Jan de Witte

Jan de Witte, pseudonym of Jan Schilder (Volendam, 11 March 1988), is a Dutch musician, lyricist, composer, and producer who became known as a member of 3JS. He plays guitar, bass guitar, piano, and harmonica. Before joining 3JS as guitarist, De Witte was the lead singer in his own band, Blue Velvet (16). The band was formed in 2004 and in 2011 they released their debut album. Jan's the son of Jaap de Witte. His father has a neurological disorder and therefore had to quit for the 3JS in 2013. He handed over the baton to his son. In April 2019, Jan announced that he would leave 3JS too, to focus on his own band Blanko. The last 3JS show with Jan de Witte was in Caprera, Bloemendaal, on June 22, 2019. When written as Jan Schilder or Jan Schilder (de Witte) please use Jan Schilder (3) without or with ANV. When written as Blanko please use Blanko (2) For the trumpet / cornet player (on Tol & Tol and Jan(tje) Smit releases) please use Jan Schilder For Jan Schilder (Pan) please use Jan Schilder (2)