The Herman Brood Academie is a

vocational school A vocational school (alternatively known as a trade school, or technical school), is a type of educational institution, which, depending on the country, may refer to either secondary education#List of tech ed skills, secondary or post-secondar ...

Utrecht Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...

. It is a

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for the technical aspects of

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. The school was founded in 2006 and provides education at th
secondary vocational education
level in the Dutch education system.

Notable alumni and students

Martin Garrix Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix (or Ytram and GRX), is a Dutch Republic, Dutch DJ and record producer who was ranked number one on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—20 ...

, DJ, producer * Ana Maria Chipaila, DJ, Producer *Mr. Polska, rapper *Taymir, indie rock band *Kid de Blits, rapper *Mister and Mississippi, folk band *

Joan Franka Joany Franka Johanna Ayten Hazebroek Kalan (born 2 April 1990), known professionally as Joan Franka, is a Dutch singer and songwriter of Turkish descent. She represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song " You and ...

, singer-songwriter * Lisa Lois, pop singer *

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, pop singer *Rondé, band *

Sevn Alias Sevaio Mook (born in Amsterdam on 5 October 1996), better known by the stage name Sevn Alias, is a former Dutch rapper. The son of a Surinamese father and a Surinamese- Antillean mother, he grew up in Amsterdam-West Amsterdam-West () is a Bo ...

, rapper *

Snelle Lars Sebastiaan Bos (born 3 October 1995), known professionally as Snelle, is a Dutch rapper and singer from Gorssel, Gelderland. He is known for his Dutch number-one singles "Reünie", "Smoorverliefd", "17 miljoen mensen" and "Blijven slapen", ...

, rapper *

Sub Zero Project Sub Zero Project is a Dutch hardstyle producer duo, consisting of Thomas Velderman (born 19 April 1996) and Nigel Coppen (born 9 March 1997), most known for making the Qlimax 2018 anthem "The Game Changer". They are the youngest Qlimax anthem m ...

, DJ and producer duo *The Brahms, band *Yade Lauren, singer *

Mesto Melle Kiet Stomp (born 30 September 1999), better known by his stage name Mesto, is a Dutch electronic music, electronic musician, DJ, record producer and remixer. He gained recognition after collaborating with Martin Garrix (born in the same tow ...

, DJ, producer, songwriter *Aeden, DJ, producer * Nona * Julian Jordan, DJ, producer

References

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