My name is Marcel Schot and I was born in a small place called Noordwijk in the Netherlands on the 4th of July 1969 - can you belive it?!. I am the junior of a family with two older-brothers and three sisters.
I started my musical career on the euphonium at the age of 15 and started playing at the local wind band. After two years I switched to the trombone.

In 1989 after getting my degree as an electronic engineer, I went to the Rotterdam conservatory to study the trombone. For two years I studied with Jilt Jansma and George Wiegel ( former solo-trombone Rotterdam Philharmonic). During that time I played with the National Youth Wind Orchestra conducted by Jan Cober, and started working as a partime brass instrument repairer. In 1991 I left the Conservatory to work full time as a brass repairer. At this moment I work in one of the oldest and finest shops in Holland - Atelier Pfeiffer ( 1928)

At this moment I am playing trombone/ bass trombone and euphonium in several orchestra's.Have been apopinted bass trombone of the Holland Big band(www.hollandbigband.nl) and The Amsterdam Jazz Orchestra ( www.amsterdamjazzorchestra.com)I sub. for bass trombone/tuba in the dutch Lion King production.( www.lionking.nl)

I do a lot of doubling and I feel comfort with many styles of music, except I can not improvise !! In my rare spare time I play in all kinds of different ensembles; Big band, Symphony orchestra's, brass bands, and I have tought brassplaying, learning people to play their first brassy notes.

We have two son's Daan (1998) en Thijs (2001). Both are growing up to be brass players, I hope ?!

Instruments I own:

Vincent Bach trombone model 42BG / JK 6CL mouthpiece

Besson euphonium model 967 with own design trigger on main slide / Denis Wick 4AL mouthpiece

Bass trombone Michael Rath R9D.

108 C.G.Conn "George Roberts" mouthpiece

Tuba, Yamaha YCC 621

Soundtracks I have played :

Born Free, Robin Hood prince of thieves, Hook, Independence day, Schindler's list, March from " 1941", Midway march, Jaws, Jurassic park, Parade of the slave children,  Indiana Jones, Raiders march from Indiana Jones, Beetle Juice, Batman, Out of Africa, Lost World, Dances With Wolves, Star Wars, Mission Impossibe, Aladdin, Many Dinsey tunes, Hercules, Air force one, Star Trek, The Godfather, the Good the Bad and the Ugly, Saving Private Ryan, the Mask of Zorro, Arthur's Fanfare(First Knight), Apollo 13., Holy Graal from Indiana Jones, First Knight Selection, Far and Away.

* and I hope many more in the near future **