Hi, nice to meet you!

I studied classical guitar at the Brabant Conservatory in Tilburg, where I obtained the diplomas for teaching and performing musician (2002 & 2003). Soloist laureate of, among others, the National Competition of the Netherlands Young Music Talent Foundation and the International Guitar Festival Zwolle, but on stage you will mainly find me with others.

Chamber music has my special interest. As a younger guitarist, I played in the Dutch, European and Swiss Youth Guitar Orchestras, which gave me the opportunity to play under the guidance of inspiring guitarists, conductors and guitar orchestra pioneers such as Leo Brouwer, Roland Dyens, Dieter Kreidler, Jens Stibal and Peter Constant.
In 2002 I played in the National Youth Orchestra conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw in the concert performance of “Writing to Vermeer” by Louis Andriessen.

Ensemble playing also receives special attention in my teaching practice, including by the guitar orchestra the GitaarBend(e). I also teach guitar lessons (individually), arrange, perform, and can be found in my studio where I work on video and audio projects.

On this site you will find information about my work and what I can do for you.
Would love to hear from you!

Flute Guitar Duo

I have been playing concerts, intermezzos and background music since 2003 with flutist Femke van Leeuwen. The flute – guitar combination has a very wide repertoire. Easy listening, South American, classical and special original compositions by Toru Takemitsu and Philip Houghton, for example.

We played for, among others, International Music Master Program, The Day of Romantic Music, and provided performances for, among others, Prince Bernhard Cultural Fund, Cruise to Se7en, theaters, museums, theaters, societies and made educational performances for primary schools with, for example, the musical story “Wolfje”. See also www.fluitgitaarduo.nl

www.fluitgitaarduo.nl

GitaarBend(e)

Are you looking for a joyful, enthusiastic group of young guitarists with a diverse program for a concert, intermezzo, opening of a performance or festivity?
The GitaarBend(e) is a group of approximately 20 guitarists aged 13 to 22 who enjoy performing and showing and hearing the classical guitar from its most beautiful side. The group has given performances in Parktheater Eindhoven, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, Floriade, Wasven Festival, Catharinakerk Eindhoven and Schouwburg Almere, among others.
See www.gitaarbende.nl

Guitarist

As a guitarist I step in where necessary and desired; in various chamber music settings, as accompanist, substitute, soloist, background music, intermezi. It took me to beautiful and unique locations; from the street to museums, from the nursing home to the train hangar, clubs, banks, musicals, large and small concert halls, at home and abroad.
In addition to my regular flute-guitar duo with Femke van Leeuwen, I have performed in various ad hoc ensembles with fellow musicians on, among others, harpsichord, organ, violin, bass clarinet, string orchestra, concert band, and the Guitar Salon Roadshow. You can also hear me on Martijn Verberne’s children’s song album. A special project was the Idefix sextet, consisting of guitar, flute, harp, oboe, saxophone and celesta. Composer Niko Langenhuijsen wrote the composition “Era” especially for this line-up, which he later rewrote for the Brabant Jazz Orchestra.

I play a Sheridan guitar, and for situations where amplification is required I play an Asturias in combination with an AER amplifier.

Studio

In my home studio I enjoy working on different types of assignments. This includes playing guitar parts, editing audio, recording vocals, creating audio for videos, audio improvement, etc.

I work with the Cubase Pro program and have the following equipment:
Interface: Steinberg UR824
Mic: TLM 103, AKG C451 (2x)
Speakers: Adam Audio T5V
Headphones: DT770 PRO

Examples

Clocks – Coldplay
Playing 5 separate guitar parts, mixing them into a whole

Transience – Steven Wilson
Vocals and steel string guitar recorded in my studio. Received 15 videos from the other parties. This audio edited and mixed into one whole

Ferdinand Rebay
Solo guitar – live recording

Requests

What I can do for you:

Improve existing recordings
Add reverb, cut and paste, repair (that one note..), pitch correction, EQ improvements, etc.

Recording vocals
Record your own music, singing and/or with guitar

Record guitar
Solo, or record and mix several parts one after the other.

Optimize audio from video recordings
Image and sound reinforce each other, so audio optimization can give your image a boost.