Since 2003 record label BVHaast has released three solo CDs by Marinissen, Traces of Cultures, Layered Rhythms and Percussionist Songs. This tryptich covers a wide range of repertoire for percussion, but also involves voice, musical saw and electronics. The press about these CDs: "The infectious delight Marinissen brings to performances of contemporary music", "percussionist extraordinaire Arnold Marinissen ...”, “A wonderful collection of stimulating solo percussion performances."

Marinissen extensively performs repertoire for solo percussion in- and outside The Netherlands. He toured with a programme around film and solo percussion, “Beauty Unrealized”, and was guest at the Asia Pacific Festival in Wellington, New Zealand. Former Frank Zappa-drummer Terry Bozzio and Arnold Marinissen collaborated as artists in residence at the Dutch Traces of Rhythm Festival, and he was jury member and performer at the Tromp Biennial in Eindhoven, where he worked with Evelyn Glennie, Trilok Gurtu and Peter Sadlo. He did a series of duo concerts with the Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan; furthermore he has played recitals in a.o. Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Volgograd (Russia).

Arnold Marinissen appeared as a soloist with a.o. the WDR Orchestra in Cologne, the Residentie Orchestra, the Noordhollands Philharmonisch Orchestra, the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, the Holland Symfonia, the Nieuw Ensemble, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the Southern Sinfonia, both in New Zealand.

Arnold Marinissen performs unconducted chamber music with the Ives Ensemble and is a frequently asked guest programmer.