About me

I’m a Portuguese musician based in Den Haag, the Netherlands.

I perform live and create music within several projects, having worked with several fine musicians and artists. 

You can find an interesting variety of performances and creations in my work, having co-founded several groups where I perform and compose music, such as:

Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes - an Experimental and Improvisational Post-Rock/Ambient audio-visual group
Wagon - a Contemporary Jazz quintet
Zero Happy Campers - an Improvisational Free-Rock duo
Sunder Blunder - a Math-Rock/Post-Rock trio
The Unmoored Dreaming - a Free-Jazz group

I also lead my own group under my own name and often collaborate with other musicians in several musical contexts, like Jazz, Free-Improvised Music, Singer-Songwriter music and even Hardcore bands, either as a member of a collective or sideman.

Lately I've also ventured a bit into orchestral composition, having written the music for a Horror game called Wayward Harbour, available and free to download on Steam.

I have a few official releases like:

Stable As The Earth Stops Spinning with Then They Flew
\​\​\​\​\​\​\​\​\ drift /​/​/​/​/​/​/ flux \​\​\​\​\​\​\​\​\ change |​|​|​|​|​|​|​|​| with Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes
The Unmoored Dreaming with The Unmoored Dreaming

I've also performed in several venues and festivals across Europe like the Rewire Festival at Korzo Theater, In Bloom Series at Korzo Theater, Onze Ambassade Festival at West Gallery, Musicon, opening for Maranha, Corsano & Young at WORM, OCCII, Simplon UP, Vechtclub, La Conserve, Klankhaven, Walter Werkplaats, Hot Clube de Portugal, Casa da Cultura de Setúbal, Zaratan, Circulo de Jazz Festival at Sociedade Musical Capricho Setubalense, Ciné Incrível Alma Danada, Oficinas do Convento, Körsbärsgården and several more.

I also teach private guitar lessons to several different students. This is an activity that I consider to be very valuable and enjoyable, not only because of how gratifying it is to pass on the knowledge and help people accomplish their goals, but because of how it also helps me to keep improving as a musician. 

I’ve completed two Bachelor’s degrees in Jazz Guitar.

In the Lusíada University of Lisbon, from 2011 to 2014, where I studied with Ricardo Pinheiro, André Fernandes, Demian Cabaud, Mário Delgado, Vasco Mendonça, Gonçalo Marques, Desidério Lázaro.

In the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, from 2015 to 2018, where I studied with Eef Albers, Wim Bronnenberg, John Ruocco, Patrick Schenkius, Henk Huizinga, Johan van Kreij.

I've also completed a Master's degree in Jazz Guitar in the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, having started it in September 2020 and graduated in June 2022, where I studied with Frederik Leroux-Roels, Hendrik Braeckman, Teun Verbruggen, Bo van der Werf, Ben Sluijs. and Mathias Coppens.

2023

07/08 Sunder Blunder@TBA, Barcelona - ES
24/05 Zero Happy Campers@Grey Space, Den Haag - NL
04/05 Zero Happy Campers@Grey Space, Den Haag - NL
22/04 The Night Noises + Sunder Blunder@PopRadar, Den Haag - NL
17/04 Alto Terra@Spring Festival in the Conservatoriumzaal at Koncon, Den Haag - NL
01/03 With Francisco Morato, Luis Melo, Bart Maris and Aleksandar Škorić @Hot Club Ghent, Ghent - BE
17/02 The Night Noises@Café Damberd, Ghent - BE

2022

07/12 Wagon@Jazzcafé Bebop, Delft - NL
06/11 With Felician Erlenburg and Snorri Skúlason@Fake News Festival in KB, Den Haag - NL
13/10 With Lidia Strika and Imanol Emede @Jaarbeurs, Utrecht - NL
08/10 Flowers/Ghosts @WEST Gallery, Den Haag - NL
22/09 With Joanna Koziol @Bar Kino, Antwerpen - BE
18/09 With Jose Cervera Minguez and Snorri Skúlason @Urban Walk, Rotterdam - NL
31/07 With Tomás Boto and HISKE @The Anthony Hotel, Utrecht - NL
03/07 With Maria Voitenkova @Knapsak Festival, Delft - NL
03/07 With Lidia Strika and Jaume Pineda Solar @Urban Race, Den Haag - NL
16/06 With Lukas Jouck, Adia Vanheerentals and Charel Maes @Klankhaven, Antwerpen - BE
25/05 With Lukas Jouck, Adia Vanheerentals, Thibaut Deryckere and Jacob Hus opening for Joe MacPhee and Universal Indians (with John Dikeman, Tollef Østvang, Jon Rune Strom) @Walter Werkplaats, Brussels - BE
20/05 With Tomás Boto @Kickstart School, Den Haag - NL
17/05 With Tomás Boto @Amare, Den Haag - NL
14/05 With Tomás Boto and Snorri Skúlason @Urban Walk, Den Haag NL
21/04 With Tomás Boto and Arjun Ramdas @Marriot Hotel, Den Haag - NL
20/04 With Tomás Boto and Shashank Das @Museon Omniversum, Den Haag - NL
05/04 With Tomás Boto and Pedro Gonçalves @Spoorwegmuseum, Utrecht - NL
04/04 Flowers/Ghosts @Vechtclub, Utrecht - NL
29/03 With Tomás Boto and Snorri Skúlason @Amare, Den Haag - NL
09/03 With Tomás Boto and Snorri Skúlason @Museon, Den Haag - NL

2021

26/09 Flowers/Ghosts @Republiek Electriek, Den Haag - NL
11/09 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes @Rewire Festival (Offline Edition), Korzo Theater, Den Haag - NL
24/08 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes @Körsbärsgärden, Burgsvik - SE
22/08 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes @PLX Festival, Tjärö - SE
20/08 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes @Reimersholme Hotel, Stockholm - SE

2020

10/04 Gonçalo Oliveira Quintet@Murphy's Law, Den Haag - NL (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
03/04 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Rewire Festival, Grey Space in The Middle, Den Haag - NL (Postponed due to COVID-19)
25/03 With Felician Erlenburg@Murphy's Law, Den Haag - NL (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
15/03 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Black Box Live Sessions, Chalkida - GR (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
14/03 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Chimeres.Space, Athens - GR (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
13/03 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@So Far Athens - GR (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
12/03 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Bensousan Han, Thessaloniki - GR
16/02 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@So Far Leiden - NL
13/02 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@In Bloom: Fourth Edition, Korzo Theater, Den Haag - NL
02/02 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@02022020.space, Scheltema, Leiden - NL

2019

11/12 With Tomás Boto and Ignácio Santoro@Diamond Theater, Den Haag - NL
05/12 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Simplon UP, Groningen - NL
27/11 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Book Release, Omuamua, Amsterdam - NL
21/11 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@De Roze Tanker, Amsterdam - NL
14/11 Background with Tomás Boto and Jackson SangGeun Lee@Student Hotel, Den Haag - NL
04/11 Background with Tomás Boto and Jackson SangGeun Lee@Indigo Hotel, Den Haag - NL
26/10 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Casa da Cultura, Setúbal - PT 
25/10 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Zaratan, Lisbon - PT
24/10 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Oficinas do Convento, Montemor-o-Novo - PT
11/10 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@OCCII, Amsterdam - NL
27/09 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Bands on Tour, The Grey Space in The Middle, Den Haag -NL
08/09 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Onze Ambassade Festival, West Gallery, Den Haag - NL
02/06 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Out There Guitars, The Grey Space in The Middle, Den Haag -NL
30/05 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@WORM, Rotterdam - NL
21/05 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Living Room Concert, Festival Dag in De Branding, Den Haag - NL
03/05 Trends and Revolts@Musicon, Den Haag - NL
12/04 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Club ODD, Butcher's Tears, Amsterdam - NL
30/03 Trends and Revolts@Winterfest, PopRadar, Den Haag - NL
20/02 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Villa K, Den Haag, NL
18/02 Broken Circuits Trio@WTC, Den Haag - NL
25/01 Trends and Revolts@PopRadar, Den Haag - NL
20/01 Flowers/Ghosts & Echoes@Nausicaa, Amsterdam - NL

2018

08/12 Flowers/Ghosts@RCC, Studio Loos, Den Haag - NL
29/11 "Detached but Interconnected" by James Alexandropoulos Mc-Ewan@CID Conference, Den Haag - NL
22/11 Flowers/Ghosts@Vondelbunker, Amsterdam - NL
07/11 Flowers/Ghosts with PnP@KABK, Den Haag - NL
24/10 Trends and Revolts@Slow Down Studios, Rotterdam - NL
22/09 Trends and Revolts@Future Farmers Festival, Alphen aan den Rijn - NL
13/09 Flowers/Ghosts with PnP@Helicopter, Den Haag - NL
10/09 Broken Circuits Trio@Zuiderstrand Theater Foyer, Den Haag - NL
23/08 Trends and Revolts@Jazz in de Gracht, Den Haag - NL
22/08 Trends and Revolts@Neverland Cinema, Rotterdam - NL
23/06 Trends and Revolts@Baobab Magazine 2nd Edition Launch, Den Haag - NL
08/06 Broken Circuits Trio@DuneArt Festival, Den Haag - NL
14/04 Broken Circuits and Maria Voitenkova@Cultureel Centrum Voorschoten, Den Haag - NL
10/04 Broken Circuits and Maria Voitenkova@September, Den Haag - NL
29/03 Broken Circuits and Maria Voitenkova@Brody's, Den Haag - NL
10/03 With Felician Erlenburg and Ukko Heinonen@Park Road Café, Den Haag - NL
08/03 Flowers/Ghosts@Helicopter, Den Haag - NL
19/02 Flowers/Ghosts@Korzo Theater, Den Haag - NL
12/02 With Felician Erlenburg@Neverland Cinema, Rotterdam - NL
20/01 Broken Circuits@Circulo de Jazz Festival, Setúbal - PT
13/01 Broken Circuits@Espaço "O Nariz", Leiria - PT
08/01 Broken Circuits@Pensão Amor, Lisboa - NL
06/01 Broken Circuits Trio@Ciné- Incrivel Almadense, Almada - PT