Conductors
Remco Menting
After studying jazz drums at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, Remco has played in many different bands as a drummer, including his Jazz trio Kapok
(winner of the Dutch Jazz Award, the European Jazz Award and the Edison Audience Award).
In addition to the many performances at home and abroad, Remco always been teaching music. He taught drum lessons both privately and at various music schools. Later, he started giving more group lessons and workshops in drums and percussion. He has taught in high schools and several refugee centers, including one in Palestine.
In 2015 Remco started the Sysmo Amsterdam group with other musicians and began a residency at Mezrab. Several people from the audience came together to form the group Sysmito (now Bombito) and he became one of the conductors.
This went so well that he wanted more; Remco decided to develop the 2-hour “Pulse” workshop, so that he could teach the Rhythm and Percussion with Signs system to other groups, including companies and students in schools. In this workshop, all of his knowledge and experience of the past years comes together.
In addition to the many performances at home and abroad, Remco always been teaching music. He taught drum lessons both privately and at various music schools. Later, he started giving more group lessons and workshops in drums and percussion. He has taught in high schools and several refugee centers, including one in Palestine.
In 2015 Remco started the Sysmo Amsterdam group with other musicians and began a residency at Mezrab. Several people from the audience came together to form the group Sysmito (now Bombito) and he became one of the conductors.
This went so well that he wanted more; Remco decided to develop the 2-hour “Pulse” workshop, so that he could teach the Rhythm and Percussion with Signs system to other groups, including companies and students in schools. In this workshop, all of his knowledge and experience of the past years comes together.
Eli Wing
Eli was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He trained in playing the drumset under Scott Kettner and went to LaGuradia High School of the Performing Arts, a specialized arts high school in Manhattan. There he studied orchestral percussion and Jazz drumming.
During this time, Eli also followed the workshops that Scott was giving in Maracatu, a rhythm from the North-East of Brazil. With this group he traveled to Recife, Brazil twice to perform in the carnival celebration. He has also taught Maracatu workshops to groups of all ages.
Eli graduated from the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College with a Bachelor in Music Education, with a focus in percussion. After moving to the Netherlands, he enrolled in the Zij Instroom programme for Music Education at The Royal Conservatory in The Hague which he successfully completed in 2018. During that time, and after, he worked in many different types of schools (including public, international and democratic) as a classroom music teacher.
Eli became involved with Sysmo Amsterdam and became one of the main conductors for the group. After our residency at Mezrab ended, he began teaching an amateur group which was then called Sysmito (now called Bombito). This continues to this day.
During this time, Eli also followed the workshops that Scott was giving in Maracatu, a rhythm from the North-East of Brazil. With this group he traveled to Recife, Brazil twice to perform in the carnival celebration. He has also taught Maracatu workshops to groups of all ages.
Eli graduated from the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College with a Bachelor in Music Education, with a focus in percussion. After moving to the Netherlands, he enrolled in the Zij Instroom programme for Music Education at The Royal Conservatory in The Hague which he successfully completed in 2018. During that time, and after, he worked in many different types of schools (including public, international and democratic) as a classroom music teacher.
Eli became involved with Sysmo Amsterdam and became one of the main conductors for the group. After our residency at Mezrab ended, he began teaching an amateur group which was then called Sysmito (now called Bombito). This continues to this day.