Eddy Mariën received his first lessons in piano and carillon from his stepfather Jef Rottiers. He completed his piano studies at the conservatory of Mechelen, Belgium, and studied subsequently at the Royal Carillon School ‘Jef Denyn’ in that city, where he now teaches. At the Lemmens Institute in Leuven he obtained the degree of Master of Music. He is city carillonneur of Mechelen and Leuven and gave recitals, lectures and master classes all over the world. At the international carillon competitions of Nijmegen (1989), The Netherlands, and Berlin (1991), Germany, he won the first prize. As a carillon composer, his style is influenced by classical music, pop and jazz.