Sem Jansen is a vocalist, guitarist and songwriter from the Netherlands. His work as an artists mainly focusses on three projects:
He’s been part of the Leif de Leeuw Band since 2011, together they wrote and recorded several albums and played a lot of fantastic shows. They are one of Europe’s finest Southern Rock jam-bands. Reminding many people of the music of the Allman Brothers, Little Feat and Gov’t Mule.
As a songwriter his solo project contains a lot of original songs. In 2023/2024 he toured his show “Who the F*CK is Britt?!” telling the story of his transition. He also won the TV show “Hit the Road” and made it to the finals in “We Want More”
In 2020 he started playing as a duo with Leif de Leeuw, giving them the chance to explore all of their favorite Folk, Americana and Country music. They play original songs and cover their greatest heroes.
“We are the same. There is no difference anywhere in the world. People are people. They laugh, cry, feel, and love, and music seems to be the common denomination that brings us all together. Music cuts through all boundaries and goes right to the soul.” – Willie Nelson
Come see us play live!
We always have new projects coming up and play all year long!
Check out our tour schedule to meet us on the road.
We can’t wait to spend some great time together!
“Everybody has their own journey; they have their own way of doing things. And who am I to judge?” – Dolly Parton
Other activities
Apart from his work as a performing artist Sem loves teaching. He’s had his own private music school in Helmond since 2008 where he teaches vocals, guitar and songwriting. He is one of the only vocal coaches specialised in the vocal transition of transmen. (due to the high demand and long waiting list he currently only takes on new students that are in need of vocal coaching due to their transition.)
He also provides guest lectures at schools and companies. There he talks about what it means to be transgender. He is convinced that if we keep talking to each other and hear each other out we can respect and accept each other.
“If I knew where good songs came from I’d go there more often” – Guy Clark
Buy my stuff!
Seriously, you need it!
Go check out the shop and buy some oldschool vinyl, CD’s and other cool stuff.
Contact
For questions about booking Sem for a gig or guest lecture send an email to: info@semjansen.com
If you are interested in booking the Leif de Leeuw Band or Sem’s duo show with Leif contact:
Arja Stam – DDA Agency
Email: arja@ddaagency.nl
Phone: +31 (0) 345 558 567
Mobile: +31 (0) 6 531 55 260
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“Hiero, daaro” – Adrie Koudijs