Ned is a professor at the Utrecht Conservatory in composition, head of Artistic Research, and teaches the rhythmic training program he has developed, called Advanced Rhythm and Pulse. He regularly lectures and teaches around the world on subjects such as his music, rhythm, creativity and low flutes. He holds degrees in composition from the Royal Conservatory the Hague and in flute from the Cleveland Institute of Music and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In 2014, he was awarded the Alumni Achievement Award from the Cleveland Institute of Music for his work as both a composer and performer. Ned holds an artistic research PhD on speed in music from Leiden University, completed via the DocARTES program with support from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
