Ekdom met Siebelink one day in Utrecht, recognizing him by his voice, and introduced himself.

A year and a half earlier he had sent a demo tape to then-manager Jan Steeman of the project Pyjama FM by AVRO studios.

From 19 to 24 December 2005, Ekdom teamed up with colleagues Giel Beelen and Wouter van der Goes, to host the 2nd edition of fundraising radio show 3FM Serious Request.

For the duration of this show, broadcast 24 hours per day, they lived in a so-called 'glass house', without solid food.

The proceeds were donated to the Red Cross for victims of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ekdom also made television-appearances; he hosted Toppop3, the revived version of the chart-show TopPop, and the talent-search Join the Beat.