Projects

The RE:Orchestra (2006-)

The RE:Orchestra (formerly known as the Rotterdam Ensemble) was founded in 2006 by Roberto Beltran, at that time a student in orchestra direction at the Rotterdam Conservatory. From an (in more than one way) highly unstable group of musicians that mainly performed during presentations by composition students, it rapidly grew to the professional ensemble that it is today, playing a variety of music created somewhere between the late 1600s and this very day, and giving highly acclaimed concerts in both the Netherlands and abroad.

More information on the RE:Orchestra can be found on www.re-orchestra.com.

Nicoline van Doorn (2007-)

Singer/actress Nicoline van Doorn graduated in 2007 from the Codarts Music Theatre Academy, where percussionists Oscar Alblas and Luuk van Rossum played a big part in her final exam performance. This performance was selected to be performed during the It's Festival in Amsterdam that same year. Nicoline then continued her studies at London's Royal Academy of Music. She, Luuk, Oscar and video artist Elise van der Linden created another music theatre performance for the Uitmarkt 2008, which equalled the success of their previous collaboration. Currently, Nicoline and Oscar are writing and arranging material for their upcoming third project.

For more info, check www.nicoline-online.nl.

Sulphurnova (2010-)

Founded by Max Frick (keyboards, guitars) and Pieter de Haan (guitars), and completed by Florian Maier (vocals, guitars) and myself (acoustic and electronic drums and percussion), Sulphurnova is a metalband whose members draw inspiration from (old school) death metal, black metal and the electronic character of bands such as Swiss-based Samael. But gradually, Sulphurnova is evolving from a regular band into what can be described as a multimedia collective, which blends music, image and technology.

Ensemble Gending (2011-)

Ensemble Gending has a long history (since 1989, to be exact) in performing contemporary music on traditional Javanese gamelan, sometimes combined with other instruments or electronics. As of 2011, I may call myself a permanent member of the ensemble.

Web: www.gending.nl

Mony Wouters (2011-)

Mony Wouters is a Dutch singer who performs songs by various French artists (Nougaro, Trenet, Piaf, Maurane, Sanson, Camille) in various different styles (jazz, swing, pop, chansons, bossa nova). With her own combo, she combines authenticity with experiment, which results in fresh-sounding, and especially very personal performances that have earned Mony a lot of respect in both The Netherlands and France.

Website: www.muziekhuis.net