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Biography
Thomas Zwijsen was born in Antwerp, Belgium (1988). He started his musical journey at the age of 9 while taking classical guitar lessons from Boudewijn Cocks. Eight years later he auditioned at de Kunsthumaniora, a music highschool for young talents. At de Kunsthumaniora his guitar teacher Robert Denies introduced him to the world of Flamenco and Latin. After successfully completing his studies at de Kunsthumaniora, Thomas auditioned at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp. Even though he passed this audition, he decided to expand his musical horizons and started studying Latin/Jazz/Brazilian guitar at the Codarts conservatory in Rotterdam.
Thanks to many new musicians he met in Rotterdam, Thomas could be frequently found playing live on stages throughout the country. Not only did he play solo concerts, he also played in various Latin ensembles, accompanied singer/songwriters and played in Hard Rock bands. Another impressive project he joined at that time was Hallucination City, a symphony for 100 electric guitars composed by Glenn Branca.
