Micha de Kanter (Netherlands, Haarlem, 1974) is active as independent recording engineer for over 15 years and specialized in Jazz, singer-songwriter, contemporary and improvised music.

After finishing his study Art of Sound at the Royal Conservatory The Hague in 2000 he recorded with leading musicians and labels in several national and international recording studio’s.

Micha worked with Susanne Alt, Oene van Geel, Anton Goudsmid, Yuri Honing, Jeroen van Vliet, Yannis Kyriakides, Theo Loevendie, Kate Moore, Thijs Maas, Jesse van Ruller, Margriet Sjoerdsma, SlagwerkDenHaag, ElectraNewMusic, ZappStringQuartet and many others.

Aside acoustical studio recordings, live sound for projects and festivals, concert recordings en broadcasting are among his daily work. Since 1989 Micha has a close connection with the renowned Jazzclub the Bimhuis in Amsterdam.

Since 2011 Micha is as principal teacher connected to the Art of Sound department of the Royal Conservatoire The Hague.