Education

  • MA in Ethnomusicology, Cum Laude/First-Class, University College Cork (2025)

  • BA in Music Management, Arts & Economics, Cum Laude/First-Class, University of the Arts Utrecht (2023)

  • Minor in Applied Psychology, Applied University of Utrecht (2021 )

  • Electronic Music Certificate, School for Audio Engineering (2017)

  • Associate Degree, IBS (2016)

    Professional Experience

  • Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, Freelance, Music Curation & Assistent Producer (2025 >)

  • Independent Ethnomusicologist & Sound Artist (2024 >)

  • Stichting Herdenking Slavernijverleden, Leiden, Freelance, Researcher (2024 >)

  • Mary Go Wild, Amsterdam, Booker & Producer (2017-2023)

  • Delsin Records, Amsterdam, Internship, A&R (2021)

  • JACK, Amsterdam, Freelance, Artist Handling & Booker (2018-2019)

    Distinctions

  • Society for Musicology Ireland, Nomination for the Alison Dunlop Graduate Award of Ireland. (2025)

  • University College Cork, First-Class Honours. (2025)

  • University of the Arts Utrecht, Distriction for Bachelor Thesis: Music as Medicine Erasmus MC. Nomination for Best Thesis. (2023)

  • University of the Arts Utrecht, Cum Laude. (2023)

Grants

  • Amarte Fonds, Interdisciplinair Ontwikkelbijdrage (2026)

Expeditions & Residencies

  • West-Papua, Artist-in-Residence (Alyakha Art Centre) and Ethnography (2026)

  • Bangladesh & Northeast India: Ethnography (2026)

  • India, Nepal, Pakistan: Ethnography (2025)

  • Suriname, Ethnography (2021, 2024, 2025)

  • Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil (2022)

Extra Contributions

  • Becker AS, van der Valk Bouman ES, Klimek M. Self-Chosen Music as a Contributor to Music-Induced Analgesia Across Diverse Socio-Cultural Backgrounds: A Crossover Randomised Controlled Trial. (2025) - Preliminary Study (2023)

  • Sarah Damai Hoogman, Noctiluca, Audiovisual Exhibition, Sound Artist (2021)

  • Jikke Lesterhuis, Levenslang: Audiovisual Exhibition, Sound Artist (2021)