Jett Rebel is the stage name of Dutch musician Jelte Steven Tuinstra (born January 24, 1991, in
Den Haag
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...
). Tuinstra is a singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and recording artist. The moniker Jett Rebel refers to a solo artist who performs live in different band formations in the
Dutch music scene.
Background
Tuinstra was born on January 24, 1991, in
Den Haag
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...
. His parents played in socialist music groups and choirs (''
Verenigde Oost Nederlandse Kompanjie'', also known as VONK) with which they also performed demonstrations against racism, nuclear energy, and weapons. At a fairly young age, Tuinstra moved 1993 from Den Haag to Baarn. Despite the distance, the family went to Hengelo every sunday to rehearse. That Tuinstra was allowed to hang out at VONK every Sunday was an important factor in his career as a musician. The socialist nature of VONK, including their frequent appearances at demonstrations and playing of protest songs such as
The Internationale
"The Internationale" (french: "L'Internationale", italic=no, ) is an international anthem used by various communist and socialist groups; currently, it serves as the official anthem of the Communist Party of China. It has been a standard of t ...
influenced his music crucially. This becomes apparent in the topics that Tuinstra frequently writes about; humanity, equality,
anti-racism
Anti-racism encompasses a range of ideas and political actions which are meant to counter racial prejudice, systemic racism, and the oppression of specific racial groups. Anti-racism is usually structured around conscious efforts and deliberate a ...
,
gender equality
Gender equality, also known as sexual equality or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing d ...
, and tolerance are recurring themes of his songs. He feels that there is freedom when people express themselves in different ways and he shows this belief in his appearance, clothing, religion, and sexuality, which can be seen in his
androgynous
Androgyny is the possession of both masculine and feminine characteristics. Androgyny may be expressed with regard to biological sex, gender identity, or gender expression.
When ''androgyny'' refers to mixed biological sex characteristics i ...
appearance. While he feels comfortable in women's clothing, wear lipstick and use nail polish, he can also appear masculine. His appearances can often be called flamboyant, especially on stage. Tuinstra regularly changes his looks and goes through many phases to express himself.
Early years
Tuinstra grew up in a musical artist's family in
Baarn
Baarn () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, near Hilversum in the province of Utrecht.
The municipality of Baarn
The municipality of Baarn consists of the following towns: Baarn, Eembrugge, Lage Vuursche.
The town of Baarn
Ba ...
. From early on he has shown an interest in music. He started recording music at a very young age, 4/5 years, using a cassette recorder and a toy cassette player (a technique called
Ping-pong recording
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...
). He started by first making songs and later made complete albums. Before the age of 10, Tuinstra played various instruments: drums (5 years), piano (6 years), guitar (8–9 years), and bass guitar (9–10 years). After his 10th birthday, developed an interetst in all kinds of
synthesizer
A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...
s and other string-wind instruments. Tuinstra has always enjoyed learning to play as many instruments as possible as a hobby. He also had a talent for singing. In his childhood, he sang in the youth choir of Majel Lustenhouwer on recordings by
Rob de Nijs
Rob de Nijs (born 26 December 1942) is a Dutch singer and actor, active since the 1960s.
Biography
1962–1968
De Nijs, backed by The Lords, won a talent-contest in 1962 and released his first single in 1962, " Ritme van de Regen". In 1965 D ...
and Jochem van Gelder among others. In 2003, he participated with his first band, The Edge, in the preliminaries of the first Dutch Junior Song Festival. While he was attending the Baarnsch Lyceum, a secondary school, he stood out by winning the 'Grandi Art', a school competition for music, as a pop musician for consecutive years. In this period, he played in the locally known bands Bitter Lemon, Fubroz, Metro Mortale, and The Zoo. Tuinstra explored many different musical genres, from
funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the m ...
to
progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...
, from
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
to medieval choral music. In this period, he had already recorded more than 5 solo records without publishing anything. The first solo album he made was Red Coat from 2009. Red Coat was a concept album about a teenage love in which the foundation for the Jett Rebel sound can already be heard. He played more than 15 instruments on the record when he was only 17/18 years old. Together with Willem Wits and Marnix Dorrestein, he recorded the debut album of Metro Mortale in the parental home of Dorrestein, which was released on May 29, 2010, at bandcamp. Short videos were made of these recordings as in a 'real life soap' in different episodes illustrating how the album was created. In 2009, Tuinstra moved to Amsterdam to study piano and guitar at the
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
The Conservatorium van Amsterdam (CvA) is a Dutch conservatoire of music located in Amsterdam. This school is the music division of the Amsterdam University of the Arts, the city's vocational university of arts. The Conservatorium van Amsterdam ...
. In that period, he joined the pop groups The Souldiers and Valerius. After about a year at the conservatorium, he quit because of
repetitive strain injury
A repetitive strain injury (RSI) is an injury to part of the musculoskeletal or nervous system caused by repetitive use, vibrations, compression or long periods in a fixed position. Other common names include repetitive stress disorders, cumula ...
from playing too much guitar and because in the end it didn't meet his expectations. On July 16, 2012, Jelte Tuinstra released a single, ''Beautiful'', under his own name via bandcamp. The next day the EP ''Sundown'' followed with three tracks (''Sundown, The Real Deal'' and ''Deeply in Love With You''). The track ''Sundown'' could later be found on Rebel's fourth album
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction ...
. The album Red Coat was later released at bandcamp April 5, 2013, and removed in the summer of 2018 for unknown reasons. In September 2012 Tuinstra decided to make his own music under the stage name Jett Rebel.
Career in highlights
2013/2014
The first EP
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is sometimes called Earth's "sister" or "twin" planet as it is almost as large and has a similar composition. As an interior planet to Earth, Venus (like Mercury) appears in Earth's sky never fa ...
appeared on May 26, 2013, followed by the EP
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury (planet), Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Mars (mythology), Roman god of war. Mars is a terr ...
on January 15, 2014. In the EP, Jett Rebel shows his versatility; he played all the instruments and vocals of the EPs himself. The artwork of the EPs is designed (painted) by his father, Steven G.Tuinstra. The three singles of these EP's were enthusiastically received and played by
NPO 3FM
NPO 3FM is a Dutch rhythmic CHR radio station controlled by public broadcaster Netherlands Public Broadcasting, NPO. The vast majority of the songs played on-air are Rock music, rock, Alternative rock, alternative, Indie rock, indie and Pop mus ...
and other radio stations. He performed live in television programmes
Toppop3
AVRO, short for Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep ("General Association of Radio Broadcasting"), was a Dutch public broadcasting association operating within the framework of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep system. It was the first public broa ...
,
De Wereld Draait Door
''De Wereld Draait Door'' (; English: "The world keeps on turning") also known by the acronym DWDD was an early-evening talk show on Dutch television, broadcast every weekday at 7:00 p.m. on NPO 1. It is the Netherlands' longest-running, reg ...
and Serious Request, in the supporting program of
the B-52's
The B-52's, also styled as The B-52s, are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, p ...
and was proclaimed by radio station Radio 3FM as
3FM Serious Talent. On April 19, 2014, the EP's were merged for one album called
Venus & Mars. On April 11, 2014, the 4th and last single of the album Venus & Mars was released. In the spring of 2014 Jett Rebel launched his first sold out "Venus & Mars-tour" in a series of small and medium-sized venues in the Netherlands. Jett Rebel played over 60 festivals in 2014, including
Pinkpop
The Pinkpop Festival is an annual music festival held at Landgraaf, Netherlands. It is usually held on the Pentecost weekend (''Pinksteren'' in Dutch, hence the name). If Pentecost falls on an early date in May, the festival is held later in June. ...
and Lowlands. At Pinkpop he had the honor to play with bassist
Larry Graham
Larry Graham Jr. (born August 14, 1946) is an American bassist and baritone singer, both with the psychedelic soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone and as the founder and frontman of Graham Central Station. In 1980, he released the single "O ...
(known from
Sly & the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone was an American band from San Francisco. Active from 1966 to 1983, it was pivotal in the development of funk, soul, rock, and psychedelic music. Its core line-up was led by singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-i ...
and from
Graham Central Station
Graham Central Station was an American funk music, funk band named after founder Larry Graham (formerly of Sly and the Family Stone). The name is a pun on New York City's Grand Central Terminal, often colloquially called Grand Central Station.
...
). The official debut album
Hits for Kids was released on October 30, 2014. He worked with London-based producer/mixer
Tony Platt
Tony Platt is an English sound engineer and record producer, best known for his work with a diverse mix of artists, including, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Bob Marley, Iron Maiden, Shy, Buddy Guy, Foreigner, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sparks, Jaz ...
, who previously worked with artists such as
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. The current lineup of the band consists of Zander, Nielsen and ...
,
Motörhead
Motörhead () were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by Lemmy (lead vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums). Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precu ...
and
Foreigner. Hits For Kids is the last record Rebel recorded with digital equipment. In the autumn followed a 2nd sold-out tour ''Tour d'Amour'' in 18 large venues in the Netherlands and ended the tour on December 30, 2014, in
Paradiso Amsterdam.
2015
On February 21, he sold out the
AFAS Live
AFAS Live (formerly known as the Heineken Music Hall) is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands, near the Johan Cruyff Arena. The big hall, named "Black Box" has a capacity of 6,000 and is 3000 m2; a smaller hall for after parties (Beat Box) ...
. Jett Rebel started his three-hour show ten meters above the stage of AFAS Live and slowly lowered himself with his guitar on stage. Several guest artists were invited during this show. On April 9, 2015, he won the ''Best Live Act'' at the
3FM Awards
NPO 3FM is a Dutch rhythmic CHR radio station controlled by public broadcaster NPO. The vast majority of the songs played on-air are rock, alternative, indie and pop, though dance and Mega Top 30 tracks may also air at times.
History
As Ra ...
. On
Liberation Day
Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day. Liberation marks the date of either a revolution, as in Cuba, the fall of a dictatorship, as in Portugal, or the end of an oc ...
May 5 Jett Rebel was appointed as one of the ambassadors of freedom. On that day Jett Rebel and his band were taken by helicopter to five liberation festivals:
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
,
Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of the ...
, Amsterdam,
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...
and
Haarlem
Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...
. On July 2, 2015, Rebel was invited by
Larry Graham
Larry Graham Jr. (born August 14, 1946) is an American bassist and baritone singer, both with the psychedelic soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone and as the founder and frontman of Graham Central Station. In 1980, he released the single "O ...
to perform in London and share the stage with him and
Mark King of
Level 42
Level 42 is an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979. They had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s.
Their highest-charting single in the UK was " Lessons in Love", which reached number three on th ...
. A few days later Graham gave an exclusive show in
Patronaat (Haarlem)
Patronaat is one of the 10 largest alternative pop music halls in the Netherlands and was established in 1984. It is located at the Zijlsingel in Haarlem, near the city center.
In 2003 the old building was replaced with a brand new concert hall ...
and announced that
Candy Dulfer and Jett Rebel would share the stage with him. After having already performed on a number of major stages, Rebel performed at the
North Sea Jazz Festival in the Nile on July 14, 2015. The critics praised his performance with his then 7-headed band. Rebel had fallen off the stage during this performance: ''I tried to enjoy myself intensely, so I closed my eyes for a moment during the guitar solo. But then things went wrong. And then I just stepped right off the stage.'' Rebel had severe bruising on his ribs. That same evening he came to the rescue of colleague
Chaka Khan
Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (), is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the " Qu ...
. Khan had to leave the stage because of voice problems. Her backing band and Khan's background vocalists decided to continue the set. Rebel played the song ''Tell Me Something Good'' . In June, the first Live double album was released
Tight Like A Baby Tiger (Live at the Paradiso) on his own new Record Label ''Baby Tiger Records''. The album was recorded live at Paradiso on December 30, 2014. In October was the first sold-out solo theatre tour, ''An Evening with Jett Rebel'', in six major venues in the Netherlands including the Royal
Concertgebouw
The Royal Concertgebouw ( nl, Koninklijk Concertgebouw, ) is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch term "concertgebouw" translates into English as "concert building". Its superb acoustics place it among the finest concert halls i ...
in Amsterdam. More than a month later, Rebel left on November 16, 2015, for a ten-day tour in New York City, during an annual Live in Your living Room festival. He played there for the first time with a three-man formation. On December 30, 2015, Rebel organized his own festival for the first time, Rebelfest. At Rebelfest five Dutch acts got the chance to present themselves. Artists who performed were Marnix Dorrestein as IX, Bells Of Youth, Amber Gomaa, Echo Movis and Willem Wits. Rebel himself also gave a three-hour performance.
2016
The double album Truck was released on January 22, 2016. Truck was fully recorded on a Tascam Porta 4 track cassette recorder. Truck was the first part in a
triptych
A triptych ( ; from the Greek language, Greek adjective ''τρίπτυχον'' "''triptukhon''" ("three-fold"), from ''tri'', i.e., "three" and ''ptysso'', i.e., "to fold" or ''ptyx'', i.e., "fold") is a work of art (usually a panel painting) t ...
; Rebel released three albums within a year. On August 26, 2016, Don't Die On Me Now was released and on January 13, 2017, Super Pop followed. The three albums are independent of each other, but are connected to a triptych: the Experimentalist, the Musician and the Composer. The release of Rebel's fifth studio album was at Lowlands on August 20, 2016. The Lowlands program booklet contained the mysterious sentence 'Don't Die on me Now'. Festival visitors had no idea what was in store for them at the time. The mysterious act turned out to be the title of Jett Rebel's new album, which he came to play in its entirety on Lowlands. The official release date was only one week later, on August 26, 2016. In the same week, it was announced that Rebel would play his biggest show ever in Rotterdam Ahoy on February 4, 2017. At the end of August, the 5th tour followed with the power trio Jett Rebel 3 Live in Concert. Rebel played 5 nights in a row in five small intimate clubs; the tour sold out in 24 hours. In this intimate setting, Rebel wanted to get back to the essence of pure rock 'n roll. In addition to this tour, Rebel visited several record stores that same week to promote his album. On September 3, Rebel was in the Mega Top 50 with Lucky Boy for the first time and entered the list on No. 34, the album entered the Vinyl50 Chart on No. 1. In November, he was in the line-up of MTV Netherlands music week, for a special event to present his label Baby Tiger Records to the general public in Rotown Rotterdam. On December 2, 2016, Rebel released a new single, All The Way, which was the final piece of the then not yet released last triptych Super Pop, which was released together with a lyric video.
2017
The launch of
Super Pop was at midnight on January 13, 2017, during
Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag is an annual four-day music showcase festival and conference held in January in Groningen, Netherlands. The first three days of the festival (Eurosonic) feature artists from all over Europe, the last day of the festival (N ...
. The release party was in the record store Plato in Groningen. During
Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag is an annual four-day music showcase festival and conference held in January in Groningen, Netherlands. The first three days of the festival (Eurosonic) feature artists from all over Europe, the last day of the festival (N ...
a special pop-up museum was set up in the
Der Aa church in Groningen about Jett Rebel, this coincided with the release of Super Pop. At the launch of his album, Jett Rebel gave a solo performance in the Der Aa church and also performed at the Noorderslag event. On February 4, 2017, Rebel played a three-and-a-half-hour show in
Rotterdam Ahoy
Rotterdam Ahoy (formerly known as Ahoy Rotterdam or simply as Ahoy) is a convention centre and multi-purpose indoor arena located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Opened originally in 1950, the current complex consists of three main venues: a fairs an ...
. This was followed by his 6th sold-out Super Pop tour in 5 major cities across the Netherlands on April 13, 2017. During this tour Rebel won the brand new
3FM Award for ''Best Social''; for the artist who has had the most impact with their social channels. Immediately after the tour Rebel announced that due to its success the Super Pop Tour would be in reprise in the autumn with 11 new clubshows. On April 22, 2017, Rebel was the Dutch ambassador of
Record Store Day
Record Store Day is an annual event inaugurated in 2007 and held on one Saturday (typically the third) every April and every Black Friday in November to "celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store". The day brings together fa ...
. On this day a 7" by Jett Rebel was released, a double A-side on pink vinyl with the singles "Better Off Together" and "Daydreamin'" from the album Super Pop. This single was available for free and exclusively to the first 5,000 visitors of Record Store Day, in almost 100 independent record stores in the Netherlands. On September 7 Rebel won the
ELLE style award. After the ''reprise Super Pop'' tour, he left for a tour through Germany and Spain. On November 10, 2017, Rebel made the title song for the film Old Love by director Nicole van Kilsdonk. Especially for the film he made a remake of the song '
Send Me A Postcard
"Send Me a Postcard" is a song written by Robbie van Leeuwen, and recorded by Shocking Blue in 1968.
With lyrics in Swedish by Per Gessle, the song was recorded in 1980 by Gyllene Tider, as "Skicka ett vykort, älskling". Finnish version of the s ...
', of which the original was written by
Robbie van Leeuwen
Robbie van Leeuwen (born 29 October 1944) is a Dutch musician who was a guitarist, sitarist, background vocalist and main songwriter for Dutch bands, including The Motions and Shocking Blue. In 1967 he played guitar on the only single ever rel ...
for the Dutch band
Shocking Blue
Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in 1967 in The Hague. It was part of the music movement in the Netherlands that was generally known by the name Nederbeat. The band had a number of hits throughout the counterculture movement during ...
. ''With deep respect for the original, Jett Rebel has created a new version especially for the film. With countless twists in melody, harmony, rhythm and new parts, Jett Rebel delivers his own sound in a contemporary remake, making an important contribution at the end of Oude Liefde. It's certainly worthwhile after the last shot of the film to sit back in your cinema chair and listen to the result.''
2018
In 2018,
Paradiso celebrated its 50th anniversary; the kick-off of the party year took place on January 1, 2018, with a sold-out concert by Jett Rebel which lasted 4.5 hours. Rebel invited several guest artists during the concert. On January 13, 2018, Rebel was on the specially organized Murakami weekend on cruise ship SS Rotterdam. The weekend was entirely dedicated to the Japanese writer
Haruki Murakami
is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been bestsellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages and having sold millions of copies outside Japan. He has received numerous awards for his ...
. It is the largest book presentation ever organized in the Netherlands for a foreign writer. Rebel himself, a big fan of Murakami's books, gave a solo performance behind the grand piano. Even before the album
7 was released, the singles ''Amy, Good Boy'' and ''Perfect Lady'' were released. For the 2nd time Rebel performed at the
North Sea Jazz Festival in the Nile, on July 14, 2019. In the summer period he was booked at several german festivals. On September 19 Rebel attended the largest clubfestival in Germany, the
Reeperbahn
The Reeperbahn () is a street and entertainment district in Hamburg's St. Pauli district, one of the two centres of Hamburg's nightlife (the other being Sternschanze) and also the city's major red-light district. In German, it is also nickn ...
festival. On September 28, the 7th album
7 was released. On the album the
LinnDrum
The LinnDrum, also referred to as the LM-2, is a drum machine manufactured by Linn Electronics between 1982 and 1985. About 5,000 units were sold.
Its high-quality samples, flexibility and affordability made the LinnDrum popular; it sold far mo ...
(LM-2) played a prominent role and it was recorded on a
Studer
Studer is a designer and manufacturer of professional audio equipment for recording studios and broadcasters. The company was founded in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1948 by Willi Studer. It initially became known in the 1950s for its professiona ...
A80. On November 1, 2019, he gave a performance in the Posthoornkerk, this was exclusively organized by NPO 3FM. The Posthoornkerk in Amsterdam was transformed into a gigantic bedroom, where listeners could win special tickets. On November 17, 2018, Rebel announced a new tour at
RTL Late Night
''RTL Late Night'' was a Dutch late night television talkshow. It was broadcast from August 26, 2013, to March 4, 2019, on commercial station RTL 4 on weekdays between 22:30 and 23:40.
Background
In the daily program, guests are seated at a tabl ...
; the Unconditional Love tour in 7 theatres. At the invitation of politician
Frans Timmermans
Frans is an Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish given name, sometimes as a short form of ''François''. One cognate of Frans in English is '' Francis''.
Given name
* Frans van Aarssens (1572–1641), Dutch diplo ...
, Rebel was asked on December 8 to perform in Lisbon for the European socialists and social democrats, where Timmermans was appointed as
Spitzenkandidat
The president of the European Commission is the head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU). The President of the Commission leads a Cabinet of Commissioners, referred to as the College, collectively account ...
for the position of the President of the European Commission. Rebel played with a trio formation his track ''Stick Together'' from album 7, an appropriate message for the EU, the member states and the social democracy. ''Stick Together'' refers to
Country Joe and the Fish, an American band that was mainly known for protest songs against the Vietnam War. Rebel often leaves a political mark in his music and tries to use his voice to get a positive message across. In his lyrics, there is a sharp distinction between the lighter lyrics and the heavier, poetic, narrative lyrics. In ''Blonde Like You'' from the album
Don't Die On Me Now, he sings directly to
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
in which he wraps up a serious matter in a light-hearted way; ''I wouldn't be with a blonde like you, I'd kick you out before you knew.'' The lyrics draw a parallel between romantic biases and Trump's desire to keep immigrants out of the US. Other examples can be found in lyrics such as ''Do You Feel Alright'', a track from the
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction ...
album. Rebel talks about
anti-nationalism and weapon rights: ''we have known for years how to get pass our fears, drop you guns. Everybody in control smash down the border patrol, come on in, everybody has a right to win, your skin doesn't make you sin, don't you know by now? Children are starting to see, people only wanna be free, don't you feel alright, racism starting to fall, we don't see a difference at all, don't you feel alright?''
2019
On January 18, 2019, Rebel released his third EP
Yeah Yeah Yeah No. The EP was played live and recorded in the
Wisseloord Studios
The Wisseloord Studio is a recording studio in Hilversum, Netherlands. It was officially opened on 19 January 1978 by Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Prince Claus. The studios were founded by electronics company Philips, to enable their PolyGram ...
with bassist Xander Vrienten and drummer Willem van der Krabben. This is the second time Rebel has collaborated with other artists. On the same day, he played for the fifth time at
Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag is an annual four-day music showcase festival and conference held in January in Groningen, Netherlands. The first three days of the festival (Eurosonic) feature artists from all over Europe, the last day of the festival (N ...
in a three-man formation. He played his new EP and added two new unreleased tracks to his setlist: ''Lady On The Hill & Bleed Me An Ocean''. In February, he performed his ''Unconditional Love'' theatre solo tour in a sold out
Royal Theater Carré
The Royal Theater Carré (Dutch: ) is a Neo-Renaissance theatre in Amsterdam, located near the river Amstel. When the theatre was founded in 1887, it was originally meant as a permanent circus building. Currently, it is mainly used for musicals, ...
. In April, he was at Paaspop for the 5th time and was allowed to start the mainstage. He made a big impression with his performance, especially with his appearance in a velvet red dress. In mid-March it was announced, during the annual Pinkpop press presentation in Paradiso, that Jett Rebel was headliner at
Pinkpop
The Pinkpop Festival is an annual music festival held at Landgraaf, Netherlands. It is usually held on the Pentecost weekend (''Pinksteren'' in Dutch, hence the name). If Pentecost falls on an early date in May, the festival is held later in June. ...
on June 10, 2019. Pinkpop celebrated its 50th anniversary. One day later, Rebel flew with his trio formation to the UK for a one-time performance, his first show in London in the Notting Hill Arts Club. One single of the EP was launched on June 7, 2019, ''Waiting for the Weekend''. The show could be watched via a live stream and was received enthusiastically by english fans. Rebel returned to London on September 30, 2019, for a number of performances. In March/April he produced the album of Dutch singer
Trijntje Oosterhuis
Judith Katrijntje "Trijntje" Oosterhuis (; born 5 February 1973) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She formed the band Total Touch in 1990 with her brother Tjeerd Oosterhuis before she started as a solo singer. She represented the Netherlands i ...
:
Dit is voor mij. This was the first time he took on a big production. On the record he played a lot of instruments himself. The album was released on July 7, 2019. Oosterhuis was very enthusiastic about the collaboration; "Jelte is curious, empathetic and authentic in his choices and he has left me in my dignity and challenged me to look at it sometimes differently than I would have done myself". On October 11 Rebel could be seen for the first time during a performance in the German television program
Rockpalast
''Rockpalast'' (''Rock Palace'') is a German music television show that broadcasts live on German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). ''Rockpalast'' started in 1974 and continues to this day. Hundreds of rock, heavy metal and jazz ...
. Jett Rebel announced on November 28 at Dutch television
De Wereld Draait Door
''De Wereld Draait Door'' (; English: "The world keeps on turning") also known by the acronym DWDD was an early-evening talk show on Dutch television, broadcast every weekday at 7:00 p.m. on NPO 1. It is the Netherlands' longest-running, reg ...
his new livealbum ''
Live Forever'' The release was November 29, 2019.
2020
On July 9, 2019, it was announced that Rebel will start his third solo tour on March 23, 2020, in
Royal Theater Carré
The Royal Theater Carré (Dutch: ) is a Neo-Renaissance theatre in Amsterdam, located near the river Amstel. When the theatre was founded in 1887, it was originally meant as a permanent circus building. Currently, it is mainly used for musicals, ...
. In March, the government announced worldwide that the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
had halted all events until further notice. On April 20,
Daryl Hall
Daryl Franklin Hohl (born October 11, 1946), known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American rock, R&B and soul singer and musician, best known as the co-founder and principal lead vocalist of Daryl Hall and John Oates (with guitarist and ...
announces to
Ultimate Classic Rock
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that he is working with Jett Rebel on a new
Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall and John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two ...
album. On May 6, Rebel's management team confirmed that he will producing the new
Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall and John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two ...
album.
Documentaries
In 2014, two documentaries about Jett Rebel were released. The first documentary was ''Ready For Takeoff'', directed by Harm Rieske, who graduated from the
Dutch Film Academy with this short film. Riekse and his fellow filmmakers followed Jett Rebel for a short period (September/October 2013). The 24-minute documentary follows the period just before Jett Rebel wins several major music awards and gets a drastically different life. Rieske explains how the documentary came about: "I thought it would be very cool to make a documentary about the sound of a guitar. I came into contact with luthier Sjak Zwier. Then I also heard about Jett Rebel. He hadn't released a record at the time I met him and was still relatively unknown. Because I wanted to have both Jett Rebel and Sjak Zwier in my documentary, it was exciting when the crew started filming them together for the first time; they didn't know what the click would be. Tuinstra visited Zwier for a guitar and fortunately the chemistry between the two eccentric figures was perfect". The premiere of the documentary was on July 1, 2014, in the Oude Luxor Theater. The documentary was made in collaboration with the
AVROTROS
AVROTROS () is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster that is part of the Dutch public broadcasting system. It was founded in 2014 as the result of a merger between the Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) and the Televisie Radio Omroep St ...
and could later be seen on NPO Start or YouTube.
The documentary that followed ''Ready for Takeoff'' was ''Who The Fuck Is Jett Rebel?'' made by documentary filmmaker Linda Hakeboom. In ''Who The Fuck Is Jett Rebel?,'' Hakeboom shows how Tuinstra turned into Jett Rebel and what it does to someone to become famous in so quickly. The documentary premiered at the International Documentary
Film Festival Amsterdam on November 23, 2014; "The viewer is not only an eyewitness to Rebel's growing success and climbing to the top, but also sees how he struggles with his insecurity." The documentary raised many questions and received both positive and negative reactions. The record company and Rebel's own situation were critically examined. Rebel's reaction in that period: "I gave Linda all the freedom she needed. You then make yourself vulnerable. People then start to form an image. That doesn't always work out well. Some people think that I am a transvestite and that I am mainly concerned with lipstick and nail polish. Others find me arrogant. Yes, that image touches me. You know, I try to be myself. Sincerity above all else. When you get this over you... It is also a wise lesson. I'm not going to get excited about imaging anymore. Those things arise outside of me. I choose my own path, regardless of what others think of it."
Baby Tiger Records
Mid-June 2015, Jett Rebel started his own record label Baby Tiger Records. The live album
Tight Like A Baby Tiger (Live At The Paradiso) was the first album he releases on his own label, under division of JJ Music V.o.F. The first 7 albums were exclusively licensed to Sony Music Entertainment Netherlands.
Amber Gomaa was the first artist on the new label, and released her solo debut EP ''Sun Gazing''. Gomaa wrote the music herself and with the help of Jett Rebel she produced her EP, which was released on August 28, 2015.
Collaborations
Band members in years
* 2013 Joost van Dijck/ guitar, Rick van Wort/ drummer, Xander Vrienten/bassist.
* 2014 Lorijn von Piekartz/ guitar, Rick van Wort/ drummer, Xander Vrienten/ bassist, Jessica Manuputty/ backing vocals & keys, Amber Gomaa/ backing vocals & keys.
* 2015 Lorijn von Piekartz/ guitar, Rick van Wort/ drummer, Xander Vrienten/ bassist, Jessica Manuputty/ backing vocals & keys, Amber Gomaa/ backing vocals & keys, Marc Alberto/ Saxophone /.
* 2016 Lorijn von Piekartz/ guitar, Kees Schaper/ drummer, Xander Vrienten/ bassist, Jessica Manuputty/ backing vocals & keys, Amber Gomaa/ backing vocals & keys/, Marc Alberto/ Saxophone,Daniel van Loenen/ Trombone/ (last half-year).
* 2017 Nick Croes / guitar, Willem van der Krabben/ drummer, Xander Vrienten/ bassist, Jessica Manuputty/ backing vocals & keys, Marc Alberto/ Saxophone/ (1st half-year), Daniel van Loenen/ Trombone/ (1st half-year).
* 2018 Nick Croes/ guitar, Willem van der Krabben/ drummen, Xander Vrienten/ bassist, Jasper Slijderink/ keys.
* 2019 Willem van der Krabben/ drummer, Xander Vrienten/ bassist (stopped January 2019), Peter Peskens/ bassist.
Albums produced by Jett Rebel
* Amber Gomaa- ''Sun Gazing'' (EP) August 28, 2015. produced by Jett Rebel and Amber Gomaa.
* Jessica Manuputty – ''TOMA'' June 1, 2017, produced by Jett Rebel and Jessica Manuputty.
* Trijntje Oosterhuis – ''Dit Is Voor Mij'' June 7, 2019, Produced by Jett Rebel.
Contributed to albums
On November 4, 2016, DeWolff released a new single and music video for the song Outta Step & Ill at Ease. Jett Rebel plays the piano and provides the backing vocals.
Recording
Jett Rebel usually works alone. He writes, composes and produces his own music. Rebel records himself, plays all instruments and sings vocals himself. He attaches great importance to
analogue equipment and the use of real instruments. He used studio equipment that was mainly used before 1977. Rebel is always writing new music and spends a lot of (free) time recording music. He claims to have written about 3000 songs and to have made between 20 and 25 albums. He has been writing more than there are albums. For each record there is an average of material for three albums, which Rebel has carefully kept since he was four years old. Rebel is productive and often composes very spontaneously. He does not have a sounding board. Rebel often only plays his music when it's really finished. ''I get my feedback as soon as I play the ready-made piece. If someone says the first time they listen that they love it, it gives me the confidence to go through with it. I am always very doubtful. If someone would react with: this is the worst thing I have ever heard, I would find a way to understand that. I'm never firmly convinced that what I do is right, I only know I want it that way.'' For Rebel, an album that is finished is the truth. It has taken on a state as it should be.
Rebel regularly speaks about the contemporary modern techniques used for recording music. ''You can use modern recording techniques to make everything sound the way you want it to. You can digitally polish an impure singing voice, you can add a string orchestra. You name it. The digital revolution has ruined a lot. A lot is fake. I want to make a statement by going for real and pure. In my opinion, all the music that really matters was made before 1988. What comes next is an infusion of the basics. I have so much love for the craft of making music and see this craft slowly becoming extinct.''
Influences/ inspiration
Music
Rebel is a passionate music lover and a collector. He has a huge collection of mp3s and Vinyl. Rebel mainly listens to 60/70/80's music and a lot of rare work that is only available on vinyl. His taste in music is wide-ranging. His father made him love
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...
and
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal music, heavy metal and modern hard rock music, but their musical style has changed over the course of its existence. Ori ...
, but also
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the " Queen of Disco", while her mus ...
and
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop musi ...
. Rebel doesn't listen much to contemporary music or music that was produced after he was born. The most important musical inspiration for Rebel is probably
Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, multimedia artist, sound engineer and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Ut ...
. His own music and the way he writes and plays and the work he has done for many other artists makes a profound impression. Also
Brian Wilson
Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and m ...
, best known as founding member of
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and frie ...
, has been a hero to him . ''I think that as a fan we feel that we can relate to our idol. This is definitely the case for me with Brian. I feel like I know and understand him, and in some ways we are very similar people.'' Other important artists for Rebel who have inspired him include
Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...
,
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...
,
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. Fleetwood Mac were founded by guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer, before bassist John McVie joined the line-up for their epony ...
and
Steve Miller. The first record he loved was
Songs in the Key of Life
''Songs in the Key of Life'' is the eighteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder. A double album, it was released on September 28, 1976, by Tamla Records, a division of Motown. It was recorded primarily at Crys ...
; he was 3/4 years old and learned songs from Wonder on piano by ear. The documentary
Classic Albums
''Classic Albums'' is a British documentary series about pop, rock and heavy metal albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.
Format
The TV ser ...
was study material for him. His favorite songs of all time were written by
Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...
. ''There is no-one like her. She has written songs and records that are a complete world on their own.'' When he was a young child, he was obsessed with Elvis, his childhood idol between the ages of 5 and 11. Rebel considers him to be the biggest influence on his career. Because of Elvis, Rebel knew he wanted to become a musician. I want to be that guy, the guy with the guitar, for whom girls scream. Rebel has had an Elvis quiff throughout his primary school years. On Rebel's right arm is a large portrait of Elvis tattooed on his arm, which stands for that little boy from the past who was always bullied because he stood for something and wanted to achieve something in his life. Another early childhood love of Rebel was Steve Miller, a favorite singer of his. As a child he stole the album
Fly Like An Eagle from his parents and played it a million times. According to Rebel, ''Miller's voice is amazing and underestimated''. The last name in the line is Fleetwood Mac. As a young boy, he was initially more attracted to the bluesy Fleetwood Mac.
Peter Green's style and playing, inspired him in his own playing. Later came the
Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American musician and record producer, best known as the lead guitarist and male lead vocalist of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987 and 1997 to 2018. In addition to his tenure with Fl ...
and
Stevie Nicks
Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist.
After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasi ...
era, in which the record Rumours made a big impact. There were other records that also made an impression, in particular those by
Bob Welch. Because, according to Rebel, ''they explain why and how a blues group can turn into one of the greatest pop groups this world has ever known''.
Jett Rebel frequently honours his favourite artists during his live shows. Rebel has covered over 300 artists live since 2014.
On his right arm are tattoos of his musical heroes like Elvis Presley, Todd Rundgren, Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell,
Steve Miller Band
The Steve Miller Band is an American rock music, rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California. The band is led by Steve Miller (musician), Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. The group had a string of mid- to late-1970s hit singles t ...
, Fleetwood Mac,
Toto,
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...
(
white album
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...
),
Sly & the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone was an American band from San Francisco. Active from 1966 to 1983, it was pivotal in the development of funk, soul, rock, and psychedelic music. Its core line-up was led by singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-i ...
,
Funkadelic
Funkadelic was an American funk rock band formed in Plainfield, New Jersey in 1968 and active until 1982. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, pioneered the funk music culture of the 1970s.John, Bush. Funkadeli ...
,
The Millennium and more will follow.
Art
As a young child, Rebel was often taken to museums by his parents. He knows a lot about visual art, especially painting. Rebel has a strong admiration for
Picasso
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...
, the
Cubism
Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture. In Cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up and reassemble ...
period appeals to him the most. The different stages that Picasso goes through fascinates him and what keeps Rebel innovating, Picasso inspires Rebel to be the type of artist he wants to be. He has a big love for Renaissance painters:
Sandro Botticelli
Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi ( – May 17, 1510), known as Sandro Botticelli (, ), was an Italian Renaissance painting, Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. Botticelli's posthumous reputation suffered until the late 19th cent ...
,
Da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 14522 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, Drawing, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. While his fame initially res ...
,
Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known as Michelangelo (), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was insp ...
. Rebel repeatedly visited the
Uffizi
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in Florence, his favourite museum. Rebel used ''
The Birth of Venus
''The Birth of Venus'' ( it, Nascita di Venere ) is a painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, probably executed in the mid 1480s. It depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, when she had emerged from the sea ...
'' by Botticelli as inspiration for his album cover
Venus & Mars. The cover was painted by his father. The Annunciation of Da Vinci was printed life-size on canvas during the
Truck
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tour in 2016 and used as the background for his concerts. In 2019, he used another painting as the background for his shows. The audience of
Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag is an annual four-day music showcase festival and conference held in January in Groningen, Netherlands. The first three days of the festival (Eurosonic) feature artists from all over Europe, the last day of the festival (N ...
was able to see the life-size canvas of the
rococo
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painter
François Boucher
François Boucher ( , ; ; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories ...
's ''
Resting Girl'' during Rebel's performance.
For the exhibition
Van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inclu ...
& Japan, an introduction video was released on March 15, 2018, in which Rebel talked about his fascination with Japan and Robbert Dijkgraaf took the viewer to the run-up of the exhibition Van Gogh & Japan, which opened from March 23, 2018, to June 24, 2018, in the
Van Gogh Museum
The Van Gogh Museum () is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw. The museum opened on ...
. ''Everything about the country interests me; the food, the literature. My music wants to go there, let's put it this way, I always have the hope that one day I will be able to make music there for the people. What fascinates me most about the painters I love is a kind of never stopping you from developing and never stopping learning.''
Personal life
In the month of June 2016, Jett Rebel stopped drinking alcohol and doing drugs. Rebel had been struggling with severe depression for years. Doctors told Rebel that the use of drugs would eventually obstruct his musical creativity and that if he continued to use drugs, they wouldn't be able to do anything for him. Rebel decided to quit his addiction for good. He considers himself to be a lifelong addict. Rebel has always been very open about his depression and addictions. In doing so, he hopes to support others who are struggling with their depression and/or addiction and to keep hope. Rebel has written a song about keeping hope on his album
Super Pop: ''Just in Case You're Ever Down Again.''
Touring
Netherlands
# Tour 2014 "Venus & Mars"
# Tour 2014 "Tour'd Amour"
# Tour 2015 "A Evening with Jett Rebel (solo)"
# Tour 2016 "Best Night Of Your Life Tour"
# Tour 2016 "Jett Rebel 3: Live In Concert"
# Tour 2017 "Super Pop"
# Tour 2017 "Super Pop in Reprise"
# Tour 2018 "7 Cities 7 Shows"
# Tour 2019 "Unconditional Love"
# Tour 2019 "Live Forever"
# Tour 2020 "Face To Face "
Belgium Tour 2015
* February 11, Voorruit in Gent
* February 14, Muziekdrooom in Hasselt
* February 18, Trix in Antwerpen
* February 19, Het Depot in Leuven
Germany Tour 2017
* November 19, Musikbunker in Aken (Elbe)
* November 20, Luxor in Köln
* November 21, Gleiss 22 in Münster
* November 22, Badehaus in Berlin
* November 23, Cadillac in Oldenburg
* November 24, Piano in Dortmund
Spain Tour 2017
* December 12, Rocksound in Barcelona
* December 13, Urban Rock Concept in Vitorai-Gasteiz
* December 14, BNS in Santander
* December 15, Star Bar in Tarazona De La Mancha
* December 16, Rock Palace Madrid
* December 17, Salason Cangas Do Morraza
Television/radio
Jett Rebel is a welcome guest on Dutch television programs such as,
De Wereld Draait Door
''De Wereld Draait Door'' (; English: "The world keeps on turning") also known by the acronym DWDD was an early-evening talk show on Dutch television, broadcast every weekday at 7:00 p.m. on NPO 1. It is the Netherlands' longest-running, reg ...
,
RTL Late Night
''RTL Late Night'' was a Dutch late night television talkshow. It was broadcast from August 26, 2013, to March 4, 2019, on commercial station RTL 4 on weekdays between 22:30 and 23:40.
Background
In the daily program, guests are seated at a tabl ...
, Talkshow Pauw, and several radio programs;
NPO Radio 2
NPO Radio 2 is a public-service radio station from the Netherlands, broadcasting in an adult hits format, focusing on music from the 1980s to the 2010s and current hits, however 1960s and 1970s hits may also air. It is part of the Netherlands ...
,
NPO 3FM
NPO 3FM is a Dutch rhythmic CHR radio station controlled by public broadcaster Netherlands Public Broadcasting, NPO. The vast majority of the songs played on-air are Rock music, rock, Alternative rock, alternative, Indie rock, indie and Pop mus ...
,
Radio Veronica
Radio Veronica was an offshore radio station that began broadcasting in 1960, and broadcast offshore for over fourteen years. It was set up by independent radio, TV and household electrical retailers in the Netherlands to stimulate the sales ...
.
Television programmes/concert registrations:
*
Toppop3
AVRO, short for Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep ("General Association of Radio Broadcasting"), was a Dutch public broadcasting association operating within the framework of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep system. It was the first public broa ...
/ 2013
*
De Wereld Draait Door
''De Wereld Draait Door'' (; English: "The world keeps on turning") also known by the acronym DWDD was an early-evening talk show on Dutch television, broadcast every weekday at 7:00 p.m. on NPO 1. It is the Netherlands' longest-running, reg ...
/2014/ 2015/ 2016/ 2017/ 2018/ 2019
*
3FM Awards/ 2014/ 2015/ 2016/ 2017/ 2018
* Chantal blijft slapen/ 2015
* Pauw/ 2015/2019
* Helden van de Top 2000/ 2015
* Pauls Puber Kookshow/ 2016
* Van der Vorst ziet sterren/ 2016
* Top 2000 à Go-Go/ 2016
* Wie steelt mijn show? / 2017
*
The Big Music Quiz/ 2017 (Rebel became the winner)
*
RTL Late Night
''RTL Late Night'' was a Dutch late night television talkshow. It was broadcast from August 26, 2013, to March 4, 2019, on commercial station RTL 4 on weekdays between 22:30 and 23:40.
Background
In the daily program, guests are seated at a tabl ...
/2018
Special Radio/livestream broadcasts
*
* 3FM Serious Request/ 2013 / 2014 / 2015 (night guest) / 2016 / 2017
* Countdown Café
Radio Veronica
Radio Veronica was an offshore radio station that began broadcasting in 1960, and broadcast offshore for over fourteen years. It was set up by independent radio, TV and household electrical retailers in the Netherlands to stimulate the sales ...
/ 2015 (live registratie optreden Vorstin)
*
Muziekcafé/ 2016/ 2018
* Kunststof/ 2018
* Spijkers met koppen/ 2018
* Een goed gesprek met.....Jett Rebel!/ 2018
Awards
2014:
* 3FM Serious Talent Award
* 3FM Best Newcomer
*
Edison Award
The Edison Award is an annual Dutch music prize awarded for outstanding achievements in the music industry. It is comparable to the American Grammy Award. The Edison award itself is a bronze replica of a statuette of Thomas Edison, designed by ...
Best newcomer
*
2015:
* 3FM Best Live act
*
Zilveren Notenkraker
*
2017:
* 3FM Best Social
*
Elle
''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the w ...
Personal Style Award
*
Discography
Albums
* ''
Venus & Mars'' (2014)
* ''
Hits for Kids'' (2014)
* ''
Tight Like A Baby Tiger (Live at the Paradiso)'' (2015)
* ''
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction ...
'' (2016)
* ''
Don't Die On Me Now'' (2016)
* ''
Super Pop'' (2017)
* ''
7'' (2018)
* ''
Live Forever'' (2019)
* ''
Pre-Apocalypse Party Playlist'' (2021)
EPs
* ''
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is sometimes called Earth's "sister" or "twin" planet as it is almost as large and has a similar composition. As an interior planet to Earth, Venus (like Mercury) appears in Earth's sky never fa ...
'' (2013)
* ''
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury (planet), Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Mars (mythology), Roman god of war. Mars is a terr ...
'' (2014)
* ''
Spotify Live Session'' (2014)
* ''
Yeah Yeah Yeah No'' (2019)
Singles
* "
Do You Love Me at All" (2013)
* "
Louise
Louise or Luise may refer to:
* Louise (given name)
Arts Songs
* "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005
* "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984
* "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013
* "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929
*"Louise", by Clan of ...
" (2013)
* "
Tonight
Tonight may refer to:
Television
* ''Tonight'' (1957 TV programme), a 1957–1965 British current events television programme hosted by Cliff Michelmore that was broadcast on BBC
* ''Tonight'' (1975 TV programme), a 1975–1979 British current ...
" (2014)
* "
Pineapple Morning" (2014)
* "It's Cruel" (2016)
* "Lucky Boy" (2016)
* "All the Way" (2016)
* "Amy" (2018)
* "Good boy" (2018)
* "Perfect Lady" (2018)
* "Waiting for the Weekend" (2019)
* "Love Right Now" (2021)
References
External links
*
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1991 births
21st-century Dutch singers
Dutch singer-songwriters
Dutch pop musicians
Dutch rock musicians
Living people