About me: Hello, My name is Jay
Studio Seventy Seven represents my personal Curriculum Vitae or Resume. Since the late nineties, I’ve worked in culture, tech, experiential, design & architecture.
I’ve got a bachelor’s in economics and am currently working at Dutch design agency, 250K. I strongly believe in the power of emotions to connect people and make it my life journey to seek wonder.
TIMELINE
1997-2017
ID&T, Partner & Company’s Creative Lead (CCO). Generating and executing the company’s creative strategy. Creating and organizing festivals and events like Tomorrowland and Sensation around the globe from HQ in Amsterdam. Set up offices in Sydney, Sao Paulo, New York, Antwerp and Los Angeles to produce our festivals.
2005-2015
Committee of Directors, ID&T Belgium & Tomorrowland Festival
2007-2011, A-Live, Founding & Managing Partner. Accomplishing and managing global tours of artists, bands and their concerts / shows. Worked with Tiesto, David Guetta and Carl Cox to name a few. (This company conversed with ID&T early 2011)
2016-2023, Fourmation Entertainment, Founding & Managing Partner. Shaping this creative agency for experiential design; cross-cultural music experiences & festivals, art & theater projects, museum concepts & tech exhibitions.
2023, 250K, Studio for Design, Experiential & Architecture, Project Partner. Leading a new ‘cultural placemaking’ division; adding culture, tech and experiential assets to (real) estate. Creating vibrant ‘destination experiences’.
Projects
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District West Media Theater
Media Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Green Nomads
New Co-Working formula, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Space Invaders
Art Gallery for Future Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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The Eco Water Lodge
Floating Tiny House Project, Recreational Area, The Netherlands
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Our House
Immersive Electronic Music Experience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Rave Now
Semi permanent television studio set, Shanghai, China
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Sonos brand activation
Brand Activation, London, UK
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Middle Beast
Festival Site & Art Park Development, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Temporary Theater Space
Festival Site & Open Air Theater Space, Various cities, The Netherlands
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Meijnerswijck & Meijnersduin
Development Park & Recreational Area, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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The Ritual, Virgin
Weekly Island Festival & Ceremony, Virgin Cruises, Bimini, The Bahamas
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Club Design Vegas
Caesars Entertainment, Las Vegas, USA
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Solos Festival
Solos Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Synth
A pop-up Sound Restaurant, Traveling Format, European Cities
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Electric Zoo
Electric Zoo Festival, Randall’s Island, New York City, USA
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Forever Young
Warehouse Theater Show, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Tomorrowland
Tomorrowland Festival Belgium, Brazil, USA
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We Are Electric Festival
We Are Electric Festival, Velder Estate, The Netherlands
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Sensation International
Sensation, 30 countries throughout 5 continents
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World Unplugged
Unplugged Concert Series, Ibiza, Spain
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The Royal Sensation
Custom Cruise Experience
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The other party
Secretive Immersive Experience
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Mysteryland Festival
Mysteryland, 3 countries over 3 continents
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Can You Feel It
Multi Disciplinary Cross cultural Experience for Heineken, Asia Pacific