Jan-Bart "JB" Meijers (born June 10, 1972) is a

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multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, singer and studio engineer.

Early life

Meijers was born in

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. He, coming from a musical family, was taught from an early age to play several different instruments at his parents' home.

Career

At age seventeen, Meijers signed a record deal with

Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group. They were originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman (musician), ...

. He then joined Richard Janssen's post- Fatal Flowers band Shine with artists Marc De Reus, Marius Schrader, and Bart van Poppel. Based in

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'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 1996

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. Meijers is also known for having written and arranged musicals for

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. It was through this company that he was able to work with Dutch superstar

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. They co-wrote a musical based on the book De Tweeling. The two kept in contact, and soon after, Meijers joined DeLange's band,

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. He co-produced the band's first album, ''

''. The band decided to participate in the

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and placed second in the finals with their single "

Calm After the Storm "Calm After the Storm" is a song by Dutch country rock duo The Common Linnets –Ilse DeLange and Waylon–, composed and written by DeLange herself, JB Meijers, Rob Crosby, Matthew Crosby, and Jake Etheridge. It at the Eurovision Song Contes ...

". Meijers won the 2014

with The Common Linnets. Meijers is currently playing in the band of

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. Meijers has collaborated with many artists, including

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, and Go Back to the Zoo. In 2015, Meijers collaborated and toured with

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. 2021 saw the release of JB's Paradise, a documentary about Meijers directed by Bram van Splunteren.

Discography

;Solo * ''Catching Ophelia'' (2009) * ''The Secret Year'' (2013) * ''The Beginning and Everything Before'' (2021) ;With

* ''The Common Linnets'' (2014) * ''II'' (2015) ;with

Barry Hay Barry Andrew Hay (born 16 August 1948) is an Indian-born Dutch musician; he was the lead vocalist and frontman of Dutch rock band Golden Earring from 1967 until their disbandment in 2021. He has also released three solo albums. Early life and ...

* ''For You Baby'' (2019) * ''Fiesta de la Vida'' (2022)

References

External links

Official website

Guitar Spelen met JB, his guitar tutorials website
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JB Meijers on SoundCloud

Production website about JB's Paradise documentary
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