Vocalist & Songwriter from Den Haag
Poetic Soul, Blues & Americana
Janne Timmer is a songwriter, vocalist and pianist from Den Haag, The Netherlands.
She made her mark performing and writing for blues-southern rock band Harlem Lake. Her solo work at the piano showcases her poetic songwriting and versatile voice.
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“A raw and electric sound with influences of 70s rock, Carole King’s blue-eyed soul, a thick buttery dash of blues and an infectious enthusiasm for compelling ballads.”
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Songwriter and vocalist Janne Timmer is going to perform her new songs live! After 7 years fronting the rock band Harlem Lake, she returns to where it all started: with her Voice at the Piano. Her first show dates are 07.03 and 10.03 supporting The Cinelli Brothers (UK). Timmer will pursue her own artistic path and will work on her…
Keep readingI am saddened to share the following news with you. After 7 wonderful years of musical creativity, touring and building a community of loyal fans, we have decided to go our separate musical ways. I am grateful for the musical and personal growth I experienced being part of this band, yet our visions differ too much to continue collaboration in…
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Janne, born in 1999, started playing the piano at the age of 7 and started writing her own songs at 9. Her first stage appearance was in 2013, performing her original song ‘Why?’. She continued to write and perform during her teenage years, moved to Berlin to study songwriting and eventually moved back to The Netherlands to join Harlem Lake in 2018 and study music at the conservatory of Utrecht. With Harlem Lake she released two studio albums, ‘A Fool’s Paradise‘ (2021) and ‘The Mirrored Mask‘ (2024), for which she wrote all song lyrics. Beginning of 2025 Janne left Harlem Lake to pursue her solo career. She is currently working on her debut solo album while touring with her Voice at the Piano project. In 2026 she’s returning to the European stages with her own live band.
2026-today Janne Timmer Band
2025-today Janne Timmer Solo: Voice at the Piano
2024-today Arrow Bluesbox Radio – Host & curator of ‘Janne’s Bell Bottom Bluesbox’
2018-2024 Harlem Lake – Lead vocalist, songwriter, marketing
2016-2017 The Road – Bandleader
2016-2019 Janne Timmer – Solo
“There is the great singing of Janne Timmer, wonderfully raw while offering subtlety when appropriate. So different from many of today’s female vocalists, where you get the idea that going all out over the full length of a song is mandatory. That’s something completely different than singing with feeling and conviction and using the dynamics of a song. And that’s exactly what Janne does very well. Just listen to ‘Guide Me Home’, where she can go all out but also puts emotion into the song in small ways. What a singer, Janne makes the songs she sings completely her own!”
– Marcel Hartenberg, Written In Music, reviewing ‘Volition Live’, 2023
There’s always work in progress.. Wanna peek inside my lyrics book?
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