Jordy Leenaerts, better known by the stage name Timecop1983, is a Dutch electronic musician from Eindhoven, producing music in the Synthwave genre. His debut album, Childhood Memories, was released in 2014, followed by Journeys in the same year. The albums Reflections and Night Drive were released respectively in 2015 and 2018. He explained in an interview that his stage name came about as a mix from Futurecop! and his year of birth.
Leenaerts started making music at the age of 12 on his computer with a music tracker. Since the rise and popularity of synthesizer pop, a subgenre of new wave music, Leenaerts started in 2014 with his alias Timecop1983. He is producing his music with computers, software synthesizers and analog equipment. In an interview Leenaerts said he wants to create a nostalgic wistfulness with his music, reminiscent of the 80s, combined with dream-pop elements and melancholy songwriting.
Timecop1983 got international recognition in 2016 with the label NewRetroWave. He is often being asked to perform live in the United States and in Dubai. In 2016, he had a live show at the Amsterdam Dance Event with fellow-artists Sunglasses Kid, College and Maethelvin.
His music and logo were in the video game Grand Theft Auto V. He wrote music for the game Crossing Souls that was released in 2018. His music can also be heard in the 2017 Netflix series Coin Heist and You Get Me. In 2018, Timecop1983 did a tour across fourteen American states. At the end of that same year, he had a large show with synthwave band The Midnight.
His music videos have had over 12 million views as of early 2020.
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I don't know what it is, but in DWTD's discography this record really stands out to me. Picking a favourite track is difficult because all of the songs sound incredible to me, but POISON is probably the most fresh and energetic song in my opinion. zWarhead
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This EP is superb. I did not expect the closing track to sound the way it does. Such an atmospheric and emotional sound, it really turns the rest of the EP up to eleven. zWarhead
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