Eilander is Marcus Bruystens making music and vice versa.

Jeroen Robbertsen (1969) has been fascinated by music his whole life. At the age of 7 he starts listening to Jean Michel Jarre, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Vangelis and Pink Floyd following the start of piano lessons at the age of 8. After a short break during highschool he continues to attend piano lessons at the age of 17 which is shortly followed by the purchase of his first synthesizer, the Roland Juno 106. Robbertsen gradually expands his bedroom studio to escape into his own dreamworld by creating soundscapes and compositions. In his spare time he studies music theory at the Schumann academy for four years (major piano). In this theoretical part of conservatory he studies subjects like music history, harmony, solfèg, composition and music analysis. At this point he develops a passion for classical music. By analyzing Bachs fuga's and the sonates of Beethoven and Mozart he discovers the genius of these composers. His love for classical music expands when Robbertsen starts exploring modern composers like Strawinsky, Moessorgski, Debussy, Philip Glass and Arvo Pärt. Glass and Pärt in particular are still a major source of inspiration for him to this current day. Early 2000 Robbertsen starts studying graphic design and even though he sells his equipment his love of music remains ever present. When during his studies Robbertsen discovers dance music this brings to life a new spark in his passion for music. At parties like Dance Valley, Extrema and Awakenings Robbertsen intensely enjoys the music and the vibe, meeting new people and dancing to inspiring electronic music. Through a Dutch website for dance music lovers Robbertsen gets in touch his fellow producer René Mans.
In 2007 Robbertsen discovers Ableton Live and is instantly hooked to this program. He starts producing music and soon realizes that with today's enhanced technology the possibilities for producers are endless. He can do more now with a laptop and Ableton than he could ten years ago with a room full of synthesizers. In 2009 Robbertson moves to Amsterdam where music once again gets a central role in his apartment and in his life. Starting  early 2010 Robbertsen starts working with René Mans on a regular basis under the moniker of Mans & Robbertsen.

The cat with two tails is Dutch multi-instrumentalist Simon Van Vliet.  

After Van Vliet fronted several bands from the late-2000s, Jeane is his debut solo album.  It consists of Van Vliets’ own compositions and arrangements of compositions by his great-grandmother, composer Jeanne Beyerman-Walraven (1878-1969). 
https://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/Walraven 

In addition to contemporary influences (avant-garde, pop, jazz and classical music), elements from late romanticism and expressionism can clearly be heard. The songs on Jeane sometimes, but certainly not always, fit within the conventions of contemporary pop music.



I make strange electronic music and often sing to it! 

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