Mariëtte Groot runs a mobile and on-line store called Underbelly, based in Rotterdam. Underbelly's collection of records, books, magazines, films and small musical instruments is curated with a focus on contemporary and historical avant-garde, experiment, do-it-yourself mentality and eccentricity.
Mariëtte has been active in the music business for a very long time, playing in bands and solo, running a venue and a shop, booking artists, researching in the field of sound art and now also working on a series of all-female live events at WORM, Rotterdam.