Dirk Vermeij started drumming at the age of eight. In the basement of his parental home, a complete band setup belonging to his father's and uncle's rock band was permanently installed, so he spent most of his time underground. Together with his father and uncle, he was already drumming in local pubs at the age of twelve. In high school, he began playing the guitar, writing songs, and started singing mainly to impress girls and get rid of the heartaches. Eventually he enthusiastically quit school to focus solely on making music, a passion he continues to pursue to this day.

Dirk gained notoriety in the 1990s as the frontman of the band I TRAVEL, with whom he toured extensively throughout Europe. In 2001 he co-wrote and produced the top 10 hit "Out On My Own" by Michelle and won the 'National Song Contest', representing the Netherlands at the 'Eurovision Song Contest' in Copenhagen. He signed a deal with EMI and formed a new rock band called PARIS DANDIES with his mates from the famous Herman Brood & His Wild Romance. From 2013 to 2019 he joined WILD ROMANCE and did gigs with Nina Hagen and Otis Redding III.

Meanwhile, his desire to start a power trio was so strong that Dirk formed RAW MEDICINE, and they are still active. During the COVID-19 period he also established the acoustic group THE UNORIGINALS. As the lockdown persisted, Dirk spent every minute at his studio THE VOODOO LOUNGE. Since the late 1980s he has been recording, mixing and producing himself as well as other artists at the globally renowned Wisseloord Studios, so during this time of no live music he honed his mixing skills and was invited to join a Mix with the Masters seminar at Studio La Fabrique conducted by 5-time Grammy Award-winning mix engineer Chris Lord-Alge.