I was born at 09-05-1968 in Wormerveer, I started playing the guitar (flamenco) at the of age 5. I'm half Spanish and learned a lot by watching my father (José Catalan, flamenco guitarist) play. At the moment I'm doing a lot of different stuff; I've got a recording studio (SubWave Studio/Avstudiowest) together with Jeroen van Hoof (great musician and good friend), I'm playing with various flamenco artists and doing session work for studio's and various artists (all-round stuff), producing and mixing various projects.
Flamenco/Rumba with Miguel Perez (Sevilla), my father and self studies, Jazz/Fusion with Patrick Sedoc and Nick Vos, Rock/Blues/Funk by self studies.
1st Avenue 1987 - 1995 (Rock group, 2 cd’s), Cheb Ashraf 1992 - 1996(Rai fusion, 2 cd’s), Bayuba Cante 2001 - 2003 (World Music, 1 cd), freelance studio/session musician for Bolland and Bolland, VJR studio, Vinzzent, Jaap Eggermond (commercials), Imka Marina, Hans van Vondelen and various studio’s and artists. Flamenco/Rumba guitarist with Solera and various Flamenco artists, Workshops palmas Flamencas, Curra Suarez, Gaia Nostra and Jiga Voo.
For example: Count Down Café (Dutch Radio), Dunya Festival (Rotterdam), Bevrijdings festival, Paradiso (Amsterdam), RAI Amsterdam, Rotterdam Ahoy, Het Paard, Melkweg (Amsterdam), Kwaku Festival (Amsterdam), Bimhuis (Amsterdam), De Meervaart (Amsterdam), Sonja Barend (Dutch television), The Mix (Dutch Television), Najib (Dutch Television), Call TV (Dutch Television) , Nederland Muziekland (Dutch television), The Mix (Dutch television), Sunfest Festival (London Ontario, Canada), Nuite d’Afrique (Montreal, Canada), Folk Festival (Vancouver, Canada), Halifax Jazz Festival (Halifax, Canada), Tros Muziek Café (Dutch Radio), Catharine Max (Dutch Television), Paul de Leeuw (Dutch Television), NachteGiel (Dutch Radio), The Beat (Dutch Radio), Sugar Factory.