Spinvis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Spinvis
Occupation	Dutch Music Performer
Date Of Birth	Feb 2, 1961(1961-02-02)
Age	63
Birthplace	Spijkenisse
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	South Holland
Horoscope	Aquarius

Spinvis Biography

Spinvis is one of the most popular and richest Dutch music performer who was born on February 2, 1961 in Spijkenisse, South Holland, Netherlands. Spinvis (Dutch for”Spider-fish”) is an Dutch solo project of one man centered around Erik de Jong (born 2 February 1961, Spijkenisse). Making music that is experimental and low-fi, Spinvis has earned two gold records in the Netherlands and has performed sold-out concerts in the Netherlands as well as Belgium.

In the early part of 2004 Spinvis received two Dutch prizes, The Silver Harp and the Annie M.G. Schmidt prize. To commemorate this year’s fourth Cross-Linx Festival, De Jong composed a musical piece composed of three monologues with a rhythm. Actress Roos Ouwehand and Opera performer Lucia Meeuwsen and actor Hans Dagelet performed the piece along with Spinvis. For the filmmaker Theo van Gogh, Spinvis composed the song that was the title track for the TV series Medea. The six-part series about Dutch politics aired in the winter of 2004. This was a busy time for Spinvis. Spinvis also played a part in Claudia de Breij’s hit song “Nieuwbouwwijk”.

Together with Meindert Talma, De Kift, at the close of every day, Andre Manuel, Mondo Leone and D’r Sjaak, Spinvis was part of the NL Impressionisten. In groups of two, the artists performed for a number of months throughout the Netherlands, starting on 18 March 2006. Two days later JA! was released, the 100th Excelsior Recordings release. Spinvis recorded it with poet Simon Vinkenoog and Arjan Witte (keys). The men played several dates in support of the album: Rotterdam, Antwerp, Groningen and Drachten were visited. Following this Spinvis and Vinkenoog wasted no time and performed the show De Suikerklok (The Sugar Clock). In the summer, Spinvis and his band performed at Lowlands, Waterpop and Folk Dranouter amongst other festivals.

The second single was “Ik wil alleen maar zwemmen” (I just want to swim). De Jong created a new mix for the song and also added a dub version to the release. The song “Voor ik vergeet” (Before I forget) became part of Strips in Stereo. For this project, visual artists drew comics based on 14 Dutch songs. Hanco Kolk drew the graphics for Spinvis’ song. Strips in Stereo was presented in Paradiso, Amsterdam, in March, in conjunction with Boekenweek 2006 (the annual ‘book week’ where awards are awarded and writers meet during the ‘book ball’).

Spinvis and his band had a brief tour the early part of 2003. Together with the labelmates Bauer, De Jong created the track for an Dutch websitezine on music. The track was released in August. Spinvis was on stage at events in Germany (Haldern Open Air) and Belgium (Pukkelpop). On December 1 “Nieuwegein aan Zee” was released, which contained the live registration as well as several songs that were not released. On the 17th of December Spinvis was joined by an orchestra from Vredenburg, Utrecht.

Spinvis Net Worth

Spinvis is one of the richest Dutch Music Performer from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Spinvis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

De Jong began touring, and performed in his first Crossing Border Festival in Amsterdam along with Toots Thielemans. In the year 2002 Spinvis the song “Smalfilm” was the second song in Vocal Performance Recording Organization’s song of the Year 2002 contest. Additionally, De Jong received an Essent Award an award for new artists.

The year 2001 was when Erik de Jong, or Spinvis aged of 40, submitted an audition of three songs to Dutch independent label Excelsior Recordings. After two weeks of submission, an contract was signed. The label chose to preserve the songs made by Spinvis using his personal computer. With minor mix-ups, the songs formed Spinvis his debut album. It was made available in the Netherlands 1 April 2002. The press in the music industry was awed by the positive reviews and the album was ranked first place on Oor magazine’s Moordlijst alternative music chart that is available within the Netherlands.

During the Noorderslag music festival, the Ringtone Society presented a website that promoted the artistic development of ringtones. Spinvis participated in this project. The song “Idee Zeventien” (‘Idea Seventeen’) appeared on the compilation The Pet Series: Volume 4. During spring 2005, Spinvis Performed in Dutch theaters with his Lotus Europa tour. The band Solo played as support act. In April, Spinvis created a theatrical show in which he mixed stock footage with music and dialogue. Together with Hans Dagelet, Spinvis performed the piece. On 11 September, Spinvis’ performance at the Dutch Moroccan Music Experience was cancelled because the organisers objected to the lyrics of the song “Het Mes van God” (‘The Dagger of God’). The song’s lyrics were considered too sensitive as Spinvis refers to Theo van Gogh’s assassination in November 2004. Spinvis made a guest appearance on the album Geluiden van Weleer of the band, at the close of every day. In November, his own album Dagen van gras, dagen van stro was released. The album’s title is a translation of Days of Grass, Days of Straw, a book by R.A. Lafferty from

1973. The first single from the album was “Het Voordeel van Video” (The Advantage of Video). In December, Spinvis began a tour in support of the album.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Spinvis Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Spinvis Ranked on the list of most popular Dutch music performer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Spinvis celebrates birthday on February 2 of every year.