With a degree in Classical Composition from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, he has created opera's, music theater productions and ensemble pieces which have been performed throughout Europe, the USA, the middle east and Japan. As a cultural instigator and artistic activist, Myrmel is a co-founder of Splendor, Monotak, the Livingroom(s). During the Occupy movement he gained education and experience as a grassroots organizer in various forms of civic action. Myrmel has also studied and implemented the conflict resolution tool of Deep Democracy developed by Myrna Lewis in South Africa during apartheid.