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kim janssen
Acoustic / Folk / Indie

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Member Since11/27/2007
Band Websitewww.kimjanssen.net
Band Membersthe Major Cities band:

kris vesseur: singing

isabelle doodhagen: violin

joëlle westra: violin

ruurd jan de meulder: upright bass

sebastiaan wiering: cello

laurens van der meulen: rhodes/synths/singing

simon van der heide: drums/singing

joost kraaijenbrink: electric guitar/noise

johnny cage: singing like a girl

phyllis janssen: singing

anouk janssen: singing
Record LabelVOLKOREN/Munich
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 15 2009 8:00P
art of memory deventer
Nov 21 2009 4:00P
spin (instore) middelburg
Dec 5 2009 8:00P
vera kelder (ham radio communications’ sinterklaas feest!) groningen
Dec 10 2009 8:00P
jugendhaus west w/ the black atlantic stuttgart (de)
Dec 19 2009 8:00P
winter welvaart festival groningen
Dec 23 2009 8:00P
vera kelder w/ the black atlantic groningen
Feb 1 2010 8:00P
the bedford london (uk)
Mar 11 2010 8:00P
paard van troje w/ at the close of every day den haag
Mar 14 2010 8:00P
patronaat w/ at the close of every day haarlem
May 22 2010 8:00P
hedon zwolle
May 23 2010 8:00P
w2 w/ ME den bosch

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   About kim janssen


Kim Janssen (yaen-sen) grew up following his folks around various cities all over Asia. From little villages below the Himalayas where he took long trips through the snow, to Bangkok, where the lights from skyscrapers and long lines of traffic would make the city glow long after young Kim had fallen fast asleep.
Sometimes he stayed up at night drinking coffee and playing his guitar behind his desk, humming a long softly so as not to wake anybody up. He found he could draw from his memories and make up stories, even visit all the places he missed and the friends he had left behind. It gave some comfort even if it was a little tarnished, because you can't shake a wistfulness for the old days.
He returned home to Holland where he borrowed a four track and a mic from an acquaintance and recorded his songs, putting them on a cd and hiding it under his bed. It made its way however into the hands of a manager in New York by the name of Lance Labreche and before Kim knew it he was covering up against a harsh winter in New York City.
In the spring he took a train up into Massachusetts to a small town tucked away in the Berkshire hills. He spent ten days in an old, abandoned train station where producer Robby Baier had built a studio and kept most of the many instruments he had collected over the years. Kim sang and played his guitar parts and also found an old acoustic piano, sleigh bells, a fender rhodes, a howler, some thunder and a little toy piano. Robby invited his friends to come over and play drums, upright bass, pedal steel string guitar and trumpet.
Kim had also been fortunate enough to cross paths with Marla Hansen who he had been listening to on Sufjan Steven's “Songs for Christmas” all winter, and managed to convince her to sing and play viola one afternoon in her apartment in Brooklyn between tours with My Brightest Diamond and The National.
He returned home in the summer where his songs and news of his travels had reached the ears of Dutch label VOLKOREN who offered to release his recordings. Although the record (Kim decided to call it “The Truth Is, I Am Always Responsible”) isn't coming out until the beginning of next year, Kim has been busy recording the “V” ep to celebrate his label’s fifth birthday and writing “Major Cities”, a collection of songs that he performs with twenty of his friends.


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Mass Distraction

Mass Distraction



Oct 31 2009 1:16 AM

Thanks for the Add



Mass Distraction

Mass Distraction



Oct 30 2009 5:06 PM


Thanks for the Add!!!


mÅrYbELa ♪ ♫ StArLiGhT ◕‿◕✿

mÅrYbELa ♪  ♫ StArLiGhT ◕‿◕✿



Oct 30 2009 4:02 PM

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hugs and kisses ♥


 


purity and honesty are the two most beautiful assets a woman can possess ♥
The Macbeth

The Macbeth



Oct 27 2009 2:14 PM

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Naoharu Saijo

Naoharu Saijo



Oct 20 2009 6:30 AM

Nice to meet you

Thanks for the add

greeting from Japan Naoharu Saijo
judith

judith



Oct 19 2009 3:57 PM

dankjewel voor de mooie show bij volkoren! ik vind dat je denton tx ook erg mooi uitvoert; ik roep nooit heel hard dat ik m ken als je dat vraagt maar het is wel zo :)
ik ben erg benieuwd naar major cities!
<~:JUiCE:~>

<~:JUiCE:~>



Oct 16 2009 2:29 PM

Wats Up Kim Janssen'
I think ur the best song writer ever, love ur music...followed u through purevolume too....like to hear sum of ur old tunes.
Useless Armor

Useless Armor



Oct 3 2009 7:26 PM


cindy lighting

cindy lighting



Sep 24 2009 9:20 PM

hey kim
thx for add ^^you were fantastic at kino babylon in berlin
i really really like your music and your vioce!!
be blessed
cindy
d*[side program]

d*[side program]



Sep 24 2009 9:54 AM

MER. 30 SEPT. 09
19h@Caf&Diskaire, Lille
:

*PEASANT*(indie/folk-US)
http://myspace.com/peasant





Simon Simonsson

Simon Simonsson



Sep 21 2009 7:10 PM

"sorry" is my favorite.. thanks for playing in darmstadt!
Kris Vesseur

Kris Vesseur



Sep 21 2009 8:47 AM

kim, je vlieland liedje is zo mooi! =)
also; 27 okt staat genoteerd!
hoe was DL? was Simon nog mee??
tot snel,
liefs
AcoustIc recordIng

AcoustIc recordIng



Sep 17 2009 10:35 AM

GREETINGS
 

OIIO

OIIO



Sep 16 2009 9:25 AM

Hey Kim en de rest,

Echt te gekke muziek. Fijn om je eens te mogen ontvangen in de Camelot.
Veel succes en plezier op je komende tour.

Wellicht tot snel en wellicht tot later,

-Joni (van OIIO dus)
The Indoor Park

The Indoor Park



Sep 16 2009 8:22 AM

Hey Kim,

Was leuk je te ontmoeten gister in Camelot! Als je ooit nog een 'meisjeskoor' nodig hebt, weet je me te vinden ;)

Groet, Gijs
Corbelijn

Corbelijn



Sep 10 2009 5:52 PM

Thank you for adding us!

***Official release Corbelijn 21 september 2009!***

www.corbelijn.com
www.dgrmusic.com
Jacolien

Jacolien



Sep 10 2009 5:30 PM

jammer dat je 11 oktober niet in tivoli speelt met het volkorenfestijn! en ook jammer dat ik net te laat was toen je in de kerk van vlieland speelde, had denk ik heel mooi geklonken daar. :) 
the subhuman

the subhuman



Sep 9 2009 3:21 PM

Finally!



I've been working on my first vinyl for two years now, but it's here! 5 little songs on a 7" called Sur La Route, with guest vocals of Julien Pras (Calc) and David Lespes (Pull) recorded in Bordeaux. You can listen to a few songs in my player, but for only 5 euros you can get a copy in the Snowstar Store. Thanks for the support!

Stefan
The Black Atlantic

The Black Atlantic



Sep 6 2009 10:41 PM

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Launchable Socks

Launchable Socks



Sep 4 2009 12:58 AM

Kim
het
is
weer
bier
/
whisky
tijd.

also ik zie je zondag
HARR
american art (new a wolf is the one in me!!!!)

american art (new a wolf is the one in me!!!!)



Sep 2 2009 11:21 PM

hey so we're back again with new members and completely new songs. It would be cool if you could check out our page and let us know what you think, even if you don't think anything of it. We have all the info on what's been happening in our new blog. We are playing shows again so come see one and come talk to us. -and again sorry for commenting like this. thanks american art
stilllife

stilllife



Sep 2 2009 4:16 PM

Het was erg gezellig in Zwolle, dank.
Panda Face

Panda Face



Aug 30 2009 10:01 PM

mad love from panda face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nadia

nadia



Aug 26 2009 9:36 PM

en kom ook gewoon eens naar den haag ofzo q:
delft! nog beter

nadia

nadia



Aug 26 2009 9:05 PM

marry me!
je concert @ subyard was geweldig
heb echt zo genoten!
wel jammer dat ik de belofte heb gemist, maarja was hard aan het werk!
hope to see you soon!!
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