DRUMMER, COMPOSER, PRODUCER

Performed/recorded with: Guthrie Govan, Billy Cobham, Greg Howe, Jazzsick feat. Mike Stern, Shawn Lane, Herman Brood, Hans Dulfer, Herman Finkers, Jasper van 't Hof, Martin Verdonk, Nippy Noya. Yamaha Best Musician Award winner 1995. Teaching: Drums, Education, Internship, Practise-rhythm Class.

GUITARTEACHER, BANDCOACH, TUTOR

Sessionguitarplayer for a.o. Do, Gino Vannelli, Wende Snijders, Hans Vermeulen, Izaline Calister, Leoni Jansen........

DRUMS

for a.o. First Showband, René Froger, Wallstreet Crash, Karin Bloemen, André Hazes, Rob de Nijs, American Country Legends, Glennis Grace, Dana Winner, Gerard Joling, Frans Bauer, Guus Meeuwis, Willeke Alberti, Gordon, Ruth Jacott, Belle Perez, Xander.....

Clinician/Endorser Tama Drums, Roland, Zildjian

LIVE AND STUDIO BASSPLAYER, BANDPLAYER, TEACHER, BANDCOACH, COMPOSER, FLATFEST ORGANISER

MUSICIAN, PRODUCER, COMPOSER, ARRANGER, BANDLEADER

for a.o. Miss Montreal, Nielson, Krystl, Ryan Shaw, Big, Black & Beautiful, Sister Sledge, Pointer Sisters, Boris, Hans Vermeulen, Shirma Rouse, Ruth Jacott, Do.....

SINGER, ARTIST, PRODUCER, SONGWRITER

Worked with a.o. Oleta Adams, Michael Kiwanuka, Metropole Orchestra, Alain Clark, Waylon, Trijntje Oosterhuis.....

ARTISTIC & BUSINESS DIRECTOR

Director ArtEZ School of Music, concept & project development, concepts for the cultural domain, funding coaching & teaching, management, o.a. Kyteman, Knarsetand, NNENN…..

KEYBOARDPLAYER, EDUCATOR 

for a.o. The Voice of Holland, The Voice Kids, Edwin Evers Band, Candy Dulfer, Ik hou van Holland, Cor Bakker, Paul de Leeuw, The Parker Brothers, Robert Long…..

VOCAL TECHNIQUES, CERTIFIED MASTER EVT AND UVS, CO-DEVELOPPER UNIVERSAL VOICE SYSTEM

Specialized in voice ripeness, repair of damaged voices and vocal education.

SINGER, VOCAL COACH, SONGWRITER, TRANSLATER, STUDIO SINGER, VOICE OVER, D-LICIOUS VOCALS

Several bands, a.o. Hot Town, Funkafize it!, P.I.E.N. Backing vocalist with artists like Frans Bauer, René Froger, Thomas Berge, Ruth Jacott, Glennis Grace, Marianne Weber, Belle Perez, Henk Westbroek.....

RUNS A MANAGEMENT AGENCY (MUSIC UNITED)

representing music acts like ‘IX', and works a CONSULTANT in the music industry. 

HEAD OF THE ARTEZ ACADEMY OF POP MUSIC

Management team of the ArtEZ School of Music, Teacher Theorylab and Methodology, Tutor. Coach time management / information management, Bass guitarist (7-string)

CHOIR DIRECTOR, ArtEZ Pop Choir, Gospel Boulevard, Benediction

HAMMOND ORGANIST, a.o. Eastville. COMPOSER, ARRANGER, PRODUCER a.o. in his own Eastville-studio.....

SINGER

a.o. Zosja, Najib Amhali, BZT Show..... 

SONGWRITING, EDUCATIONAL MANAGER, INNOVATOR, COMPOSITION & MUSIC PRODUCTION

Educational design SCORE Academy Los Angeles, Management team ArtEZ School of Music, (co)founder ArtEZ MediaMusic & K-MP Programm in Germany, composer CD Many Ways and several musicbooks De Haske-Hal Leonard…..

SINGER, SONGWRITER, VOCAL COACH, PRODUCER, VOICE-OVER, PERFORMANCE COACH

Summa cum laude graduated at the Amsterdam Conservatory. As singer-songwriter Sarah Fairfield released several albums. Played for five seasons in her own theatre shows. Many national en international performances, also for radio and tv. Winner of two jazz awards. 

SONGWRITING, COMPOSITION & MUSIC PRODUCTION

for a.o. Popstars, Pink, Cirque du Soleil, Shakira, BMW, Nike, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Olympic Show Beijing 2008, Ubisoft, Disney…

SONGWRITING, MUSIC PRODUCTION & CREATIVE MANAGER

for a.o. Dimitri Vegas, Laidback Luke, Cascada, Di-rect, Sony BMG, Universal Music, Kane, Edison Award & many Top 10 albums.....

SONGWRITING, COMPOSITION & MUSIC PRODUCTION

for a.o. Kane, Volumia, Xander de Buisonjé, Ilse de Lange, Maud, Toppers, Hind, Nils Krake, several Songfestival songs…

NEW YORK BASED SONGWRITER, TOPLINEWRITER, VOCAL PRODUCER, ENGINEER, MANAGER

for a.o. International EDM Producers, company Audiofreaks, Founder company HitVocals, Educator Berklee College of Music…..

SONGWRITING, COMPOSITION & MUSIC PRODUCTION

for a.o. Multi Platinum & Gold succes & Music Awards & Top 10 hits ( USA and Europe), Co-writes in the US (Nashville and LA), UK and NL with great songwriters like Tom Nichols, Troy Verges, Allan Eshuys…..

SONGWRITER, TOPLINE WRITER, PRODUCER, COACH

for a.o. Xander De Buisonje, Ruth Jacott. Musical Turks Fruit. Thomas Berge, Stanley Burleson, Wolter Kroes, Jelka van Houten..…

MANAGEMENT, PROGRAMMER

for a.o. Poppodium Metropool Hengelo & Atak Enschede & P60 Amstelveen, National Pop Institute Amsterdam, Association of Dutch Pop Music Venues Amsterdam…..

BOOKER, MANAGER, CONSULTANT, MARKETING

for a.o. De Popronde, 3voor12 Arnhem-Nijmegen, Productionhouse De Nieuwe Oost, Oranjepop Nijmegen, collective ‘Lomechanik’, NEW…..

ENTERTRAINER, ONDERNEMERSCOACH, WORKSHOPLEIDER

for a.o. H4 Organisatie Training Advies, Coach for (beginning) entrepreneurs/students, Author: ‘Het ondernemingsplan’ & ‘Skills Adviseren’…..

VISUAL COMMUNICATION & DESIGN, CONCEPTING, EVENT ORGANIZER & PROMOTER, EDUCATOR , DJ

for a.o. Events Paradiso, Melkweg en Atak. Founder Donderslag en Dubbel. Noisia, Black Sun Empire, June Miller etc.....

COORDINATOR, EDUCATOR, RESEARCHER

Coordinator Research Bachelor & Master ArtEZ School of Music, projectleader Research-in-Music, advisor/teacher Saxion & University of Twente…..

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

for a.o. 2BeFrank, De Otter Creators, Volkswagen, Deloitte, Allianz, Philips, BMW, opening Amsterdam ArenA, directing (inter)national live show productions audiences up to 35.000… 

ENTREPRENEUR, ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE COACH, IMAGE BRANDING

Creator projects, advertising campaigns, video-clips, film, tv, fotoshoots, festivals & dj's…..

SINGER, EDUCATOR, MUSICONOMIE & ART BUSINESS CENTRE

Starters coach Art Business Centre ArtEZ, co-author ‘Musiconomie’ and ‘Arteconomie’, Jazz singer, independent legal community worker..… 

PERFORMANCE COACH, DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, RAPPER, SONGWRITER

Image building, stage performance, show development, Diesel, Nike, Back Street Boyz, X-Factor, Ilse de Lange, etc…..

COMPOSER, CONDUCTOR, ARRANGER, JAZZ PIANIST, EDUCATOR

for a.o. Matilde Santing, Toots Thielemans, Fay Claassen, Philip Catherine, Opgezwolle, Chick Corea, George Duke, Syb van der Ploeg, Danny de Munck, Frans Bauer, The Passion 2012  etc…..

ART DIRECTOR, CONCEPT VISUALIZATION AND GRAPHIC DESIGN, 'BEELDGENERATIE'

LYRICIST, COACH

Dutch & English Lyricist/writer (a.o. : Peter Erskine, Trijntje Oosterhuis with Pat Metheny, Edsilia Rombley ), Coach songwriting/poetry/spoken word, tour management & music festival production…..

USA BASED MUSIC DIRECTOR, ARRANGER, PERFORMER

for a.o. Within Temptation, Pointer Sisters, Van Morrison, Gordon, Michael Macdonald, Levis, Stevie Wonder, GRAMMY, EMMY en EDISON Awards…..

ENTREPENEUR

STUDENT COUNSELLOR

PERCUSSIONIST, TEAMBUILDER, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER 

Worked with a.o. Steve Winwood, Incognito, Richard Bona, Prince, Ilse DeLange, Nick&Simon. Host his own internet music program 'Martin Verdonk Master Sessions'.

SINGER, VOCAL COACH, VOICE OVER, ORGANIZER FESTIVALS

EDUCATION, METHODOLOGY

ACTING

EDUCATION, METHODOLOGY

LIVE SOUND, AUDIO ENGINEERING, POST PRODUCTION, MUSIC PRODUCTION, EDUCATOR

for a.o. RTL, Endemol, Eyeworks, FOX, NOS, NPO.…

SONGWRITING, LYRICWRITING, COMPOSITION, MUSIC PRODUCTION & SOUND DESIGN

for a.o. Junkie XL, NERVE, Thijs van Leer, Tickets Go Past, Twarres, Steinberg, Digidesign, Native Instruments…..

SONGWRITING, COMPOSITION & MUSIC PRODUCTION, AUDIO ENGINEERING, VOCAL COACH, STUDIOMUSICIAN

for a.o. Jeroen vd Boom, Bert Heerink, Thomas Berge, Ruth Jacott, Xander de Buisonje, Ilse de Lange, Waylon and couple of #1 hits…..

EDUCATION, METHODOLOGY

GUITARPLAYER, EDUCATOR

MINOR JAZZ

EDUCATION

KEYS

for a.o. Marco Borsato, André Hazes, JURK!, Marcel Fisser Band, Wolter Kroes

EVENT PROMOTOR, GUITARIST, CULTURAL ENTREPRENEUR

At ArtEZ: Coördinator PAMM Productions / Booster Festival 
Organisation: Booster Festival, BAM!Festival, Songwriterfestival Oost-Nederland, Muziek bij de Buren, Popronde, Cup A Music 
Guitar: Kenny B, Sabrina Starke, Roots Riders, Andru Donalds (Enigma), Meta & The Cornerstones, Roots Creation, Chezidek, Knarsetand, Junior Kelly 

SINGER, BACKING VOCALIST, STUDIO-SINGER

Backing vocalist various tv programmes (e.g. It Takes Two, The Passion) and artists; vocalist in the orchestra of the Royal Air Force; much sought-after studio-singer (e.g. the radio jingles of Veronica and Radio 10). Private singing lessons.

LIVE AND STUDIO-ENGINEER, MUSIC PRODUCER, ARRANGER

a.o. Carlo de Wijs, Nederlands Blazers Ensemble (NBE).