Hans Van Manen(1932-2025)

Former musician started composing when he was in his teens and playing in bands. After competing and winning " De Kleine Prijs van Utrecht" with his band Stone Age Flower a promising career looked at the horizon. Great reviews and growing success couldn't prevent the band falling apart . Hans started at the School for Audio Engineering in Amsterdam. After his education he worked in a theatre as sound engineer and later he started his own successful company in webdevelopment and software applications. When his friend, director Erik De Goederen, asked him if he would work with him on his movie Dream Boy, Hans saw the opportunity to use his skills in music again and to do what he loves most. Making music. The project turned out to be a life changing experience. Since then he worked on several music projects One of this projects can still be heard at het Geldmuseum in Utrecht. ( until June 2012)