It all starts with silence. Slowing down, contemplating, discovering space and finding your tone: your true tone (your true note). I like to make people pause for a moment, detach you from your surroundings and let you experience. What really counts? What matters to you? How do you connect with you? Everything I do arises from my life experience, boundless energy and mastery as a solo trumpet player. (including the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Netherlands Wind Ensemble) Beyond the instrument, beyond the musician, lies the silence. My starting point. The stage is now yours. A place to listen and tune in; a place to start something new. To let a new sound emerge. To create from silence, often from nothing.