professional career1960-today:56 years of worldwide experience as a performing jazz & latin artist (double bass, fretless electric bass, piano, occasional vocals), composer, arranger, song lyricist, record producer (see personal website for detailed biography).1965/1977:parallel with musical activities: explosive career in European advertising, including work as a copywriter and copy director, radio-TV-film producer and director, international account executive – ultimately specializing in culture marketing.1979/1982:More than 1,500 educational concerts at secondary schools - for Stichting Het Schoolconcert.1981/1984:Board member and VP of BIM (Dutch Jazz Musicians' Union), co-authoring BIM's standard performance contract.Languages:Dutch (native speaker) – English and German (advanced level) – French (intermediate level) – some Indonesian (rusty...), some Spanish, some Italian, some Portuguese. I write directly in Dutch, English and German.Specialisms: media and client communication, ensemble coaching