Publisher
Brussels Area, Belgium
- Current
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- Member of the High Committee at Mensa Be
- Manager at CeBeDeM
- Owner at New Consonant Music (Sole Proprietorship)
- Writer and redactor (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Vice-chairman at Mensa Be
- General manager at Fibonacci
- RnD Director at GOTIM sa
- Owner at Music 'n Gravers
- Education
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- Université catholique de Louvain
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Alain Van Kerckhoven’s Summary
Working as a publisher is the best way I found to have a part in the enlightenment of the world : sharing knowledge and pleasure. I like this.
Alain Van Kerckhoven’s Specialties:
publishing, non-profit organisations management, databases, webdesign
Alain Van Kerckhoven’s Experience
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Member of the High Committee
Mensa Be
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
April 2008 — Present (9 months)
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Manager
CeBeDeM
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Music industry)
January 2002 — Present (7 years)
Director : Management of a music library (16.000 titles), a music documentation centre and a music publishing house (2.000 titles). Staff of 6 people and team of 150 composers. The Belgian Centre for Music Documentation is a federal institution of the Belgian government. I computerized it and widely renewed its administrative structures and production processes.
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Owner
New Consonant Music (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Music industry)
1989 — Present (19 years)
Founder and director of this music publishing house devoted postmodern music. We publishes more than 200 great works from worldwide composers to worlwide performers and ensembles.
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Writer and redactor
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Publishing industry)
1982 — Present (26 years)
• More than 750 published articles, mainly about art and technology ;
• Lexique d'informatique musicale (ACME Publisher, Brussels) ;
• The Computer music lexicon (ACME Publisher, Brussels) ;
• L'Audience planétaire (Mensa Be, Brussels) ;
• Pomo Inc. (New Consonant Music, Brussels) ;
• Lyrics (Anamnèse ; Casanova Cantata). -
Vice-chairman
Mensa Be
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2000 — 2003 (3 years)
Co-founder of Mensa Be and vice-chairman from 2000 to 2003. I was before administrator of Mensa B/L since 1995. Responsible of internal communication, of the rewriting of the constitution. Numerous collaborative achievements including a newsletter, the mailing lists, the website, the renewal of the management processes and the creation of a publishing house.
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General manager
Fibonacci
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Music industry)
1992 — 2002 (10 years)
Co-founder and manager of this label (now called 'Kallidisc'). I quit the management is order to avoid any conflict of interest with CeBeDeM when I became General Manager. Experience in music engraving, graphical publishing and CD production.
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RnD Director
GOTIM sa
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Environmental Services industry)
1992 — 1996 (4 years)
Director of research and development from 1992 to 1996 and administrator from 1990 till now. Company active in eco-management and alternative media.
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Owner
Music 'n Gravers
(Public Company; Myself Only; Music industry)
1991 — 1996 (5 years)
Music engraving company I co-founded. We worked for composers, European publishing houses, radios and orchestras. In 1999, we decided to extend the fields of activities and Music 'n Gravers became Fibonacci.
Alain Van Kerckhoven’s Education
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Université catholique de Louvain
Biology, chemistry 1983 — 1986
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Alain Van Kerckhoven’s Interests:
Borges, photography, publishing, Single Malt, technology, writing
Alain Van Kerckhoven’s Groups:
Art Exists!, CeBeDeM, Kaufmann European Music Competition, L'intermédiaire des Casanovistes, Mensa, Sabam, Sobeps, The Planetary Society, ACME
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Mensa Belgium
Alain Van Kerckhoven’s Honors:
Honorary member of the Gdanska Fundacja Twórców i Wykonawców Muzyki Wspólczesnej (Gdansk, 2008)
Honorary member of the committee of the Concours International Adolphe Sax (Dinant, 2006)
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