# JB Meijers > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/JB_Meijers > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/JB_Meijers.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JB_Meijers > Source revision: 1301423549 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Jan-Bart "JB" Meijers** (born June 10, 1972) is a [Dutch](/source/Dutch_people) multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, singer and [studio engineer](/source/Studio_engineer). ## Early life Meijers was born in [Delft, Netherlands](/source/Delft). 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](/source/Virgin_Records).[1] He then joined [Richard Janssen](/source/Richard_Janssen)'s post-[Fatal Flowers](/source/Fatal_Flowers) band Shine with artists Marc De Reus, [Marius Schrader](/source/Marius_Schrader), and Bart van Poppel. Based in [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam)'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 [Buma Cultuur Pop Award](/source/Buma_Cultuur_Pop_Award).[2] Meijers is also known for having written and arranged musicals for [Stage Entertainment](/source/Stage_Entertainment). It was through this company that he was able to work with Dutch superstar [Ilse DeLange](/source/Ilse_DeLange). They co-wrote a musical based on the book [De Tweeling](/source/De_Tweeling). The two kept in contact, and soon after, Meijers joined DeLange's band, [The Common Linnets](/source/The_Common_Linnets). He co-produced the band's first album, *[The Common Linnets](/source/The_Common_Linnets_(album))*.[3][4] The band decided to participate in the [2014 Eurovision Song Contest](/source/2014_Eurovision_Song_Contest) and placed second in the finals with their single "[Calm After the Storm](/source/Calm_After_the_Storm)".[5] Meijers won the 2014 [Buma Cultuur Pop Award](/source/Buma_Cultuur_Pop_Award) with The Common Linnets.[6] Meijers is currently playing in the band of [Peter Maffay](/source/Peter_Maffay). Meijers has collaborated with many artists, including [Peter Maffay](/source/Peter_Maffay), [Money Mark](/source/Money_Mark), [Beastie Boys](/source/Beastie_Boys), [Spiritualized](/source/Spiritualized), and [Go Back to the Zoo](/source/Go_Back_to_the_Zoo).[1][7] In 2015, Meijers collaborated[8] and toured[9] with [Giant Sand](/source/Giant_Sand). 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](/source/The_Common_Linnets)** - *The Common Linnets* (2014) - *II* (2015) **with [Barry Hay](/source/Barry_Hay)** - *For You Baby* (2019) - *Fiesta de la Vida* (2022) ## References 1. ["about – ESCarchiv"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161118165003/http://escarchiv.jimdo.com/countries-l-p/netherlands-the/about/). *Escarchiv.jimdo.com*. Archived from [the original](http://escarchiv.jimdo.com/countries-l-p/netherlands-the/about/) on November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016. 1. ["Pop Award goes to Armin van Buuren"](https://www.armadamusic.com/news/pop-award-goes-to-armin-van-buuren). *Https*. Retrieved November 17, 2016. 1. ["Ilse DeLange en JB Meijers zetten carrière opzij voor Common Linnets"](http://www.nu.nl/muziek/4129180/ilse-delange-en-jb-meijers-zetten-carriere-opzij-common-linnets.html). *Nu.nl*. Retrieved November 17, 2016. 1. ["Un-Common summer: Songwriter from Lexington hits European stages with Dutch star"](http://www.thestate.com/living/article13880312.html). *Thestate.com*. Retrieved November 17, 2016. 1. ["The Common Linnets – Calm After The Storm (The Netherlands 2014)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140508224357/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=32243). Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from [the original](http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=32243) on May 8, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2016. 1. ["The Common Linnets winnaar Popprijs 2014 – Eurosonic Noorderslag"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161118101133/https://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/news/festival/article/the-common-linnets-winnaar-popprijs-2014/). *Https*. Archived from [the original](https://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/news/festival/article/the-common-linnets-winnaar-popprijs-2014/) on November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016. 1. ["Go Back to the Zoo – Shake A Wave (CD, Album) at Discogs"](https://www.discogs.com/Go-Back-To-The-Zoo-Shake-A-Wave/release/3545342). *Https*. Retrieved November 17, 2016. 1. ["giant sand - heartbreak pass (2022 reissue) - resident"](https://www.resident-music.com/productdetails&path=168&product_id=92935). Retrieved 14 Apr 2023. 1. ["Glastonbury 2015 - Giant Sand (Full Set) - YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe2ds9dFh6Y). Retrieved 14 Apr 2023. ## External links - [Official website](https://jbmeijers.com/) - [Guitar Spelen met JB, his guitar tutorials website](https://www.gitaarspelenmetjb.nl/) - [JB Meijers on SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/jbmeijers) - [Production website about JB's Paradise documentary](https://decoproducent.nl/producties/jbs-paradise/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [JB Meijers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JB_Meijers) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JB_Meijers?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.