘Lucht’ received a honourable mention in the jury verdict. In that year he also formed his own band Secrets of Napoleon.

Early 2007 he left Merry Pierce to be able to fully concentrate on Agua de Annique, the band of Rob’s wife and former the Gathering singer Anneke van Giersbergen. Agua de Annique has released several albums in a short time span. With ‘Air’ (2007), ‘Pure Air’ (2009), ‘In Your Room’ (2009) and ‘Live in Europe’ (2010), Anneke immediately managed to draw attention as a solo artist. They have been performing from Chile to Lebanon & from Mexico to Finland, as well as support for The Smashing Pumpkins.

In 2010 Rob has been touring across Europe as a member of legendary Kyuss frontman John Garcia’s live band. During their spring/summer 2010 Euro tour, they have been playing the work of Kyuss.

In January 2012 Anneke van Giersbergen released ‘Everything Is Changing’ under her own name and embarked on a worldwide tour, visiting more than 20 countries.