Joachim Saerens is a Belgian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer with a broad international career. He studied jazz and contemporary music at the Lemmens Institute (now LUCA School of Arts) and obtained a Master of Music degree in 2003. During this period, he co-founded the group Orvalectiq with (now internationally renowned saxophonist) Robin Verheyen, featuring, among others, Pierre Van Dormael (an influential figure in Belgian jazz) and Dré Pallemaerts (internationally acclaimed drummer)—an early experience that taught him to connect genres and generations.

Since 2010, he has been the regular keyboard player, co-writer, and producer for Selah Sue, with whom he has performed worldwide at venues and festivals such as North Sea Jazz, Rock Werchter, Rock in Rio, Glastonbury, and the Montreux Jazz Festival. As co-writer of the single This World (2011), he contributed to her international breakthrough. He also co-wrote songs on Reason (2015) and was her right-hand partner on the album Persona (2022).

In addition, he has collaborated with artists such as Bai Kamara Jr., Manou Gallo, Poldoore, and Fred Gata. He developed personal projects including HRNS (experimental electro-ambient) and Blackdive (jazzy lo-fi beats), and he is currently working on founding his own band, The Ark of Joa. He was also pianist in the theater production Moscow by the collective Berlin.

His practice is nourished by regular participation in the Voodoo Sessions at Café Des Arts (Antwerp), a laboratory for improvisation where musicians from different generations and musical backgrounds come together. He combines strong live experience with creative studio credits and positions himself at the crossroads of jazz, soul, electronica, and alternative pop.

As a musician/producer, he seeks cross-pollination between genres and explores how live sound processing can intertwine with an organic live performance.