He collaborated with such groups as Berkeley Symphony, Orchestra Con Brio, Signal, JACK Quartet, Deviant Septet, Wild Rumpus, and Aspen Contemporary Ensemble. His music has been performed across Europe, America and Asia, and was presented by such venues as the Bang on a Can Marathon in New York City. In 2008 he released his CD De Bètacanon.Ruben was awarded the prestigious HSP Huygens Talent Scholarship to study for two years with Michael Gordon at New York University. Ruben attended the conservatories of Amsterdam and The Hague and studied musicology and mathematics at the University of Amsterdam. rubennaeff.nl