Career
His classical guitar background resulted in a series of concerts throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle-East. Since 2012 Van Ballaert has been a composer for films and television After being involved in several international co-productions as a guest musician with Belgian orchestras like the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Flanders and the Flemish Radio Orchestra, Van Ballaert started building a solo career.
The CDs Danza (2002) and TRI (2005) resulted in a series of concerts throughout Belgium, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Hungary, Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Saudi Arabia.
In co-operation with the ensemble Piacevole and bandoneon player Alfredo Marcucci, Van Ballaert performed as a soloist in numerous performances of the double concerto of Astor Piazzolla. As a popular musician, Van Ballaert is the guitarist of Ronny Mosuse and Novastar, of which there is a live Digital Video Disc (Electric and Music Industries) released in 2009.
Since 2008, Van Ballaert is also playing the drums in The Clement Peerens Explosition, a trio led by Hugo Matthysen. In addition to the above, Van Ballaert is working as a composer for television and film.
In 2012, he has written the soundtrack for Belgian prime time series Quiz Maine Quick, directed by January Matthys and written by Baronet De Pauw.
Besides his performing activities, Van Ballaert lectures at the Lemmensinstituut (University for Science and Arts) in Leuven, Belgium.
