When he was only 9 years old, Jacques Mees
from Tilburg, Netherlands, thought he got struck by lightning when he heard Bob
Dylan’s voice for the first time. It was
then that he also heard his vocational calling to become a singer-songwriter
himself. His influences came from
country, blues and folk music. His
mentors were Townes van Zandt, Hank Williams and of course Bob Dylan and others
of that genre who all contributed to Jacques becoming the versatile recording
and performing artist that he is today.
Jacques Mees enjoyed much success early in
his career but 2011 was an exceptional year of touring and promoting his “Shooting Star” album around
Europe. He also performed some shows in
Burkina Faso, West Africa. 2011 was an
important year which gave rise to many Bob-Fests and gigs around the world to
commemorate Dylan’s 70th birthday.
Jacques featured in many of these performances and received accolades in
Italy, Ireland, Germany, Belgium and of course, at home in the Netherlands.http://bobdylanmeetsneilyoungtribute.weebly.com/
The great success of the international Bob-Fests
held in 2011, gave birth to the idea of organising a similar project – this
time a festival to celebrate the tradition of two musical Greats – Bob Dylan
and Neil Young to be held on the 8th April 2012.
Presently, Jacques is recording and will
soon release a new album with original material. This album will also contain one song
co-written with Jan Wim Schoenmakers from the Netherlands and another song
co-written with Maria D’Alessandro from Australia. The release date of this new album will be
advised soon.
Follow Jacques Mees on:
http://jacquesmees.com/
http://bobdylantributesinger.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jacques.mees1
Follow Jacques Mees on:
http://jacquesmees.com/
http://bobdylantributesinger.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jacques.mees1
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