Sophie Blussé (Rotterdam NL, 1973), originally a musicologist, has been working mainly in the Dutchjazz and global music scene since the start of her career. Het work expands various types of work, from a/o product management and marketing at Challenge Records, to national and international promotion of Dutch jazz at the former Music Center the Netherlands. As a freelancer she has been active as a booker for artists and as a projectmanager and/or fundraiser for various organisations, a/o Conservatory Codarts Rotterdam, Dutch Performing Arts, Boy Edgar Prize and Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. From 2017-2022, Sophie was director of Jazz International Rotterdam, presenting a year round concertseries, the yearly Festival Jazz International Rotterdam – later called RAUW, and talent development schemes. Since 2023 Sophie focusses fully on her work for Music Meeting Festival in Nijmegen where she is general director since 2020, and on her boardmembership for the Festivalhuis Nijmegen.