Pieter Perquin (1982) has been active as a composer and producer under the name Perquisite since the age of fourteen. He gained recognition with the hip-hop duo Pete Philly & Perquisite, with whom he toured internationally between 2005 and 2009, released two successful albums, and won multiple awards. In 2009 he received a Gouden Kalf (Dutch Oscar) for his music for the film Carmen van het Noorden. Since then, he has composed the music for several feature films and television series, including Niemand In De Stad (2018) and Buiten Is Het Feest (2020).
After a collaboration with Kris Berry, he has now been working with singer-songwriter Jeangu Macrooy for eleven years and, for the past three years, with alternative R&B singer Swan. Since late 2023, Pete Philly & Perquisite has also become active again. The reunion kicked off with a sold-out show at AFAS Live, and on May 3, 2024, their third album Eon was released, celebrated with a European tour and a theatre tour.
In addition, Perquisite has run his record label Unexpected Records since 2001 and is co-founder of BAM! Popauteurs, the largest professional association for songwriters in the Netherlands.