Behind the Track (live podcasts)

Jasper Slijderink

Jasper Slijderink studied jazz at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. After his cum laude graduation, he started touring with several well-known Dutch jazz combos and (inter)national pop acts such as Duncan Laurence, Ilse DeLange, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Henny Vrienten and Jett Rebel. In 2019 Jasper worked on the global no.1 hit ‘Arcade’ by Duncan Laurence which won at the Eurovision 2019. Next to playing in live formations, he also composed for documentaries and films. When the Covid crisis hit and all of his live performances were cancelled, he started working at MassiveMusic Amsterdam, crafting music for several global brands including DHL, Adidas and Sony.

Maik Cox

Maik’s musical journey began with nine years of classical percussion, followed by graduating as a composer from the Pop Academy. Continuing his musical pursuits, he expanded into DJing and producing, performing over 1500 shows across The Netherlands and Europe. Alongside his solo career, he collaborated with over 30 artists, producing chart-topping records. In 2020, he joined Amp.Amsterdam, swiftly rising to Head of Music Production. His passion for film and advertising music shines in award-winning campaigns, reflecting his remarkable dedication to the art of sound.

Guido Maat

Joshua Petit

Belle Doron

Belle graduated from the Conservatory of Amsterdam Pop in 2015. Since then, she spends most of her time together with Sebastiaan Dutilh in CUT_. They make electronic pop music with an alternative slant. They are currently working on two major new projects around 8 upcoming releases. Besides the band, she has done a lot of work for commercials and as a top liner for electronic producers. She is proud to have more than 100 million streams under her name. She writes, sings and produces herself. With the investment fund, she started a solo project for which she made six songs. She liked this project because she had no idea what would come out of it. She would describe it as dreamy and quirky, slow pop. Furthermore, she has also made an advertisement on her own for Massive Music, for Zalando. In addition, she also teaches performance at the Herman Brood Academy.

Sofia Dragt

Composer, producer, vocalist and pianist Sofia works as a recording and performing artist in pop music, as well as a composer and producer for film and media. Sofia won several awards including ‘De Grote Prijs van Nederland’ (the Dutch national grand music award) in 2013, the award for ‘Best Music – Pop’ at the Berlin Motion Picture Festival in 2018 and in 2019 she was runner up for ‘Best Film Scoring’ at the CAIFF (US). Lastly, her song ‘Come Home’ which was written for the TV commercial of a Dutch insurance company ‘Interpolis’ ranked second on the ‘Reclamemuziek Top 40 2020’ (Top 40 Commercial Music Charts 2020).

Amber Roner (moderator)

As a freelance presenter and multimedia journalist, Amber Roner has been providing a platform for stories for almost 20 years. She does this with great energy as a host, interviewer and program maker for events, podcasts, TV and radio shows. In the past, among others for ESNS, Pakhuis de Zwijger, Sublime and Omroep ZWART. Now you might know her voice from the ‘Brood en Spelen’ podcast by GRAP Amsterdam, in which she talks to guests about current events and important themes in the music industry once every two weeks. Besides music, the main topics Amber likes to talk about are: sports, talent development, mental health, sustainability, diversity and inclusion.