Jan Willem is guitarist and composer/lyricist. In The 70s he also plays Dobro and mandolin Unplugged.
As a guitarist he was a part of Crime Passionnel, Fresh Cream and 99 Percent PUUR. For the latter Dutch-speaking band, he also wrote the songs from their album 2 x 20 minutes. Jan Willem has also written songs for other artists such as Berget Lewis, Maria de Fatima and Children for Children. He also makes music for films and commercials.
After working as an artist manager for a while, he founded The 70's Unplugged in 2014, because the best thing about the music world is to be on stage with beautiful music, made by good musicians.