sentences:  He was probably from Liège, although the details of his early life are uncertain, since several musicians bearing the name "Naich" were active at the church of St. Martin during the time he would have been growing up.Details of his life for the period in which he was in Rome are equally uncertain.It is known that he was active as a composer of madrigals from approximately 1540 to 1546, during which time he almost certainly knew the renowned madrigal composer Jacques Arcadelt, then singing in the Sistine Chapel choir, since they were both members of an "academy of friends" gathered around a Florentine banker who was resident in Rome (Arcadelt's membership in the group is uncertain, but considered probable).