Tjerk & Liquid Sunshine

Tjerk has been active in the world of music ever since 1992, when he and some of his friends formed a reggaeband called Green Finance. He then got in contact with a rapper that originated from the Cape Verdian Islands and together they formed a group called Youngblood, mixing r&b, reggae, rap, and afro cuban latin. They won the 'Grote Prijs van Zuid Holland in 2001. In 2003 Tjerk took up a new job as rhythm guitarist for many different reggaebands, and at the same time he met with alot of rappers that were already releasing music. In 2007 Tjerk got a job as rhythm guitarist for the Tribute 2 Bob Marley band, and toured with them inside and outside Holland for a few years. After some time Tjerk decided to move to Amsterdam where he found a job at a Amsterdam Coffee Establishment. One night (in 2012) when he was standing outside with Dylan, a customer, Tjerk & Liquid Sunshine saw the first rays of life. He got in touch with some fellow musicians and very soon started to rehearse a repertoire to play some trial shows. The first few shows were at main venues, and it led to an invitation to a dutch festival called Zwarte Cross. The band then started to work on their album. The hard work they put in paid off, but let us leave this to the ear of the beholder. Tjerk has always been a Tjerk of all trades, on the verge of everything and nothing at all. So here we are, unpolished and as we are, Tjerk & Liquid Sunshine