Michiel van Poelgeest (1982) is a Dutch podcast producer, music composer, and audio-editor.

Since 2018 I’ve worked on about 50 different podcast shows, having produced, edited and/or scored hundreds of episodes. In recent years I’ve added script writing to my skill-set, as I became ‘obsessed’ with storytelling podcasts. I collaborate with people from all over the world and do field recordings whenever I get a chance to. I do most of my crafting, editing and post production in my own studio in Leiden, the Netherlands.

“For each project my goal is the same: to make the the intangible audible; to add value to the production; and to create something original and meaningful.”

Before becoming a professional composer, producer and audio editor, I spent my nights on stage and rehearsing with several bands. In 2010 I released an album with my own band Villeneuf. It was well-received. A second album would later follow. Villeneuf toured the Netherlands, played numerous venues, and performed on live television during prime time.

My musical education started when I was seven years old and took up piano lessons. My classical education went on for about ten years, after which my interests shifted towards electronic music and songwriting. In 2014 I started writing music for TV commercials, documentaries, short films and podcasts, and became especially passionate narrative audio: the crossroads of storytelling, music scoring, sound design and audio editing.