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| Born | (1972-06-10)June 10, 1972 (age 52) Delft, Netherlands |
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Jan-Bart "JB" Meijers (born June 10, 1972) is aDutch multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, singer andstudio engineer.
Meijers was born inDelft, Netherlands. He, coming from a musical family, was taught from an early age to play several different instruments at his parents' home.
At age seventeen, Meijers signed a record deal withVirgin Records.[1] He then joinedRichard Janssen's post-Fatal Flowers band Shine with artists Marc De Reus,Marius Schrader, and Bart van Poppel. Based inAmsterdam's DDL studio, Meijers had his first opportunity to experiment with professional recording gear. He exclusively toured with Shine until 1995. At the same time, Meijers started working with electronic music wizard Eboman. Together, they won the 1996Buma Cultuur Pop Award.[2]
Meijers is also known for having written and arranged musicals forStage Entertainment. It was through this company that he was able to work with Dutch superstarIlse DeLange. They co-wrote a musical based on the bookDe Tweeling. The two kept in contact, and soon after, Meijers joined DeLange's band,The Common Linnets. He co-produced the band's first album,The Common Linnets.[3][4] The band decided to participate in the2014 Eurovision Song Contest and placed second in the finals with their single "Calm After the Storm".[5] Meijers won the 2014Buma Cultuur Pop Award with The Common Linnets.[6] Meijers is currently playing in the band ofPeter Maffay.
Meijers has collaborated with many artists, includingPeter Maffay,Money Mark,Beastie Boys,Spiritualized, andGo Back to the Zoo.[1][7] In 2015, Meijers collaborated[8] and toured[9] withGiant Sand.
2021 saw the release of JB's Paradise, a documentary about Meijers directed by Bram van Splunteren.
