Cees Mulder
Acoustician and Electro-Acoustics Specialist
External consultant
Cees Mulder at the Enescu Festival in 2017.
Obsessed with the beauty of sound, achieved through the design and tuning of rooms, orchestras and systems.
32 years of experience.
Fluent in Dutch, English, German.
Member Audio Engineering Society (AES), treasurer Netherlands Section.
Member Netherlands Acoustic Society (NAG).
Member of the Dutch Society for Stage Engineering (VPT).
Scientific Education
1997 Post-graduate course in Electro-magnetic compatibility, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
1996 Post-graduate course in Acoustics, Antwerp, Belgium.
1991 B.E.Eng. Electronics, Hogeschool Utrecht (University of Applied Sciences), Netherlands.
Musical Education
Mixing sound for music and speech performances.
Sound Engineer for music recording studios and live festivals.
1995 Post-graduate course in Sound Balance, Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag, Netherlands.
Personal website: ceesmulder.com
Professional Experience
Since 2010, external consultant at Kahle Acoustics, Belgium:
2026 De Singel, Antwerp, Belgium • Poponcini & Lootens ingenieur-architecten (POLO).
2025 Kaaitheater, Brussels, Belgium • Aaa - architectuuratelier ambiorix.
2009-2025 Sala Palatului, Festivalul George Enescu, Bucharest, Romania.
2024 Bechstein Hall, London, United Kingdom • Purcell Architecture.
2023 Theater De Oranjerie, Roermond, Netherlands • QMVH Architectuur.
2021 GES-2, Moscow, Russia • Renzo Piano Building Workshop • APEX Project Bureau.
2020-2021 Nationale Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2019 Grand Théâtre de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland • Atelier March • Linea Architecture Design.
2018 Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht, Netherlands • AMA Group Associated Architects.
2017 De Scala, Kortrijk, Belgium • b2ai.
2016 Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden.
2014 Zuiderstrandtheater, The Hague, Netherlands • Thijs Mauve Architect • Jochem Groenland Architect.
2009-2012 Kerkzaal - Hermitage Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Teacher:
Antwerp University, faculty of design science, architecture department, Antwerp, Belgium.
Since 2006, freelance acoustician, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
2000-2006, LBP Consultant, Netherlands.
1994-2000, Philips Projects, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
1994 and 1991-1992, D&R Elektronica, Netherlands.
1993-1994, Peutz, Netherlands.
Cees Mulder Key Reference Projects
Cees Mulder Biography
Education
Born in 1967 in The Netherlands, Cees Mulder studied electronics at the Hogeshool Utrecht (University of applied Science) where he obtained a bachelor's degree in 1991. He then followed post-graduate courses on sound balance at the Royal Conservatory at The Hague (Netherlands), on acoustics (Antwerp, Belgium) and electromagnetic compatibility (Eindhoven, The Netherlands). In addition to his technical education, Cees supports theatres by mixing sound for music and speech performances. He also acts as a sound engineer for music recording studios.
Professional Experience
From 1994 to 2000, Cees Mulder worked as an acoustician for the Philips international projects division. With support from his mentor Stefan de Koning (one of the inventors of the Philips MCR system at the Philips Research Labs), he specialised in reverberation amplification systems, a method for creating variable acoustics using electro acoustic means. Furthermore, Cees Mulder worked as an electronic engineer at D&R elektronica (mixing consoles) and as an acoustician at Peutz consultants (1993-1994) and LBP consultants (2000 to 2006). Since 2006 he works as independent consultant and as such he is amongst others since 2009 responsible for the acoustics at Sala Palatului in Bucharest, Romania, for the biannual Enescu Festival. At the 2015 edition he was even appointed by Kristian Jarvi, the conductor of the opening orchestra, as assistant to him for balancing the orchestras sound.
Kahle Acoustics Reference Projects
In 2010, Cees joined Kahle Acoustics as external consultant. With his fast-thinking mind Cees keeps digging into audio-electronics and reverberation systems in a fast-evolving professional world. Cees also enjoys very much supporting musicians on stage aiming at the proper balance and always in a tailored-made approach.
