Matchmaking sessions

Ábel Petneki

Albert Meijer

DutchCulture is the network and knowledge organisation for international cultural cooperation. We support the Dutch cultural and creative sector, public authorities, and diplomatic posts in the pursuit of their international ambitions. The Creative Europe desk, hosted by DutchCulture, advises the Dutch cultural, creative and audiovisual sectors on European projects within the framework of the Creative Europe programme.

Anne-Maartje Lemereis

Anne-Maartje wrote her first composition when she was four years old and has never stopped writing it since. She studied piano and composition and currently works as a composer, pianist, teacher and organizer. Since January 1, 2024, Anne-Maartje has been appointed Composer Laureate of The Netherlands for 2 years.

Bas Pauw

Bas Pauw is programme manager by Performing Arts Fund NL. The Performing Arts Fund NL is the national fund for professional music, (music) theatre and dance in the Netherlands. It supports artists, ensembles, and festivals in the Netherlands, and it actively promotes the Dutch performing arts on the international stage.

Co de Kloet

Co de Kloet (1959) is a Dutch music producer, composer, musician, writer and radio/music/audiobook-presenter. Besides his work at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam he runs his own cottage industry called Zivasound. In cooperation with Buma Cultuur we developed an innovative multiplatform broadcast initiative called inJazz Radio. Working in many contemporary genres, he is also Steve Vai’s manager of orchestral endeavors. Co has written a book about his personal and professional relationship with Frank Zappa, published by London based Jawbone Press.

Daniëlle van Slooten

Sena manages the neighbouring rights of musicians and producers. These rightsholders receive a payment from Sena, when their music has been played in public. Daniëlle has been working in the music industry for over 25 years. Daniëlle started her career at BMG Music Publishing and then switched to EMI Music Netherlands. In 2013, EMI was acquired by Universal Music and Daniëlle continued her licensing and synch-work there.
Daniëlle has been working for Sena since 2019. As Account Manager Relations Producers she is responsible for the keyaccounts Producers and Daniëlle is often present at presentations and national events to respond questions and uncertainties about Sena from (future) rightsholders. Also, together with her colleagues, Danielle is the first point of contact for rightsholders, and she is responsible for providing information as quickly and efficiently as possible. Do you have a question about neighbouring rights? Please do not hesitate to contact Daniëlle!

Fahranaz Bozkurt

Fahranaz Bozkurt is music based doer persona. She is creative&executive producer and artistic curator. Her muse is being multi-hat on music industry. With a diverse skill set in the music industry, she has directed several jazz festivals and managed artists. Currently, she is pioneering curatorial projects aimed at bridging artists and commercial brands. By fostering these collaborations, brands can support cultural creations, allowing artists to surpass their potential through conventional means. Her goal is to highlight the potential benefits of these partnerships in today’s technology-driven, content-focused new music era.

Fleurine Verloop

BiMpro is an organization that has been committed to the interests of jazz, improvised music and musicians in the Netherlands since 1971. We are actively involved in discussions about arts policy and maintain conversations with the government, funds, music industry, venues and interest groups to promote the position of jazz and improvised music.

Götz Bühler

jazzahead! is the go-to event for the international jazz industry and the place for high-quality, contemporary jazz from Germany, Europe and overseas. As the world’s largest event where all the protagonists of the scene – musicians, labels, agencies, festival makers, bookers and media representatives – meet, it is considered by professional visitors from all over the world as the “Family Reunion of Jazz”.
jazzahead! is not only a trade fair for trade visitors, but also open to the general public – with a program that once a year turns the Hanseatic city of Bremen into a jazz metropolis. The jazzahead! Festival, which has been taking place before and during the international jazz meeting since 2011, presents the art and culture scene of an annually changing partner country as well as bands from all over the world in the Hanseatic city in cooperation with around 60 regional, national and international cooperation partners.

Isla Van Hout

Isla Van Hout is a jazz vocalist, concert producer, and tour & artist manager residing in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Co-founder of the non-profit organization Stichting New Amsterdam Jazz (NAJ), Isla works with many Dutch based artists and leads projects such as album recordings and releases, tours, funding applications, etc. NAJ has the mission to amplify the sound of the jazz scene based in the Netherlands and connect it to jazz scenes around the world. They have previously collaborated with partners such as Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, National Jazz Museum in Harlem, BIMHUIS, Conservatorium van Amsterdam, JazzCampus Basel, Prinses Christina Concours and many musicians such as Peter Somuah, Tineke Postma, Lionel Loueke, The Fried Seven and more.
As a producer, Isla works at one of the most prominent jazz venues in the Netherlands, BIMHUIS.  She was head of production at Theater de Roode Bioscoop and organised successful projects such as De Roode Bioscoop Sessies.
As a freelancer, Isla is active as tour and artist manager for several bands such as Kika Sprangers, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Blackbird. Being a musician as well as a producer makes Isla an expert in all areas of the work field in the jazz scene.

Jaïr Tchong

Jaïr Tchong worked as promotor for Melkweg and Tolhuistuin and as journalist for a.o. Groene Amsterdammer, Parool, Volkskrant, VPRO and IDFA. In december 2019 he moved to Belgium to work for art center KAAP in Bruges and Ostend. From 1 october on he will be working as artistic coordinator for Ha Concerts Ghent.

Jakob Fraisse

jazzahead! is the must-go event for the international jazz industry and the place for high-quality, contemporary jazz from Germany, Europe and overseas. As the world’s largest event where all the protagonists of the scene (musicians, labels, agencies, festival makers, bookers and media representatives) meet, it is considered by professional visitors from all over the world as the “Family Reunion of Jazz”.
Despite its steady growth, jazzahead! has managed to keep its family character. jazzahead! is not only a trade fair for trade visitors, but also open to the general public – with a program that once a year turns the Hanseatic city of Bremen into a jazz metropolis.

John Weijers

John Weijers, founder of ZenneZ Records [also marketeer by nature, musician at heart, full time creative entrepreneur, part time philosopher and wayfarer, son of a salesman]. ZenneZ Records is an indie label based in The Netherlands with a >130 albums catalogue which is a blueprint of today’s very versatile and dynamic Duitch jazz scene. It showcases a variety of genres in contemporary jazz, modern creative, vocal jazz, chamber, electric and fusion and/or any other ‘hokje’ you want to put a label on.

Jos Eilert

Jos Eilert is Producer and one of the driving forces behind the platform and activities of New Music NOW. New Music NOW is the collective propaganda agency for new music in the Netherlands. The aim of New Music NOW is to generate as much airplay and attention as possible for composers and creators and to reach new audiences.
We do this with our annual festival ‘Dutch Composers Day, City Composers and Composer-Curators, with whom we infiltrate various cities, festivals, conferences and other networks, to radically put creators back in the centre of the value chain. We produce our own television programmes, develop co-productions with public broadcasters and publish on our own content and video platform New Music NOW. New Music NOW is an independent foundation, that works closely with it’s Do-It-Together network of composers, musicians, curators, venues, festivals and the many devotees to new music.

Laura Bell

Having played as soloist and in bands, orchestras and ensembles, she graduated with first class honours at the Sydney Conservatorium and studied at The Hague Royal Conservatoire. In addition, she’s completed a Master of Management from the Australian Institute of Music, based in the Sydney Opera House boardroom.
In Australia, she worked at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as Executive Producer & Manager of ABC Classics and Jazz, recording ARIA award-winning soloists, orchestras and choirs, in partnership with Universal Music. After leaving Australia, she was Head of Sync for BMG Talpa Music in The Netherlands and Managing Director for BMG Production Music for Benelux and Germany/Switzerland/Austria, before starting her own music supervision company out of a long-standing love for film and series: Bell Music Supervision.
As seasoned music industry executive, she is now proud to be an advocate for the craft of music supervision, shaping many soundtracks for Dutch and International films, documentaries and series. Credits include Steve McQueen’s OCCUPIED CITY, Netflix’ STROMBOLI and HAPPY ENDING, Amazon Series MODERN LOVE AMSTERDAM, Cannes-nominated drama series CHILDHOOD DREAMS, Fien Troch’s HOLLY, Ena Sendijarevic’s SWEET DREAMS and Sacha Polak’s SILVER HAZE.

Maartje Glas

Maartje is the general manager of Buma Music in Motion BMIM is the place in the creative industry where music and media converge. BMIM highlights the importance of music in media and gives media composers a platform. All year round, we partner with national and international film festivals and events (Amsterdam Dance Event, IDFA, NFF) to organize inspiring masterclasses and workshops as well as matchmaking networking sessions for composers and creative professionals. We also organize the Music in Media Awards where we present prizes for the best media music in the Netherlands.

Manon Mooij

My name is Manon Mooij and for the past year I have been working with great pleasure at the Member Service department of BumaStemra to assist authors, composers and publishers with various questions about BumaStemra’s ultimate goal to ensure the collection and payment of their music use in the Netherlands and abroad.
For me, music is a basic necessity of life, which is why I would like to contribute to the possibilities for authors, composers and publishers to be able to continue to fulfill this need, because without music life would be very different.

Maria Rylander

Maria began as a jazz vocalist, studying jazz at the University of Music and Drama in Gothenburg and CNSMD in Paris. In 2013, she founded the Gamlestaden International Jazz Festival (GMLSTN Jazz). From 2015 to 2019, she served as Head of Marketing at Nefertiti Jazz Club. Currently, she coordinates the Knutpunkt network, which unites 34 organizers and venues in southwest Sweden. Her objective is to establish sustainable touring structures to empower organizers and create more opportunities for musicians. Additionally, she is developing an international collaboration platform within the network. Maria is also a board member of the Europe Jazz Network.

Martine van Zelst

Martine has over a decade of experience as a producer in media, mainly for NTR, Dutch Public Radio & Television. She produces radio and television covering events like North Sea Jazz, Transition Festival and Eurosonic Noorderslag, and works on podcasts with Benjamin Herman and Andrew Makkinga. Her focus is on jazz but her creative and production activities also cover other styles. Besides that she has worked as a tourmanager for different musicians and groups, and she works as a mentor in Music Business & Career on the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. She is also part of this year’s Edison Jazz jury.

Mies Koppelmans

Voordekunst is the platform for crowdfunding in the creative sector. Voordekunst provides advice and guides crowdfunding campaigns and thus helps achieve the goals of artists and the creative sector. Donors can contribute directly and easily to the project of their choice via the website www.voordekunst.nl. With small and large donations from private individuals and companies, more than 7,000 projects have been successfully financed through voordekunst.
Mies Koppelmans (they/them) guides creative makers on voordekunst.nl who want to make their creative project possible through a crowdfunding campaign. Both before and during the campaign, Mies is available to makers as a counselor and tower of strength to support makers towards a successful crowdfunding campaign.

Nicholas Bild

Defining the essence of a jazz music production isn’t always straightforward. It could be about the musicians from a particular city or era, presenting artists who follow trends, whether mainstream or innovative.
No artist at BERTHOLD records fits neatly into the label’s other productions, and that’s by design. This approach creates a kind of “style” defined by its diversity and unpredictability. BERTHOLD records guarantees surprises in abundance, offering a rich array of unique and compelling musical experiences.
Led by Anton Berthold and Nicholas Bild, the label focuses on contemporary jazz without rigid boundaries, aiming to create exciting musical encounters for the “Generation Jazz.”

Rosa Galbany

JAZZ I AM started in 2019 in Barcelona and continues as an annual international meeting focused on boosting partnerships among music professionals by hosting conferences, workshops and the finest national jazz and improvised music shows.
JAZZ I AM welcomes all the professionals of the music sector interested in discovering the Spanish jazz scene.
JAZZ I AM’s main goal is encouraging artists, agencies, venues, sponsors and public and private institutions to build international collaborations between them.

Silvia Biemans

Sena manages the rights of artists and producers. These rightsholders receive payment when their music is played in public, thanks to the music-licenses that companies and organizations buy from Sena.
Silvia has been working as an Accountmanager Relationship Management at Sena since 2017. Within this position, Silvia is responsible for maintaining contact with key accounts and rightholders. She also travels through the Netherlands (online & physically) to clear up questions about Sena from and for (future?) rightsholders. You can find Silvia at mostly all national events, but also smaller events and giving masterclasses at schools & universities.
Do you have a question about neighboring rights at home or abroad? Do not hesitate to contact Silvia!

Simone Uffen

Simone Uffen has over 30 years of experience at BumaStemra. She worked in various departments and for the last five years in the Member Services department. This department guides and advises our members and represents BumaStemra at events.
BumaStemra ensures that music makers receive compensation when their music is used in public. I think it’s a great concept because it gives music makers opportunities to continue doing this and stimulates their creativity. Without music the world would be a lot more boring!

Sonja Heimann

World Music Forum NL (WMF) is the grassroots, non-governmental platform and community for the Dutch global/ world scene connecting over 3.500 contacts in the music-production-chain from agents, artists, clubs, distributors and festivals to labels, media, promotors and venues. Founded in 2006, World Music Forum NL aims to advance and promote the Dutch world music industry both domestically and abroad.
Besides the popular Blend Café-networkmeetings our main activities are: agenda-setting, connecting & matching, consulting, promotion ,conferences and expertmeetings (on topics like heritage, broadcasting, education).

Stefanie Schumann

Stefanie Schumann founded her agency Delicious Tunes in 2012 based in Munich Germany. With Delicious Tunes Stefanie Schumann provides artist management, concert booking and tour production for African Artists touring in Europe and internationally. With over 11 years of experience and hundreds of concerts under her belt Stefanie is an expert in touring and managing African Artists. In the early beginning she worked for a record label from South Africa building their branch on the European territory. Further she was a founding member of the anti-racism concert series Music for Goals in collaboration with the German soccer association. In 2019 DT set up a publishing division and since 2021 Delicious Tunes is a fully registered record label as well. For Stefanie the most exciting aspect is the development an artist career where she shapes the talent and creativity into a whole package. Her roster presents strong female artists and powerful bands with the highest artistic quality. Music from Africa has stolen her heart and her goal is to bring the beauty to the world.

Sven Rozier

Established in 2005, JazzNL is a Dutch foundation that spearheads initiatives to uplift Dutch World Jazz and improvised music on the global stage. Serving as a catalyst for artistic collaboration, the foundation actively connects the Dutch jazz scene with international networks, fostering a dynamic exchange of ideas and influences. Beyond its role as a connector, JazzNL is dedicated to exploring new jazz markets worldwide, pushing boundaries and contributing to the evolution of the global jazz landscape. With a commitment to creativity and cross-cultural dialogue, JazzNL stands as a pivotal force in shaping the future of Dutch World Jazz, ensuring its impact resonates across borders.

Vinod Singh

Vinod Singh is a communication advisor for the cultural sector. He advises (jazz) venues and festivals like BIRD, GROUNDS (Rotterdam), BIMHUIS, Mozaiek (Amsterdam) and Music Meeting (Nijmegen) on reaching a wider audience. Additionally, he works at DutchCulture, serving as the Senior Marketing & Communication Advisor. His responsibilities include measuring the impact of the numerous services and events that DutchCulture offers and organizes. You can consult with Vinod Singh about these matters during his session at Injazz – or feel free to reach out before or after the talk.

Violet Broersma

Cultuur+Ondernemen is the knowledge platform for entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative sector and financier for cultural entrepreneurs. We are there to strengthen cultural organizations and independently working artists and creatives who want to do business, so that they can flourish and society can optimally benefit from what culture brings about.
We develop and share knowledge. And we connect our target groups with our network of external experts, advisors and mentors. Or with other parties within and outside the sector. We focus on three areas: governance, business development and financing. Expertise in this area is necessary for successful entrepreneurship. We also provide financing in the form of cultural loans.
Violet Broersma is financing program manager. In her work at Cultuur+Ondernemen she is committed to the development and dissemination of knowledge about financing options for artists, creative entrepreneurs and cultural organizations. Because, in addition to subsidies, there are many forms of financing that can be used, such as crowdfunding and own income.

Xavier Barceló

Xavier Barceló has a background in literature and music performance. He works as project manager at the Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics, the Balearic Islands regional government agency that promotes its culture outside of the islands. His work involves working with national and international agents and showcasing festivals, to encourage them to include artists from the Balearics in their lineups. Additionally, he coordinates and processes the subsidies that are allocated to the musical sector in the islands and offers consultancy to the artists to develop their international careers. He also supervises the music side of Fira B, the music and performing arts showcasing festival of the Balearic Islands and spreads it in showcasing festivals and events all over Europe.