January 20, 2019
NY Artist Q&A: Eddy Marshall
For this series of bloggy interviews, I’ve shared questions with young artists and musicians living in New York. This time: guitarist and singer-songwriter Eddy Marshall.
October 14, 2014
Summer hang with Jernej & Tina
I spent a tour week with Slovenian guitarist Jernej Bervar in the Netherlands — from concerts on water stages and boats to playing for Princess Beatrix, sightseeing, and enjoying great food together.
September 4, 2014
Article in NRC next
Yesterday my name appeared in the Nrc Next - a Dutch national Newspaper. It was an article by Anouk Vleugels about crowdfunding. It tells about new ways to fund your studies, like I did before going to Berklee. Actually I'm humble and proud to say
August 4, 2014
Songwriting workshop @ Leiden University LAK
I taught a four-day songwriting workshop at Leiden University’s LAK center where students wrote and recorded their own songs. From lyrics to melody and final recordings, each participant created original music — some for the very first time.
May 17, 2014
I gave Jimmy Page a high five :)
I graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2014 alongside 900 fellow students. It was an unforgettable day — from speeches and honorary doctorates for Jimmy Page, Valerie Simpson, Geri Allen, and Thara Memory, to walking the stage and receiving my diploma.
May 17, 2014
Joe Lovano played my composition!
While studying phrasing with Joanne Brackeen, I asked Joe Lovano to play one of my compositions for an assignment — he not only played the melody but improvised on it. An unforgettable moment that inspired me to hear my music in a whole new way.
April 29, 2014
Jazz Symposium
At Berklee’s Jazz Composition Symposium I attended events with Geri Allen, Terence Blanchard, Billy Childs, Vijay Iyer, Maria Schneider, Don Was, and more. From private lessons to forums on the future of jazz, it was an inspiring and unforgettable week.
April 26, 2014
My first drum lesson from Adam Cruz
Visiting artist Adam Cruz reminded us that every musician should learn some drums. He gave us sticks, taught basic rudiments and paradiddles, and even had us work on clapping clave patterns to build rhythmic independence.
April 25, 2014
David Gilmore and our Berklee Global Jazz Ensemble
With Dave Gilmore and my ensemble we performed several pieces from the semester, including my original composition The Concept of Falling. It was a joy to share this music together.
April 16, 2014
Cheryl Bentyne
Berklee hosted a masterclass with Cheryl Bentyne of the Manhattan Transfer. She shared insights on simplicity, song meaning, joy, and staying true to the music — an inspiring session from a legendary jazz vocalist.