Education
Born on the island of Aruba, he attended highschool at the Colegio Arubano and studied classical and electric guitar at the Cas di Cultura under the tutelage of Ivan Jansen.
Born on the island of Aruba, he attended highschool at the Colegio Arubano and studied classical and electric guitar at the Cas di Cultura under the tutelage of Ivan Jansen.
In the summer of 2004, van Putten moved to Europe where he studied at the Erasmus University in the Netherlands and the Salamanca University in Spain. Van Putten took up guitar as a child, beginning lessons at the age of nine. Although he wasn"t fond of them, he stuck with it and learned to appreciate the instrument.
At 11, he joined the band "Dypers", becoming the vocalist.
He moved on to composing and arranging music His early entry into the bands started with Track One and Intra Muros.