Chef'Special

Chef'Special
OriginHaarlem, Netherlands
Genres
Years active2008–present
Labels
Members
  • Jan Derks
  • Wouter Heeren
  • Guido Joseph
  • Joshua Nolet
  • Wouter Jerry Prudon
Websitechefspecialmusic.com

Chef'Special is a Dutch indie pop band from Haarlem, the Netherlands.[1] Chef'Special's lineup consists of lead vocalist Joshua Nolet, guitarist Guido Joseph, bass player Jan Derks, keyboard player Wouter Heeren and drummer Wouter Jerry Prudon. They have released five albums and three EPs since their formation in 2008. They became known in the Netherlands for being house band for the popular Dutch TV program "De Wereld Draait Door" in 2011.[2] In 2015 the band went on its first US tour as support act for indie band Aer.[3] They have joined Twenty One Pilots on their Emotional Roadshow World Tour as an opening act in the summer of 2016, alongside Mutemath.[4]

In February 2016 the band's song "In Your Arms" charted at position 40 in Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.[5]

The band became War Child ambassadors in November 2020, for the 160 million children growing up in conflict. Chef’Special joined forces with jewellery designer Bas Verdonk to design a fundraising charm for the War Child Bracelet – which contains links made from the melted down steel from an AK-47 machine gun.

Band member Joshua Nolet was one of the contestants in the twenty-first season of the Dutch television series Wie is de Mol? (Who is the Mole?).[6]

  1. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "Chef'Special : Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  2. ^ "Chef'Special nieuwe huisband DWDD". nu.nl. 16 August 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "US tour news". chefspecial.com. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  4. ^ Scott, Abigail (15 July 2016). "Review – What You Missed at Twenty One Pilots' Red Rocks Show". Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. ^ Hoffman, Rob (February 19, 2016). "Tomorrow's Hits: Chef'Special, Jordan Rager & Jacob Forever". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  6. ^ "Deze tien BN'ers doen mee aan 21e seizoen Wie is de Mol?". NU.nl (in Dutch). 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.