Brandt Attema is basstrombonist and contrabastrombonist of the Radio Filharmonic Orchestra of the Netherlands and of the Netherlands Wind Ensemble. He is also a member of, and – together with Jörgen van Rijen – artistically responsible for the New Trombone Collective and for the bi-annual trombone festival Slide Factory.
In 2008 Brandt and harpist Astrid Haring were the first worldwide to form a bastrombone-harp duo. Since then more then 15 compositions were especially composed for their duo and they perform concerts from South-America to Asia and from Norway to Spain. As a basstrombone teacher, Brandt is connected to the Codarts conservatory in Rotterdam and the Royal conservatory in The Hague. As a soloist he has made several recordings and he performs all around the world. Brandt studied with Ben van Dijk and finished his master studies in 2003 with the highest grade possible.