31. of Januar, 2017. The day I had been waiting for for weeks – I’d finally be able to meet Epica and show them my drawings! I was very excited that day when it was finally time to enter the location and meet Epica – a band that had inspired me for such a long time and whose music I listen to almost daily. It was a very relaxed Meet & Greet as we were only 5 “VIPs”. Fist, Mark and Arien entered the room and had a little chat with us. The crew built up a photo wall and the table for signing while I was talking with Mark. Then the rest of the band arrived and the signing session began. I got out my artworks and showed it to the guys and lady, asking them to sign them. Simone was the first to see the artworks and told me that she was really impressed, especially by the portrait drawing of her. At first, she didn’t even want to sign it because she was afraid of “ruining” it. The guys showed a similar reaction to the artworks. Coen was especially interested in the music sheets that I drew for Simone’s portrait and examined everything very thoroughly. They all told me how much they liked the artworks and asked me a lot of questions about them – how long did it take me to finish them, what materials did I use, and so on… After the signing session we went on to taking the photos with the band – which didn’t take too much time as we weren’t many people. Then we had a last chance to take photos with singles band members and chat with them before we had to say goodbye. The concert that followed the Meet & Greet was amazing and Epica were in a really good shape. All in all: a very successful evening that I’ll definitely remember for a long time.
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