Hylke holds a Bachelor of Arts in Musicology and a Master of Arts in Cultural History from the Enlightenment from Utrecht University. He wrote his master thesis about the quotations and allusions in Shostakovich’s Eighth String Quartet. After his studies he worked as a freelance musicologist.
In his spare time, Hylke enjoys playing string quartet and doing his workout at CrossFit.
Hylke joined Interartists Amsterdam in 2009 as an artist manager, becoming co-owner in 2019.
He is chairman of the Federation of Dutch Artists Managements, NFACM.