Incubate people

Below a list of the fabulous people that make this festival possible.

Artistic team

Merijn Denkers

Hello! I'm Merijn and I started this year at Incubate as assistant programmer visual arts. I am working on a few projects at Incubate 2011. I'm a visual artist myself, but at the moment a lot of my time is in keeping track of developments in art. Feel free to contact me for tips and recommendations ..

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Jantien Borsboom

Hey, my name is Jantien! I've been enjoying Incubate as a visitor for some years, and recently I joined the Incubate crew as assistent film programming. With a background in animation and video art, and a very broad interest in film and all things connected to it, I'm devoted to bringing you Indepen..

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Peter Meeuwsen

Hello I'm Peter. I'm responsible for music bookings, time schedules and a lot of other things. I'm also the person checking all the tips people give us on our social media...

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Artistic director

Vincent Koreman

Hey, I’m Vincent. I'm one of the founders of the fest. I used to play in a lot of bands, in styles ranging from electronix to black metal and have also graduated Art School. What’s important for me is creating a platform for the independent (thinking) artists out there. Not only by doing the fes..

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Production

Tineke de Mug

Hi! I’m Tineke and I am head of Production at Incubate. Behind the scenes I am making sure everything falls into it's place, this is why you won’t see me around a lot during Incubate. But if you do, we'll have a beer! ..

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Marnix Baert

I do artist production at Incubate and make sure everyone knows where to go, play, eat and sleep...

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Steph Byrne

Hello hello! I'm Steph, participation manager at Incubate. I coordinate most volunteers and private accommodation for bands. Since I am a photographer as well, me and my photography-team make sure we have a beautiful documentation of each Incubate edition. Check the website to write in as a voluntee..

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Marketing

Bjorn Roetman

Hi my name is Björn Roetman. Together with Ingo I'm responsible for Incubate's graphic design department. From flyers, to shirts, to web design and many many more. I think it's really great too see and work on the festival and see it take it's current shape. Meanwhile I'm busy with my second studie..

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Yannick Verhoeven

Bonjour! My name is Yannick and I started my internship at Incubate at the beginning of 2012 after studying for a while in the lovely country of Sweden. My job up here is being the annoying guy at the marketing/communication table and making tropical lemonade for everyone. What I like ‘bout Incuba..

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Stein Damen

Hi! I´m Stein, currently an intern at Incubate. As member of the Incubate marketing team I´m the one responsible for our blog, inlog.org and other communication related tasks like band biographies, social media as well. I love to contribute to a festival I always liked to visit. You can always con..

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Jelle Agema

Jelle found out about Incubate when it was still called ZXZW. First he was a fan. Then he became an intern. Jelle grew to be a friend, and that eventually lead to him working here. He is the only one at Incubate living in Amsterdam. The reason he works in Tilburg is because Incubate makes independe..

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Ingo Oszkinat

Hello, my name is Ingo. I've been the art director of Incubate since 2010. I'm responsible for the entire design department and with my graphic design and advertising background, I also create and implement the annual concept, which is different every year. This includes for example the posters, fly..

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Erik Luyten

Hi there, I'm Erik. At Incubate, I am the Online Marketing Manager at Incubate. Website, the Incubate blog(s), Generation Bass, Twitter, Facebook: you name it and the messages on it are probably mine. Also, I make sure ticketsales are running smoothly and that you receive your wristband. I started a..

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Dyon Schlebos

My name is Dyon Schlebos and I coördinate the physical promotion for the Incubate festival by supervising the Incubate street team. Since 2008 I have tried to gather an enthusiastic group of volunteers to be part of this team. With the street team we try to make Incubate visible for all you free mi..

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Development

Joost Heijthuijsen

Bringing my all time heroes Sun Ra Arkestra and Hermann Nitsch to Tilburg. Cool gigs from Joker and Hauschka and Franko B giving me rectinal bleeding. Those are some of my artistic highlights on Incubate, but more important than that is working with my colleagues, all the volunteers and all people i..

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Barry Spooren

Hi there! I’m Barry Spooren and for Incubate I do fundraising, coordination of our innovation conferences and open source policy development. I started working at Incubate (then called ZXZW) as an intern for the Utrecht School of the Arts early 2009. After I graduated, I kept on working at the fes..

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Project Management

Minke van Hoof

Hello, my name is Minke and I recently started as project manager theatre at Incubate. Three years ago I graduated from the Fontys School of Arts as a drama teacher and theatre director, and when I see this year's list of very interesting theatre performances at Incubate I can only say this: I’m l..

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Daan Taks

I am Daan Taks; writer, performer and visual artist. This year, I 'm coordinating the first Incubate Poetry programming, and the affiliated Open Source Poetry project. Poetry is still considered to be boring and old fashioned, while there is lots of exciting stuff happening. Time for Incubate to sho..

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Daan Taks

I am Daan Taks; writer, performer and visual artist. This year, I 'm coordinating the first Incubate Poetry programming, and the affiliated Open Source Poetry project. Poetry is still considered to be boring and old fashioned, while there is lots of exciting stuff happening. Time for Incubate to sho..

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Marnix Baert

Well hello there! My name is Marnix Baert and I do the artist production at Incubate. When artists are confirmed by our bookers I will get in contact with them to annoy them with questions about their travel, accommodation and get all the riders and info needed. Booking flights and making awesome sp..

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Natasha Taylor

Hello! I’m Natasha Taylor, project manager of Open Source Radio. We’re broadcasting 24/7 from September 10th until the 16th during the Incubate festival on the local ether 107 fm in Tilburg and also as a live-stream on our website. During this period the studio will be filled with broadcasters, ..

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Marinke Kerkhoff

Hey, my name is Marinke. Last year I volunteered at Incubate and promoted the festival in Groningen, where I live. This year I wanted to do something more, and now I’m project manager of the project with the legendary Damo Suzuki Network. It’s called ‘Join The Biggest Band On Earth.' Either i..

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Milou Posthumus

Hello, I’m Milou! My job at Incubate is to spread the word about what is going to be the largest participation-art-work in the world; Inside Out. In September we will turn the city Inside Out. The theme of this edition is mothers and our goal is to make 5000 mothers visible around the city! I gues..

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Bas van Duren

Howdy! I'm Bas van Duren, project manager of what has to be the largest art project of the world. Well, at least Tilburg. It's called the 'Inside Out' project and we strive to put up 5000 portraits of mothers from Tilburg all around the city. I get the engine rolling, always connecting the dots and..

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