Belgian composer, countertenor vocalist, pianist, guitarist and musicologist (b. Neerpelt, Belgium, May 14, 1953).
Mertens studied social and political science at the University of Leuven (graduating in 1975) and musicology at Ghent University; he also studied music theory and piano at the Royal Conservatories of Gent and Brussels.
In 1978, he became a producer at the then BRT (Belgian Radio and Television). For Radio 2 (Radio Brabant) he produced concerts by Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Meredith Monk, Urban Sax, and others, and hosted a program called Funky Town together with Gust De Meyer (with whom he recorded the experimental CD For Amusement Only).
Known primarily as a composer since the late 1970s, Mertens is best known for his opus "Struggle for Pleasure". He is also well known for his piece "Maximizing the Audience
Name Vars
- Mertens
- V.Mertens
- W. Martens
- W. Mertens
- W. Meztens
- W.Mertens
- Wim Mertins
- Wim Mertons
- Win Mertens
- В. Мертенс