Zanne was born in Amsterdam in 1975 on a small boat. Her mother is dutch, her father is turkish, giving her a broad perspective on world religion and culture.
zanne in her own words:


The moment I found out the world is different from the world I dreamed of,
I rebelled. I started to paint the world as I wanted it to be. At first
these were actual paintings on canvas, but soon I started to create my
worlds with computers. Computers gave me the ability to incorporate time
in my paintings, and I fell in love with animation, using software like 3d
max, after effects and Flash. After finishing my Audio-visual arts study
at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in 2003 I met the very enthusiastic party
organizer/ dj Carlos Valdes who suggested to use my animations for
veejaying. A few gigs down the road I was asked to veejay at the opening
of the then new Amsterdam venue called 'the Sugarfactory'. There I found
a great stage for my worlds, and I have not stopped growing and nurturing
them since... Over time, my passion grew. Not only do I want to tell new
stories, I also try to make them "fit" into the music.
I'm creating my own personal database that can 'translate' any given
musical subject into visuals. I try not to just tell my own stories,
but also aim for the viewer to recognize them.