Goncalo Almeida born in 1978 Lisbon, Portugal. He lives in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He studied with Heyn Van Geyn and Stefan Lievestro. Marius Beets was his mentor. Peter Leerdman completed his master’s degree in 2008. He has participated in many projects, including modern jazz, jazzcore, jazzcore, and free improvisation music. He also shared the stage with Tobias Klein, Jasper Stadhouders, Rodrigo Amado and Chris Speed. He has also collaborated with multi media artists such as poets, modern dancers and theater makers. He is a double bass player and has deep musical compositional skills. from http://gonzobass.wix.com/gonzoalmeida