Jean-Marie Aerts
Jean-Marie Aerts (25 May 1951 – 20 April 2024) was a Belgian guitarist and producer, best known as the guitar player for TC Matic. Aerts was a session musician who had worked with Kaz Lux, Raymond van het Groenewoud, and Plastic Bertrand when he joined Arno Hintjens in TC Matic in 1980, replacing Paul Decoutere. He also produced the band's first three albums; during his tenure with the band he produced other artists' albums as well, including Luc van Acker's KAZ (1982) and Arbeid Adelt!'s 'Jonge Helden (1983).
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Jean-Marie Aerts
- Name
- Jean-Marie Aerts
- Born
- 25 May 1951
- Birthplace
- Zeebrugge, Belgium
- Died
- 20 April 2024
- Place of death
- Leuven, Belgium
- Occupation
- Instrumentalist, producer
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Fields
- new wave · pop rock · jazz · jazz fusion
- Languages
- French
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Jean-Marie Aerts (25 May 1951 – 20 April 2024) was a Belgian guitarist and producer, best known as the guitar player for TC Matic. Aerts was a session musician who had worked with Kaz Lux, Raymond van het Groenewoud, and Plastic Bertrand when he joined Arno Hintjens in TC Matic in 1980, replacing Paul Decoutere. He also produced the band's first three albums; during his tenure with the band he produced other artists' albums as well, including Luc van Acker's KAZ (1982) and Arbeid Adelt!'s 'Jonge Helden (1983).
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After TC Matic broke up he continued as a producer, working with artists including DJ DNA, Jo Lemaire, and the Urban Dance Squad, for whom he produced the groundbreaking debut album Mental Floss for the Globe. Aerts died on 20 April 2024, at the age of 72.
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• Name — Jean-Marie Aerts • Born — 25 May 1951 • Birthplace — Zeebrugge, Belgium • Died — 20 April 2024 • Place of death — Leuven, Belgium • Genre — New wave, pop rock, jazz, chanson, fusion • Occupation — Instrumentalist, producer • Instrument — Guitar • Years Active — 1974–2024 • Past Member Of — T.C. Matic, Raymond van het Groenewoud
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- 1.Keunen, Gert. Pop! : een halve eeuw beweging. Lannoo. 205. 2002. 9789020948714.
- 2.Wangermée, Robert. Dictionnaire de la chanson en Wallonie et à Bruxelles. Editions Mardaga. 63. 1995. 978-2-87009-600-0.
- 3.Maandag in 'Belpop IV': Luc Van Acker. TV Visie. 6 November 2011.
- 4.Arbeid Adelt! op Sinner's Day en in AB. Het Laatste Nieuws. 19 May 2012.
- 5.DNA stapt uit League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen. 3VOOR12. 16 January 2002.
- 6.Bijl, Peter. Urban Dance Squad: de beginjaren in retrospectief. 3VOOR12. 18 August 2006.
- 7.Sturm, Edo. Urban Dance Squad ontwaakt uit zijn winterslaap. Trouw. 16 August 2006.
- 8.Facebook. Met droefheid verneem ik het nieuws dat mijn goede vriend Jean-Marie Aerts (JMX) gisteren is overleden. 20 April 2024.
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