{"id":8225,"date":"2026-05-21T17:24:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/?p=8225"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:24:57","slug":"mensen-in-brussel-basile-debroux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/2026\/05\/21\/mensen-in-brussel-basile-debroux\/","title":{"rendered":"Mensen\u00a0in Brussel: Basile Debroux\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"8226\" src=\"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/IMG_1939-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/IMG_1939-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/IMG_1939-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/IMG_1939-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/IMG_1939-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/IMG_1939-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ik ben Basile Debroux, 24\u00a0jaar,\u00a0geboren\u00a0en\u00a0getogen\u00a0in Brussel.\u00a0Cultuur\u00a0neemt\u00a0een\u00a0centrale\u00a0plaats\u00a0in\u00a0mijn\u00a0leven\u00a0in,\u00a0niet\u00a0alleen\u00a0in\u00a0mijn\u00a0werk, maar in\u00a0alles\u00a0wat\u00a0ik\u00a0doe. Sinds kort werk ik bij\u00a0Cie\u00a0Mossoux-Bont\u00e9,\u00a0een\u00a0theatergezelschap\u00a0hier\u00a0in de\u00a0stad.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mijn\u00a0vrije\u00a0tijd\u00a0besteed\u00a0ik\u00a0aan\u00a0concerten\u00a0bijwonen,\u00a0tentoonstellingen\u00a0bezoeken\u00a0en\u00a0boeken\u00a0lezen. Lezen is\u00a0een\u00a0echte\u00a0passie. Ik\u00a0werkte\u00a0zelf\u00a0vijf\u00a0jaar\u00a0bij\u00a0Filigranes,\u00a0een\u00a0van de\u00a0bekendste\u00a0boekhandels\u00a0van Brussel. Naast\u00a0lezen\u00a0componeer\u00a0ik\u00a0ook\u00a0muziek\u00a0en\u00a0die twee\u00a0werelden\u00a0voelen\u00a0voor\u00a0mij\u00a0als\u00a0\u00e9\u00e9n.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muziek\u00a0heeft\u00a0altijd\u00a0een\u00a0rol\u00a0gespeeld\u00a0in\u00a0mijn\u00a0leven. Op\u00a0mijn\u00a0tiende\u00a0pakte\u00a0ik\u00a0voor\u00a0het\u00a0eerst\u00a0een\u00a0gitaar\u00a0vast\u00a0en\u00a0vanaf\u00a0dat\u00a0moment\u00a0liet\u00a0de muziek me\u00a0niet\u00a0meer\u00a0los. Ik\u00a0studeerde\u00a0jazzgitaar\u00a0aan\u00a0het conservatorium, maar\u00a0daar\u00a0leerden\u00a0ze me\u00a0uitvoeren,\u00a0niet\u00a0cre\u00ebren. Die\u00a0vrijheid\u00a0moest\u00a0ik\u00a0zelf\u00a0zoeken. Ik\u00a0vond\u00a0ze op\u00a0mijn\u00a0zestiende, op\u00a0mijn\u00a0kamer,\u00a0toen\u00a0ik\u00a0voor\u00a0het\u00a0eerst\u00a0begon\u00a0te\u00a0componeren.\u00a0Sindsdien\u00a0is\u00a0dat\u00a0verlangen\u00a0alleen\u00a0maar\u00a0gegroeid.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vandaag\u00a0speel\u00a0ik\u00a0in het trio Halibut\u00a0On\u00a0The\u00a0Moon,\u00a0samen\u00a0met\u00a0een\u00a0drummer\u00a0en\u00a0een\u00a0saxofoniste. We\u00a0begonnen\u00a0met pure\u00a0improvisatie,\u00a0geen\u00a0structuur,\u00a0geen\u00a0verwachtingen,\u00a0gewoon\u00a0spelen. Na\u00a0onze\u00a0eerste\u00a0optredens\u00a0merkte\u00a0ik\u00a0echter dat\u00a0ik\u00a0meer\u00a0houvast\u00a0zocht\u00a0en\u00a0koos\u00a0ik\u00a0bewust\u00a0voor\u00a0composities. In\u00a0februari\u00a0bracht\u00a0ik\u00a0ons\u00a0eerste\u00a0album\u00a0uit,\u00a0<em>The Ebb and Flow<\/em>. Een\u00a0tweede\u00a0is al\u00a0voor\u00a0tachtig procent klaar.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mijn motto in het\u00a0leven\u00a0is\u00a0<em>&#8220;Hope for the best, but plan for the worst.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Lang\u00a0hield\u00a0de angst om\u00a0te\u00a0mislukken\u00a0me\u00a0tegen. Nu\u00a0kies\u00a0ik\u00a0bewust\u00a0voor\u00a0beide,\u00a0blijven\u00a0dromen, maar\u00a0ook\u00a0voorbereid\u00a0zijn\u00a0op wat er op mijn pad\u00a0komt. <br>\u00a0<strong>(Opgetekend\u00a0door\u00a0Marwa Ben Ammi)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ik ben Basile Debroux, 24\u00a0jaar,\u00a0geboren\u00a0en\u00a0getogen\u00a0in Brussel.\u00a0Cultuur\u00a0neemt\u00a0een\u00a0centrale\u00a0plaats\u00a0in\u00a0mijn\u00a0leven\u00a0in,\u00a0niet\u00a0alleen\u00a0in\u00a0mijn\u00a0werk, maar in\u00a0alles\u00a0wat\u00a0ik\u00a0doe. Sinds kort werk ik bij\u00a0Cie\u00a0Mossoux-Bont\u00e9,\u00a0een\u00a0theatergezelschap\u00a0hier\u00a0in de\u00a0stad.\u00a0 Mijn\u00a0vrije\u00a0tijd\u00a0besteed\u00a0ik\u00a0aan\u00a0concerten\u00a0bijwonen,\u00a0tentoonstellingen\u00a0bezoeken\u00a0en\u00a0boeken\u00a0lezen&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":480,"featured_media":8226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brusselcentraal","category-mensen-in-brussel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/IMG_1939.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/480"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8225"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8338,"href":"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8225\/revisions\/8338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalistiek.mm.ehb.be\/erasmix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}