Since 2003 record label BVHaast has released Marinissen's three solo CDs, 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 CDs received rave reviews worldwide: "The infectious delight Marinissen brings to performances of contemporary music", "percussionist extraordinaire Arnold Marinissen ...", "A wonderful collection of stimulating solo percussion performances."

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 and the Southern Sinfonia in New Zealand. Marinissen extensively performs repertoire for solo percussion in- and outside The Netherlands. In 2005, former Frank Zappa-drummer Terry Bozzio and Arnold Marinissen collaborated as Artists in Residence at the Dutch Traces of Rhythm Festival. Recently he did a series of duo concerts with the Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan, he performed at the Dutch Big Bang festival and at the Zagreb Biennial / ISCM days in Croatia and did recitals and masterclasses in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. He was guest at the Dutch Chamber Music Meeting and the Klap op de Vuurpijl festival, both in the MuziekGebouw in Amsterdam. In April he played three recitals in and around Volgograd (Russia). In the coming year, Marinissen will be guest amongst others in Melbourne (Australia), Wellington (New Zealand), at the Tromp Biennial in Eindhoven, the Asia Pacific Festival in New Zealand and in the Oosterpoort in Groningen. Arnold Marinissen performs unconducted chamber music with the Ives Ensemble and is a frequently asked guest programmer.