Dutch composer, arranger, producer, director, conductor, and sound engineer, born 1947, Blaricum (The Netherlands). Started his career as sound engineer at [l267689] and became manager of Dureco Studio in 1972, where he stayed until 1985. During this period he was also one of the managing directors of Dureco. After a successful spell as a composer and arranger of advertisement jingles, he was the resident conductor of the Metropole Orchestra for fourteen years (1991-2005).