Matchmaking One on One Sessions

Kader Akbayir

Kader studied management and law and made an important contribution in the field of post-production. She worked as a Post Production Supervisor at Pupkin, a renowned fiction production company and as Head of Post at Scenery, a prestigious documentary production company. Her passion for management, financing and overseeing the post-production of international documentaries can be seen from her early career to the present day.

Ramin Bahari

Ramin is a creative director at DEPT Agency. This means he gets to decide what ads are made. Which makes him the opposite of most people, who decide what ads are skipped. Most of the times, most people skip Ramin’s ads. Every once in a while most people don’t. That’s when his work, works.
Music makes a lot of his work better. Come and have a chat with him about it. Maybe you can help him make ads, that most people don’t skip. Ads for some of his clients, like Bol.com, Bitvavo or the Bijenkorf. He would love that. And so would most people.

Laura Bell

As conservatorium-trained and seasoned music industry executive, having worked in roles as record label manager, sync director and managing director for production music, Bell is now proud to be an advocate for the craft of music supervision, shaping many soundtracks over the past four years for Dutch and international films, documentaries and series. Credits include Steve McQueen’s Occupied City, Netflix’ Stromboli and Happy Ending, Amazon’s Modern Love Amsterdam series, Cannes-nominated drama series Childhood Dreams, Dana Nechushtan’s Piece of My Heart, Aaron Rookus’ Goodbye Stranger and Sacha Polak’s Silver Haze.

Kirsten van den Berg

Kirsten is a Senior Producer at 180 Amsterdam. With more than twelve years of experience in the advertising industry, she has a proven track record in producing national and international campaigns for, among others, Pepsico (Lays) and Gatorade, ING and Rabobank, Randstad and Start People, BMW, Toyota and Lexus, Holland Casino, PLUS, Flower Council of the Netherlands, MSC cruises and Vodafone Ziggo.

Pirke Bergsma

Pirke played in various bands and entered the advertising world in 1996 as a production assistant at Wieden & Kennedy. He rose to become a producer at Nike and Coca-Cola, among others, then worked at DDB and started his own company in 2003 with Pirke Productions. Here he works both as an agency producer for various (inter)national advertising agencies and as a production company / music producer to provide the music for productions.

Dan Bewick

Dan Bewick is an award-winning British composer, producer, sound designer, and DJ, and throughout his career has produced numerous club and crossover hits accruing sales into the millions worldwide. Having always had a passion for writing bespoke music to picture, he easily turned the skills he acquired whilst making records toward creating award-winning scores and sound design for feature films, computer games, and commercials. In 2015, Dan became a Partner at The Elements Music, and moved from London to LA. Since joining, he’s led the creative on projects for many of the world’s leading brands. Dan’s leadership has also been instrumental in TEM being named the Inc. 5000 list.

Bobby Boermans

After completing his education at the Netherlands Film & Television Academy, he studied at the prestigious American Film Institute Conservatory in Hollywood, Los Angeles. In 2011 he made his film debut with the thriller Claustrofiobia, followed in 2012 by his second film App. It was the first theatrical film in the world to use 2nd-screen, and the remake rights were sold to Hollywood. In 2012 he started as co-founder of the production company 2CFILM (Hartenstraat, Jack Ordert een Broertje, Oh Baby, Heart Struggle, Casanova’s, Thunderdome, Whitestar).

In 2013 he made the TV drama ROFFA (nominated Prix D’europe 2014). He then directed 4 seasons of the popular drama series Nieuwe Buren (based on the book by Saskia Noort) for Videoland. Nieuwe Buren was remade in France (M6) and was the first official purchase of Amazon Prime in the Netherlands. In 2018 he directed the successful hit Mocro Maffia, again for Videoland. It was sold to 23 countries and reached a record 50 million streams. Mocro Maffia was awarded the Golden Calf for best TV Drama 2021, the VIDEO AWARD for best on-demand series, and a DUTCH DIRECTORS GUILD nomination. Bobby also directs commercials for clients such as Heineken, Ajax, Albert Heijn, Audi, Sanex, Honda, Holland Casino, Soldaat van Oranje, Tommy Hilfiger & KPN. He is a board member of the DAFF (Dutch Academy For Film) and a member of EFA (European Film Academy).

Lars Brink

Lars is a film director and owner of film production company Studio Studio in Amsterdam. As a self-taught director, he started out in the music industry making music videos and documentaries. Now he mainly works in the advertising industry and makes commercials for brands such as Tele2, Nike, McDonald’s & Ace & Tate.

Codie Childs

Before working at PlayStation, Codie supervised various music projects in film, TV and advertising, including as Associate Music Supervisor for the documentary series Uprising (director McQueen, Rogan) and the VR experience On The Morning You Wake (to the End of the World). She also supported campaigns for companies such as Nike, Mercedes-Benz, John Lewis and the International Red Cross.
Codie is now a Senior Music Supervisor at PlayStation Studios. She works on music for videogames as well as global advertising campaigns for Sony. Recent highlights include the ‘Live from PS5’ campaign and the updated PlayStation Plus.

Max Dorsman Lemstra

Max Dorsman, nowadays Sound Production Lead for the global content, data, and media powerhouse Media.Monks comes from a diverse background in music, events, and digital craft. As music performer and producer, Max has had releases on numerous record labels, like Soul Heaven (Defected) & Razor N Tape (deepanddisco) and performed in nightclubs in Europe & North America. He has also hosted and organized numerous events and talent showcases.

During his time in NYC, Max honed his skills as a music professional, gaining a deep understanding of the industry and building valuable connections with artists, labels, and other industry professionals.

Max’s passion for interdisciplinary art has led him to explore the intersection of dance and electronic music, resulting in some truly unique and innovative film pieces for the VPRO & Kranenburgh Museum. Through his work, he has demonstrated an ability to look at sound in different ways, creating experiences that engage the senses and challenge preconceptions.

Jesper Gadeberg

Jesper Gadeberg is an independent music supervisor specialized in advertising.

From time to time the music supervisor for directors such as Jonathan Glazer, Kim Gehrig, Traktor, Martin Werner, Felix Brady & Martin De Thurah. For brands like Burberry – Playstation – Squarespace – Heineken – Mercedes & IKEA.

Speaker & lecturing at music festivals – advertising festivals & universities on music in advertising. Judging at various advertising festivals such as YDA & AICP. Have contributed on music in articles published in The Huffington Post etc.

Awards includes; The Lions, Ciclope, D&AD, ADC etc.

Alex Heringa

As a producer at film production company Mr. Frank, Alex bridges the gap between art and commerce. With a master’s degree in film directing from the LUCA School of Arts, he combines his knowledge of directing with creative production. He has worked with brands such as Nike, Evian and Adidas, among others.

Joeri Jansen

Joeri Jansen is partner and creative director of Roorda Reclamebureau. He is the creator of award-winning campaigns involving behavior change and positive impact. “We believe we are rational creatures. Truth is 95% of our behavior is driven by our emotions. Music plays a crucial role in persuasion.” He is the creative force behind successful collabs like “Knalplanga” with Donnie and “Ik ben de BOB” with Goldband and the recycled version of “Afscheid” by Xander de Buisonjé and the Joël Beukers banger “Vuurwerkbril”.

Marie-Claire Janssen

Marie-Claire is head of business at Fiction Valley, where hit shows and films like Sleepers, Mocro Maffia, Sihame and Dirty Lines are produced for SVOD platforms and Dutch public broadcasters. Fiction Valley is a versatile, Amsterdam-based production company specialising in drama. Being a production house where talent and diversity in drama are embraced, Fiction Valley produces series and films for a wide range of viewers.

Marie-Claire started her freelance production career in 2006 and worked on a wide variety of productions, ranging from national successes like Penoza, Bon Bini Holland and Dropje! to international service productions like The Hitman’s Bodyguard. Before starting at Fiction Valley, she worked as head of production at NewBe, where she produced sequels to the commercial successful feature Slime films and other productions for Netflix, Amazon, Videoland and NPO.

Ferdy Joosen

Ferdy Joosen is a creative in advertising, copywriter for change and musician at heart. Through his 29 years of existence, he has come to believe that copy has the power to create extremely vivid worlds, without using a single picture. And no doubt; he has learned that through lyrics and moody melodies in songs his parents used to play. He is therefore thrilled to be able to listen and judge what kind of vivid worlds he will experience in music.

Polona Kasal

With a background spanning from NTS radio to being a musical artist and electronic music enthusiast – Polona will find the deeper cuts you’ve always wanted but didn’t know existed. As a Music Supervisor at London based music agency RESISTER, Polona always seeks to bring a Creative left field approach to sourcing music for brands.

Emmie Kollau

Emmie Kollau is a podcast maker and also runs Aldus’ productions with designer Tijl Akkermans. Together they create committed stories in all possible forms with which they like to keep up with the spirit of the times. They work autonomously or on behalf of broadcasters, newspapers or museums, such as VPRO, NTR, NRC, HUMAN, Jewish Museum, Germany Institute and National Committee 4 and 5 Mei. Well-known podcasts by Kollau are Hier hing een schilderij (NRC) and Lopendebandwerk (VPRO). As editor-in-chief and producer, she was also responsible for the series Buiten de Muren, De Ranchi Baby’s and De Man en de Maan. She is currently working on a number of new documentary podcasts and writing her first musical theater performance Gabbers waren we. Previously, she was director of Causes International Podcast Festival and worked as a researcher and reporter at various broadcasters.

Aemilia van Lent

Aemilia currently serves as Executive Producer in 100%’s commercial department, primarily focusing on short commercial content ranging from 10-30 seconds to one minute. She began her career working as a freelancer on longer projects like feature films, short films, television series, and long-form documentaries. Over time, her focus shifted more toward commercials. Today, her role at 100% centers on client engagement, conceptualizing treatments, and crafting budgets that seamlessly align with the director’s vision and meet the agency’s expectations.

Mischa Schreuder

Mischa is a Creative partner at Fitzroy and has more than 20 years of experience as a creative director at Havas Worldwide, Imagine, Y&R, TBWA and Publicis, among others. He has won more than 200 (inter)national awards, including a number of Cannes Lions. His award-winning work has included Mercedes-Benz, Hunkemöller, Delta Lloyd, Albert Heijn, Samsung and Lay’s.

Rogier Sol

Rogier started in 1999 as an assistant location manager on the set of the film Kruimeltje and subsequently worked in various positions in the film world. From 2007 to 2016 he headed production company State31, where he produced films such as Heineken The Candidate and Zeeman Fashion Week. From 2017 to 2021 he worked at Wefilm as Head of Production and was part of the management team. In September 2021, he started his own business with production company Better Call Sol. Better Call Sol produces commercials for major (Dutch) brands such as Hema, Jumbo, Rijksoverheid and Booking.com.

Nino Stoffels

As a strategist, I help brands find their story and stick to it. It’s all about understanding what a brand is about and what consumers want from them. Once that’s set, we can think about what a brand will sound like. As a composer, it’s great to balance out all the research, insights, and planning with the free-flowing process of making music. At creative agency Natwerk I’ve had the pleasure of working with a great roster of clients, from CUPRA and Netflix to Peijnenburg & Tikkie.

Rachel Tauwnaar

Rachel was responsible for the music behind international campaigns for brands such as G-Star, Karl Lagerfeld, Adidas, Schweppes, Smart, Tommy Hilfiger and many more. Last year she composed the music for G-Star RAW – The Rhythm of Denim together with Mark van Bruggen, which earned them the distinction of the most acclaimed commercial of the year in the music category for original composition.

Besides being experienced in music supervision, Rachel has a background in singing, songwriting and playing classical violin.

Alessandro Tomasi

Ale is the Directors & Photographers Rep at 100%, connecting the agency and its talent with the broader creative industry. A multidisciplinary professional, Ale has spent over a decade working across various sectors, starting his career in contemporary art and photography. Since then, he has collaborated with international brands and creative agencies. He also served as Community and Partnerships Manager at ADCN, the largest creative community in the Netherlands, where he organized and hosted influential industry events such as the Dutch Creativity Festival and the ongoing series Creative Collider.

Jasper Vierboom

With over 60,000 hours of listened-to songs on his Spotify Wrapped, Jasper is quite the music buff. He started at Ogilvy, moved to VICE and now works as Creative Director and Partner at Wolfstreet, where he uses music in his work to enhance a story or emotion. In 2023 he was one of the jury members of the Buma Music in Media Awards.

Niels Visser

As Executive Producer at PinkRabbit, Niels oversees productions for directors such as Teddy Cherim, Juul Op Den Kamp, Ismael ten Heuvel, and Souf Kinani. He frequently produces commercials both in the Netherlands and internationally. Over the past decade, Niels has worked on a diverse range of commercials, music videos, and (short) films. His portfolio includes commercials for Patta & FC Barcelona, G-Star featuring Snoop Dogg, a KFC ad with rapper Joost, short Nike documentaries about gabber, bubbling, and hip hop, as well as music videos for Spinvis and Meetsysteem, and a Ghanaian film featuring original Ghanaian tracks.

Sofie Vlasveld

Frank Wever

After graduating from the University of Amsterdam with his Masters in Documentary & Fiction including courses focusing on sound in cinema, Frank joined production company New Amsterdam Film Company. In the midst of this company, he further explores his interest in dramaturgy and sound within narrative film & documentary, while always looking for the crossover between arthouse and mainstream film. Recently, New Ams released the first Dutch vampire film ‘We are animals,’ documentary ‘A Gabber heads home,’ and feature film ‘Hardcore Never Dies’.

Jacob Wiltshire

With a love for bold and challenging music, a deep respect for the artists who make it, and a passion for cinema; Jacob Wiltshire is a music industry professional and creative director at PUSHER, carrying years of international experience in A&R, sync licensing, music production, label management and publishing.

Usually based in Berlin, Wiltshire represents and manages PUSHER’s roster of artists, composers, label and publishing partners for worldwide sync opportunities. PUSHER and its artists’ music has featured in hundreds of entertainment marketing campaigns for Disney, FOX, Warner Brothers, Universal, NETFLIX, Sony, Amazon, HBO, Activision, Ubisoft, Amazon, Hulu, Apple and A24. PUSHER’s Ads division has also landed spots for Ford, Toyota, Playstation, Audi, Samsung, Volkswagen, Porsche and Burberry amongst others.